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Two textured wall art pieces: left, a person in a brown coat and hat; right, a person in blue pouring tea into a cup. Both wear sunglasses and jewelry, with bold colors and 3D, sculpted surfaces.

by Alison Cuddy | August 14, 2026

Kalamazoo: Great Name, Terrific Art Scene About a two-and-a-half hour drive from downtown Chicago and an almost straight shot west of the Lake Michigan community of South Haven, a legacy of cultural renown remains a part of Kalamazoo’s identity.

Two abandoned, orange-painted houses with damaged roofs stand in a grassy, empty field. Some leafless trees surround the houses, and a few distant homes are visible in the background under a cloudy sky.

by Steve Panton | August 13, 2026

From Heidelberg to the Good Shepherd: Art, Space and the Right to the City in Detroit Artists need space to create and display their work. As regimes of capital accumulation emerge, they transform the economies of this space and, in turn, transform how artists create.

A woman in a maroon dress sits on a black folding chair on a rocky beach, looking over her shoulder. Two more black chairs are nearby, one upright and one toppled, with blue sky and calm sea in the background.

by K.A. Letts | February 10, 2026

Robert Schefman’s Paintings Turn Realism Toward Existential Unease In the exhibition at David Klein Gallery in Ferndale, Michigan, the artist maintains his willed belief in the power of the illusionistic painted image.

by Elly Fishman | November 10, 2025

Nick Cave’s “Amalgam (Origin)” Looms Over the Frederik Meijer Gardens Slate gray and twenty-six-feet tall, it rises against the western Michigan treetops like something otherworldly.

by K.A. Letts | October 10, 2025

Ryan Standfest Paints a Post-Industrial Parable in Detroit The artist's solo exhibition at Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center shows paintings and prints depicting derelict architecture within enigmatic landscapes.

by K.A. Letts | July 31, 2025

Dotting Sensation: A Review of Carlo Vitale at NCRC Rotunda Gallery at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

by K.A. Letts | June 6, 2025

Everywhere All at Once: A Review of “David Hockney—Perspective Should Be Reversed” at Grand Rapids Art Museum

by K.A. Letts | January 21, 2025

Herstories of Clay: A Review of “Making Her Mark” at Flint Institute of Arts

by K.A. Letts | November 25, 2024

Detroit Art History: A Review of “How We Make the Planet Move” at Cranbrook Art Museum

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