Detroit
Art crimenews
Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist says he was conned in dealer’s $1.6m art fraud scheme
Detroit-area gallery owner Wendy Halsted Beard was arrested last year on mail and wire fraud charges following an FBI investigation
Philanthropynews
Detroit arts organisations receive $23m in grants for digital initiatives from the Knight Foundation
The philanthropic organisation has named ten grantees of tech-focused investments
Van Gogh in America: Detroit’s exhibition set to be a revelation
US collectors and museums came late to Vincent’s paintings, yet eventually amassed the finest works outside the Netherlands—plus a few embarrassing fakes
a blog by Martin Bailey
Public artnews
Detroit-area municipality removes ‘offensive’ tile accompanying a controversial mural celebrating the police
The tile, whose imagery has been associated with white supremacy, was created in a workshop sponsored by the Detroit Institute of Art
Art schoolsnews
Michigan billionaires Jennifer and Dan Gilbert give $30m to Cranbrook Academy of the Arts
The donation will support diversity efforts and student scholarships for the Detroit area art school
Obituariesnews
Artist Charles McGee, a central figure in Detroit’s art scene, has died, aged 96
Through his community programmes and art spaces, the artist and organiser “profoundly impacted the daily lives” of people in the city