Detroit Institute of Arts’ 16th Annual Community Group Art Exhibition opens on December 6
Updated Dec 4, 2024
Detroit, MI – December 4, 2024 – The Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) is proud to announce the 16th Annual Community Group Art Exhibition, featuring artwork made throughout 2024 by participants in the DIA’s Community Group Program. The show opens on Friday, December 6, 2024, and will be on view through Sunday, January 5, 2025. Members of nine Tri-County community groups participated in this year’s exhibition.
In this past year, DIA studio instructors worked with long-term partners as well as new partners at the DIA artmaking studio and locations throughout the Tri-County area. Projects included wall hangings, movie poster designs, wooden animal wall sculptures, paper masks, printmaking, acrylic painting, plates and platters, and ceramic footprints. Over 100 projects will be on view in the Learning Center at the DIA, adjacent to the DIA's Artmaking Studio, where most of the work was made.
The DIA’s Community Group Program has partnered with human services agencies in the Detroit area for over 25 years, providing meaningful experiences through art with gallery tours and artmaking, allowing a safe, nurturing space for participants’ creative expression and socialization. The annual community group exhibition offers a unique opportunity for group members to share their artistic work with museum visitors.
"The Community Group Art Exhibition is a perfect example of the DIA's mission of helping visitors and our community find personal meaning in art, individually and with each other,” says Natalie Barmore, Director of Studio Programs at the DIA. “It is a pleasure to highlight the incredible work created by our partners in this annual exhibition.”
This year’s participating groups are:
- ACCESS Hope House
- CARE of Southeastern Michigan
- Detroit Recovery Project
- Hannan Center
- John D. Dingell VA Medical Center
- Mariners Inn
- MCCMH (Macomb County Community Mental Health)
- OLHSA (Oakland Livingston Human Service Agency)
- Soul Studio, a division of Friendship Circle*
* Denotes first-time participant
“To watch someone's ideas come to life through art is an amazing experience, but to watch someone's life change from the process of creating the art is one of the most beautiful things I've ever witnessed,” says Matthew Spehar, CPRM CPEC at the Detroit Recovery Project.
For more information on this year’s Community Group Art Exhibition, visit www.dia.org/events/exhibitions/16th-annual-community-group-art-exhibition
The 16th Annual Community Group Art Exhibition is organized by the Detroit Institute of Arts and is supported by millage funding from Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties.
Detroit, MI – December 4, 2024 – The Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) is proud to announce the 16th Annual Community Group Art Exhibition, featuring artwork made throughout 2024 by participants in the DIA’s Community Group Program. The show opens on Friday, December 6, 2024, and will be on view through Sunday, January 5, 2025. Members of nine Tri-County community groups participated in this year’s exhibition.
In this past year, DIA studio instructors worked with long-term partners as well as new partners at the DIA artmaking studio and locations throughout the Tri-County area. Projects included wall hangings, movie poster designs, wooden animal wall sculptures, paper masks, printmaking, acrylic painting, plates and platters, and ceramic footprints. Over 100 projects will be on view in the Learning Center at the DIA, adjacent to the DIA's Artmaking Studio, where most of the work was made.
The DIA’s Community Group Program has partnered with human services agencies in the Detroit area for over 25 years, providing meaningful experiences through art with gallery tours and artmaking, allowing a safe, nurturing space for participants’ creative expression and socialization. The annual community group exhibition offers a unique opportunity for group members to share their artistic work with museum visitors.
"The Community Group Art Exhibition is a perfect example of the DIA's mission of helping visitors and our community find personal meaning in art, individually and with each other,” says Natalie Barmore, Director of Studio Programs at the DIA. “It is a pleasure to highlight the incredible work created by our partners in this annual exhibition.”
This year’s participating groups are:
- ACCESS Hope House
- CARE of Southeastern Michigan
- Detroit Recovery Project
- Hannan Center
- John D. Dingell VA Medical Center
- Mariners Inn
- MCCMH (Macomb County Community Mental Health)
- OLHSA (Oakland Livingston Human Service Agency)
- Soul Studio, a division of Friendship Circle*
* Denotes first-time participant
“To watch someone's ideas come to life through art is an amazing experience, but to watch someone's life change from the process of creating the art is one of the most beautiful things I've ever witnessed,” says Matthew Spehar, CPRM CPEC at the Detroit Recovery Project.
For more information on this year’s Community Group Art Exhibition, visit www.dia.org/events/exhibitions/16th-annual-community-group-art-exhibition
The 16th Annual Community Group Art Exhibition is organized by the Detroit Institute of Arts and is supported by millage funding from Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties.