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Mike Kelley's last homecoming

Nicole Rupersburg Tuesday, May 14, 2013

International art star Mike Kelley's final work is a gift to Detroit and the region that inspired and informed his career, from Destroy All Monsters in the 1970s to the end of his life in Los Angeles. Requiem by Nicole Rupersburg.

Architecture, Arts, Detroit, Museums, Placemaking, Sense of Place

Midtown

UIX: Erik Nordin and Detroit Design Center

Tunde Wey Tuesday, May 14, 2013

The Nordin brothers -- Erik and Israel -- began Detroit Design Center in 2000. At their sprawling work space at Livernois and Michigan, the two designers have created indoor and outdoor pieces in various locations. Tunde Wey has the rest of the story.

Arts, Detroit, Social innovation

City kids: Community partnerships, creative classes

Amy Kuras Tuesday, April 23, 2013

More than 4,000 Detroit kids each year get the benefit of a strong arts education thanks to the College for Creative Studies. Amy Kuras goes into the classroom to see students excited about learning. Marvin Shaouni gets the pictures.

Arts, City Kids, Detroit

Midtown, Near East Side

The Art of Neighborhood Innovation recapped

Walter Wasacz Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Artists skilled at community and business development were our panelists at this standing room only event at one of MOCAD's largest galleries. Just for you, Cass Corridor Films and Walter Wasacz were there to report it all.

Arts, Building Communities, Detroit, Museums, Placemaking, Transformational change, Woodward Avenue Lifestyle

Midtown

Bountiful biennial: Get ready for Art X 2013

Walter Wasacz Tuesday, April 09, 2013

It's back, bigger and, we're certain, better than ever. The Kresge Foundation's first Art X Detroit in 2011 gave artists a platform to showcase what they do best: create, innovate and perform. Walter Wasacz talks to organizers in this Model D Q&A.

Arts, Detroit, Film, Performing Arts, Placemaking, Sense of Place, Woodward Avenue Lifestyle

Midtown

Belle Isle to 8 Mile: Time to go outside

Emily, Andy and Rob Linn Tuesday, April 02, 2013

Legendary urban blues parties, bicycle racing in a battered, still beautiful velodrome, competitive rugby matches and drive-in movies at an art deco masterpiece are all recommended by our authors, the fabulous Linn siblings. Get out there and enjoy.

Arts, Detroit, Entrepreneurs

UIX: Sarah Lapinski and Motor City Sewing & Design

Tunde Wey Tuesday, April 02, 2013

Founder of the Girlee Collective, which inspired local female artists and designers to become active doers, Sarah Lapinski has always balanced the commercial with the experimental. Tunde Wey tells us what she's up to next.

Advanced Manufacturing, Arts, Detroit, Entrepreneurs

Corktown

UIX+ArtXDetroit: The Art of Neighborhood Innovation

Model D staff Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Join us this Friday, April 12 at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit for a conversation with local placemakers transforming their neighborhoods through art & design. This one will be special. Register in advance today.

Arts, Detroit, Entrepreneurs, Move to Detroit, Placemaking, Social innovation, Social Networking

Midtown

Detroit, fevered factory of the imagination

Kathe Koja Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Lubricate your mind and your ass will follow, to paraprase the erotic horse-man puppet whose picture shares this space and was begat by horror chanteuse Kathe Koja, who whets our appetites for a smart, sexy Valentine's Day (and night).

Arts, Detroit, Nightlife , Performing Arts

Erotic city, come alive

Nicole Rupersburg Tuesday, February 05, 2013

A successful social entrepreneur long before any such thing existed, Jerry Peterson has been called the most important Detroit subculture figure of the past 25 years. Nicole Rupersburg gets an earful and a preview of this month's Dirty Show.

Arts, Detroit, Entrepreneurs, Performing Arts

Eastern Market

How we spent our winter vacation

Walter Wasacz Tuesday, January 08, 2013

Some of us traveled, some of us got cozy with a book or two, others ventured downtown to see the glittering, metal 'D" drop on New Year's Eve. Now we're all ready to rock Detroit anew for 2013, says Walter Wasacz.

Arts, Food and Drink, Lifestyle, Nightlife

Hamtramck, Downtown Detroit, Midtown, The Villages

Creative life is how you make it

Amy Kuras Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Its founder sees the Mt. Elliott Makerspace as nothing short of a place for transforming lives, hoping to break cycles of poverty and racism, and to hand people tools for determining their own future. Amy Kuras has the story.

Arts, Education and training, Transformational change

Near East Side

UIX people and projects: Ajooni Sethi and Wedge Detroit

Tunde Wey Tuesday, November 13, 2012

A hopscotch course on city sidewalks from Midtown to downtown was Wedge Detroit's first community design project, something the firm's Ajooni Sethi says "invites people to see resources of the city in a different way." Tunde Wey chalks up the words.

Arts, Detroit, Social innovation, Transformational change, Urban Leadership

A city lover�s guide to America�s most underrated city

Jay Walljasper Tuesday, November 06, 2012

Jay Walljasper tours Detroit through the eyes of the revitalization fellows he's profiled and comes back with an up close and personal look at the city.

Architecture, Arts, Detroit, Food and Drink, Lifestyle, Move to Detroit, Nightlife , Social Networking

East Riverfront, Hamtramck, Downtown Detroit, Midtown, Southwest Detroit, Eastern Market, Mexicantown, Lafayette Park

UIX TV: Hygienic Dress League

DETROIT LIVES! Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Steve and Dorota Coy, who recently appeared in the documentary film Detropia, speak about their public art as Hygienic Dress League and what they see as its impact on the community. Video by DETROIT LIVES!

Arts, Detroit, Social innovation, Video

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