The Metro: Detroit’s cultural exports go beyond cars and techno—it’s the blueprint for free public museums
The city of Detroit is connected to larger cultural movements throughout its history. Yet, most people don’t realize the first...
The Metro: A children’s art museum in Rosedale Park nurtures Detroit’s next generation of artists
Over in the Rosedale Park neighborhood on Grand River is an art gallery for children. It’s a space where some...
The Metro: Darryl DeAngelo Terrell’s art builds a world where Black gay life can thrive
Liberation work doesn't look one way. For multidisciplinary artist Darryl DeAngelo Terrell, it looks like photography, videography, and sound working...
The Metro: Detroit’s Alternative Press gave a voice to a generation of artists. A new book tells its story
When political tensions are high, artists and creatives use their work to weigh in. In 1960’s Detroit, a poet and...
The Metro: An outdoor exhibition tackles ICE enforcement and lives lost
Right now, across the country, communities are facing growing pressure from the Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement....
The Metro: Former Detroit homicide detective reflects on policing and identity in new art exhibition
Khary Mason is a multidisciplinary artist from Detroit who has spent much of his life living in a state of...
The Metro: Arts college emphasizes sustainability in winter lecture series
As conversations about climate change continue to evolve, the College for Creative Studies (CCS) is being proactive about the role...
The Metro: Detroit is an art city, but can artists really make it here?
Detroit and art go hand-in-hand. The arts are held in the same regard as the automotive industry as one of...
Entry Points hopes to give juvenile lifer artists a place to flourish after release
A Hamtramck-based artist residency program has received a $175,000 innovation award for three years.Entry Points is a program that offers housing...
The Metro: Arts education is more than crayons and markers
For some of our listeners, arts and culture from kindergarten through high school were guaranteed and expected. Woodshop, cooking classes...
Detroit Evening Report: Big Sean and Usher invest in Detroit youth talent
Detroit rapper Big Sean and music legend Usher are partnering to invest in a new $1 million entertainment production facility...
The Metro: ‘Venus Undone’ reimagines what it means to be a goddess
History and its depictions of beauty are often shaped by those in charge. For centuries, the European archetypes of beauty...