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S T U D I O
DETROIT: Door of OPPORTUNITYExhibition
If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a doorMilton Berle
Symbols of beginnings, transitions, endings and entrances into new worlds and places, doors are the perfect medium to tell the Detroit story; its past, its present and it future.
Door of Opportunity is a
traveling exhibition displaying the
creativity and opportunities in
Detroit for artists. What makes
this exhibit unique is the visual
art in this exhibition is actual
doors transformed into art.
Participants range from students
to seniors, emerging artists, and
seasoned artists – all Metro
Detroit residents. This is not a
competition or juried show. It
is open to all Metro-Detroiters
who want to create.
We are starting our second
year and our vision is clear;
to continually tour around
the city bringing more art to
communities; to install doors in
Metro-Detroit neighborhoods
and communities as visual
symbols of the opportunity that
exist in Detroit for all Detroit
residents.
Doors are a symbol of
beginnings, transitions, endings
and entrances into new worlds
and places; a perfect medium to
creatively tell the Detroit story;
its past, its present and it future.
This city of innovation and
trailblazing; open to new things
while treasuring the old.
About Detroit doorof opportunity
How Does this Project Work
1. In February, DMJStudio distributes an official Call to Artists
to participate in Detroit Door of Opportunity. Interested
parties can sign up on-line at www.dmjstudio.com/doors.
Sign up for this project is closed the first week of March.
2. Participants pick up a door from a designated pick-up
location. Doors are provided at no cost.
3. Completed doors are due early July and are dropped off
at a designated location. This is not a juried exhibition.
All completed doors that are turned in on time become
part of the exhibition.
4. DMJStudio staff and volunteers collect, curate and install
the doors around the city, hold workshops and lead
installation of artwork throughout the rest of the year.
5. Organizations, neighborhoods, schools and places of
worship can sign up to be part of the tour on-line at
www.dmjstudio.com/doors
It would have been easier to
have an exhibit of large doors
displayed in one place and the
audience come to the exhibit
location. But, the point of Door
of Opportunity is more than
displaying art but to create
an experience that connects
people with each other, their
neighborhood and the city of
Detroit. Touring this
There was no budget to make
this happen just a deep desire.
With that desire, one Uhaul
truck, two movers and an
amazing team of artists and
curators completed six tour
stops in four months.
Hundreds of Metro-Detroiters
viewed these doors and have
been moved by the creative
spirit of fellow Detroit residents.
The 2016 tour tentatively
includes 12+ stops in addition
to exhibitions and workshops
specifically for schools.
BEYOND DETROIT
The Detroit story is one that
has become an interest to
other cities. For that reason,
DMJStudio is expanding the tour
to other cities; Brooklyn, New
York and Houston, Texas.
Detroit has attracted people
from both of these cities who
are looking for a different life
in a less crowded and more
imaginative place. We want
people to come to Detroit,
but with a clear and real
understanding of it and its
people. These stops are a way
to make that connection and for
those who are thinking to make
Detroit home to experience it
first hand.
touring the door in detroitand beyond
Art should be accessible to all people . The way to do that is to bring art into the spaces where people live and connect; our neighborhoods, work spaces, places of worship, parks and schools.
Photos from ExhibitionThese are photos of the 2015 Detroit: Door of
Opportunity exhibition tour. During this first year,
the exhibition was on display at several locations
including One Mile Gallery, Detroit Public Library,
North End Studios and Baltimore Gallery.
DMJStudio mission is to install at least 100 doors throughout Detroit, symbolizing that all of Detroit has opportunity.
We want art in Detroit’s
neighborhoods to be the norm.
It is documented that public
art has a positive outcome
of beautifying spaces, making
unused spaces safe as well as
creating space for neighbors
and community members to
connect. Public and place-
making art removes the cultural
gap between community and
traditional art scenes like
museums and galleries and
brings art into everyday spaces
such as parks, abandoned lots,
schools, places of worship and
neighborhoods.
DMJStudio is dedicated to
bringing art to neighborhoods
by installing at least 100
doors throughout Detroit,
symbolizing that all of Detroit
has opportunity while at the
same time visually connecting
neighborhoods with art.
Each door will have a QR code
for viewers to learn about the
door and the artists. It will also
tell the viewer the location of
the next closet door and what
neighborhood that door resides.
With the help of sponsorships,
artists and community, we can
accomplish this mission.
Opportunityin our neighborhoods
Just as art should be a normal part of
neighborhoods it should also be a major
component in our schools. We know in
the past two decades, the arts have been
taken out of the curriculum of schools.
With Detroit Door of Opportunity
project we will provide an art component
in schools that includes workshops where
students can develop their own “Doors of
Opportunity” as well as youth exhibitions.
DMJStudio is scheduled to display a
door at specified Detroit Public Schools,
starting September 2016. These doors
will be a Standing reminder to students
that education is an important “Doors of
Opportunity.”
doors and detroit’s youth
Our point to this project is more than displaying art but to create an experience that connects people with each other, their neighborhood and the city of Detroit.
SPONORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES:If your company or organization is interested in becoming a sponsor, here are several levels to support this project:
Door Sponsor: $1000• Plaque placed on 1 door installed in Detroit neighborhoods as part of the Neighborhood initiative. Organizations
and companies can sponsor up to 10 doors.
Bronze: $3000 • Recognized on digital and print collateral, press releases and social media
platforms as a Bronze Sponsor• Two seats at the VIP sponsorship opening reception
Silver : $7,000 • Recognized on digital and print collateral, press releases and social media
platforms as a Silver Sponsor • Named as featured sponsor at school exhibitions• Four seats at the VIP sponsorship opening reception
Gold: $11,000 • Recognized on digital and print collateral, press releases and social media
platforms as a Gold Sponsor • Named as featured sponsor at school exhibitions• Six seats at the VIP sponsorship opening reception
Platinum $25,000• Recognized on digital and print collateral press releases and social media
platforms as a Platinum Sponsor • Named as featured sponsor at school exhibitions• Ten seats at the VIP sponsorship opening reception• Named as featured sponsor for all gallery exhibitions• Plaque placed on 3 doors installed in Detroit neighborhoods as part of the Neighborhood initiative.
IN-KIND DONATIONS In-kind donations of art supplies, doors or other services are acceptable. Please contact [email protected] to discuss in-kind donations and sponsorship levels.
Ways to support door of opportunityDONATIONS:For individuals who want to donate to the project, an on-line form is be available at www.dmjstudio.com/doors All individual donations will go toward purchasing art supplies, additional doors and for recruiting artists and volunteers to participate in the project.
The past year has been achieved with hardwork, love, dedication and creative thinking. With additional resources more will be achieved.
S T U D I O