Friday June 15th 7p -12a

"Jazz and Cigars"

Brought to you by Corktown Jazz in Paradise

Host Styron Batchelor (Poetic)

Artist Performing:

Robert McCarther Vocalists

The Fabulous Naima Shamborguer Vocalist

Marion Hayden Bass
Vincent Bowens Tenor Sax
Dwight Adams Trumpet
Kamau Kenyatta Piano
Djallo Djakate Drums

Emerging Artist Marketplace - Hosted By Brian Raynard Nickson...Detroit Metro Times Best Visual Artist, and also a member of the Detroit Fine Arts Breakfast Club.

Mahogany Cigars ~, Smokey G's Smoke House ~ Conversations Media Group

#BLACKiD Art Exhibition Opening
Friday, June 15th
$10 Admission

Music by DJ Too Cool Tom

Performance by Armani Monté

The Carr Center Gallery Member Preview: 6pm-7pm
Open to the Public: 7pm
Performances: 8pm - 11pm

#BLACKiD will be the second installment of the Black Identity art exhibition curated by Laura Gibson of Chiliad Creatives and Don Dudley of FOiR in concert with The Carr Center Gallery. Black Identity celebrates and investigates the many intersections of black culture such as sex, music, politics, racism and all aspects of the diasporic lineage of Black people. The exhibition features a diverse range of artists spanning a variety of mediums comprised of Detroit based artists.

The opening of the exhibition will be Friday, June 15th from 6 - 11pm at The Carr Center Gallery downtown Detroit on Woodward Avenue. The opening will feature live performances, complimentary beverages and refreshments, as well as the opportunity to network amongst Detroit's creative culture.

#BLACKiD will be on display for a month following the opening night until July 13th.

For additional details questions or concerns please contact below:

Don Dudley / don@foir.life

Laura Gibson / chiliadcreatives@gmail.com

ProjectArt transforms public libraries into vital cultural hubs through artist residencies where contemporary artists teach free after-school art classes. Join us as we celebrate all of our amazing students!! Each student has participated in our 9-month program working with resident artists to create unique works of art. 

Led by local artists, the ProjectArt curriculums provide a pathway for students to engage in the arts within their own communities. Our program is grounded in the idea that the artistic process allows students to further develop critical thinking skills, pro-social behavior, and positive expression of their ideas and emotions. Resident artists teach an all-encompassing and global view of art, exposing students to creative processes while encouraging them to make artwork inspired by their local community, heritage, and personal identity. 

Project Art’s students are inspired by engaging lessons that allow them to achieve, connect, and thrive—impressing a worldview rooted in art, developing a lifelong passion for learning in the arts, and expounding on the value of our nation’s public libraries.

**Special thank you to RedBull House of Art and the Detroit Public Library **

Without much promotion, artist Brian Raynard Nickson drops the date to his second solo exhibition titled “THE ARTIST FORMERLY KNOWN AS BNICK”. He is the featured artist of the month of May/June at Great Lakes Coffee in Detroit on 3965 Woodward Ave.