Events

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 12 and younger should be accompanied by an adult). Capacity is limited. Learn more

Celebrate the final week of Contemporary Anishinaabe Art: A Continuation with a Hip-Hop showcase featuring projections of animated works by Konstance Patton Ke-nee-go-keshek and Jonathan Thunder, along with performances by rappers KHALFANI and Thomas X. Highlighting shared experiences of Native and Black Americans, each featured artist presents Hip-Hop as a powerful, culturally enriching, and uplifting creative force

Detroit Poet Laureate Jessica Care Moore and award-winning illustrator Dare Coulter bring their poetic visual masterpiece to life in an interactive crown-making workshop, poetry reading, book signing, and writing workshop for children ages 12 and under. Be ready to have fun, create art, use your imagination, and dream big! (90 minutes) The DIA Pop-Up Shop

Blues and boogie-woogie pianist Mark Lincoln Braun has become one of the premier purveyors of a vanishing art. Having learned his craft firsthand from the early masters, he is a rare living link to the first generation of blues and boogie pianists. Steeped in the rich legacy of this tremendously exciting music, Mr. Braun studied

Part two of the Midtown Jazz Crawl concert series features the Rodney Whitaker Detroit-Chicago-Philly Group. Entertaining the audience with delightful melodies from a variety of jazz standards and original compositions from the past and present, Rodney will be accompanied by renowned East Coast and Midwest musicians, including Tim Warfield – tenor saxophone, Dwight Adams –

The Art of the Dandy: Fashion as Portraiture is a workshop where participants explore identity and self-expression through mixed-media collage. Inspired by the tradition of dandyism, visitors will combine fashion imagery, paint, and texture to create bold, expressive portraits on canvas. Learn More Here

In this two-hour session led by a DIA Artmaking Studio Instructor, you’ll learn the basics of relief printmaking and create a portfolio of up to 10 prints to take home. Explore handling basic printmaking tools and experiment with a variety of subtractive and additive techniques using materials such as foam, rubber, cardboard, and more. Advance

Create a pencil drawing to take home while exploring the collection up close. No experience is necessary, and all supplies are provided. For ages 6 and up (children 16 and under must be accompanied by an adult). Space is limited. Learn More Here 

Join the DIA and the Friends of Asian Arts and Cultures (FAAC) in celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! In conjunction with the AAPI Celebration in the DIA’s Auditorium on the same day, you’re invited to meet locally based Asian American visual artists in the Great Hall, view their work, and gain insights into their

Experience a dynamic blend of Indian cultural traditions through music, dance, storytelling, and interactive art. Great Hall will come alive from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. with colorful Rangoli displays, intricate henna artistry, artist showcases, and more—offering immersive opportunities to engage with India’s creative heritage. The highlight of the day is a captivating narrative journey across India’s