As we bid an enthusiastic farewell to winter and spring into March, there’s a weekend full of events all based around building a better future. Photo by Corine Vermeulen For your forward-looking Friday pleasure, The Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (a Knight Arts grantee) is holding a release party for the exhibition catalog of the […]

Public Pool hosted one portion of the EXCHANGE show, which opened this weekend. The group show plays a pivotal part in amplifying the visibility of emerging artists. While a fledgling artist may not have the body of work or name recognition to warrant a solo exhibition, the group show facilitates a move into the gallery […]

Holding up our end of the bargain: Detroit to host Chicago in a month-long exhibition, which will run through March 16. This weekend marks the double-opening of EXCHANGE, an art event that invites a cadre of nine Chicago-based artists to exhibit here in Detroit, fair trade for the contingent of eleven Detroit artists who stormed […]

A true inside-art perspective. While some Metro Detroiters explored their wild side this weekend at The Dirty Show, the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (a Knight Arts grantee) was open for wholesome family fun on Sunday with the Family Day Workshop: “Drawing Sculpture in Space.” The event was curated by Mary Fortuna, artist and exhibition […]

What’s your cinderblock handicap? In 2011, The Imagination Station raised eyebrows, talk radio controversy and $67,000 on Kickstarter for a proposed public statue of Robocop that currently remains in production. What has appeared, in the empty lots adjacent to the Imagination Station’s location — two fire-damaged vacant houses facing Roosevelt Park — is 17-hole mini-golf “Urban Putt”  […]

Painting by Mary Thiefels, on right. Just in time for Valentine’s Day, 555 Gallery opened their latest juried show, appropriately titled “Show Love” and coincidentally featuring an entirely female lineup of regional college students, including Jennifer Belair, Sohpie Grillet, Eva Leventer, Molly Mitchell, Mary Thiefels and Erika Villarreal. Above, Uncover by Erika Villarreal, one in a […]

Last call for CONTORTED, closing this Saturday, Feb. 9th, at Public Pool. This coming Saturday, February 9th  is the last chance to catch “Contorted” —the five-woman group show on display at the Public Pool artspace in Hamtramck. The open gallery sessions have featured a live performance piece “It’s Up There” by Melanie Manos, as well […]

Opening night attendees, surrounded by art at every turn. On Friday, February 1, the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD) (a Knight Arts grantee) held the opening reception for their latest show, the highly conceptual “When Attitudes Became Form Become Attitudes.” The exhibit features contributions from 80 contemporary artists and more food for artistic thought […]

Kudos to the Matrix for hosting such a diverse array of visions of Detroit. As temperatures continue to drop, it’s as good a time as any to catch up on your cinema. The Detroit Dreaming Film Festival (DDFF) took place over the course of last weekend (Jan 25-27). The festival, hosted by the Matrix Theatre Company covered […]

As part of their ongoing Pops Series, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) hosted the Winter Dance Party this weekend. Under the baton of conductor Stuart Chafetz, the orchestra backed the recreation of what was the last tour of breakout pop stars Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson. The trio died tragically […]

Artist Wayne White takes a puppet head of Lyndon B. Johnson for lark through the Hollywood Hills. For whoever’s counting, the Detroit Film Theatre (DFT) is off to a monster start in 2013, with a second consecutive weekend featuring a documentary about a particular artistic process. Previously, it was the astounding photographic productions of Gregory […]