Incarcerated artists find creative outlet through annual U-M exhibition
The holiday season is extra special to Nora Krinitsky.“Every year we travel to every prison in the state, we meet...
Still Life Studio’s winter ceramics show offers eclectic pieces from local artists
I’ve never thought of a ceramics sale as an art show until I rolled through the Still Life Studios in...
The Metro: Ageless creativity and community building in needlework art
It’s fascinating to see that in a world where technology is king, there’s still a strong love for needlework growing...
Artist Lisa Waud brings ‘silliness and joy’ to ‘Portrait’ flower art installation
Detroit botanical artist Lisa Waud is wrapping up her residency this weekend with “Portrait,” an interactive flower installation on the...
Artist Lisa Waud brings the outdoors indoors in ‘Petrichor’ botanical art installation
Detroit botanical artist Lisa Waud is back with her latest project focused on bringing the outdoors indoors in stunning, surreal...
CultureShift: ‘Bangladeshis in Michigan’ exhibit highlights growth of the community
There's about a week left to check out the culturally-rich fiber art exhibition, "Bangladeshis in Michigan," at the Shapiro Library...
Michigan Fashion Week celebrates local designers in Metro Detroit
Michigan Fashion Week has been around for 11 years and features emerging and established designers, photographers, artists and models in...
Southfield gallery highlights contemporary African American art in a new exhibit
This weekend, Umoja Fine Arts Gallery will honor local artists with their latest exhibit, Umoja Art Basel: A Contemporary Affair....
Activists want the DIA to spend its $300 million on a ‘world class experience’
The Detroit Institute of Arts has collected nearly $300 million since 2012 from property taxpayers to provide services to Wayne,...
Detroit Techno Producer Carl Craig Discusses His Latest Art Installation
Last year, DIA Beacon, a contemporary art museum in New York, commissioned legendary Detroit techno producer Carl Craig to create a massive...
Are American Museums Too White?
In 1987, mixed-media artist and curator Howardena Pindell released an in-depth survey that analyzed the racial demographics of exhibits across...
Can I Get Fries with that Painting?
WDET/Laura Herberg On a Monday at a Coney Island grill in Detroit, an artist in a camouflage print jacket and...