Art Crawl: Grand Blvd & Beyond

Celebrate the Boulevard's creativity by starting at Art Detroit Now's welcome center & info station, hosted by Jam Handy. Pick up a map, grab a water, use our barrier-free restroom, and meet local greeters who can guide your art adventure today.Check out the full Art Crawl schedule here!PARTICIPATING ART SPACES:- Art Detroit Now @ ​Jam ​Handy- AKOMA Art House & Dye Garden- Bags to Butterflies- BULK Space- Chloë Monroe Galleries- Dabls Mbad African Bead Museum- Detroit Fine Arts Breakfast Club Auction @ Jam Handy- Fiber Club* Pop Up- The Garage x Bryce Detroit- Gold Top Studios- Irwin House Gallery- Mouse Gallery- Oakland Ave Urban Farm & Agri-Arts Alley- Office Space Gallery- Photohouse- The Pioneer Building- PLAYGROUND Detroit- Someday- Spaysky Fine Art GalleryThis event is made possible with support from the Flourish Fund, a CultureSource program supported by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual ArtsSpecial thanks to Detroit Design District, Eightfold Collective, Signal-Return & Vanguard Community Development

The famed Pioneer building is proud to anchor the East end of the Grand Boulevard strip for Art Crawl! Over a dozen artist studios will open for a peak behind their process, in progress works, and art for sale.The Pioneer was converted into artist studios in 1994 by the Fracassa family and is home to a diverse group of artists, ranging in age from their 20s to their 90s. Some tenants have remained for decades, setting a community tone that fosters idea sharing and collaboration. This long-standing commitment to supporting artists highlights the Fracassa family's dedication, with the building currently housing over 40 artists including painters, printmakers, sculptors, and photographers.Check out the full Art Crawl schedule here!

Explore Dabls MBAD Bead Museum—the cornerstone of west Grand Bolveard. Shop a variety of bold & beautiful authentic African beads, stroll the recently unveiled City of Detroit Grand River Arts Alley and experience over 18 outdoor installations. Dabls will host an artist talk at 12pm today - register here!Dabls MBAD African Bead Museum in Detroit is a vivid, cultural landmark founded by artist Olayami Dabls in the late 1990s. Spanning nearly a full city block at Grand River and West Grand Blvd, the site features Dabls' use of raw materials like iron, stone, wood, and mirrors to tell ancestral stories. Through its immersive, nontraditional museum model—the MBAD museum offers a powerful vehicle for cultural healing, connection, and rediscovery of African heritage in Detroit.Check out the full Art Crawl schedule here!

Presenting the opening of "Mouse All Stars Show", a Pop-Up group exhibition showcasing 20 talented artists with works that are 12 x 14 or smaller.Mouse is an artist-run gallery in an old house in Detroit, MI. Founded in 2023, Mouse works to commission and exhibit new work from emerging artists, with a particular focus on practices that engage notions of intimacy and domesticity at small scales. The space itself is both domestic and intimate, with a gallery staged in a the unusual setting of a Michigan basement. Proximity to the work — and to other viewers — challenges traditional art-object and onlooker relationship.Check out the full Art Crawl schedule here!

Drop in for demo on Bags to Butterflies latest leather and wood tote! Shop a variety of handmade bags and accessories created by residents. Bags to Butterflies is dedicated to supporting women during metamorphosis. Located on campus of Oakland Avenue Urban Farm in Detroit, the Butterfly House provides transitional employment, skill-building, and a healing community to women during reentry. At the heart of the program is a belief in second chances—transforming both lives and materials through the reclaimed and beautifully crafted bags. Each handcrafted bag created and sold tells a personal story of resilience, hope, and growth. With compassion and purpose, Bags to Butterflies helps women take flight toward a brighter future.Check out the full Art Crawl schedule here!Generously supported by CultureSource's Flourish FundSpecial thanks to Eightfold Collective, Signal-Return & Vanguard Community Development

