PhotoWalk with Detroit PhotoWalk @ The Belt
Two worlds collide to take over Detroit for a very special walk with the friends from Detroit Photowalk July 19th 6-8pm. Meeting place will be The BELT Detroit. Come hang out and meet some new friends!
While we’re at the Belt, don’t miss featured Public Matter artist Genevieve Gaignard’s work highlighted throughout the alley! More information from Library Street Collective:
Library Street Collective’s 2024-2025 iteration of Public Matter is curated by Allison Glenn and features the work of artist Genevieve Gaignard. Gaignard’s photography and collage-based practices reference pop-culture, art history, and the artist’s personal experiences as a biracial Black woman. The selection of self-portraits on view are from different series, where the artist has manipulated her clothing, make-up, and hair to present versions of herself that undermine, question, and poke fun at beauty standards, social hierarchies, and, at times, phenotypic assumptions of race. With Compton Contrapposto, for example, we see Gaignard’s character donning a blonde afro, standing in front of a green Cadillac Deville. The character’s contrapposto–or counter pose–was invented in the early 5th century by the Greeks, often used in large figurative sculpture and paintings. Created in front of a Deville in the Compton neighborhood of Los Angeles, the birthplace of notable rappers Dr. Dre, Kendrick Lamar, and Ice Cube, the title’s clever alliteration points to a bricolage of influences underscored by Gaignard’s intersectional identity.
PhotoWalk w/Barely Hispanic @ PhotoHouse
Grab your camera and join us on an exploration of the area surrounding PhotoHouse!
In our second of a small series of photo walks across Detroit, the NOVA24 team is meeting up with visual artists at PhotoHouse, a studio, workshop, and hangout spot that’s established itself as a true home for Detroit’s community of creatives. After spending a little time inside the studio, we’ll be leading the group with the help of the House’s own Xavier Cuevas, better known as Barelyhispanic. Barelyhispanic is a Detroit-born lens based visual artist that showcases his love for his friends, his home, and his Puerto Rican heritage through beautifully grounded depictions of the city and its people. As the founder of PhotoHouse, Cuevas works towards balancing and embracing both sides of his identity as he tells his story, and helps others tell theirs, too.
Get ready to chat with local artists (or reacquaint yourself with some friends) as we stroll around starting at 4PM. There’s no fee to enter, but don’t forget to bring your own equipment, a keen eye, and some comfortable shoes!
barelyhispanic.com | PhotoHouse IG
PhotoWalk @ Voyeur Bordello
Grab your camera and join us on an exploration of the area surrounding Voyeur Bordello!
In our first of a small series of photo walks across Detroit, the NOVA24 team is meeting up with visual artists at Voyeur Bordello, an art house and photographic studio ran by Miles Marie and Connery McDowell!
Get ready to chat with local artists (or reacquaint yourself with some friends) as we stroll around starting at 1 PM. There’s no fee to enter, but don’t forget to bring your own equipment, a keen eye, and some comfortable shoes!
Voyeur Bordello IG
Fashion Photo Walk @ Dequindre Cut
Dress up your best model besties - or get cute yourself, we see you! - and get ready for a photo walk dedicated to fashion.
For our second photo walk across Detroit, the NOVA24 team is meeting up with artists at Dequindre Cut Greenway, an urban recreational path covered in beautiful murals. This is a beautiful space to try your hand at fashion photography, filled with gorgeous city textures. Bring a friend to model for you, or get ready to model yourself, if you’re down! Entry is completely free—just make sure to bring your own equipment. After our shoot from 6-8pm, hang out for a bit with us at Eastern Market Brewing!
PhotoWalk @ PhotoHouse
Grab your camera and join us on an exploration of the area surrounding PhotoHouse!
In our first of a small series of photo walks across Detroit, the NOVA24 team is meeting up with visual artists at PhotoHouse, a studio, workshop, and hangout spot that’s established itself as a true home for Detroit’s community of creatives. After spending a little time inside the studio, we’ll be leading the group with the help of the House’s own Xavier Cuevas, better known as Barelyhispanic. Barelyhispanic is a Detroit-born lens based visual artist that showcases his love for his friends, his home, and his Puerto Rican heritage through beautifully grounded depictions of the city and its people. As the founder of PhotoHouse, Cuevas works towards balancing and embracing both sides of his identity as he tells his story, and helps others tell theirs, too.
Get ready to chat with local artists (or reacquaint yourself with some friends) as we stroll around from 1–3 PM. There’s no fee to enter, but don’t forget to bring your own equipment, a keen eye, and some comfortable shoes!