On July 9, we celebrated photographer and filmmaker Lisa Leone’s seminal work at Dante’s HiFi. As the finale of a formidable fourth season of commissioning artists and building community through the arts, it was standing room only for a conversation with Lisa, Carlos “Mare 139” Rodriguez and PAMM Director Franklin Sirmans.
Read MoreWatch our latest video of Hô` Lô, a performance and offering by Khánh Nguyên Hoàng Vũ. Created with radical hope, intentionality and purpose, our third commissioned artist of Season Four instills a message of vulnerability.
Read MoreIt’s easy to reminisce with Lisa Leone, the photographer and filmmaker who has arguably captured some of the more iconic artists in hip hop before they were famous. Travel through space in time in this 3-minute video of our final commissioned artist of Season Four.
Read MoreOn May 23, 2022 at BasBlue, Commissioner launched its first initiative in Detroit with contemporary artists Amna Asghar, Judy Bowman and Darryl DeAngelo Terrell. Each commissioned to create a series of works that were unveiled at the standing-room-only talk and reception, their works are now available for purchase
Read MoreA Reflection of the Times is a memorial exhibition by Chire Regans that opened last May through December at Bakehouse Art Complex. For the closing, Chire and multidisciplinary artist Loni Johnson invited locals to honor victims of gun violence and their families in a procession of remembrance.
Read MoreCommissioner Detroit’s Judy Bowman is a collage and mixed media artist. Known as a visual griot, she sees her job to tell stories that are reflective of her coming-of-age in Detroit’s Eastside and Black Bottom neighborhoods. See her video.
Read MoreAmna Asghar draws from her own life in the Detroit area where she grew up and now resides, making sophisticated works that mix imagery across cultures and creating conversation between communities.
Read MoreMeet Darryl DeAngelo Terrell, inaugural artist commissioned to kick off Commissioner Detroit. Working primarily within lens-based media, they explore the displacement of Black and Brown people, femme identity and strength, the Black family structure, sexuality, gender, and safe spaces.
Read MoreEnter a new dimension with Tropi, an entirely free augmented reality experience where participants can find and build their own personal collection of art by visiting pedestrian-friendly sites.
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