Michigan Arts & Culture

Detroit has a thriving arts community, but no official way to encourage its growth

Michigan Public | By Stateside Staff

Published May 10, 2017 at 4:28 PM EDT

Sirota hopes Detroit policies could be changed to promote the arts, like decriminalizing street art.

Stateside's conversation with Anya Sirota, an assistant professor at the University of Michigan’s Taubman School of Architecture.

In Detroit, there are all kinds of artists and art projects happening organically. But, the City of Detroit doesn’t really have a vehicle to encourage or develop an arts culture.

Anya Sirota, an assistant professor at the University of Michigan’s Taubman School of Architecture, works with artists and community members who would like to see that changed. She spoke to Stateside today. Listen above.

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