HALAL METROPOLIS

Halal Metropolis is an exhibition that celebrates Southeast Michigan’s Muslim community and the cultural diversity it brings to Detroit. The exhibition runs through July 20 at the University of Michigan Stamps School of Art & Design. GuestsOsman Khan is an associate professor at the University of Michigan Stamps School of Art & Design and co-curator of Halal Metropolis. She says the exhibition also highlights the history of Detroit’s Muslim community. “We are trying to show the diversity of this community … of Muslims of so many backgrounds … they are creating communities out of almost nothing in some cases.” Howell says Detroit’s Muslim community developed significantly because of its already large presence in the city.

"Halal Metropolis" aims to highlight the diversity of Metro Detroit's Muslim population.

Amani Olu and Aleiya Lindsey have big goals for the second year of Detroit Art Week. The festival founders hope to bring in more guests and have a bigger impact, all while raising the profile of Detroit artists to a global audience. Detroit Art Week also got 19 area galleries to coordinate exhibition openings during the festival. We want to make collectors, or people who want to buy art, proud to do it in Detroit, instead of going to New York or Chicago, says Aleiya Lindsey, co-founder of Detroit Art Week. Given the trajectory from year one to two, Detroit Art Week could develop into something much more significant in the years to come.