Detroit Artists Market

06/13/2026

Join us for a conversation about learning, making, and finding your own way into practice.

Paths to Practice brings together artists and educators working across formal training, self-taught practice, and community-based learning for a real conversation about how artists learn and build their work.

We’ll look at what each path gives, what it can leave out, how access shapes development, and whether credentials still matter once you’re actually in the work.

June 18, 2026 6-7:30pm

06/12/2026

CALL FOR ART!
Negative Space: An Exhibition of Unrealized Public Sculpture

What if the most interesting public artworks are the ones never built?

Negative Space explores unrealized public sculpture through proposal maquettes, renderings, and documentation - bringing unseen ideas into view and asking us to consider how public space is shaped by both what is built and what is refused.

📣 Call for Entries: June 9 – July 9, 2026

Link to apply:
https://detroitartistsmarket.org/call-for-entry/

06/11/2026

Join us for the Hot DAM! Artist Talk on Saturday, June 20, from 1-3pm!

Participating Artists:
Nina Ashraf
Joyce Brienza
Laura Gabriel
Gabbi Slocum

The conversation will be facilitated by exhibition juror Gil Ashby.

Don't miss this opportunity to engage with the artists, ask questions, and gain a deeper appreciation for the work on view. We look forward to seeing you there!

06/06/2026

Congratulations to our three Hot DAM! Award winners! 🎉

We’re thrilled to celebrate the outstanding work of:

Joyce Brienza
Julianna Sanromán
Mandisa Smith

Thank you for sharing your creativity, skill and talent with us. Help us in celebrating these incredible artists and their well-deserved recognition!

06/05/2026

We are heading to the Palmer Park Art Fair!

Saturday, June 6, 10 AM - 7 PM
Sunday, June 7, 11 AM - 5 PM

Stop by our table to say hello, design your own bookmark, and learn more about what’s coming up at the gallery while we celebrate a weekend full of local artists, community, and creativity!

05/22/2026

Our next Featured Artist Megan Major presents "Alchemical Winter" !

Megan Major is a Detroit-based artist working in experimental photographic processes, including cyanotypes and lumen prints that engage light, weather, and organic matter as co-authors in image-making. Her work explores transformation, material decay, and ecological and emotional states of latency.

She is the co-founder and co-organizer of the Detroit Art Book Fair. Major holds a B.A. in Photography from Grand Valley State University and has exhibited widely across Michigan and nationally. Her recent work was developed during a residency at Vermont Studio Center.

Opening Reception: Friday, May 29, 5-8pm

05/13/2026

LAST FEW DAYS TO APPLY!
Applications due by May 19th!

DAM members are invited to submit work to be considered for Friends: Furry & Fictional, coming this summer. Artists are encouraged to interpret these connections through personal, cultural, or imaginative perspectives, drawing inspiration from real or imagined creatures.

https://detroitartistsmarket.org/call-for-entry/

05/12/2026

Our annual scholarship program celebrates 60 years of collaboration with our local colleges in support of student artists and rotates annually between the College for Creative Studies, Cranbrook Academy of Art, and Wayne State University. Over 100 student scholarships have been awarded since 1966.

Help us reduce barriers for student artists to study, experiment, and thrive. Donate to DAM’s Scholarship Program at the link below!

www.mightycause.com/donate/Detroit-Artists-Market

05/08/2026

"Where We Still Meet" Featured Artist Julianna Sanroman open until May 16th!

Only a few more pieces available, buy one before it is too late!
https://damonlinestore.company.site/products/Featured-Artist-c165535262

05/06/2026

Do you have artwork that depicts animals? APPLY NOW!
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DAM members are invited to submit work to be considered for Friends: Furry & Fictional, coming this summer. Artists are encouraged to interpret these connections through personal, cultural, or imaginative perspectives, drawing inspiration from real or imagined creatures.

Call for Entry: April 25-May 19, 2026

We invite DAM members to submit work for consideration in Friends: Furry & Fictional, opening this summer. This themed exhibition celebrates the many ways we connect with animals-from the comfort of our pets to the wonder of wildlife. Animals have long been part of our stories, cultures, and daily l...