Jennifer Gilbert is consigning major works to Sotheby’s, with proceeds to fund Lumana, the new Detroit arts nonprofit planned for Stanton Yards. The lineup includes Joan Mitchell and Kenneth Noland.

A $50M performing-arts complex on the Detroit–Grosse Pointe Park border is nearing completion, promising a mid‑400s‑seat theater and the Manoogian art gallery. Organizers are finalizing an opening schedule amid lingering permitting questions.

The DIA's Contemporary Anishinaabe Art survey closes this weekend after topping attendance projections; the museum is seeking to buy pieces and may tour the show.

Mayor Mary Sheffield's team will recruit a new arts director and is considering a standalone, budget-neutral culture office reporting to the mayor.

The Detroit Jazz Festival revealed its Sept. 4–7 lineup and named Joe Lovano artist‑in‑residence, setting up a Labor Day weekend stacked with legends and local homecomings.

Motown Museum opens 'Psychedelic Soul' in the Esther Gordy Edwards Centre, showcasing rare vinyl, vintage fashion and immersive installations from April 17 to Sept. 27, 2026.

A city-backed arts program will place up to 200 Detroit teens in paid summer roles, pairing creative training with workplace skills and a paycheck.

The Charles H. Wright Museum says federal and state aid is tapering and has asked the city for emergency support to avoid layoffs and reduced hours.

Interlochen Arts Academy students will perform with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra at Orchestra Hall on March 10 in a semiquincentennial program featuring a new Marsalis cello concerto and Reena Esmail’s RE|member.

Wayne State’s Reuther Library will house the Heidelberg Project’s nonprofit archive, preserving four decades of photos, records and community programming for research.

Howard Handler is stepping down as president of 313 Presents with a final day of March 31, 2026, capping a nearly seven‑year run leading Detroit’s top live‑music promoter. The company says the move is a planned transition.

Detroit celebrates Black History Month with a free event featuring City Historian Jamon Jordan and pianist Alvin Waddles; a mix of history lecture and musical performance at the Charles H. Wright Museum.

Tyree Guyton, creator of the Heidelberg Project, receives the 2026 Kresge Eminent Artist award, marking 40 years of his influential work in Detroit's art scene.