Detroit Twits — 12/18

@seekandwonderin Marty Singer–http://pinterest.com/pin/260505159665361302/ Detroit Institute of Arts is a wonderful place to get lost in art and beauty. Rembrandt exhibit is stunning.

DIADetroit Detroit Inst of Arts –Thanks to @Target, 8000 students can look forward to a DIA field trip next year! Apply by Jan. 13, 2012. More info: http://bit.ly/uukCbl

@RadioJenG Jennifer Guerra–#ARTPOD is back! We visit [...]

Letter from the Editor – Holy Art

When we set out our planning schedule, we determined what topics we should cover and when those topics should be covered. As you may notice, we cannot cover some of the topics as in-depth as we would like. Last week, several articles and photo essays were started, but – probably because of the holiday rush—we [...]

Letter from the Editor – Detroit’s Churches

Memories of a life lived, a marriage, or a birth, are often anchored in a church.  For many Detroiters a church is their community.  There are thousands of churches in Detroit.  These churches range from large cathedrals that demand awe to small store fronts that illustrate perseverance.  Each church has countless stories. 
Detroiters often look towards [...]

Detroit-based Colin T. Darke interviews Derry-based artist Colin Darke

What are the chances! Several years ago I received an email from a curator in Ireland. He stated that he could give my a ride to an artist’s lecture in Dublin. I mentioned I lived in Detroit. He confused my email address with that of another Colin Darke — who is also an artist.
Ireland’s Colin [...]

Are Concepts Enough?

When I had to decide where to go to college, I simply could not afford to go to the art school that I wanted to attend.  The art school’s tuition was more than 4 times the cost of the tuition at the public university I eventually attended.   Luckily, I fell in love with watercolor painting, [...]

Book Review: 313 Life in the Motor City

Mr. Bow Tie cleans headlights, Mr. Woods created a mansion out of discarded objects, and Mr. Thunderbolt runs a strip club out of his house.  And Mr. John Carlisle captures their stories and many others in his book 313 Life in the Motor City, based on John’s articles for the Metro Times (under Detroitblogger John) [...]

Letter from the Editor — It’s all in the Concept

There is a pen tied to a string tacked to a wall at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit. Close by there is a fan blowing air at this pen so that the pen hits the wall, and eventually creates a cresent that looks like a smile made of tiny pen marks. Interestingly, the artist [...]

Detroit Twits — 11/27

@WeWant2HaveFun Linda Grunewald–Detroit Institute of Arts–5 out of 5-Stars by Google Reviews & Trip Advisor- http://bit.ly/tx4pig #Detroit #MI #Video #Women #Fun
@DetroitUnspun Detroit News Hub–Looking for the perfect gift for the Detroit loving bibliophile in your life? @metrotimes has you covered http://ow.ly/7FalY
@DHSDetroit Detroit Hist Society–On November 23, 2007, the Detroit Institute of Arts completed its six-year [...]

Letter from the Editor — Thanks

It is a simple and important phrase, yet often neglected: Thank you.  In Detroit, it is easy to see the problems and give opinions about how to fix the problems.  But it is another thing altogether to give more than just opinions.  The highest praises should fall to those who—day in and day out—give of [...]

Letter from the Editor—DIA XOXO

You don’t really hear about emotive love letters.  They seem to be relegated to the quaint past, and maybe replaced by simple emails or the dreaded sexting.  But in its essence, a love letter is an outpouring of emotion that you cannot restrain by planning or editing the letter.  It is raw.  I love the [...]