The film Edo Avant-Garde shows the role of Edo era (1603–1868) Japanese artists  in setting the stage for the “modern art” movement in the West. Join us for a special educators-only viewing in our Lecture Hall. Explore related classroom resources, and learn about Edo-era objects in the DIA’s collection.

All educators welcome. SCECHs pending.

“DIA Delivered” is a program for K–12 teachers and students that brings toolboxes filled with curriculum-based activities to the classroom, connecting your students to some of our favorite works of art! Register for this opportunity to explore DIA Delivered kits and resources. 

Click here to learn more about the program.

All educators welcome. SCECHs pending. 
 

Learn about the exhibition Ofrendas: Celebrating Día de Muertos 2023. This evening includes a learning session about Dia de Muertos and ofrendas with a representative from the Mexican Consulate. Participants will view the exhibition with learning resources designed to support student learning and field trips. Specialty cocktail bar included.

All educators welcome. SCECHs pending.
 

Create a pencil drawing to take home while taking a closer look at the collection. No experience necessary. All supplies provided.

For ages 6 and up (children 12 and younger should be accompanied by an adult). Capacity is limited.
 

Join InsideOut Literary Arts and some of Detroit's finest poets for a performance celebrating the photography of James Barnor. Featuring performances by MARS, Kweku Abimbola, La Shaun phoenix Moore, Peace Bell, and Robert Laidler, the event will showcase new poetic works written during visits to the exhibition James Barnor: Accra/ London. 

• Kweku Abimbola is of Gambian, Ghanaian, and Sierra Leonean descent. His first full-length poetry collection, Saltwater Demands a Psalm, won the Academy of American Poets First Book Prize. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan's Helen Zell Writing Program. 
• MARS. is a writer and cultural organizer born and raised in Detroit. MARS is a 2021 Kresge Literary Arts Fellow in Poetry and a 2019 Lambda Literary Art Emerging Writers Fellow in Poetry. Their debut chapbook, FLOWER BOI, is available via Gold Line Press.  
• La Shaun phoenix Moore is a Detroit-based vocalist, spoken word artist, activist and culture creator whose work incorporates personal and cultural influences. She is the recipient of the 2020 and 2021 Creators of Culture Award by CultureSource. 
• Peace Bell is a recording artist, Grand Slam champion and InsideOut Literary Arts writer-in-residence. Peace is the producer and host of the Open Mind Mic Series in downtown Detroit with her husband, comedian J Bell. 
• Robert Laidler is an assistant professor at Wayne State and the author of a poetic libretto, The Fallen Petals of Nameless Flowers, which premiered at Chamber Music Detroit in 2022. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan's Helen Zell Writing Program. 

Create a pencil drawing to take home while taking a closer look at the collection. No experience necessary. All supplies provided.

For ages 6 and up (children 12 and younger should be accompanied by an adult). Capacity is limited.
 

Create a pencil drawing to take home while taking a closer look at the collection. No experience necessary. All supplies provided.

For ages 6 and up (children 12 and younger should be accompanied by an adult). Capacity is limited.
 

Create a pencil drawing to take home while taking a closer look at the collection. No experience necessary. All supplies provided.

For ages 6 and up (children 12 and younger should be accompanied by an adult). Capacity is limited.
 

After exploring James Barnor’s groundbreaking portrait photography in the exhibition James Barnor: London/Accra, come be the subject of your own portrait. Photography students from Capturing Belief, a local nonprofit focused on giving young Detroiters the tools to tell their stories, invite you to experience an individual studio portrait session. Come explore your own image!

Participants will get a copy of their images (while supplies last).