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It's been proven that bleak times bring out the best in creative minds. The acronyms -- MOCAD, DSO, MOT, DAM, and DIA -- provide the foundation for a healthy scene. Plus there's little venues, tiny galleries and obscure performance spaces. Art is bursting from the city's seams.

Arts Features

Model D TV: Detroit Artists Market 2010 Design Show

Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Design is alive in Detroit, and the annual Detroit Artists Market Design Show is proof positive.read on…

Detroit's independent theater companies keep the drama alive

Dennis Archambault Tuesday, January 19, 2010
With arts companies already 'living on the knife's edge," as one director put it, Detroit theater companies like Plowshares, Matrix and PuppetART are finding ways to survive and thrive. It's time to get creative, change things up, think viral, and keep telling great stories.read on…

Wayne State trains Detroit's next generation for stage and screen

Walter Wasacz Tuesday, January 19, 2010
At Wayne State's theater department, education is part of what drives the region's innovative, creative economy. The school is prepping actors, directors, filmmakers, musicians and dancers not just for the stage and screen, but to help them get jobs, create jobs and be part of the region's creative economic engine.read on…

Act now: Detroit's winter won't last forever (really, it won't)

Clare Pfeiffer Ramsey Tuesday, December 08, 2009
Even though winter lasts about 13 months in Michigan, give or take a few, some of the best things in Detroit this winter are only around for a short time. Here are some not to miss.read on…

Model D TV: Burton Theatre, Detroit's new art house cinema

Tom Hendrickson Tuesday, December 01, 2009
This week, Model D TV visits the new Burton Theatre. We think putting a movie theater in the center of the city in an empty school building is brilliant. Grab your Faygo and popcorn and watch the video.read on…

Model D TV: Virgil H. Carr Arts Center

Tom Hendrickson Tuesday, November 17, 2009
In this webisode, we visit a new downtown space for teaching, producing, rehearsing and exhibiting the arts -- the Arts League of Michigan's Virgil H. Carr Cultural Arts Center.read on…

Dutch artist searches Detroit, finds inspiration and 'Icons of Hope'

Terry Parris Jr. Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Dutch artist Diederick Kraaijeveld has scoured the city's scraps of wood to find pieces to bring to life his vision for Detroit 'Icons of Hope.' He wants his art to be part of rebuilding the city he's become so enamored of.read on…

Dear Detroit: New look, new features, same great Model D

Tuesday, November 03, 2009
Welcome to the new Model D. Take a look around. Sample the merchandise. We're happy to serve you.read on…

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