Join Chloe Monroe Galleries and Cafe Noir for “She Who Remembers,” an evocative dual exhibition exploring memory, identity, and the feminine gaze through mixed media and immersive installations.Nielle Whitehead weaves folklore imagery and vibrant colors into mesmerizing narratives of personal and collective history. Lujane Alawash interrogates displacement and belonging through layered paintings that mimic eroded landscapes and familial traces.Together, their works ask: “What is preserved? What is forgotten? And who holds the power to decide?”Proudly black woman-owned, Chloë Monroe Galleries provide a welcoming environment for art lovers to connect, appreciate, and celebrate the unique stories of Detroit. A community-focused art gallery showcasing local talent, we celebrate Detroit's vibrant culture through contemporary works by diverse artists.Chloë Monroe and Cafe Noir are neighbors, check out the art while your coffee gets brewed!Check out the full Art Crawl schedule here!Generously supported by CultureSource's Flourish FundSpecial thanks to Eightfold Collective, Signal-Return & Vanguard Community Development

Oakland Avenue Urban Farm is a cornerstone of Detroit’s North End—blending organic agriculture, cultural programming, and community empowerment across six acres of protected land. For Art Crawl, the farm's own Ms. Carol Trowell will be on site to show off their vibrant grounds and the City of Detroit Agri-Arts Alley. Recently unveiled, the Agri-Arts Alley features murals, native plantings, artist-designed infrastructure, and accessible access, resting in the middle of the Oakland Ave Urban Farm. Also visit neighbors Akoma Art House and Bags to Butterflies!Check out the full Art Crawl schedule here!Generously supported by CultureSource's Flourish FundSpecial thanks to Eightfold Collective, Signal-Return & Vanguard Community Development

Watch how wool is spun into yarn; experience a variety of fibers for spinning, a drum carder, a mini electric spinner, finished hand spun yarn.Bring your scraps of old fabric and cut offs of yarn from old projects to see it blended into new yarn.Drop in all day for Fiber Club*'s Art Crawl pop-up! Experience a range of fiber art processes presented by the Fiber Club* community. Watch and learn how to spin wool and fibers into yarn, see how to use acrylic paints with fabrics for quilting, experience digital synth weaving technology and how it correlates to woven fabric, and learn about dyed ikat warp. Come ready to learn and join in!Fiber Club* is a community of artists and creative practitioners in the Detroit metro area. Through monthly meetings and group exhibitions, Fiber Club* brings together people of all backgrounds, identities and ages who share one simple thing: curiosity and passion for fiber and textile-based processes. Check out the full Art Crawl schedule here!

Clean out your arts & crafts storage and drop off items to find new homes. Taking donations of fabric, yarn, tools, supplies and more. All are invited to find and take a new-to-you treasure! Always, our stuff swaps are completely free, and all remaining items will be donated to Arts & Scraps.    Drop in all day for Fiber Club*'s Art Crawl pop-up! Experience a range of fiber art processes presented by the Fiber Club* community. Watch and learn how to spin wool and fibers into yarn, see how to use acrylic paints with fabrics for quilting, experience digital synth weaving technology and how it correlates to woven fabric, and learn about dyed ikat warp. Come ready to learn and join in!Fiber Club* is a community of artists and creative practitioners in the Detroit metro area. Through monthly meetings and group exhibitions, Fiber Club* brings together people of all backgrounds, identities and ages who share one simple thing: curiosity and passion for fiber and textile-based processes. Check out the full Art Crawl schedule here!

Mirage, an exhibition co-curated by NOVA24's Mara Magyarosi-Laytner, Raymar, and Tryst Red, explores the vast qualities that experimental photography can hold. Featuring Detroit artists in conjunction with national & international artists, Mirage expands the boundaries of traditional lens-based material expectations to prove that there is more to this medium than meets the eye. Meet us at Office Space Gallery on Sunday, July 20th as a part Art Crawl for an artist opening from 11am-4pm as well as a performance by Graham Cassano at 2pm.NOVA24 Photo + Film Festival creates a platform to connect Detroit photographers and filmmakers with the world. The annual festival, now in it's second year, was established to connect the innovators of Detroit's lens based industry by creating opportunities for exhibitions, film screens, artists talks, workshops, and more.Featured Indoor Exhibition ArtistsSierra Aguilar | Website InstagramKiwi Barranco | Website InstagramLo Braden | Website InstagramGraham Cassano | Website Erin Dvorak Clark | Website InstagramJohn Carlson | Website Brianna Dowd | Website InstagramHeather Gardner | Website InstagramConner Gordon | Website InstagramDavid Hebb | Website InstagramJaclyn Iskow | Website InstagramAlice Jackson-Clark | Website InstagramTakeisha Jefferson | Website InstagramAndy Mattern | Website InstagramShanna Merola | Website InstagramAshlyn Murphy | Website InstagramGinger Owen | Website Madeline Riggs | Website InstagramAdriana Sapia | Website InstagramTaryn Smith | Website InstagramCrystal Tursich | Website InstagramMartin Venezky | Website InstagramGwen Walstrand | Website InstagramEmily Wiethorn | Website InstagramCheck out the full Art Crawl schedule here! 

