IN THE AIR:
VOICES FROM DETROIT AND BEYOND

Billboard Location: 4265 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48201
Dates: September 2020 through April 2021
Lecture Series: September 24 and November 12, 2020; February 11 and April 8, 2021

The James Pearson Duffy Department of Art and Art History, Wayne State University (WSU), is committed to the health and safety of our campus and surrounding communities.  In order to continue with programming in light of Covid-19, the department has transitioned to non-traditional gallery exhibition venues, including various off-site and online platforms.

The department is pleased to present IN THE AIR: VOICES FROM DETROIT AND BEYOND, September 2020 through April 2021.  The series includes works created by local and national artists in response to the global pandemic and racial injustice, featured on a billboard, located at the corner of S. Woodward and E. Canfield, Detroit.  A total of eight solo-presentations, each one month in duration, will be on view beginning September 15, 2020.   

Works by the following artists will be included in the exhibition series: Chloë Bass, Tyanna J. Buie, jessica Care moore, Jefferson Pinder, Rashaun Rucker, Darryl DeAngelo Terrell, Jina Valentine, and Peter Williams. 

Tyanna J. Buie, jessica Care moore, Rashaun Rucker, and Darryl DeAngelo Terrell are Kresge Artist Fellows and will participate in an online lecture series that will be held during their exhibitions.  This programming has been made possible with the support of Kresge Arts in Detroit, in partnership with the Department of Art and Art History.  

2020 – 2021 PROGRAM SCHEDULE

jessica Care moore  
September 15 through October 3, 2020 
Kresge Artist Fellow Talk: Thursday, September 24, 12-1pm

Jina Valentine
October 6 through October 31, 2020

Rashaun Rucker
November 3 through November 28, 2020
Kresge Artist Fellow Talk: Thursday, November 12, 12-1pm

Peter Williams
December 1 through December 26, 2020

Jefferson Pinder
December 29, 2020 through January 23, 2021

Darryl DeAngelo Terrell
January 26 through February 20, 2021 
Kresge Artist Fellow Talk: Thursday, February 11, 12-1pm

Chloë Bass
February 23 through March 20, 2021

Tyanna J. Buie
March 23 through April 17, 2021
Kresge Artist Fellow Talk: Thursday, April 8, 12-1pm