DLECTRICITY
to
electrify
Midtown
Detroit
with art
lights
and
motion,
September
22-23
•
Detroit’s
nighttime
festival
of art
and
light
features
36
international,
national
and
Detroit
artists
•
DLECTRICITY
features
cutting-edge
installations
of
light,
video,
performance,
and
other
unexpected
works of
art --
free to
the
public,
interactive
Midtown
event
• The
DLECTRICITY
Family
Zone,
“Electric
Park,”
at the
DIA
features
interactive
art
installations
the
entire
family
will
enjoy
• The
Light
Bike
Parade,
the
official
“Rolling
Art
Display,”
returns
on
Saturday,
September
23 with
thousands
of
riders
DETROIT
– Next
weekend
Midtown
Detroit
will
light up
with
DLECTRICITY
where
thousands
are
expected
to walk,
bike and
explore
an
illuminated
Woodward
Corridor
for the
outdoor
nighttime
festival
of art
and
light.
DLECTRICITY
will
showcase
the work
of 36
international,
national
and
local
artists
who have
been
commissioned
to
create
cutting-edge
installations
of
light,
video,
performance
and
other
unexpected
works of
art for
the
event on
September
22-23, 7
p.m. to
midnight,
from the
Detroit
Institute
of Arts
(DIA) to
the
Museum
of
Contemporary
Art
Detroit
(MOCAD).
The
event is
presented
by DTE
Energy
Foundation
and
produced
by
Midtown
Detroit,
Inc. A
complete
list of
artists
and
their
projects
can be
found
here.
Images
are
available
here and
a video
is
available
here.
“In its
third
edition,
DLECTRICITY
will
feature
a
variety
of
high-caliber
works of
art,
showcasing
Midtown
Detroit
as an
international
arts
destination,”
said Sue
Mosey,
Executive
Director,
Midtown
Detroit,
Inc. “We
are
appreciative
of the
generous
support
from
foundations,
cultural
institutions
and our
partners
to help
make
DLECTRICITY
a
world-class
event
and
invite
everyone
to come
experience
it.”
The
event
features
artists
from
Australia,
the UK,
Japan
and
Germany,
as well
as New
York,
Los
Angeles,
Chicago,
Portland,
Baltimore
and
Cleveland.
Detroit's
own art
community
is also
well
represented.
The
event is
inspired
by other
international
festivals
known
for
bringing
the best
of
contemporary
light
and
technology-based
arts to
the
streets
of major
cities
like
Paris,
Sydney,
Toronto,
Minneapolis
and New
York.
“The
DLECTRICITY
artists
this
year are
extraordinary
and we
are
excited
to bring
this
incredible
event
back to
Midtown.
In many
ways,
the eyes
of the
contemporary
art
world
are on
Detroit
at this
moment,”
said
Marc
Schwartz,
DLECTRICITY
chairman.
For
two-electrifying
nights,
visitors
can walk
or bike
along
the
festival
route to
explore
DLECTRICITY:
World-Renowned
International
and
Local
Artists
The
collection
of
acclaimed
international
and
local
artists
will
illuminate
the city
with 36
art and
light
installations:
Rashaad
Newsome
| Shade
Composition
Performance,
King of
Arms
Procession,
and a
newly
commissioned
video
entitled
Phantasm;
Pope.L |
Reenactor;
Klip
Collective
| The
Librarian;
Dawn of
Man |
Graffiti
Grandma;
Apetechnology
| The
Shadows
of
Slendrotron
(The
Monkey
God’s
Great
Leap; D
MET
DESIGN |
{The
Amazing!}
House of
Fog: il
Cinema
Nebbioso;
and
more.
Sparking
Imaginations
of All
Ages
The
DLECTRICITY
Family
Zone,
“Electric
Park,”
presented
by The
Kresge
Foundation
is
located
at the
DIA and
will
spark
the
imagination
with
interactive
art
installations
the
entire
family
will
enjoy. D
MET, the
award-winning
architectural
practice
located
in
Midtown
Detroit,
will be
showing
their
ambitious
design
{The
Amazing!}
House of
Fog: il
Cinema
Nebbioso.
