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Like many artists ‘Jide is struggling to make ends meet.
‘Jide was born in the United States but spent his youth in the West African country of Nigeria. He earned a Bachelors of Fine Art degree (painting major) from the University of Ife at [...]
Continue Reading →Larry Zdeb has made art for many years, but his creative work took a back seat to his full-time employment. Lately, he has had a lot more time to devote to his art.
Laid off almost two years ago after 40 years with the same company, he is now supplementing his unemployment income by selling [...]
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Hatch is a collective of artists – painters, musicians, cartoonists, poets, graphic designers, and photographers – based in Hamtramck, Michigan.
The collective was started in 2006 by Christopher Schneider.
The group’s mission is to allow artists to pool their energies and resources, challenge each other artistically, and [...]
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by Doug Aikenhead, Michigan Radio Picture Project – 8/4/11
In early 2009, James Marks was looking for a larger building to house his t-shirt and flat screen printing company, VG Kids, which had outgrown several smaller spaces in downtown Ypsilanti since James launched the business in 2000. He looked [...]
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The Michigan State Fair, proclaimed to be the oldest state fair in the United States, was first held at its permanent home at Woodward and 8 Mile Road in 1905. Prior to that the first official Michigan State Fair was held in 1849 at a different location [...]
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