A mobile has width, height, depth and parts that move. Gentle air currents keep the separate parts moving in graceful motion. Make a simple mobile using yarn, light-weight colorful board and markers.

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

Visit the DIA tent at the Detroit Kite Festival on Belle Isle State Park and create a simple kite that will really fly using colorful art materials and your own design.

Join the DIA activity tent at Art in the Park and create a tambourine. Learn about the history of this percussion instrument and make a simple version of your own.

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

Weaving is an ancient art form that dates back thousands of years and has been practiced by many cultures around the world.  Learn how to use a simple loom and make your own woven piece of art to take home.

In 2013, The Detroit All Star Revue paid tribute to the Motor City’s rich jazz legacy. A decade later, the great Marion Hayden returns to the Revue to curate another magical evening. This year’s program will take the audience on a musical journey that pays tribute to the Titans of Detroit Jazz, featuring the brightest stars on the scene today.

This event will feature Dave McMurray, A. Spencer Barefield, Isis Damily, Alvin Waddles, Thornetta Davis, and the Gabriel Brass Band (Detroit). 
 

Concert of Colors is metro Detroit’s free annual global music festival, an upbeat event celebrating diverse World music traditions-including the indigenous music of the Motor City. The festival also hosts the Forum on Community, Culture and Race, a series of conversations with artists, cultural and community leaders examining the role of the arts in overcoming social barriers.

For a complete schedule of Concert of Colors programs at the Detroit Institute of Arts and neighboring institutions visit the festival website.

Concert of Colors is produced through the partnership of  Culture Source, The Detroit Institute of Arts, Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, ACCESS,  University of Michigan – Detroit Center, Michigan Science Center, Detroit Historical Museum, College For Creative Studies, Hellenic Museum of Michigan, Third Man Records, Lowriders of Detroit, Science Gallery Detroit, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Midtown Inc., University of Michigan Dearborn, University of Michigan – Detroit, Arab American National Museum, WDET, The Scarab Club, International Institute of Metro Detroit and Marx Layne & Company.

Detroit trio Infinite River plays a sprawling, peaceful form of instrumental psychedelia that incorporates layers of soothing, gauzy guitar textures as well as harmonium and tanpura drones. The group's members are veterans of the Michigan music scene, having played in bands such as His Name Is Alive, Slumber Party, Detroit Cobras, and many others. The musicians released an album with folk troubadour Ethan Daniel Davidson as Seedsmen to the World before releasing their debut LP as Infinite River, Prequel, in 2023.

Concert of Colors is metro Detroit’s free annual global music festival, an upbeat event celebrating diverse World music traditions-including the indigenous music of the Motor City. The festival also hosts the Forum on Community, Culture and Race, a series of conversations with artists, cultural and community leaders examining the role of the arts in overcoming social barriers.

For a complete schedule of Concert of Colors programs at the Detroit Institute of Arts and neighboring institutions visit the festival website.

Concert of Colors is produced through the partnership of  Culture Source, The Detroit Institute of Arts, Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, ACCESS,  University of Michigan – Detroit Center, Michigan Science Center, Detroit Historical Museum, College For Creative Studies, Hellenic Museum of Michigan, Third Man Records, Lowriders of Detroit, Science Gallery Detroit, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Midtown Inc., University of Michigan Dearborn, University of Michigan – Detroit, Arab American National Museum, WDET, The Scarab Club, International Institute of Metro Detroit and Marx Layne & Company.

“Detroit’s Queen of the Blues” Thornetta Davis is a singer, songwriter and recording artist. Her strong voice, melodic command and smooth delivery have been wowing audiences around the world for over 30 years. Backed by a band of veteran Detroit musicians, she tells her stories with incredible delivery, always leaving her audiences wanting more.

Davis has shared the stage with legendary blues and R&B greats including as Ray Charles, Etta James, Buddy Guy, and more. She has received many awards, including “Living Lifetime Achievement Award” from the Detroit Blues Society, a star on the Canada South Blues Museum Walk of Fame, and in 2023, was named “Soul Blues Female Artist of the Year” at the Blues Music Awards.

Concert of Colors is metro Detroit’s free annual global music festival, an upbeat event celebrating diverse World music traditions-including the indigenous music of the Motor City. The festival also hosts the Forum on Community, Culture and Race, a series of conversations with artists, cultural and community leaders examining the role of the arts in overcoming social barriers.

For a complete schedule of Concert of Colors programs at the Detroit Institute of Arts and neighboring institutions visit the festival website.

Concert of Colors is produced through the partnership of  Culture Source, The Detroit Institute of Arts, Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, ACCESS,  University of Michigan – Detroit Center, Michigan Science Center, Detroit Historical Museum, College For Creative Studies, Hellenic Museum of Michigan, Third Man Records, Lowriders of Detroit, Science Gallery Detroit, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Midtown Inc., University of Michigan Dearborn, University of Michigan – Detroit, Arab American National Museum, WDET, The Scarab Club, International Institute of Metro Detroit and Marx Layne & Company.

Julian Marley is a British-Jamaican reggae musician, songwriter, producer, and humanitarian, and the son of reggae legend Bob Marley. His 1996 debut Lion in the Morning launched his musical career; in 2010 his album Awake won Best Album of the Year at the International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA). 

Concert of Colors is metro Detroit’s free annual global music festival, an upbeat event celebrating diverse World music traditions-including the indigenous music of the Motor City. The festival also hosts the Forum on Community, Culture and Race, a series of conversations with artists, cultural and community leaders examining the role of the arts in overcoming social barriers.

For a complete schedule of Concert of Colors programs at the Detroit Institute of Arts and neighboring institutions visit the festival website.

Concert of Colors is produced through the partnership of  Culture Source, The Detroit Institute of Arts, Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, ACCESS,  University of Michigan – Detroit Center, Michigan Science Center, Detroit Historical Museum, College For Creative Studies, Hellenic Museum of Michigan, Third Man Records, Lowriders of Detroit, Science Gallery Detroit, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Midtown Inc., University of Michigan Dearborn, University of Michigan – Detroit, Arab American National Museum, WDET, The Scarab Club, International Institute of Metro Detroit and Marx Layne & Company.