DEI Speaker Series: Inclusive Design Begins with Diverse Perspectives

A. Alfred Taubman Center for Design Education 460 West Baltimore Street, Detroit, MI, United States

The DEI Speaker Series and CCS Interior Design department presents Inclusive Design Begins with Diverse Perspectives. Join Heidi Davis and Lily Diego from Gensler as they discuss the impact of design on inclusive and equitable environments. They will explore how we can foster diversity and represent varied perspectives of our communities to make a positive […]

Toyota Lecture Series: Morning Boost

A. Alfred Taubman Center for Design Education 460 West Baltimore Street, Detroit, MI, United States

Working professionals from the disciplines of Communication Design, Advertising Design, User Experience Design, Film and Photography will speak about their work in a series of lectures. Panelists include: Lisa Naftolin, Creative DirectorAnthony MandlerMeg Jannott (‘12, Communication Design) Head of Design, Lafayette AmericanToby Barlow, CEO & Chief Creative Officer, Lafayette AmericanFrances Sun (‘11, MFA Interdisciplinary Design), […]

Toyota Lecture Series: Industry EXPOsion

College for Creative Studies - Taubman Center 460 West Baltimore Street Detroit, MI 48202 - 11th Floor - GM Auditorium

Join us to immerse yourself in the world of animation, gaming, concept art, and illustration through compelling industry presentations and discussions with renowned creative professionals. These discussions are presented by CCS's Toyota Lecture Series, which features presentations by prominent guest speakers from the international design community. These speakers will offer insights into current and future […]

Eleanor Oakes: love’s labor

CCS Valade Family Gallery - A. Alfred Taubman Center for Design Education 460 West Baltimore, Detroit, MI, United States

love’s labor is a collaborative exhibition that partners with over forty mothers in the Metro Detroit Area to create a contemporary portrait of motherhood. The photographs on view are made by using each mother’s own breastmilk as a light-sensitive agent in the historic salted paper process, interjecting a feminist narrative into the history of photography. […]

Lecture Featuring Chiwoniso Kaitano,

Wendell W. Anderson Jr. Auditorium, Walter B. Ford II Building

Join Chiwoniso Kaitano, Executive Director of MacDowell, America’s oldest and preeminent artists residency, for “Arts Ecosystems: Artist Residencies as Creative Incubators in an age of Reckoning and Transformation.”

More Than Today’s Tomorrow: Opening Reception & Viewing

Annex Gallery 333 Midland St, Highland Park, MI, United States

More Than Today’s Tomorrow, a group show highlighting the senior thesis works of College for Creative Studies students, opens on Friday, April 19th at Annex Gallery, located at 333 Midland St, in Highland Park, Michigan. The curator, Baltimore/Washington D.C. based painter and curator Fitsum Shebeshe, describes the show as a look into the intersections of […]

Taking Care

Herman Kiefer Hospital, Pavilion 4 1155 Taylor Street, Detroit, MI, United States

Please come and support the work from students taking our site specific installation class! Led by alumni Manal Shoukair. This course delves into the interplay between a chosen site and its impact on the processes of creation and interpretation. The focal point of exploration is the historic Herman Kiefer Complex, originally a hospital nestled in […]