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Drawing in the Galleries: African American

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Friday, Jan 31, 2025
6 – 8:30 p.m.

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Sunday, Feb 2, 2025
12 – 4 p.m.

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Free with general admission

*General admission is FREE for residents of Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties.

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In the Museum

5200 Woodward Ave
Detroit, MI 48202
United States

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Families Adults Free Activities Artmaking

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.

Drawing in the African American galleries

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.

Drop-in Workshop: Adinkra Cloth

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Friday, Feb 21, 2025
1 – 8:30 p.m.

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Saturday, Feb 22, 2025
12 – 4 p.m.

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Sunday, Feb 23, 2025
12 – 4 p.m.

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*General admission is FREE for residents of Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties.

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Art-Making Studio

5200 Woodward Ave
Detroit, MI 48202
United States

Families Free Artmaking

Adinkra cloth is hand-printed fabric made in Ghana in West Africa. Learn more about this art form and create a small banner using cloth and handmade adinkra stamps.

Examples of adinkra cloth made in the Detroit Institute of Arts' Artmaking Studio

Adinkra cloth is hand-printed fabric made in Ghana in West Africa. Learn more about this art form and create a small banner using cloth and handmade adinkra stamps.

Drop-in Workshop: Collage Portraits

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Friday, Feb 14, 2025
6 – 8:30 p.m.

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Free with general admission

*General admission is FREE for residents of Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties.

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Art-Making Studio

5200 Woodward Ave
Detroit, MI 48202
United States

Families Adults Free Activities Artmaking

Use fabric, paper, and other materials ,to create a unique collage portrait influenced by artists in the DIA collection like Benny Andrews, Betye Saar, and Mickalene Thomas.

Collage portraits made in the DIA's Artmaking studio

Use fabric, paper, and other materials ,to create a unique collage portrait influenced by artists in the DIA collection like Benny Andrews, Betye Saar, and Mickalene Thomas.

Drop-in Workshop: Wrist & Ankle Rattles

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Friday, Feb 7, 2025
6 – 8:30 p.m.

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Saturday, Feb 8, 2025
12 – 4 p.m.

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Sunday, Feb 9, 2025
12 – 4 p.m.

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Free with general admission

*General admission is FREE for residents of Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties.

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Art-Making Studio

5200 Woodward Ave
Detroit, MI 48202
United States

Families Adults Free Activities Artmaking

Use leather, fabric, beads, wire, and metallic markers to create a whimsical & wearable musical instrument.

Examples of wrist and ankle rattles made in the DIA's Art-Making studio

Use leather, fabric, beads, wire, and metallic markers to create a whimsical & wearable musical instrument.

Drop-in Workshop: Quilt Design

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Friday, Jan 31, 2025
6 – 8:30 p.m.

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Saturday, Feb 1, 2025
12 – 4 p.m.

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Sunday, Feb 2, 2025
12 – 4 p.m.

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Free with general admission

*General admission is FREE for residents of Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties.

Location:

Art-Making Studio

5200 Woodward Ave
Detroit, MI 48202
United States

Families Adults Free Activities Artmaking

Quilting has a rich and varied history throughout the world, with its earliest roots in ancient Egypt. Explore different quilt patterns, then create a design of your own using fabric adhered to a cardboard base.

Examples of quilt designs created in the Detroit Institute of Art's Artmaking Studio

Quilting has a rich and varied history throughout the world, with its earliest roots in ancient Egypt. Explore different quilt patterns, then create a design of your own using fabric adhered to a cardboard base.

Drawing in the Galleries: Rivera Court

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Monday, Dec 30, 2024
11 a.m. – 3 p.m.

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Tuesday, Dec 31, 2024
11 a.m. – 3 p.m.

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*General museum admission is FREE for residents of Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties.

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Rivera Court

5200 Woodward Ave
Detroit, MI 48202
United States

Families Free Artmaking

Create a pencil drawing to take home while taking a closer look at the collection. No experience is necessary. All supplies provided. For ages 6 - Adult (children ages 16 and younger should be accompanied by an adult). Capacity is limited. 

Rivera Court

Create a pencil drawing to take home while taking a closer look at the collection. No experience is necessary. All supplies provided. For ages 6 - Adult (children ages 16 and younger should be accompanied by an adult). Capacity is limited. 

Drawing in the Galleries: Native American

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Friday, Nov 29, 2024
6 – 8:30 p.m.

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Sunday, Dec 1, 2024
12 – 4 p.m.

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Free with general admission

*General museum admission is FREE for residents of Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties.

Location:

In the Museum

5200 Woodward Ave
Detroit, MI 48202
United States

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Families Free Artmaking

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.  

Galleries

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.  

Drawing in the Galleries: Japanese & Korean Art and Indian & Southeast Asian Art

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Friday, Dec 6, 2024
6 – 8:30 p.m.

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Sunday, Dec 8, 2024
12 – 4 p.m.

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Free with general admission

*General museum admission is FREE for residents of Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties.

Location:

In the Museum

5200 Woodward Ave
Detroit, MI 48202
United States

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Families Free Artmaking

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. 

Indian and Southeast Asian Art

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. 

Drawing in the Galleries: 7 Mile + Livernois

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Friday, Dec 13, 2024
6 – 8:30 p.m.

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Sunday, Dec 15, 2024
12 – 4 p.m.

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Free with general admission

*General museum admission is FREE for residents of Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties.

Location:

In the Museum

5200 Woodward Ave
Detroit, MI 48202
United States

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Families Free Artmaking

Image: Tiff Massey, (American, b. 1982). Everyday Arsenal, 2018. Steel. Collection of the artist.

Create a pencil drawing to take home while taking a closer look at the work in the DIA's new installation, Tiff Massey: 7 Mile + Livernois. No experience necessary. All supplies provided. For ages 6 and up (children ages 12 and younger should be accompanied by an adult). 

Tiff Sculpture

Image: Tiff Massey, (American, b. 1982). Everyday Arsenal, 2018. Steel. Collection of the artist.

Create a pencil drawing to take home while taking a closer look at the work in the DIA's new installation, Tiff Massey: 7 Mile + Livernois. No experience necessary. All supplies provided. For ages 6 and up (children ages 12 and younger should be accompanied by an adult). 

Drawing in the Galleries: African American

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Friday, Dec 20, 2024
6 – 8:30 p.m.

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Sunday, Dec 22, 2024
12 – 4 p.m.

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Free with general admission

*General museum admission is FREE for residents of Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties.

Location:

In the Museum

5200 Woodward Ave
Detroit, MI 48202
United States

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Families Free Artmaking

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.  

Drawing

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.  

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