Problems at the Russell Industrial Center Highlight Detroit’s Lack of Viable Artist Space

Listen to WDET’s Ryan Patrick Hooper’s report and discussion with Cultureshift host Amanda LeClaire.

After two weeks of confusion, tenants at the Russell Industrial Center in Detroit will be allowed to stay in their studios at the sprawling arts complex. The situation has raised the issue of the lack of affordable, legal artist studio space in the city. Listen to WDET’s Ryan Patrick Hooper’s report and discussion with Cultureshift host Amanda LeClaire. 

Read the full Detroit Free Press article here.

 

Author

  • Amanda LeClaire is an award-winning host and producer of CultureShift on 101.9 WDET-FM Detroit’s NPR station. She’s a founding producer of WDET’s flagship news talk show Detroit Today, and a former host/reporter for Arizona Public Media. Amanda is also an artist, certified intuitive and energy healer, and professional tarot reader.