Since 2013, the annual North End Urban Expressions Art Festival, affectionately known as ‘The Healing,’ has happened the last week of August
Join North End neighbors as we celebrate the culture and history of Oakland Avenue in Detroit’s North End neighborhood, featuring public art, spoken word (performance poetry, storytelling), visual art (drawing, painting), and Hip Hop (DJing, Emceeing, Graffiti Muraling).
Urban Expressions was the 2013 recipient of the C+PAD performing arts grant for the North End community.
North End Youth Ambassadors host tours along Oakland Ave to showcase the rich history and assets of the corridor, such as the North End Garden, Red’s Shoe Shine, the historical musical location in the Apex Bar, the “Earth Sky, Repose” and “Welcome to Detroit” murals, and more
The event is free and open to the public.
Vendor space is available. More details to come
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