Kate Daughdrill moved here a year ago to attend Cranbrook Academy of Art and quickly felt like it was a place she could live for a long time.
She organized some real social networking and project brainstorming at
Detroit Soup on the Southwest side of town. She's our kind of young creative mover and shaker. Welcome.
In
Curator magazine, Daughdrill writes about the freedoms and opportunities for forward thinkers in the city.
Excerpt:
I have been inspired by the fierce ingenuity and resourcefulness of Detroiters as they creatively respond to specific problems in their neighborhoods and communities. From farmers to artists, builders to social entrepreneurs, residents are responding to local needs with an urgency that often leads them to work collaboratively across disciplines. As an artist, I feel deeply grateful to have the opportunity to come alongside and work with people who are experimenting with new alternatives and unexpected, creative approaches for how to solve local problems and grow as a city.
Read the rest of the piece
here.
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