GIRLHOOD

GIRLHOOD

GIRLHOOD invites us to reflect on youth with a sense of distance and clarity. Girlhood is often viewed through an innocent lens, reminiscing on the bows in our hair and ballet flats covering painted toes. However, these depictions frequently overlook the diversity of...
Arts Industry Talk: Nonprofit Arts and Culture

Arts Industry Talk: Nonprofit Arts and Culture

Join us for an engaging panel discussion featuring industry professionals as they delve into the complexities and opportunities within nonprofit arts and culture. This conversation will explore career pathways in the sector, opportunities and challenges in nonprofit...
Poetry Workshop

Poetry Workshop

DAM x MOCAD invite you to dive into creativity at our Poetry Workshop led by Jassmine Parks, Staff Writer at InsideOut Literary Arts! What to Expect: Explore the stunning works in the current exhibition GIRLHOOD at MOCAD, and let the art inspire your own poetry....
ARTISTS SUPPORT DAM: A Flood Emergency Support Fundraiser

ARTISTS SUPPORT DAM: A Flood Emergency Support Fundraiser

The outpouring of support from our artists and community has been incredible, with so many reaching out asking how they can help DAM recover from the recent flood. We are thrilled to announce a special Flood Support Fundraiser event! Join us Sunday, March 30, from 3–5...
Featured Artist: Nina Ashraf

Featured Artist: Nina Ashraf

Nina Ashraf is a Pakistani-American artist who migrated to the US 30 years ago. Her art is influenced both by the artistic heritage of her birth country and her chosen home: a dance between eastern sensibilities and western ideals. Her art explores history and...

A Note to Our Community

On January 24, our building experienced a significant flood, which caused damage to our facilities and infrastructure. We are working closely with our landlords and insurance providers to assess the full extent of the damage and determine next steps. We are relieved...
2024 Noel Night

2024 Noel Night

Experience the magic of Noel Night! Join us in Midtown Detroit and the Cultural Center districts with over 50 venues, live performances, delicious food, and endless fun; there’s something for everyone. Celebrate diverse holiday traditions and soak up the festive...
2024 Art for the Holidays

2024 Art for the Holidays

          Detroit Artists Market (DAM) is excited to present this year’s Art for the Holidays, Michigan’s original and longest-running holiday art market! This festive event showcases one-of-a-kind gifts for everyone on your shopping list,...
Nest: A Reflection of Safe Spaces

Nest: A Reflection of Safe Spaces

Nest: A Reflection of Safe Spaces delves into the profound human need for sanctuary—places where one feels nurtured, loved, accepted, and shielded from harm. Drawing inspiration from the protective instincts of mother birds who diligently build nests to safeguard...
Featured Artist Marie Awn

Featured Artist Marie Awn

Marie Awn received her BFA from Wayne State University while working as a makeup artist. After a decades long career in the makeup industry, Marie decided to leave that path to pursue her lifelong dream of being a painter. “My current paintings depict the human form...
Detroit Lens: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow

Detroit Lens: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow

 Explore the incredible world of Detroit photographers past, present and future. Through the eyes of these artists, our own eyes are opened to the extraordinary. Detroit has a rich history in art and documentary photography to which new makers are continually adding....
DAM Gala 8

DAM Gala 8

  The DAM Gala Art Auction returns for an evening of community, connection, and creativity! AUCTION IS LIVE!  Register and start bidding at the link below. Register to Bid Join us for the DAM Gala Art Auction on Saturday, October 19, 2024, from 6-9pm! This night...
Featured Artist: Tsiuri Chachua

Featured Artist: Tsiuri Chachua

      Tsiuri Chachua.is a Georgian (the country in Eastern Europe) artist currently living in Michigan. Chachua uses color and brushstroke to express her beliefs, hope and love. She sees her art as the performance she leaves behind on this stage called...
Hot DAM! the Detroit Artists Market Annual juried by Katie Pfohl

Hot DAM! the Detroit Artists Market Annual juried by Katie Pfohl

      “Working across many different media, cultures, and contexts, the artists selected for this year’s Hot DAM! The Detroit Artist Market Annual capture the city’s incredible artistic energy. Facing a time of transformation in Detroit and beyond, they...
2024 Summer Block Party

