Art in the District
We’re thrilled to have two murals in the Detroit Design District at 2881 E Grand Blvd.
Rod Incredible & Chan Man Save Detroit mural by Tylonn J. Sawyer (above)
Detroit Playas mural by Tony Whlgn (below)
Our Permanent Collection
Crowd Pleaser 2023
Tony Whlgn
This artwork is a tribute to the Great Migration of black people from the South to the North in search of job opportunities in the auto industry in Detroit. The piece depicts the contrast between the opportunities available in the industry and the decline of the industry that eventually led to the drug trade in Detroit. The white vehicle in the artwork represents the trade and the phrase “Crowd Pleaser” symbolizes the admiration that drug dealers receive for their success.
Past Exhibitions
Petrichor
by Lisa Waud
petrichor is the word for the earthy scent produced when rain falls on dry soil. such is the sensory experience when, for just three days, the 16,000 square foot interior ground floor of detroit's historic boyer campbell factory floor was planted with green, lush grass.
ERGO <ITSELF>
by Paula Schubatis
Our most ambitious exhibition yet, Ergo <ITSELF> is a literal, tangible manifestation of the internal workings that drive Detroit-based interdisciplinary artist Paula Schubatis.
Curated in the historic Boyer Campbell Building, the exhibition takes over two floors of the industrial space, tirelessly crafted over two weeks by Schubatis and truly decades in the making.