Event Profiles

EVENT PROFILES

From Blank Canvas to Work of Art

An art competition spanning 18 days and three square miles of city, with prizes totaling nearly $500,000 going to artists voted on by the public via mobile devices and the Web.

This was the unique canvas ArtPrize creator Rick DeVos presented...>>

Volunteer Valedictorians

Michigan Meetings + Events

Companies giving back to the...>>

The Stafford Memorial Dinner

Saying an event was planned by a bunch of amateurs is usually an insult, but in the case of the Stafford Memorial Dinner it’s merely descriptive. Each...>>

Social Media Rocks Detroit

Imagine hosting an event attended by more than 1,500 people, that didn’t cost you anything to advertise and attracted so many sponsors you had to turn some away.

What sounds like a dream was a reality, and a testament to the power of...>>

Three's a Crowd

When the Detroit Creative Corridor Center (DC3) was established in 2010, the goal was to bring together a plentiful but widespread design community in a way that would not...>>

Friends of African and African American Art 50th Anniversary Celebration

A young president, political uncertainty and changing race relations: The year was 1962, and a lot was happening in America.

Among the noteworthy events that year in Michigan was the formation of the African Art Gallery Committee at the...>>