The Metro: An outdoor exhibition tackles ICE enforcement and lives lost
Right now, across the country, communities are facing growing pressure from the Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement....
The Metro: Former Detroit homicide detective reflects on policing and identity in new art exhibition
Khary Mason is a multidisciplinary artist from Detroit who has spent much of his life living in a state of...
The Metro: Arts college emphasizes sustainability in winter lecture series
As conversations about climate change continue to evolve, the College for Creative Studies (CCS) is being proactive about the role...
The Metro: Detroit is an art city, but can artists really make it here?
Detroit and art go hand-in-hand. The arts are held in the same regard as the automotive industry as one of...
Entry Points hopes to give juvenile lifer artists a place to flourish after release
A Hamtramck-based artist residency program has received a $175,000 innovation award for three years.Entry Points is a program that offers housing...
The Metro: Arts education is more than crayons and markers
For some of our listeners, arts and culture from kindergarten through high school were guaranteed and expected. Woodshop, cooking classes...
Detroit Evening Report: Big Sean and Usher invest in Detroit youth talent
Detroit rapper Big Sean and music legend Usher are partnering to invest in a new $1 million entertainment production facility...
The Metro: ‘Venus Undone’ reimagines what it means to be a goddess
History and its depictions of beauty are often shaped by those in charge. For centuries, the European archetypes of beauty...
Detroit Evening Report: Michigan surpasses doula certification goal
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services says there are now more than a thousand registered doulas in Michigan....
The Metro: Local theater ensemble has a new location on Detroit’s westside
From design to fashion, all art can act as a vehicle for larger themes impacting society. Some art makes you...
The Metro: ‘Bridges: Because of Them’ at The Carr Center shows the power of collecting Black art
The Carr Center is a hub for the visual and performing arts in Detroit focused on promoting and sharing the...
The Metro: Community organizers support and promote the arts in Hamtramck
Hamtramck has a vibrant arts scene. In duplexes around the city, you can hear people playing in a local band...