Olayami Dabls has worked as a visual story teller using a wide range of materials for more than 45 years. In the late 1990s, he came to Grand River and West Grand Blvd with a vision to create a space for his community to understand the immense power of their African heritage. Come celebrate this cornerstone of Grand Blvd with an artist walk, hearing directly from Dabls about theiron, rock, wood and mirrors he uses as primary building blocks to tell ancestral stories.  Check out the full Art Crawl schedule here!

Stop by for a special Sunday brunch and enjoy “Endless Summer” at the gallery! Enjoy griddle waffles (build your own style), and yummy brunch spread alongside breakfast beverages and fresh juice bar. All ages welcome to attend.This is the LAST CHANCE to see “Endless Summer” by Frank Lepkowski, a reflective solo exhibition exploring memory, digital noise, and personal nostalgia through layered, handcrafted works. Blending custom software with analog techniques like embroidery and textile collage, Lepkowski captures fleeting moments of warmth and introspection.PLAYGROUND DETROIT is a contemporary art gallery and creative talent agency dedicated to supporting emerging local artists. The gallery’s mission is to provide a platform for the city's next-generation artists to grow their careers and gain national recognition. Through a combination of engaging exhibitions, curated events, and a focus on innovative, diverse artistic voices, PLAYGROUND DETROIT brings fresh perspectives to the contemporary art scene.Check out the full Art Crawl schedule here!

Spaysky Fine Art Gallery is proud to anchor the South West end of Art Crawl! We'll be firing up the grill and hosting a closing reception for Mariam Ezzat's solo exhibition. Featuring three sculptures, processed and arranged by the artist over the past three years. Built from a wide array of materials and objects and charged with personal meanings, the pieces come together to form loose figurative structures that evoke complicated characterizations. These three-dimensional portraits radiate internal lives, layered pasts, private narratives, and shifting identities, exploring the relationship between the body and the objects that adorn or surround it.Check out the full Art Crawl schedule here!

The MIRRORED TABLE: Ash & HoneyThis is a ticketed brunch, art & live music experience hosted by and presented in partnership with Mirrored Glass and Mr. Eat Right (Chef Steve Couch). This immersive event is a fundraiser featuring a pop-up visual art exhibition, harp and DJ musical collaboration, and curated Chef's Table,  bringing together Detroit's creative community to honor our connections and, in turn, to give back from a place of abundance.Tickets are limited but ALL ARE WELCOME. Learn more and get tix: https://mirrored-table.eventbrite.comCheck out the full Art Crawl schedule here!Irwin House Gallery's mission is to serve, invigorate, and strengthen West End Detroit neighborhoods and the Greater Detroit art community. Through exhibitions, projects, and programs supporting local talent, Irwin House invites the global art world to experience and contribute to the cultural wealth of our great city.

Stop by The Garage for a pop-up of Bryce Detroit's ROAD WORK brand and an artist meet and greet. Bryce Detroit is an Afrofuturist artist, producer, and cultural architect that uses arts and cultural programming as mechanisms for world-building. Founder of The Garage, active since 2014, the space serves as a portal to a world where radical imagination rooted in ancestral literacy is the guiding force and as a critical piece of a burgeoning, neighborhood-rooted cultural and economic infrastructure. "Road Work" is Bryce Detroit's multi-pronged public arts project, which includes a “The Hood is Closed to Gentrifiers” at The Shephard, has also had iterations across Turtle Island provoking dialogues on the historical context of gentrification while uplifting 21st century trailblazers. Check out the full Art Crawl schedule here! Generously supported by CultureSource's Flourish FundSpecial thanks to Eightfold Collective, Signal-Return & Vanguard Community Development

Gold Top Studios is a collaborative art studio located in the historic Fisher Building. For Art Crawl, stop by this gem of Detroit and ride 4 floors up to Gold Top's drop-in photograhy and live painting demos. Featuring artists Michael Polakowski, Sarah Rice, Habacuc Bessiake, John Sippel, Brooke Hitchcock, Gretchen Altenberger, Ed Irmen, Ben Fraser, Joey Salamon, Kate Sippel, and Ivan Montoya.Check out the full Art Crawl schedule here! 

