Tramp through the Artist's studios!

http://www.modeldmedia.com/features/hamtownrts1012.aspx

http://www.facebook.com/HamtramckArts

From the Model D link:

Steve Hughes: Hamtramck is a walkable neighborhood with a dense population, and a thriving community of artists. Lots of the work that's happening here never ends up in a gallery. So this is a good opportunity to discover what artists are up too in their own spaces. It’s also a good chance to explore venues and parts of town you might not think about going to. It’s set up to allow you to walk through the city. Eat, drink, art. It’ll be a great day.

Panton: Well, the strength of the city's art scene is in it's widespread nature and the continuing arrival of new participants and venues. But having said that, there're obviously clusters of activity in the northwest of the city around Graem Whyte and Faina Lerman's Popps Packing, and just north of the city where Mitch Cope and Gina Reichart have set up shop with the Power House Project, and other artists such as Jon Brumit and Charlie O'geen [[The Floating House Project) joined them.

Hughes: [[Cope and Reichert's) Design99 has been a huge catalyst for the arts in the area, starting with their storefront and moving to their work in the neighborhood noth of Carpenter. Their work is particularly important because it offers ideas about how Detroit can sustain, stabilize and recreate its crumbling neighborhoods. Their work has inspired artists and other good people to move to their neighborhood and Hamtramck in general. They were a defining force behind the creation of our space, the Public Pool. Also they've had a great year, receiving a 250K NEA grant to build the Ride It Sculpture Park, and then a Juror's prize for their work of ArtPrize of 100k. Holy crap. Those are big numbers.