Kresge Foundation’s Art X Detroit fest to celebrate five days of arts, music and dance

A new exhibition by renowned Detroit artist Charles McGee will be one of the highlights of Art X Detroit, a free five-day celebration of arts, music and dance coming to Midtown this spring.

From April 6 through 10, Art X Detroit will showcase newly commissioned works by Kresge Artist Fellowship winners from 2008 to 2010. It’s presented by several local institutions — the University Cultural Center Association, College for Creative Studies, ArtServe Michigan and MOCAD. And best of all, everything’s free to the public.

McGee’s sculptures and paintings appear all over Detroit, from Detroit Receiving Hospital to the Detroit Institute of the Arts and the Broadway People Mover station. And at 86, he’s still making new art. Talk about a hometown treasure.

“Arts and culture animate the Detroit community, opening our eyes to new and different ways of viewing ourselves and our place in the future,” says Rip Rapson, president of The Kresge Foundation. “The festival promises to feature the kind of reflection and creativity that nurture individual development, draw communities into closer relationships, and strengthen the fabric of daily life.”

Check back to artxdetroit.com this spring for more details.