The Metro: Detroit Youth Poetry Con shining light on young writers
Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. There’s power in writing. Whether it's to jot down a few...
The Metro: Bassist Marion Hayden named 2025 Kresge Eminent Artist
Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Each year, Kresge Arts in Detroit selects and awards one eminent...
The Metro: Umoja Fine Arts hosting youth art workshops during Black History Month
Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Art in all its forms, from the written word to an...
The Metro: Does the Motor City need a new slogan?
The city of Detroit is overflowing with cultural riches — from Motown to techno, street art to Detroit jit, the...
Last chance to catch Toshiko Takaezu’s ‘Worlds Within’ retrospective at Cranbrook
Last call to see one of my favorite shows of the year, which closes this Sunday, Jan. 12. I knew...
The Metro: Detroit’s City Walls program supporting next generation of muralists
No matter how you look at it, the beautification of Detroit’s alleyways and building walls have helped change the perspective...
Detroit Evening Report: Revisiting the Hamtramck Historical Museum’s first exhibit of Bengali arts and culture
This week on the Detroit Evening Report, we’re reflecting on some of the stories we’ve reported on at WDET this...
Incarcerated artists find creative outlet through annual U-M exhibition
The holiday season is extra special to Nora Krinitsky.“Every year we travel to every prison in the state, we meet...
Detroit Evening Report: Detroit artist Supercoolwicked on latest work at U-M Museum of Art
This week on the Detroit Evening Report we’re reflecting on some of the stories we’ve reported on at WDET this...
The Metro: Separating the art from the problematic artist
Content warning: The topic this hour includes mentions of sexual violence. If you listen to rap and hip-hop, it’s hard...
Detroit Evening Report: Detroit getting its own Michelin Green Guide to highlight cultural attractions
Visit Detroit published Detroit's first Michelin Green Guide this week, highlighting the city's top cultural attractions.Subscribe to the Detroit Evening...
The Metro: A Detroit musician’s historical impact on Tejano music
Tejano music, or Tex-Mex music, is a blend of different sounds and instruments from Mexico and other countries — like...