2024 Summer Block Party

DAM’s Summer Block Party returns on Saturday, July 27 from noon to 5 pm! This dynamic outdoor art showcase draws hundreds of visitors throughout the day and provides a vital platform for local artists to exhibit and sell their work to a wide audience. It also...
Poetry & Performance

Poetry & Performance

Join us at DAM on Friday, June 28th, from 5 to 8 pm for a night of poetry and performance! It is also the last weekend to check out I’ll Be Your Mirror, organized by MR/QD.   FEATURED PERFORMERS: Deidre D.S. SENSE Smith Deidre D.S.SENSE Smith is a Detroit native...
Featured Artist: Susan Santoro

Featured Artist: Susan Santoro

      Santoro is a Detroit based multi-media artist, currently specializing in soft sculpture. Prior to soft sculpture, fiber and glass work were her fields of choice. Having attended CCS, her skill in craft has been honed over the years into what is on...
I’ll Be Your Mirror: Reflections of the Contemporary Queer

I’ll Be Your Mirror: Reflections of the Contemporary Queer

I’ll Be Your Mirror explores the mirroring relationship between art and self as well as art and communities, highlighting the role of art in achieving personal visibility and social connection. Art reveals who we are and the mirroring power of art is key to...
Featured Artist: Lori Ellsworth

Featured Artist: Lori Ellsworth

      As an Artist living and working in beautiful Michigan, I find inspiration in the natural surroundings and its people. My main medium of choice is painting using oil and acrylic, as it allows me to explore my creativity and brings my visions to...
The Ins & Outs of Art Collecting

The Ins & Outs of Art Collecting

Join us for a series of programs on fine art collecting, coinciding with the current exhibition Out of the Vault, Into the Light, curated by Leslie Graves. The How’s & Why’s of Fine Art Collecting | April 27, 2024  at 2 PM Panelists:  Cydney Camp, Artist Dr....
Out of the Vault, Into the Light

Out of the Vault, Into the Light

Take a look into what others are collecting! The collector’s exhibition, Out of the Vault, Into the Light, features rarely seen artworks from private collections of several local art enthusiasts. In addition, a limited number of original works by the...
Artist Talk | 2024 CCS Scholarship Awards & Exhibition

Artist Talk | 2024 CCS Scholarship Awards & Exhibition

Join us on Saturday, March, 16th at 1 PM for an artist talk with scholarship finalists of the 2024 Annual Scholarship Awards & Exhibition, featuring CCS. Long time exhibition sponsor, John F. Korachis, moderates a lively panel discussion with the exhibiting...
Third Spaces of the Anthropocene | Programs

Third Spaces of the Anthropocene | Programs

Virtual Discussion + Reading Group In this highly interactive discussion and reading group we will create a community of inquiry to relate the artworks in Third Spaces of the Anthropocene to contemporary ecological issues. The approach will be broadly inspired by...
Hot DAM! the Detroit Artists Market Annual, juried by Mario Moore

Hot DAM! the Detroit Artists Market Annual, juried by Mario Moore

“I am honored to jury Hot DAM! the Detroit Artists Market Annual with such a wide group of exceptional work. This show is a reminder of the talented array of artist within Detroit that keep exploring new means and methods within their practice. I am thankful to the...
In Other Words: Reimagining writing beyond language

In Other Words: Reimagining writing beyond language

September 22 – October 21, 2023       Ordinarily, writing shares ideas by translating them into arrangements of symbols that can be understood by applying the rules of a language. The artists in this show transcend the usual ways writing communicates by...
Extended Limb

Extended Limb

Extended Limb, curated by Detroit-based trans-media artist Holliday Martindale, delves into symbiotic relationships between art and contemporary technology. The participating artists use technology as an extension of themselves and/or as a medium. Artificial...
DAM Summer Block Party

DAM Summer Block Party

Saturday, August 12, 2023           Celebrate the end of summer with DAM at our second Block Party! This one-day art fair, held in the parking lot behind the gallery, features artwork created exclusively by DAM members. Join us for a fun day...