Final weeks to see “Detroit Collects: Selections of African American Art from Private Collections” at Detroit Institute of Arts| Exhibition that explores the history of African American art in the Detroit region closes March 15, 2020
Updated Mar 3, 2020
March 3, 2020 (Detroit)— There are only two weeks left to see the exhibition “Detroit Collects: Selections of African American Art from Private Collections” at the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA). The popular exhibition, which was featured in The New York Times and in other international and national publications, closes March 15. “Detroit Collects” is free with museum admission, which is free for residents of Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties.
This exhibition, the first at the DIA to feature African American art from local collectors, features 60 works of art in a variety of media, including painting, sculpture, photography and more by internationally renowned artists. Highlights include works by Romare Bearden, Nick Cave, Alison Saar, Rashid Johnson and Carrie Mae Weems. The exhibition also features artists with Detroit roots, including Charles McGee, Mario Moore, Tylonn Sawyer and Allie McGhee. Their works are displayed alongside the stories of motivation and passion that drove each collector to acquire African American art, and the ways the art can reflect and affect social change.
“Detroit Collects: Selections of African American Art from Private Collections” is organized by the Detroit Institute of Arts. Major support has been generously provided by Masco Corporation and the DTE Foundation. Additional funding is contributed by Quicken Loans Community Fund, the Ford Motor Company Fund, and Dickinson Wright PLLC.
March 3, 2020 (Detroit)— There are only two weeks left to see the exhibition “Detroit Collects: Selections of African American Art from Private Collections” at the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA). The popular exhibition, which was featured in The New York Times and in other international and national publications, closes March 15. “Detroit Collects” is free with museum admission, which is free for residents of Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties.
This exhibition, the first at the DIA to feature African American art from local collectors, features 60 works of art in a variety of media, including painting, sculpture, photography and more by internationally renowned artists. Highlights include works by Romare Bearden, Nick Cave, Alison Saar, Rashid Johnson and Carrie Mae Weems. The exhibition also features artists with Detroit roots, including Charles McGee, Mario Moore, Tylonn Sawyer and Allie McGhee. Their works are displayed alongside the stories of motivation and passion that drove each collector to acquire African American art, and the ways the art can reflect and affect social change.
“Detroit Collects: Selections of African American Art from Private Collections” is organized by the Detroit Institute of Arts. Major support has been generously provided by Masco Corporation and the DTE Foundation. Additional funding is contributed by Quicken Loans Community Fund, the Ford Motor Company Fund, and Dickinson Wright PLLC.