The Metro: A children’s art museum in Rosedale Park nurtures Detroit’s next generation of artists

Yvette Rock is the founder and executive director of The RED. She has been working with young artists for decades, encouraging them to develop their skills and exposing them to career artists right here in Detroit.

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The RED gallery was founded to support kids interested in the arts.

Over in the Rosedale Park neighborhood on Grand River is an art gallery for children. It’s a space where some of the city’s youngest artists can create and display their work. 

The RED: Children’s Art Museum and Gallery nurtures and displays the work of kids who want to exercise their creative skills. 

Yvette Rock is the founder and executive director of the gallery. She has been working with young artists for decades, encouraging them to develop their skills and exposing them to career artists right here in Detroit. 

The museum re-opened in March in time for the summer season, so Rock joined the show to talk about the museum’s work and how she develops young artists.

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  • Cary Junior II
    Cary Junior II is an audio journalist and producer for The Metro on 101.9 WDET. Cary has worked as a producer or host on a number of projects. His work includes short and longform audio, documentary series and daily radio. In his five year career in journalism he has worked for Crooked Media, the Detroit Free Press, and now WDET - Detroit's NPR station.