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A crowd in Hart Plaza watches a performer on stilts at the African World Festival

The Metro: Arts and culture funding preserved in state budget

David Leins The Metro October 2, 2025

Updated 12:00 p.m. ET, Friday, October 3, 2025.Funding for arts and culture grants in Michigan is preserved in the state...

The Metro: Envisioning better access to the arts for Detroit youth

David Leins The Metro September 24, 2025

Detroit has a new coalition fighting for its creative future. The Detroit Partnership for Arts Education is a cross-sector coalition, supported...

Detroit arts innovators Njia Kai (left) and Dr. George Shirley (right) will be honored for their contributions to Black arts & culture this Sunday at the Garden Theater.

The Metro: Inaugural gala to honor 2 Detroit innovators in Black arts and culture

Tia Graham, Lauren Myers The Metro June 27, 2025

Two groundbreaking leaders of Detroit's arts and culture scene will be honored at the GhostLight Arts Initiative's inaugural GhostLight Gala,...

A new InsideOut mural completed by Oshun Williams on the side of Yoshi Hibachi Grille on Livernois Avenue.

Detroit Evening Report: InsideOut Literary Arts celebrates 30 years with new mural

Hernz Laguerre June 6, 2025

Detroit’s "largest and oldest literary nonprofit," InsideOut Literary Arts, celebrated its 30-year anniversary last week by unveiling a new Detroit...

Originally incorporated as The Arts League of Michigan, Inc., The Carr Center has become one of the leading Black arts organizations in the country.

The Metro: Detroit’s Carr Center remains focused on uplifting Black artists despite NEA cuts

Tia Graham, Sam Corey, Lauren Myers The Metro May 22, 2025

Many arts organizations are in a vulnerable position right now. That’s in part because the Trump administration has started canceling...