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05/26/2026

East English Village Love Letters going up

05/26/2026

05/26/2026

Calling all Detroit artists.

Studios is offering workshops for artists who want to learn how to create poly tab / parachute cloth murals, a game-changing method for painting, transporting, and installing murals more efficiently.

This technique allows artists to paint indoors, ship work more easily, install murals faster, and take on larger public art opportunities with more flexibility. Less time fighting ladders, more time making the city look like it has sense.

Led by internationally known muralist , the workshops cover:

Creating murals on poly tab
Installation techniques
Shipping and transporting murals
Ways to increase income through faster mural installs

Artists interested in growing their mural practice can register through Fel’le Art Studios.

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05/20/2026

Mural Season in full effect with as she starts on her Project Eastside Love Letters!
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05/20/2026

Mural season starts with a love letter to the East Side.

At the Shoemaker Bus Terminal on E. Warren & Lillibridge, artist introduces East Side Love Letters, a City Walls Detroit mural activation rooted in neighborhood pride, public art, and love for the community.

This project brings color, story, and meaning to a place people move through every day.

05/01/2026

Congrats again to for this year’s Motor City Makeover t-shirt design! Motor City Makeover 365 is a citywide cleanup and beautification initiative. Over the past 30 years MCM 365 has evolved, partnering with block clubs and associations on their efforts has become essential to the success of this initiative. Annually, thousands of volunteers across Detroit come together to clean and beautify neighborhoods, parks, playgrounds, and around businesses, schools, and places of worship. Motor City Makeover kick-off beautification and clean-up projects take place three Saturdays in May based on City Council Districts.

04/30/2026

🏆 Detroit, meet your 3rd place winner.

Lyrik Reynolds
District 5 resident
University High School in Ferndale
Age 15

Lyrik brought a creative and expressive vision to the Motor City Makeover design challenge.

Her artwork is full of color, imagination, and personality, reminding us that young artists can turn a message into something powerful and memorable.

Big shoutout to her chemistry teacher, Lauren Thomas, for supporting her along the way.

04/30/2026

2nd Place Winner for Motor City Makeover

Michael Dowe .artt
District 1 resident
Henry Ford High School
Age 18

Michael designed a bold reminder with a simple message:

Keep Detroit Clean.

His artwork connects neighborhood pride, city care, and Detroit’s skyline into one clear vision. It reminds us that keeping Detroit beautiful is not just a city effort. It takes all of us.

Big shoutout to his art teacher, Dayna Dobbins, at Henry Ford High School for supporting his creativity

04/30/2026

🏆 Detroit, meet your winner.

Paityn Henderson is 17 years old, from District 3, and attends . She designed the official Motor City Makeover T-shirt.

Her vision was clear:
“I want to bring vibrancy back into our city.”
And she did exactly that. With one design.
Big shoutout to her teacher, Kim Hildebrandt-Hall, at for helping push her vision forward.

This is what happens when Detroit youth are given the room, resources, and belief to create.
They don’t just show up.
They show out.

Congratulations, Paityn!

01/08/2026

Detroit artists keep the legacy alive in real time.
Bronze Malcolm by
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Tag someone who needs to see this.

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