Author Archives: CPAD

Community Forum at Garage Cultural

C+PAD will be hosting a Community Forum meeting at the new Garage Cultural, a new creative community space brought together by Ismael Duran and Lydia Gutierrez. The forum will take place on January 26th at 5:30 pm at 3439 Livernois … Continue reading

Feliz Navidad ~ Merry Christmas

Ismael Duran and Lydia Gutierrez invite you to celebrate “A Christmas Posadas and Bazar,” in their new proposed art and cultural center in development. The Garage Cultural Center of Art and Creativity located at 3429 Livernois & Otis in Southwest … Continue reading

Downtowns of Promise

The Cody-Rouge Community & Joy-Southfield Community Development Corporation will be presenting the Joy-Southfield, Commercial Corridor Strategic Plan, Phase 2 Design and Implementation on December 14, 2011, at 6:30pm at the Detroit Public Library – Thomas Edison Branch 18400 Joy Road, … Continue reading

Earth Sky Repose Groundbreaking

Artists Karen Sepanski and Tom Davis began the groundbreaking of the latest C+PAD project at the Northend Community Garden, Earth and Sky Repose, in early November. Over thirty attendees were present at the Oakland Avenue Community Garden where Tom and … Continue reading

Earth Sky

Earth and Sky Repose will be a refuge of serenity and contemplation that beckons the community to enjoy shared spaces within the Oakland Avenue Community Garden and Greenhouse, a.k.a. the Northend Community Garden. Located in the Northend community, this earthwork … Continue reading

Youth: Help Create Public Art with C+PAD

Calling Youth Artists! There are a number of C+PAD art projects that will begin in the next few months, and artists are looking for youth to be involved. This is a huge opportunity for youth in the Northend, Cody Rouge … Continue reading

Reading Garden in Progress

The C+PAD project is coming together at Argyle Studios in west Detroit! The tree at the center of the reading garden has been sculpted, and the mold making has begun.  The tree was modeled after an Elm tree in the … Continue reading

ArtPrize 2011

Headed to Grand Rapids for Art Prize this week? Take a few minutes to stop by and see what our local Detroit artists are doing! As a part of this year’s ArtPrize competition, 555′s Carl and Monte sculpted Spawning Helix, … Continue reading

Edible Hut for the Osborn community

The Edible Hut in the Osborn community will be an addition to the Calimera Park community space. This C+PAD project is situated to complement the Memory Field and the Nsoroma garden; the structure is intended to unify and activate the … Continue reading

The Conley Library Reading Garden

The Reading Garden at Conely Library, a public arts project of C+PAD, will be a symbol of the Chadsey/Condon/Claytown community’s past, present, and future, and is intended for use as an outdoor reading area and gathering place for neighborhood and … Continue reading