Detroit Month of Design Info Session
Designing the Future starts here.

Planning to submit to the Detroit Month of Design open call?
Join us for our only in-person Info Session for prospective exhibitors, curators, and event hosts.

This is your opportunity to get clear, practical guidance on how to craft a strong, competitive application. We will walk through what the review team looks for, how to align your proposal with this year’s theme, and the details that elevate a good idea into a standout submission.

You will gain:

• A clear understanding of the open call criteria and timeline
• Insight into how proposals are evaluated
• Tips to sharpen your concept and articulate impact
• Guidance on production, accessibility, and promotion

Detroit Month of Design is built by our creative community. We're designing our future and this is where it starts.

Please note: This is the only in-person info session.

ArtPrize is thrilled to partner with Design Core Detroit to present Pitch Night Detroit 2026. Five designers will be selected to take the stage for five minutes each, pitching bold, original concepts to a panel of five jurors—all competing for a $10,000 grant to bring their work to life at the 2026 ArtPrize event (September 17–October 3, 2026).

This grant is dedicated to design-driven proposals from designers 18 years and older, with preference given to those based in Wayne County, Michigan. In addition to the grant, the selected designer will receive complimentary ArtPrize registration and hands-on support in securing a high-visibility exhibition venue during the event.

Join us for the first Drinks x Design of 2026, with the theme of Fashion and Fiber: Color and Materials, hosted by Invest Detroit and Bamboo Midtown, Jefferson Hub space.

ABOUT
The Jefferson Hub is bringing together businesses in a space designed for both professional collaboration and social connection.

Invest Detroit transformed a former school into a modern entrepreneurial center that creates equitable opportunities for Detroit's small businesses.


Music: CA$HLY

Food & Bar curated by our friends at Hospitality Included.

Join us for the second Drinks x Design of 2026, with the theme of Product Design in Detroit: Color and Materials, hosted by the newly reopened MOCAD Museum.

ABOUT
The Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD) presents exhibitions and programs exploring the best contemporary art, connecting Detroit and the global art world. MOCAD focuses on art as a means to nurture social change and human understanding, reflecting our community.

MOCAD believes that art can change us, and it’s our responsibility to hold a space where challenge, acceptance, hope, and beauty can coincide.

Music: Ember LaFíamma

Food: TBD

Join us for the third Drinks x Design of 2026, with the theme of Gastronomy Design, hosted by Synecdoche Design at Vander Detroit.

ABOUT
Synecdoche Design is an interdisciplinary creative architecture studio creating bold projects with a purpose.

The building serves an industrious community of creatives, including SYNECDOCHE, the architecture and design studio behind the building's redevelopment and design updates.

Music: Ladylike

Food: TBD

Join us for the third Drinks x Design of 2026, with the theme of Light and Sound Design, hosted by Wasserman Projects in Eastern Market.

ABOUT
Wasserman Projects is a flexible and constantly evolving program of art, design, and music.

Through collaborations and programming that generates interest, curiosity, and commerce, their goal is to become one of the many threads in the vibrant fabric that is Detroit

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Music: TBD

Food: TBD