Detroit Institute of Arts Seeks Entries from Local Artists and Community Members for Museum’s 10th Annual Exhibition in Celebration of Día de Muertos

"The Detroit Institute of Arts, in collaboration with the Consulate of Mexico in Detroit, the Southwest Detroit Business Association, and MexicantownCDC, is looking for local artists and community members to create ofrenda altars for the museum’s 10th Annual Ofrendas: Celebrating el Día de Muertos exhibition at the museum.

Over the past nine years the museum has exhibited 137 altars and featured work from 104 different artists/groups."

Artists and Community members interested in submitting an ofrenda proposal can do so here.

Proposals are due by May 15th.

Selected ofrenda altars will be on display in the museum from September 24th to November 6th.

For the third year, the exhibition will also be available online in 3D video.

A Spanish application can be found here.

Selected artists will be notified by May 23, 2022.

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