detroit artists

Kresge Artist Fellowship applications are open for 2022: How the program supports the city’s creators

Kresge Artist Fellowships are $25,000 awards for metro Detroit artists working in the genres of live arts or film and…

3 years ago

At the Detroit Urban Craft Fair, artisans sell everything from beef jerky to psychedelic rugs

The Detroit Urban Craft Fair takes over the Masonic Temple this weekend, with more than 100 vendors selling handmade items.

3 years ago

Detroit is different. So are these podcast parties, dreamed up by Khary Frazier

Detroit is Different founder Khary Frazier's "A Lot of Studio" series features live podcast tapings at neighborhood parties.

3 years ago

At Detroit’s Sidewalk Festival, art springs out of vacant lots and parks

The 2021 Sidewalk Festival brings more than 30 artists and performers to create community-focused art experiences in Detroit neighborhoods.

3 years ago

Raffa’s colorful workwear is made for all bodies and gender identities

With their clothing line Raffa, Raffa Reuther is determined to make clothes that affirm many body types and all gender…

4 years ago

Detroit photographer Rosa María Zamarrón uses her camera to capture communities — and decolonize spaces

Detroit photographer Rosa Maria Zamarron was awarded a $75,000 grant from the Radical Imagination Fund for her project "Decolonizing Spaces."

4 years ago

Detroit artist Carole Morisseau’s journey to create ‘The Healing Wall’

Carole Morisseau's colorful installation, honoring victims of police brutality and inspired by travels in Brazil, is featured in the Scarab…

4 years ago

‘We wanted to remain a freak show’: Behind the ambitious Recycle Here redevelopment

These first-time developers have a bold plan for affordable artist housing at Recycle Here! and Lincoln Street Art Park. They…

4 years ago

When Hudson’s imploded, this architect’s imagination took off

The Shin sisters created De-troit Detroit," a collection of demolished building fragments inspired by a 2018 visit to Detroit.

5 years ago