It is with sadness and gratitude that I mark the final event of my year as a Kresge Fellow, though I understand that connections and opportunities will continue to happen on a one-to-one level. The curriculum put together by Creative Many and the KAID staff has been really enriching, and […]
Hey, it’s my KAID video! Remember, back when I was mortified about having to deal with not being Scarlett Johansson? Turns out I shouldn’t have worried, because I totally am. No, but for real, amazing job by Oren Goldenberg and Cass Corridor Films! For those of you with an abiding […]
Nancy Mitchnick is a Detroit legacy that spans generations. After witnessing and creating work within the Cass Corridor scene, she moved on to find success in New York City, before eventually falling into a series of teaching positions, including working at CalArts in Valencia, California—“the conceptual art school when painting […]
I finally had a chance to take in the three-person show going on at the NCA Gallery: Michigan Chapter, located in a community center on Meyers Road in the Northwest. It’s a neighborhood where I spent a lot of time two summers ago, leading a Greening of Detroit teen work […]
Image courtesy of Kresge Arts in Detroit. Been a big week for catching #KAF15 in action. On Tuesday, I had BWTA with the one, the only Faina Lerman. You can catch that action here. On Wednesday, I scored a press pass to the Creative Economy Policy Summit, put on by […]
How does the old expression go? There’s no bad time to get a Kresge? True enough, but I have to say, as an early-career writer and artist trying to get my shit together with little formal training on these matters, I surely appreciate the intervention in my development. I try […]
Artist: Faina Lerman Location: Motor City Sports Bar & Grill, Hamtramck Breakfast: FL – Stoli & tonic (it was lunch, no judgies), cheeseburger (no mayo), split waffle fries SRS – Diet Pepsi, cheeseburger (no mayo, grilled onions), split waffle fries The tricky truth about brains: they are always up to […]
Artist: Tiff Massey Location: ANTIETAM Breakfast: TM – Coffee (honey), poached egg over crispy potatoes, bacon SRS – Coffee (black), berries Foster French toast Tiff Massey comes with one setting: REAL. I confess, I’ve seen Tiff a dozen times around Detroit, and been intrigued by her every time, but the […]
Dee tries the pickle soup, and finds it wanting Artist: Airea “Dee” Matthews Location: Toast, Ferndale Breakfast: DM – Coffee (black), dill pickle soup (sent back), Mediterranean salad with grilled chicken SRS – Coffee (black), breakfast burrito A date with Dee! A date with Dee! Excuse me while I flail […]
I’ve known Jonathan for a while at this point, and I was so happy to hear he is in the same Kresge class (for visual arts)–that is a sure sign, in my mind, that things are going to be weird. Jonathan is a kind of perfect counterpart to my knowledge […]