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Arts/Culture
8:50 am
Sun March 25, 2012

U of M leads effort to integrate "arts practices" at research universities

Credit Dani Davis

The University of Michigan is leading an effort to get the arts to play a bigger role at research universities.

Reading, writing, and "making" are the skills Theresa Reid wants to see emphasized in higher education.

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Arts/Culture
2:41 pm
Thu March 1, 2012

A scavenger hunt for free art in Detroit

Credit Free Art Friday Detroit Facebook

If you’re in Detroit on a Friday keep your eye out for some free art. It might be hidden in a statue in front of the YMCA or tucked into a corner of the People Mover. 

The free art is actually part of a project called Free Art Friday Detroit. The idea is that Detroit artists hide their art around the city, and then leave clues on Facebook and Twitter. (The twitter hashtag is #FAFDET)

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