​CPAD and the Visual Arts

The arts are strongly linked to Detroit’s re-development and renaissance as a hot urban destination, but many Detroit communities continue to lack the arts infrastructure needed to support ongoing activity.

For this reason, CPAD’s initial focus is on highly visible, long-lasting, visual art projects that can begin to create a real and lasting arts infrastructure by establishing arts places that are concrete and recognized as such by their communities.CPAD visual art projects create defined arts places in target communities and foster a sense of pride in, and commitment to their neighborhoods for residents. These arts places support ongoing arts activity and often re-purpose vacant or under-used community spaces and resources, turning community challenges into opportunities.

CPAD Map Project
  1. Career Paths
  2. Talking Fence and Illuminated Garage
  3. Solar Cocoon
  4. SolarFly Mood Swing
  5.  Victory Village
  6. Food Justice Amphitheater
  7. Growing Together
  8. Alley Project
  9. Reading Garden
  10. History of the Future: Series 1
  11. Spirit at Rest
  12. Cesar Chavez
  13. Sol del Barrio
  14. Three Leaves, Day and Night Guitar, Mother Earth
  15. Community Rock
  16. Illuminated Mural
  17. Earth Sky Repose
  18. Panther Power
  19. Patterns of Play
  20. Visions of Hope
  21. Memory Field
  22. On the Hustle, On the Move, On the Go
  23. Edible Hut