Surface Tension

Join us for a panel discussion hosted by Progressive Companies featuring local artists and urban design professionals, followed by a block party hosted by Coltrane Events. Together, we’ll celebrate the neighborhood's culture and stories through public art.

This event is a social, grounded neighborhood experience. Move at your own pace between conversation, murals, art, and food. Enjoy local vendors and food trucks throughout the evening alongside artists, residents, and designers.

Milwaukee Junction is a neighborhood in motion, and its future is created here, together. See you there!

Panel Discussion by Progressive Companies

This cross-disciplinary panel brings together grassroots artists and urban design professionals for a candid conversation about the role public art plays in placemaking. Together, the panelists will explore how art and design can work hand in hand to build cities that honor their history while making room for who comes next.

Featuring Local Artists and Urban Design Professionals:

Dr. Hubert Massey, Muralist

Ivan Montoya, Painter and Muralist

Kara Elliott-Ortega, Cultural Organizer and Strategist, Senior Program Manager, The Kresge Foundation

Brittany Simmons, Urban Planner, Storyteller, OHM Advisors

The Lineup

4-5 pm Happy hour with music, food trucks, and cash bar

5-6 pm Panel discussion hosted by Progressive Companies

6-11 pm Block party hosted by Coltrane Events featuring live DJs, food, artists, vendors, games, and surprises throughout the night

UN SUSTAINABILITY GOALS

We use Detroit's UNESCO City of Design designation as a call to action for Detroiters to embrace the Sustainable Development Goals in their own communities, contributing to the active effort of solving global interconnected issues.