Mon, Sep 01
|Red Door Digital
Motown Masala 2: Ingenuity and Jugaad in Detroit
Time & Location
Sep 01, 2025, 1:00 PM – Sep 30, 2025, 4:00 PM
Red Door Digital, 7500 Oakland Ave, Detroit, MI 48211, USA
About the event
Celebrating Detroit’s Ingenuity During Detroit Month of Design
Detroit’s legacy of resilience and creative reinvention takes center stage in Motown Masala 2: Ingenuity and Jugaad in Detroit, a participatory exhibition returning for Detroit Month of Design 2025. Building on its acclaimed debut, this second iteration amplifies the city’s grassroots genius, inviting a broader audience to explore how Detroit’s makers, artists, and communities transform scarcity into abundance through improvisation, repair, and collective care.
Running September 1–30, 2025, at Red Door Digital (7500 Oakland Ave) and satellite pop-up sites across the city, the exhibition reimagines the concept of Jugaad—a South Asian philosophy of frugal innovation—through Detroit’s lens. Curated by Deepa Butoliya and Ulysses Newkirk, the show features co-created installations, interactive workshops, and multimedia storytelling that bridge Detroit’s DIY ethos with global practices of adaptive design. Visitors will encounter dynamic works by local artisans, urban farmers, and grassroots collectives…
