Detroit Institute of Arts Museum

Drawing in the Galleries: American

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Friday, Feb 28, 2025
6 – 8:30 p.m.

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Sunday, Mar 2, 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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In the Museum

5200 Woodward Ave
Detroit, MI 48202
United States

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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.

Drawing in the Galleries: Contemporary Art

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Friday, Feb 21, 2025
6 – 8:30 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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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 in Kresge Reception. 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 in Kresge Reception. 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: Arts of Africa

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Friday, Feb 14, 2025
6 – 8:30 p.m.

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Sunday, Feb 16, 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:

In the Museum

5200 Woodward Ave
Detroit, MI 48202
United States

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Families Adults Free Activities Artmaking Heritage Month

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.

Drawing in the Galleries: Great Hall

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Friday, Feb 7, 2025
6 – 8:30 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.

Location:

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.

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: 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.

Location:

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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*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.

Painted with Silk Artmaking Educator Workshop

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Friday, Jan 24, 2025
4 – 6 p.m.

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Free with registration

*Registration is FREE for educators in Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne Counties or those with an Educator Pass.

Location:

Art-Making Studio

5200 Woodward Ave
Detroit, MI 48202
United States

Educators Free Artmaking

During this workshop, teachers will experience an artmaking exercise replicable in the classroom. Participants will design an embroidery sample that can be transferred to muslin and filled using fabric markers. The design will be motivated by motifs found in the artworks featured in the exhibition Painted with Silk, such as family, history, botany, religion and domestic life. Prior to the artmaking, teachers will be led through the exhibition and participate in guided looking activities.

All educators are welcome. 2 State Continuing Education Clock Hours pending approval.

During this workshop, teachers will experience an artmaking exercise replicable in the classroom. Participants will design an embroidery sample that can be transferred to muslin and filled using fabric markers. The design will be motivated by motifs found in the artworks featured in the exhibition Painted with Silk, such as family, history, botany, religion and domestic life. Prior to the artmaking, teachers will be led through the exhibition and participate in guided looking activities.

All educators are welcome. 2 State Continuing Education Clock Hours pending approval.

Drawing in the Galleries: American

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Drawing in the Galleries: Contemporary Art

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Drawing in the Galleries: Arts of Africa

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Drawing in the Galleries: Great Hall

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Drawing in the Galleries: African American

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Drop-in Workshop: Adinkra Cloth

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Drop-in Workshop: Collage Portraits

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Drop-in Workshop: Wrist & Ankle Rattles

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Drop-in Workshop: Quilt Design

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Painted with Silk Artmaking Educator Workshop

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