Press & Film Policy

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Detroit Institute of Arts Receives Gift of Important Work by Artist Titus Kaphar | The Nancy and Sean Cotton Collection donates “Nip Tuck” and loans an additional nine works of contemporary art by Black artists

DETROIT (May 14, 2021) – Expanding the Detroit Ins...

Detroit Institute of Arts Announces 2021 Partners in Public Art Communities | Partners in Public Art (PIPA) program brings outdoor artworks to Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties

April 29, 2020 (DETROIT) – The Detroit Institute ...

Detroit Institute of Arts Celebrates Asian Pacific American Heritage Month 2021

April 27, 2021 (Detroit)—The Detroit Institute of ...

DPSCD and the DIA Launch the 84th Annual DPSCD Student Exhibition Virtually | Art is on display through May 30 and can be viewed virtually

April 26, 2021 — Detroit — Detroit Public Schools ...

Artists invited to submit proposals by June 25 for ofrendas to be exhibited in annual celebration of Día de los Muertos at the Detroit Institute of Arts

Selected ofrendas scheduled to be on display Sept....

Detroit Institute of Arts to Close to Visitors until Friday, April 2 Rising COVID cases and variants spur temporary closure out of an abundance of caution

March 26, 2021 (DETROIT) – With rising COVID cases...

Detroit Institute of Arts to Display Works by Influential Artist and Printer in 
Robert Blackburn & Modern American Printmaking


An exhibition celebrating Blackburn’s teaching and...

Detroit Institute of Arts’ Statement on the Passing of Artist Charles McGee

DETROIT (February 5, 2021) -- The Detroit Institut...

Detroit Institute of Arts Features a Selection of Contemporary Works in Special Installation, Experience & Expression | Featuring works never, or rarely seen by the public from the DIA’s permanent collection.

January 26, 2021 (DETROIT)—The Detroit Institute o...