by The Carr Center | Apr 7, 2021 | Meet The Artist
I was born in Chicago and raised in West Michigan. I attended UM Ann Arbor, and received degrees in both Political Science and Studio Art in 2014. After college I moved to Detroit, joined Riopelle Artists’ Collective, and helped found the Michigan Student Power...
by The Carr Center | Apr 7, 2021 | Meet The Artist
My name is Nelly Kate [she/her]. I grew up in the American South, where I centered my practice on engaging the public with the urban scape through site-specific interventions oral history, interactive A/V sculpture, and itinerant walks. I’m an MFA candidate in...
by The Carr Center | Apr 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
On December 4th of last year, Detroit lost a literary giant.The New York Times wrote, “Naomi Long Madgett, the longtime poet laureate of Detroit was as well known for publishing the work of others as she was for her own verse.”A gifted poet, publisher, educator and...
by The Carr Center | Apr 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
The Gathering Orchestra, the Carr Center’s critically acclaimed young, professional artist development fellowship program, under the direction of our Resident Artist in Jazz, Professor Rodney Whitaker, will begin a new Detroit Residency at Detroit School of Arts this...
by The Carr Center | Apr 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
The Carr Center is thrilled to Livestream the National Endowment for the Arts 2021 Jazz Masters Tribute Concert, in collaboration with SFJAZZ. This special online-only concert will honor the 2021 NEA Jazz Masters — Albert “Tootie” Heath, Terri Lyne...
