New “Murals in the Market” Book Supports WDET’s Arts & Culture Coverage
The 160-page hardcover book published by 1xRun documents dozens of murals in Eastern Market and is available exclusively to WDET supporters ahead of its release.
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Over the past four years, the Murals in the Market street art festival has helped bring about 150 vivid murals by local and international artists to Detroit’s historic Eastern Market neighborhood.
Now a new book from Detroit-based publishing house 1xRun will bring the street art of Eastern Market to your coffee table via a gorgeous, full-color 160-page hardcover photo book.
“Murals in the Market, Vol. 1” will be released later this year, but WDET listeners like you can get your hands on this limited edition book with a one-time gift of $200 ahead of our spring fundraiser.
Click here to support WDET’s arts & culture coverage with a one-time $200 gift to get the “Murals in the Market, Vol. 1” coffee table book before its available to the public.
With the festival returning for its fifth year this September, it continues to expand its footprint beyond Eastern Market while highlighting issues like fresh food access in Detroit as well as putting a spotlight on a diverse roster of local artists like Freddy Diaz, Sabrina Nelson and Tony WHLGN. See a full roster of artists right here.
“Murals in the Market, Vol. 1” book
- Hardcover book by Detroit-based publishing company 1xRun
- 160 pages printed in full color
- Documents over 100 murals created in Eastern Market over the past four years by local and international artists
- Measures 8.5 x 11
- A one-time gift of $200 gets you (1) “Murals in the Market, Vol. 1” book ahead of its release to the public and supports CultureShift and WDET’s arts and culture coverage — a resource you rely on to know what’s happening in Detroit and throughout the region
Click the audio player above to hear the full conversation with Murals in the Market co-founder Jesse Cory about public art in Detroit and the yet-to-be-released book documenting over 100 murals in Eastern Market.