Anyone who can tie a knot can participate in this live demonstration of how to prepare an Ikat weaving warp. Visitors can tie ikat resists to create an unplanned, emergent community pattern.                                                       Drop in all day for Fiber Club*'s Art Crawl pop-up! Experience a range of fiber art processes presented by the Fiber Club* community. Watch and learn how to spin wool and fibers into yarn, see how to use acrylic paints with fabrics for quilting, experience digital synth weaving technology and how it correlates to woven fabric, and learn about dyed ikat warp. Come ready to learn and join in!Fiber Club* is a community of artists and creative practitioners in the Detroit metro area. Through monthly meetings and group exhibitions, Fiber Club* brings together people of all backgrounds, identities and ages who share one simple thing: curiosity and passion for fiber and textile-based processes. Check out the full Art Crawl schedule here!

Jeff will have his 'network weavings' on hand, along with a related video synth piece on a CRT monitor.                                  Drop in all day for Fiber Club*'s Art Crawl pop-up! Experience a range of fiber art processes presented by the Fiber Club* community. Watch and learn how to spin wool and fibers into yarn, see how to use acrylic paints with fabrics for quilting, experience digital synth weaving technology and how it correlates to woven fabric, and learn about dyed ikat warp. Come ready to learn and join in!Fiber Club* is a community of artists and creative practitioners in the Detroit metro area. Through monthly meetings and group exhibitions, Fiber Club* brings together people of all backgrounds, identities and ages who share one simple thing: curiosity and passion for fiber and textile-based processes. Check out the full Art Crawl schedule here!

Meet us at Office Space Gallery at 2pm for a performance by Graham Cassano. Mirage, an exhibition co-curated by NOVA24's Mara Magyarosi-Laytner, Raymar, and Tryst Red, explores the vast qualities that experimental photography can hold. Featuring Detroit artists in conjunction with national & international artists, Mirage expands the boundaries of traditional lens-based material expectations to prove that there is more to this medium than meets the eye. NOVA24 Photo + Film Festival creates a platform to connect Detroit photographers and filmmakers with the world. The annual festival, now in it's second year, was established to connect the innovators of Detroit's lens based industry by creating opportunities for exhibitions, film screens, artists talks, workshops, and more.Check out the full Art Crawl schedule here!  

Join BULK Space for a PLAY DAY, where guests can create and play with their very own photo filters. All materials and cameras provided to play with at BULK Space's Media Lab✨📸BULK Space is a nonprofit arts organization dedicated to supporting Detroit's cultural landscape by serving as a creative hub and network for artists, curators, and arts enthusiasts. BULK specializes in uplifting marginalized artists and fostering underrepresented artistic practices by offering equitable access to resources including studio residencies, a fully equipped Media Lab, workshops, exhibitions, publications, and public programs. 

Learn how to use acrylic paint and paint markers on fabrics for quilting. Amy will demonstrate her process and allow for plenty of time for visitors to play and find their vibe painting on fabric.                Drop in all day for Fiber Club*'s Art Crawl pop-up! Experience a range of fiber art processes presented by the Fiber Club* community. Watch and learn how to spin wool and fibers into yarn, see how to use acrylic paints with fabrics for quilting, experience digital synth weaving technology and how it correlates to woven fabric, and learn about dyed ikat warp. Come ready to learn and join in!Fiber Club* is a community of artists and creative practitioners in the Detroit metro area. Through monthly meetings and group exhibitions, Fiber Club* brings together people of all backgrounds, identities and ages who share one simple thing: curiosity and passion for fiber and textile-based processes. Check out the full Art Crawl schedule here!

Sophia is bringing her latest Disruptive Camo work developed in the last year and will talk about her inspiration and process.                Drop in all day for Fiber Club*'s Art Crawl pop-up! Experience a range of fiber art processes presented by the Fiber Club* community. Watch and learn how to spin wool and fibers into yarn, see how to use acrylic paints with fabrics for quilting, experience digital synth weaving technology and how it correlates to woven fabric, and learn about dyed ikat warp. Come ready to learn and join in!Fiber Club* is a community of artists and creative practitioners in the Detroit metro area. Through monthly meetings and group exhibitions, Fiber Club* brings together people of all backgrounds, identities and ages who share one simple thing: curiosity and passion for fiber and textile-based processes. Check out the full Art Crawl schedule here!

