Wed, Sep 09
|N'Namdi Center for Contemporary Art
Inclusion by Design: Creative Agency & Youth Art as Civic Power
An Evening Centered on Youth Voice, Art, and Civic Power
Time & Location
Sep 09, 2026, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
N'Namdi Center for Contemporary Art, 52 E Forest Ave, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
About the event
Inclusion by Design 2026: Creative Agency & Youth Art as Civic Power is a free community event hosted by the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan (CFSEM), celebrating Detroit's young creatives as active civic leaders.
The program features a panel discussion moderated by Leah Counts, director of CFESEM, and includes DeLashea Strawder (Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit), Megan Shuchman (826michigan), and Siyeh Frazer (Skillman Foundation). The panelists will share their insights on how art and design serve as tools for youth agency, civic engagement and community transformation in Detroit. Guests will also experience a youth art showcase featuring original work by Detroit students, live artistic performance, DJ, light bites, and a social hour.
The event reflects the Community Foundation's commitment to two core focus areas, Youth & Education and Arts & Culture, and centers a powerful belief that when young people are given the space and support to create, they make…