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Dirty Happy Hour

Dirty Happy Hour

Category: Workshops Series: Art in Curious Places

We dug up an intriguing site for our recent Art in Curious Places – an industrial ruin filled with layers of decaying dime-store products, offering a dramatic architectural setting around lots of melted, shattered and mutating objects with new plant life emerging from the cracks. Artists showed up with pencils, ink and watercolors, pulled up …


COSMOS: Films in Space

COSMOS: Films in Space

Category: Events

In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo moon landing, Mothlight Microcinema and Seafoam Palace are thrilled to host Raul Benitez, who brings to us an exciting program of films for your viewing delight!


Animated Curiosities

Animated Curiosities

Category: Events Series: Animated Curiosities

Yup, another round of mind-bending short films from our film curator, Bryan Parcival!


Dabls African Bead Museum

Dabls African Bead Museum

Category: Workshops Series: Art in Curious Places

For this round of Art in Curious Places, we’re drawing inspiration from the outdoor installation at Dabl’s African Bead Museum, one of the most stunning locations in greater Detroit.


Animated Curiosities

Animated Curiosities

Category: Events Series: Animated Curiosities

Join us for the next round of short animated films on our lawn! Our annual series of summer screenings continues on Sunday, August 5 with strange marvels from all over the world.


Meatball in Repose

Meatball in Repose

Category: Exhibitions

Who knew Mary Poppins was around in the Renaissance? Or that ancient tombs can magically turn into aquariums filled with crabs and cows? The world is full of surprises, and some of them are now on display right here on Woodward Avenue. Starting in August 2018, a selection of our animated classical paintings is lighting …


Three Continents

Three Continents

Category: Events Series: The Dreaded Slideshow

Travel with us to Kenya, Cuba and Patagonia in photos by Charlene Uresy, Susan Dundon and Julia Solis.


Narrative Fabrics: Intuitive Weaving

Narrative Fabrics: Intuitive Weaving

Category: Workshops

Weave a rich and textural narrative using scraps of fabric and chunky fibers, found objects, sticks, moss, hair, paper and string. In our intuitive weaving workshop, you can upcycle anything from old fabric or leftover crafting supplies to scrap metal and chains into fiber art. Whether your vision is wild and imperfect or rich and …


Open House

Open House

Category: Events

Art, Anomalies and Shadow Puppets; stop by for some hot cider!


Halloween Still Life Drawing Salon

Halloween Still Life Drawing Salon

Category: Workshops

In a dark, dusty abandoned home, we will set up still lifes with objects both natural and unnatural, carefully curated from the Seafoam Palace vaults. Creepy vignettes designed by Seafoam Palace artists will be tucked in the corners of each room, glowing with candle light. Bring your own drawing paper or sketchpads, pencils, charcoal or …