Artist photographer Cara Romero will share a body of work and offer her perspective on conceptualization, process and experiences making photographs for the last 25 years. Looking at the spirit of capturing light and time, Romero brings together intricately woven stories of both individual and collective heritage, intertribal identity and human experience. Pressing for intercultural understanding of contemporary lived experience, Romero’s photographs often check preconceived notions of what Native art is and counters stories of monolith culture and stereotypes perpetuated by mainstream society. Sometimes serious and sometimes whimsical, her work involves magical realism, untold American history, and contemporary visual dialogues of Native peoples and ideas.

Join us for an opportunity to understand how Romero’s art serves as a powerful medium for preserving and evolving indigenous narratives in the contemporary world.

Event is free with registration, and open to the public.

• Lecture (Marvin & Betty Danto Lecture Hall): 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
• Reception (FJC Dining Rooms): 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. 

Tour the DIA’s new contemporary exhibit, 7 Mile + Livernois, by artist Tiff Massey. Then, at 7:30 PM, join DJ Shaun J. Wright for dancing and a cash bar in Rivera Court and the Great Hall.

7 Mile + Livernois is Tiff Massey’s new gallery installation, featuring sculptures commissioned by the DIA in conversation with works by other artists from the museum’s collection. Massey’s work reimagines art’s role in the community, offering a vibrant, inclusive view of Detroit. Her art invites us to celebrate collective identity, ancestral flyness, and beauty.

Raised in suburban Chicagoland, Shaun J. Wright spent their teen years immersed in the sounds of house music. During their undergraduate years at Morehouse College, they developed skills as a dancer in the vogue ballroom scene. As a DJ, Wright steadily exhilarates dance floors by weaving live vocals throughout their sets, performing internationally in Berlin, London, Stockholm, Barcelona, and in their hometown of Chicago at the Smart Bar.

This program is free with registration. Capacity is limited, and registration is recommended. DJ Shaun Wright’s set will not be a seated performance.

• Gallery experience: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. 
• DJ experience: 7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. 

Create a pencil drawing to take home while taking a closer look at the work in the DIA's collection. No experience necessary. All supplies provided. For ages 6 and up (children ages 12 and younger should be accompanied by an adult).

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 ages 16 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 ages 16 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 ages 16 and younger should be accompanied by an adult). Capacity is limited.

Join local artist and musician Ava East in the Great Hall for an exciting, hands-on experience, where you'll dive into psychedelic illustrations, concert posters, and learn about Ava’s creative process. Attendees will have the opportunity to design their own custom button and mini poster to take home!

This program is made possible by the PNC Foundation.

The Teen Arts Council invites teens ages 13-19 to an afternoon of artmaking, mingling, and fun! Join us for a live model drawing session in the Great Hall, complete with an anatomy lesson. All supplies will be provided, and a free lunch is included with registration. Space is limited, so please register for only one of the following sessions:

• Saturday, October 5, 2024 | 12-3pm
• Saturday, October 12, 2024 | 12-3pm

This event is for teens, ages 13-19. Please bring a Student ID or other type of photo ID that shows your age.

Join us for our Annual Meeting to review the events and programs of the 2023-2024 year. The evening will also feature a special viewing of the new exhibition, "The Art of Dining: Food Culture in the Islamic World," with Curator Katherine Kasdorf.

Please join us on September 9th for the 2024 Job Fair at the DIA. Enter through the John R doors for the event. Onsite interviews will take place from 8:30 AM to 1:00 PM.

All applicants should apply beforehand through the DIA Career Center. The Job Fair is focused on recruiting for positions in Protection Services and Environmental Services to support The Art of Dining Exhibition. We have both full-time and part-time roles available, as well as temporary positions that will last through January.