ART X DANCE with Urban OrganicHeld in partnership with Urban Organic -  the organization that brings you the annual Detroit Diaspora Day Party and the DJ Selektor Series - this installment is the kick-off for more great outdoor collaborations to come! Featuring dancing, visual arts, and Detroit-made cultural offerings. Check out the full Art Crawl schedule here!Irwin House Gallery's mission is to serve, invigorate, and strengthen West End Detroit neighborhoods and the Greater Detroit art community. Through exhibitions, projects, and programs supporting local talent, Irwin House invites the global art world to experience and contribute to the cultural wealth of our great city.

Drop in to renowned local artist and recent Kresge recipent Donald Calloway's studio. Donald Calloway is an interdisciplinary artist known for transforming found objects into powerful mixed-media works that explore memory, identity, and place. Raised in Jefferson Chalmers, he studied at the College for Creative Studies and has exhibited for over 30 years at venues including the Charles H. Wright Museum and the Detroit Institute of Arts. His signature “Blue Baby” series and long-running “Cheap Wine & Chicken” show reflect a deeply personal and community-rooted practice. In 2025, Calloway was awarded a prestigious Kresge Artist Fellowship in Visual Arts, recognizing his enduring impact on Detroit’s cultural landscape.Check out the full Art Crawl schedule here!

Someday Detroit, the fresh gallery‑bakery hybrid, presents the final day to view Chrysalis, a thematic visual art exhibition co-curated by neighbors & founders Jantaé’ Spinks and Samuel Trotter. Don't miss their conversation with Kelli Morgan talk closing out Art Crawl!Through the transformational metaphor Chrysalis, the exhibition interrogates themes of emergence, memory, visibility, and collective archive-making, centering underrepresented and Black artistic voices working within and beyond Detroit. Guests can also expect refreshing tea, an assortment of handcrafted culinary treats, and a refreshing sense of hospitality & care.Someday is a creative studio merging visual and culinary art to craft hospitality. Its model is built on two pillars: visual art production for commercial clients and a brick-and-mortar fine art gallery/bakery. Known for collaborations with GQ, Carhartt WIP, BasBlue, and DPSCD, Someday curates global perspectives while maintaining an inclusive, accessible culinary program with commercial catering.Check out the full Art Crawl schedule here!

Detroit Fine Arts Breakfast Club (DFABC) is thrilled to present a special Pop-Up Art Auction featuring dynamic emerging local artists. Inviting collectors, art lovers, and first-time buyers alike to experience the energy and authenticity of Detroit’s creative voices, with an opportunity to place bids and take home original and affordable works of art.Attendees will also get the chance to hear from a panel moderated by Nas Sorrell, curator at neighboring Chloe Monroe Galleries on how to build a personal collection, the role collectors play in sustaining local artists and why now is the time to invest in Detroit’s creative future.Check out the full Art Crawl schedule here!

Photohouse is holding down the West Grand Blvd with a music x art hybrid, featuring a cypher and exhibition on their second floor. Hear from host Xavier Cuevas aka Barelyhispanic, a Detroit-born lens based visual artist whose work showcases his love for friends, home, and his Puerto Rican heritage.

An engaging and insightful talk with Black Artist Archive's own Dr. Kelli Morgan and Someday's visionaries Jantae and Sam, curators of the exhibition on view, "Chrysalis". All attendees who RSVP will receive complimentary treats fresh from the ​bakery! Black Artist Archive safeguards the legacies and cultural histories of Detroit's Black artists by archiving under recognized collections and ensuring their accessibility through stewardship, exhibitions, and education.Someday is a creative studio merging visual and culinary art to craft hospitality. Its model is built on two pillars: visual art production for commercial clients and a brick-and-mortar fine art gallery/bakery. Known for collaborations with GQ, Carhartt WIP, BasBlue, and DPSCD, Someday curates global perspectives while maintaining an inclusive, accessible culinary program with commercial catering.Check out the full Art Crawl schedule here!