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The Deliciously Unsettling Power of Clayton Keyes’ ‘Subterfuge’

The Deliciously Unsettling Power of Clayton Keyes’ ‘Subterfuge’

The ceramics exhibition at 108|Contemporary explored complex ideas with both frankness and subtlety

Alicia Chesser

8 Dec 2025 · 5 min read

An audience of people hold their hands up while people on stage in front do the same. There is a nature background displayed on a screen behind them.

DPS Students Experience the Magic of Dance Theatre of Harlem

Aspiring young performers gathered to watch live ballet at the Detroit Opera House.

Caria Taylor

23 Nov 2025 · 4 min read

Like The Restaurant Workers She Portrays, Sophia del Rio’s “Mise en Place” Accomplishes A Lot With A Little

Like The Restaurant Workers She Portrays, Sophia del Rio’s “Mise en Place” Accomplishes A Lot With A Little

The show at Positive Space is a reflection—and indictment—of the restaurant industry

Alicia Chesser

23 Oct 2025 · 4 min read

Sean Hages Blows Up

Sean Hages Blows Up

Inflatable, immersive art installation takes viewers to Planet Detroit.

Ryan Patrick Hooper

15 Oct 2025 · 3 min read

Cedric Mitchell Is The Maestro Of His Own Glassblowing Funk Concerto

Cedric Mitchell Is The Maestro Of His Own Glassblowing Funk Concerto

The California-based, Tulsa-born glassblower put on a fiery show in his hometown

Ryan Anderson

15 Oct 2025 · 4 min read

A white and black frame stands on an easel with the words “Fight the Power” a clothing rack and backdrop stands on the back.

Art Collector James Wheeler’s Legacy Lives On Through Black Canon

Portraits In Power Fundraiser James E. Wheeler Collection Detroit Historical Museum Oct. 11, 2025 Siblings Alima Wheeler-Trapp and Ali J. Wheeler hosted a fundraiser featuring their father’s art collection

Caria Taylor

12 Oct 2025 · 5 min read

A piece of artwork lies on the table, arms reach out and contribute to the painting using pieces of charcoal.

Collaborative Canvas

Gilda Award-winning painter and muralist Oshun Williams led a workshop for the local community at the DIA

Caria Taylor

19 Sep 2025 · 3 min read

Jewels of Emerald Precision

Jewels of Emerald Precision

Painter Kelly Ording presents a unified green palette that's precise, conceptually centered, and geometrically bedazzling.

Agustín Maes

18 Sep 2025 · 4 min read

Lib Art: It’s Not Political

Lib Art: It’s Not Political

A library staff art show offers small—if marginally confusing—fun.

Sarah Bass

18 Sep 2025 · 3 min read

In “Dinkum Hokum” And “STATE OF THE UNION,” Artists Respond To A Weird Time

In “Dinkum Hokum” And “STATE OF THE UNION,” Artists Respond To A Weird Time

Digital dissociation and nationalistic idiocy are two of the most important undercurrents in American society today; it’s exciting to see artists take on both with such vigor.

Z.B. Reeves

16 Sep 2025 · 5 min read

A painting of a young Black boy with a raised fist on his shirt, one eye glowing orange, stands before a fiery sunrise with the word "RISE" in the sky, displayed in a gallery.

SustainACity: An Environmental Art Exhibition by and for Detroiters

Exhibition highlights the intersection of environmental justice and art.

Caria Taylor

15 Sep 2025 · 2 min read

Two musicians sit on a stage under a tent, one playing the violin and the other playing the guitar.

Pewabic Hosts Final Summer Market of the Season

The last market of the season brought the community together for a day of creativity and connection

Caria Taylor

15 Sep 2025 · 2 min read

Pomegranate Smears, Bloody Projections, Ghost Cowboys, And An Alien Playing Basketball

Pomegranate Smears, Bloody Projections, Ghost Cowboys, And An Alien Playing Basketball

Exhibitions by Olivia Maday and Josiah Bolth present layered and upsetting visions of a phantasmagorical world

Alicia Chesser

22 Aug 2025 · 6 min read

Artemisia Gentileschi Play Mostly Slays

Artemisia Gentileschi Play Mostly Slays

The renaissance painter, renowned by feminists, meets her biblical muse in a workshop theater production.

Erica Hobbs

14 Aug 2025 · 5 min read

Sound, Time, Memory, Wind

Sound, Time, Memory, Wind

Collaborative exhibit hits all the senses.

Midbrow Editor

27 Jun 2025 · 3 min read

In “A Relentless Pursuit,” Freedom Of Expression Is Not A Given

In “A Relentless Pursuit,” Freedom Of Expression Is Not A Given

William Livingston’s posters, produced in prison, point to more than the concerts they advertise.

Z.B. Reeves

17 Jun 2025 · 3 min read

‘The House of Tarot’ Exhibit Gives Us Major ‘Silent Hill’ Vibes (in a good way)

‘The House of Tarot’ Exhibit Gives Us Major ‘Silent Hill’ Vibes (in a good way)

Inside Detroit’s former Herman Kiefer Hospital complex, 22 artists bring their vision of the tarot’s Major Arcana cards to life

Randiah Camille Green

2 May 2025 · 3 min read

Artists Take It Outside

Artists Take It Outside

Detroit park turns art gallery, for Earth Day festivites.

Erica Hobbs

29 Apr 2025 · 3 min read