http://iamyoungdetroit.com Publication Celebrating Detroit's Young Visionaries, Innovators, Community Leaders, Philanthropists, and Young Professionals making their mark on the City of Detroit. Wed, 16 May 2012 19:53:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://iamyoungdetroit.com/index.php/2011/09/71-pop/ http://iamyoungdetroit.com/index.php/2011/09/71-pop/#comments Tue, 27 Sep 2011 11:53:23 +0000 alissa http://iamyoungdetroit.com/?p=2891 71 POP is wrapping up its second crop of emerging artists this September. From silk-screened ties to cell phone photography, this month’s group has something for just about everyone.]]> http://iamyoungdetroit.com/index.php/2011/09/71-pop/feed/ 0 http://iamyoungdetroit.com/index.php/2011/09/crains-house-party/ http://iamyoungdetroit.com/index.php/2011/09/crains-house-party/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 13:05:32 +0000 alissa http://iamyoungdetroit.com/?p=2894 Crain's is throwing the most sophisticated house party you've ever been to. Detroiters and suburbanites alike will get to experience residential living in the "D" by visiting over 32 cocktail parties taking place all over the city.]]> http://iamyoungdetroit.com/index.php/2011/09/crains-house-party/feed/ 0 http://iamyoungdetroit.com/index.php/2011/09/emily-thornhill/ http://iamyoungdetroit.com/index.php/2011/09/emily-thornhill/#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2011 16:54:29 +0000 admin http://iamyoungdetroit.com/?p=2923 I hope to inspire others to consider sustainable living and responsible consumerism because of its direct benefits to the community. My goal is to one day offer employment opportunities to Detroit residents at my design house.]]> http://iamyoungdetroit.com/index.php/2011/09/emily-thornhill/feed/ 0 http://iamyoungdetroit.com/index.php/2011/09/artefacting-takes-on-detroit/ http://iamyoungdetroit.com/index.php/2011/09/artefacting-takes-on-detroit/#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 16:47:51 +0000 alissa http://iamyoungdetroit.com/?p=2898 Yesterday, we were lucky enough to speak with visiting artists Alex White-Mazzarella and Arne de Knegt. ARTEFACTING is a global social arts project dedicated to stimulating community cohesion, dialogue and social justice. Both with urban planning backgrounds, they have decided to "engage, transform, catalyze, and document" communities through their projects.]]> http://iamyoungdetroit.com/index.php/2011/09/artefacting-takes-on-detroit/feed/ 0 http://iamyoungdetroit.com/index.php/2011/07/71-pop-grand-opening/ http://iamyoungdetroit.com/index.php/2011/07/71-pop-grand-opening/#comments Sat, 02 Jul 2011 00:25:16 +0000 admin http://iamyoungdetroit.com/?p=2713 IAYD Publisher Margarita Barry announced today, the much anticipated Grand Opening Celebration of 71 POP which will be held on Saturday, July 30 from 2-5pm at 71 Garfield Street. 71 will be Midtown Detroit’s first ever collaborative pop-up retail solely dedicated to emerging designers. Find out more at http://71pop.com]]> http://iamyoungdetroit.com/index.php/2011/07/71-pop-grand-opening/feed/ 0 http://iamyoungdetroit.com/index.php/2011/06/dc3-presents-detroit-design-festival/ http://iamyoungdetroit.com/index.php/2011/06/dc3-presents-detroit-design-festival/#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2011 19:08:50 +0000 admin http://iamyoungdetroit.com/?p=2676 Today the Detroit Creative Corridor Center launched the website for Detroit Design Festival, billing itself as "A city-wide week-long design festival in Detroit".]]> http://iamyoungdetroit.com/index.php/2011/06/dc3-presents-detroit-design-festival/feed/ 0 http://iamyoungdetroit.com/index.php/2011/04/nea/ http://iamyoungdetroit.com/index.php/2011/04/nea/#comments Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:46:05 +0000 admin http://iamyoungdetroit.com/?p=2595 In a candid interview with The National Endowment for the Arts, I Am Young Detroit's publisher discusses Detroit's arts community, creative placemaking, 71 POP, and more. Read the full interview at Arts.gov.]]> http://iamyoungdetroit.com/index.php/2011/04/nea/feed/ 33 http://iamyoungdetroit.com/index.php/2011/04/cedrictai/ http://iamyoungdetroit.com/index.php/2011/04/cedrictai/#comments Mon, 04 Apr 2011 15:56:53 +0000 admin http://iamyoungdetroit.com/?p=2574 Cedric Tai has a studio practice in the Russell Industrial Center, and volunteers as a contributor to The Detroiter Creative Community website and as an educator at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit. Through his various works, Cedric helps to promote Detroit's burgeoning arts community.]]> http://iamyoungdetroit.com/index.php/2011/04/cedrictai/feed/ 50 http://iamyoungdetroit.com/index.php/2011/03/mash-magazine-launches-today/ http://iamyoungdetroit.com/index.php/2011/03/mash-magazine-launches-today/#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 14:24:48 +0000 admin http://iamyoungdetroit.com/?p=2560 Last October we introduced you to 28-year-old Mashawnta Armstrong, who was working on launching MASH Magazine-a local print publication created to "make a positive impact on the people of Detroit, by presenting to them a glossy package of pages that reflect who they are in hopes of a rippling effect of city pride that will begin to reshape our city’s landscape".]]> http://iamyoungdetroit.com/index.php/2011/03/mash-magazine-launches-today/feed/ 44 http://iamyoungdetroit.com/index.php/2011/03/ericawatson/ http://iamyoungdetroit.com/index.php/2011/03/ericawatson/#comments Mon, 28 Mar 2011 17:41:07 +0000 admin http://iamyoungdetroit.com/?p=2551 As an Instrumental Music Education major at Wayne State, I have been blessed to make a direct impact on Detroit's children through music. I am also the co-founder of Detroit based film production company, Hyphenation Nation Productions. Hyphenation Nation Productions was founded in 2007 by cinematographer, Alesyn McCall and myself. ]]> http://iamyoungdetroit.com/index.php/2011/03/ericawatson/feed/ 39 http://iamyoungdetroit.com/index.php/2011/03/creative-in-detroit/ http://iamyoungdetroit.com/index.php/2011/03/creative-in-detroit/#comments Wed, 02 Mar 2011 01:34:10 +0000 admin http://iamyoungdetroit.com/?p=2449 Many of you agree that Detroit is no New York, but still there's no denying the buzz surrounding Detroit's growing creative economy. One of our readers, Donna J. can dig it. "Detroit is the place where artists can come create and innovate and do it in a way where they can live comfortably," she shares.]]> http://iamyoungdetroit.com/index.php/2011/03/creative-in-detroit/feed/ 23