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Empty Buildings No Longer Abandoned
Detroit has abandoned buildings. How is that for an obvious and empty phrase? There are bad drivers on I-75, Detroit used to have a lot more people, and you were a jerk in high school. While these statements may be true, who cares? Everyone knows that these statements are true, so bringing them up [...]
Writing 101
Our latest 101 entry is about writing. I am not a great writer, but I seek advice from good writers and try to improve my writing on a regular basis. I regularly come across writers that make some of the same mistakes that I have made in the past. So I have compiled a short [...]
The Collaboration Ecosystem By Julia Gluesing
I have spent much of my professional life investigating collaboration, what it is, and when and why it works (or doesn’t). The Fall 2011 issue of the Stanford Social Innovation Review came into my email inbox last week, and I was reminded about something very important about collaboration. I read the lead article by Ben [...]
Outside Inspiration: Noah Becker
For our first “Outside Inspiration” installment, I looked to our friendly neighbor: Canada. Because Canada houses Noah Becker’s enormous creative spirit (Well, to be more accurate, Canada and New York City try to house Noah Becker’s enormous creative spirit — he goes between the two often, and is currently in New York). Noah is the [...]
Mapping Collaboration in Detroit By Julia Gluesing and Ken Riopelle
It is quite common these days to walk down the street and hear people talking about social networking, or to see people using social network tools in a whole variety of ways in work and in their personal lives. However, the idea of social networks has been around for almost a hundred years, since anthropologists [...]
Letter from the Editor — Creative Collaboration
In the dialogue about positive change in Detroit, individuals routinely emphasize the need for collaboration. Instinctively, we know that collaboration is a good thing — two heads are better than one (of course there can always be too many chefs in the kitchen and too many cliches for an article). But what are the keys [...]
Detroit Twits, 10/30
@MetroParent Metro Parent, The halls of the DIA are haunted this weekend. Check it out: http://ow.ly/7cu9s
@ArtServeMI Artserve Michigan, TODAY IN #Detroit Decorate Sugar Skulls at The Detroit Institute of #Arts http://j.mp/sVOBZ9
@PureDetroit313 Pure Detroit, #Art scene #Detroit article “Arts Motors On” http://bit.ly/sllDw0 http://Wmagazine.com
@michiganblogger: Detroit, the Arts, Jerry Paffendorf and Dennis Leary by @DetroitLIVES http://bit.ly/tXf6ni
@DetroitPlaces Detroit Places, [...]
Artist Spotlight: Austin Brady
With our last spotlight, we wanted to showcase an up and coming artist. Austin is a student at CCS who draws with great dexterity, and shows a spirit for experimentation and a passion to learn more and to grow as an artist. So he is someone you should keep on your radar because he has the right [...]
Artist Spotlight: Darcel Deneau
Darcel’s artwork reveals the pulsating heart of Downtown Detroit. She creates painterly cityscapes of Detroit that capture the energy of the streets of Detroit during different times of the day. She gives us just enough detail so that the details inform us that we are Downtown, yet the details do not restrict her spirit and passion for this City.
Looking at her paintings you [...]
Artist Spotlight: Ron Zakrin
I thought this image would be a good one for the Halloween weekend. This image is what greets you when you visit Ron Zakrin’s website — I believe it is a wild monkey, with gold teeth, some gold chains, a lizard’s body, and some wings … it’s a little terrifying. It is also a good [...]
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