East Canfield
Art Park
The East Canfield Art Park supports local artists by collaborating on public art commissions, creating ongoing exhibitions, and organizing community events.
New Forest, Ancient thrones
Jordan Weber
Jordan Weber is a New York-based regenerative land sculptor and activist who works at the intersection of social justice and environmental-apartheid through grassroots collaboration in industrial-polluted neighborhoods such as St. Louis, Minneapolis, Detroit, Red Hook, NY, Boston, and Des Moines, Iowa.
BOy holds Flower
Austen Brantley
Detroit-based sculptor Austen Brantley has exhibited work in venues across the country, been commissioned to create sculptures of public figures, and traveled the world to collaborate with other artists.
“Boy Holds Flower” was commissioned by Canfield Consortium in 2020 and designed by Austen Brantley. It has stood in the East Canfield Pavilion and Art Park since August 2021. The sculpture is meant to convey the innocence of Black boys before they enter the world and become aware of its faults.
Hood Closed
Elonte Davis
Elonte is a photographer whose lens captures the unexplored beauty and culture of Detroit. With a deep love for the city, Elonte’s goal is to share its charm with the world, one photo at a time. Through his keen eye and artistic perspective, he reveals the hidden gems and lesser-known details of the city, inviting viewers to appreciate its people, places, and moments that often go unnoticed.
At Peace
Terry Childress
Terry Childress is a Detroit-based painter expressing himself through watercolor and ink. His art exudes the vibrant energy of the city and celebrates the rich uniqueness of Black culture. Terry’s creations breathe life into his subjects, drawing viewers into a world where emotions, stories, and history intertwine.
Saturday Night hymns
Miriam Hull
Miriam is a Detroit-based acrylic painter, whose art is deeply rooted in themes encompassing the Black experience. Miriam’s paintings vividly depict various facets of Black life, such as family, religion, black excellence, and more, utilizing realism to bring her subjects to life. With a heartfelt purpose, she creates what she describes as “love letters to Black people,” aiming to provide viewers with a sense of home and recognition in her artwork.
East Canfield Art Display
Nivek Monet
Nivek Monet designed, built and installed the East Canfield Art Display to serve as a community exhibition piece, featuring new art on a rotating basis.
As a multi-media artist inspired by nature, humanity, spirit, and the invisible world, he uses public art to move, transform, and educate people on the necessity and availability of healing and transformation through creativity.
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Cailyn Dawson
Cailyn Dawson is College for Creative Studies graduate based in Metro Detroit. Her figurative paintings explore issues of identity, specifically how themes of separation and displacement affect racial identity.
In her work, she navigates the spaces she is put in and tries to understand herself. These paintings are asking questions instead of making statements about her identities. Cailyn’s paintings are a way for her to better understand her own identity and what she wants to identify with.
George Floyd’s Twenty Dollar Bill
K’Kio Hardin
K’Kio Hardin is a rare and exceptional talent with a wide range of design sensibilities and a strong ability to think strategically. His capacity to focus while working at the speed of light and maintaining a zen-like calm sets him apart in the design arena.
K’kio has extensive experience in the auto, education, fashion, healthcare, luxury, publishing, and telecom industries, which makes him an ideal collaborator. K’Kio is the Founder and Creative Director of his own brand Detroit Kid and also lends his talent to TILT, an advertising consultancy, as Design Director.
Brown Skin Girl
Mila Lynn
This piece is one of 24 pieces commissioned by the Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine. The “Storytelling Through Music” collection was created to celebrate both Black Culture and Black History. Brown Skin Girl celebrates black girlhood, togetherness, and the intergenerational bond built around hair care. Mila wanted to illustrate the beauty of women found in things as monotonous as doing hair.
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Location
The East Canfield Art Park is located at 4405 Lemay St, Detroit MI 48214 (on the corner of E Canfield St and Lemay St, across the street from Barack Obama Leadership Academy).Admission
The park is free and open to the public.About the park
Canfield Consortium is using the influence of art and the power of Detroit artists to enhance the East Canfield Village neighborhood and to highlight local culture.
The East Canfield Art Park supports the organization’s mission of improving residents’ quality of life by enriching the community landscape and experience (and by establishing places to visit in our own neighborhood). These endeavors help broaden the art, historical, and cultural context of the East Canfield Village community.
In the press
- Marini, Miriam. “New Art Park Opens on Detroit’s East Side in East Canfield Village Neighborhood.” Detroit Free Press, 11 Sept. 2021.
- Benavides-Colón, Amelia. “Remediation Forest Coming to East Canfield Art Park in Detroit.” Detroit Free Press, 29 Apr. 2024.
- Keenan, Annabel. “Jordan Weber’s Detroit Public Sculpture Tracks Air Quality and Cleans Pollution.” The Art Newspaper – International Art News and Events, 3 June 2024.
- Leigh Brown, Patricia. “A Crowning Achievement in a Neighborhood’s Fight Against Air Pollution.” The New York Times, 29 May, 2024.
