Programs — Detroit, Michigan

Detroit

Detroit has a deep bench of working artists and a public school system that has spent two decades cutting art. The branch libraries are still open, still free and in the neighborhood. That is where we teach.

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5 branch libraries

20 students per class, maximum

4–18 ages welcome, grouped by age

Admissions

First come, first served.

Classes cap at 20 students so every child gets real time with the artist. There is no application, no fee and no audition.

Fall term begins: Week of September 29
Term length: 30 weeks, weekly classes

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Schedules

Find your library.

Every class is held inside a Detroit Public Library branch. Term runs Sept 29 – June 12. Registration required.

Elmwood Park

550 CHENE ST · DETROIT, MI 48207

Resident artist Stephanie Mae Howells

Thursdays 4:30 – 5:30 pm Ages 4–7

Saturdays 1:30 – 2:30 pm Ages 8–12

Lincoln

1221 E 7 MILE RD · DETROIT, MI 48203

Resident artist Amber Abboud

Mondays 4:30 – 5:30 pm Ages 4–12

Saturdays 2:00 – 3:00 pm Ages 13–18

Duffield

2507 W GRAND BLVD · DETROIT, MI 48208

Resident artist Chloé River

Tuesdays 5:00 – 6:00 pm Ages 4–12

Thursdays 5:00 – 6:00 pm Ages 13–18

Sherwood Forest

7117 W 7 MILE RD · DETROIT, MI 48221

Resident artist Olivia Eshe Holt

Saturdays 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Ages 4–8

Wednesdays 4:00 – 5:00 pm Ages 8–13

Main

5201 WOODWARD AVE · DETROIT, MI 48202

Resident artist Irene Perez

Tuesdays 1:00 – 2:00 pm Ages 4–12

Thursdays 4:00 – 5:00 pm Ages 8–12

“Every kid here already makes something. We just gave it a room and a Wednesday.”

— Resident Teaching Artist, Detroit

Funders

Who funds Detroit.

Detroit Supporters

Detroit Industrial School Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan Kronlund Foundation Skillman Foundation Worthington Family Foundation National Endowment for the Arts