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Arts/Culture
10:20 pm
Sun April 1, 2012

Dexter kids turn to art to get their minds off the tornado

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Credit Jennifer Guerra / Michigan Radio
7-year old Ava (left) and her friend paint a banner at the makeshift art studio
Credit Jennifer Guerra / Michigan Radio
The makeshift outdoor studio; tarps cover the kids' art work and supplies
Credit Jennifer Guerra / Michigan Radio
Noah, age 10, drops by the art studio to get the tornado off his mind
Credit Jennifer Guerra / Michigan Radio
One of the paintings made at the outdoor art studio in Dexter's Huron Farms neighborhood
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Artist Christine Lux says she's noticing more kids paint houses with basements post-tornado
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Dexter residents are still dealing with the aftermath of the tornado that through their town earlier this month. To help with the healing process, one woman has set up an outdoor art studio for kids in one of the hardest hit neighborhoods.

Christine Lux's makeshift studio consists of some tables, a tent, and a giant blue tarp to protect the children’s art work and art supplies.

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Arts/Culture
11:02 am
Mon October 10, 2011

DIA photo exhibit puts Detroit in spotlight

Southeast from Roof, Michigan Central, Scott Hocking, 2008 (printed in 2009), pigment print. © Scott Hocking, 2011. Detroit Institute of Arts
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A new exhibit at the Detroit Institute of Arts looks at life in the Motor City over the past decade. 

The exhibit - Detroit Revealed - includes videos and photographs of city residents and community gardens. It also includes images of the city’s decline: abandoned buildings and empty, overgrown lots - what some call “ruin porn."

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