Inspired
by the
simple
attractions
found at
urban
amusement
parks
popular
at the
dawn of
the
electric
age,
{The
Amazing!}
House of
Fog
invites
children,
and
kids-at-heart,
to
“step-right-up”
and
float
through
a dream-scape
from a
simpler
time (or
simpler
age).
Carrie
Morris’
The
Shadow
Puppet
Circus
Sideshow
uses
light
and
analog
overhead
projectors
to
create a
series
of
interactive
display
booths
that
pair the
visual
iconography
of
old-style
amusement
parks
with
Detroit-centric
content.
Each
display
encourages
to
choose
the
character
they
wish to
pose as
and
Polaroid
photos
will be
taken to
keep as
a
souvenir.
Arts &
Scraps’
Light as
a Shadow
is an
interactive
light
exhibit
and
workshop
that
allows
visitors
to
explore
how
white
light is
composed
of three
primary
colors
through
play,
experimentation
and
making.
Visitors
can
create a
character,
creature
or
whatever
creative
expression
they
would
like.
Visitors
then use
their
creation
or their
hands/bodies
to
create
shadows
on the
projection
wall.
Special
Events
and
Performances
throughout
the
Weekend
There
are many
special
events
happening
before
and
during
DLECTRICITY,
including:
Rashaad
Newsome
is
collaborating
with the
Cass
Tech
High
School
Marching
Band and
the
Gabriel
Brass
Band in
a
New-Orleans-style
procession,
“King of
Arms” on
Friday,
September
22, at
7:00
p.m.,
circling
the
Detroit
Institute
of Arts
to kick
off
DLECTRICITY.
Newsome
will
also
direct
one of
his
critically-acclaimed
“Shade
Composition”
performances
including
an
ensemble
of
locally
cast
performers
at 8:00
p.m.
Saturday,
September
23 at
the
Detroit
Film
Theater
inside
the DIA.
His
third
piece
will be
a new
original
video
work,
Phantasm,
to be
shown in
the
Great
Hall at
the DIA
throughout
the
festival.
Pope.L’s
Reenactor
is an
ongoing
video
projection
that
will run
continuously
in both
daylight
and
nighttime
with
live
performances
from
musicians
Marcus
Elliot
and Ben
Willis
from 7
PM
September
22 until
midnight
on
September
23 at
the
Detroit
Historical
Museum.
Klip
Collective’s
“The
Librarian,”
will
combine
live
action
narrative
with
visual
effects.
Inside
the
Detroit
Public
Library,
an
otherwise
quiet
shift
for the
librarian
turns
chaotic
as a
power
glitch
sends
the
Internet
into
hyper
drive
infiltrating
bookshelves
with
misinformation.
With
x-ray
viewers,
observers
will be
encouraged
to
explore
and
discover
mini-narratives
hidden
inside
the
library
where a
giant
hamster
and
mysterious
figures
lurk.
FaShon
Vega has
partnered
with
THREE13
ACTION
DESIGN™
to
produce
STAR
TOURS, a
strolling
live
action
fantasy
performance
by world
class
stunt
performers.
Guests
will
witness
action
actors
from
both
sides of
force
battle
it out
right in
front of
them,
decked
out in
some of
their
favorite
cosplay
and
wielding
illuminated
“Stunt
Sabors.”
These
cosplay
warriors,
when not
performing,
will be
available
to
answer
questions
& take
photos.
Dawn of
Man will
present
Graffiti
Grandma,
a mobile
projection
throughout
Midtown
Detroit.
Dawn Of
Man is a
New York
City
based
digital
arts
collective,
directing
and
producing
works of
new
media,
3D
projection
mapping,
cinema,
video
art, and
audio.
