Detroit Office of Arts, Culture and Entrepreneurship, (Detroit ACE) partners with Art Impact Connect and the Marygrove Conservancy on a special murals event
- Event is part of Detroit’s Month of Design Festival Detroit Youth Choir will open event
The event, a panel discussion and performance, will explore the media, motivations, and messaging behind mural-making in Metro Detroit with muralists Dr. Hubert Massey and Ijania Cortez and art historian Deborah Lubera Kawsky.
The panel discussion will address issues such as the motivations behind mural-making, the role of murals in enacting positive change in the community; and the importance of preserving/restoring murals as evidence of Detroit’s rich design legacy. Mural imagery by Dr. Massey, Cortez and Girard will document the diversity of mural media; various processes and styles; achievement of fascinating visual and conceptual juxtapositions.
Rochelle Riley, Director of Arts and Culture for the City and head of the Detroit ACE Office, will introduce the event, beginning with an inspiring performance by the Detroit Youth Choir, which featured Massey’s Power to the People mural in their 2020 music video “Glory.”
The event runs from 2 to 4PM on Sunday September 18 at the Marygrove Conservancy Theatre. It is co-sponsored by the Marygrove Conservancy, Detroit ACE and Art Impact Connect and is an official part of the Detroit Month of Design festival, programmed by Detroit Design Core Detroit. Month of Design celebrates the city’s status as an UNESCO City of Design. The event is free, but registration is required via Eventbrite at: https://bit.ly/mindofamuralist.
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