Venues
hosting
installations
include:
Detroit
Institute
of Arts,
Museum
of
Contemporary
Art
Detroit,
Detroit
Public
Library,
The
N’Namdi
Center
for
Contemporary
Art,
Michigan
Science
Center,
Detroit
Historical
Museum,
C.H.
Wright
Museum
of
African
American
History,
Detroit
Public
Library,
First
Congregational
Church,
Cathedral
Church
of St.
Paul,
Wayne
State
University
and
more.
DLECTRICITY
Light
Bike
Parade
Light up
your
wheels.
The
DLECTRICITY
Light
Bike
Parade,
the
official
“Rolling
Art
Display”
of
DLECTRICITY
is on
Saturday,
September
23. The
parade
is a
4-mile
ride
starting
at dark
on the
campus
of Wayne
States
University
and will
wind
throughout
the
Midtown
area
where
the
public
will
line the
streets
to enjoy
the
show.
Registration
is free.
Prizes
will be
given
for the
best
decoration
in
several
categories.
The
DLECTRICITY
Light
Bike
Parade
is
sponsored
by
Shinola
and
Wheelhouse
Detroit
Bike
Shop.
Register
for the
Light
Bike
Parade
here:
https://goo.gl/RCKaz3.
Visit
DLECTRICITY.com
to
download
the
schedule,
event
map,
details
on
parking
and
more. As
the
official
ridesharing
partner,
Lyft is
offering
25% off
a ride
to
DLECTRICITY
using
the code
DL317.
DLECTRICITY
is
presented
by DTE
Energy
Foundation.
Sponsors
include:
Knight
Foundation,
The
Kresge
Foundation,
Midtown
Detroit,
Inc.,
The
Community
Foundation
for
Southeast
Michigan,
William
Davidson
Foundation,
The
National
Endowment
for the
Arts,
Michigan
Council
for Arts
and
Cultural
Affairs,
Detroit
Institute
of Arts,
Shinola,
Marc A.
Schwartz,
Ford
Motor
Company
Fund,
Bluewater
Technologies,
Wayne
State
University
(WSU),
WSU
Police,
Cranbrook,
The
Plaza,
Wheelhouse
Detroit,
Hyphen
Advisory,
Michigan
CAT, Fox
2
Detroit
and WDET
101.9
FM.
DLECTRICITY
is
chaired
by Marc
Schwartz,
Founder,
Art
Detroit
Now. The
DLECTRICITY
Curatorial
Committee,
including
Detroit-based
curators
and arts
professionals,
consists
of
George
N’Namdi,
Committee
Chair
and
Owner,
N’Namdi
Center
for
Contemporary
Art;
Michelle
Perron,
Director,
Office
of
Exhibitions
& Public
Programs,
College
for
Creative
Studies;
Marsha
Miro,
Founder,
MOCAD;
Elysia
Borowy-Reeder,
Executive
Director,
MOCAD;
Lawrence
Baranski,
Director
of
Public
Programs,
Detroit
Institute
of Arts;
J. Fiona
Ragheb -
Curator,
Designer,
Writer;
Chrisstina
Hamilton,
Director
of
Visitor’s
Programs,
Stamps
School
of Art &
Design;
Annmarie
Borucki,
Special
Projects
Manager,
Midtown
Detroit,
Inc.;
Alivia
Zivich,
Partner,
What
Pipeline
Gallery;
and Marc
Schwartz.
Midtown
Detroit,
Inc. is
a
nonprofit
planning
and
development
organization
that
supports
the
physical
maintenance
and
revitalization
of the
Midtown
Detroit
neighborhood,
while
working
to
enhance
public
awareness,
appreciation
and use
of the
district.
Its
predecessor
organizations,
the
University
Cultural
Center
Association
(UCCA)
and New
Center
Council,
have
been
working
to
encourage
new
mixed
income
housing,
increased
visitorship
to area
attractions,
new
commercial
activity,
and
infrastructure
investments
throughout
the
Midtown/New
Center
districts.
More
details
here:
http://midtowndetroitinc.org/who-we-are
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