Our Upcoming Events:
Free Student Workshops for MLK Holiday Celebration Contest
November 23rd, 6:00 pm - November 23rd, 9:00 pm+1December 6th, 8:30 pm - December 6th, 11:30 pm
Anton Art Center
125 Macomb Pl
Mount Clemens, MI 48043 Map
Register today for creative writing and photography workshops for high school students!Sessions will help students prepare poetry and photos for the 33rd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Celebration of Macomb County Contest. Each contest will have cash and other prizes. The Interfaith Center for Racial Justice and Anton Art Center are holding the free workshops for photography and spoken word/poetry to help students reflect on their interpretation of the theme: Love is Spoken Here.
Students can register for the workshops by emailing: pdimercurio@theartcenter.org.
Photography Workshops sponsored by Kiwanis Club of Mt. Clemens with Instructor, Kaylyn Turnipseed at Anton Art Center, 125 Macomb Place, Mt. Clemens.
Saturday, November 23, 1 - 3 pm
Friday, December 6 at 3:30 - 6:30 pm.
Poetry/spoken Word Workshops sponsored by Comcast NBCUniversal with InsideOut Literary Arts at Mt. Clemens Public Library, 150 Cass Ave, Mt. Clemens.
Saturday, November 23, 1 - 3 pm
Friday, December 6 at 3:30 - 5:30 pm
Scratch the Page Featuring Lauren Bullock
December 14th, 5:00 pm - December 14th, 9:00 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit - MOCAD
4454 Woodward Ave
Detroit, MI 48201 Map
INSIDEOUT LITERARY ARTS PRESENTS SCRATCH THE PAGESaturday, December 14th
Workshop 12:30–2:15pm, Open Mic 3pm – 4pm
Admission: Free and open to all teens
Experience the mind-blowing power of poetry during this workshop and open mic event, featuring nationally recognized writers, who work with teens from Metro Detroit to touch the stage with their original poetry and spoken word performances. Lunch is provided
LAUREN BULLOCK is a queer Vietnamese and Black writer, performer, and teaching artist. Her work has appeared on AFROPUNK.com, Button Poetry, The Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, and most recently Imagoes: A Queer Anthology (Love, Pain & Poetry Publishing). Currently she serves as a staff writer for pop culture website Black Nerd Problems as well as poetry editor for literary magazine FreezeRay Poetry. When not working on writing-related activities she enjoys fighting crime as a costumed vigilante of many aliases. You can find more of her work at GoLaurenBullock.com.
Our Past Events:
First Draft Open Mic
November 12th, 10:00 pm - November 13th, 12:00 am
Spread Deli & Coffee
4215 Cass Ave
Detroit, MI 48201 Map
CANCELLED due to the weather. Look out for our rescheduled event.
InsideOut presents Scratch the Page
October 19th, 4:00 pm - October 19th, 8:00 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit - MOCAD
4454 Woodward Ave
Detroit, MI 48201 Map
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPINSIDEOUT LITERARY ARTS PRESENTS SCRATCH THE PAGE
Saturdays, October 19
Workshop 12–2pm, Open Mic 2:30–4pm
Admission: Free and open to all teens
Experience the mind-blowing power of poetry during this workshop and open mic event, featuring nationally recognized writers, who work with teens from Metro Detroit to touch the stage with their original poetry and spoken word performances. Lunch is provided.
WITH GUEST ARTIST RAYCH JACKSON: Rachel “Raych” Jackson is a writer, educator and performer. While teaching third and fourth grade in Chicago Public Schools, Jackson competed on numerous national poetry teams and individual competitions. Her poems have gained over 1.5 million views on YouTube. She is the 2017 NUPIC Champion and a 2017 Pink Door fellow. Jackson recently voiced 'DJ Raych' in the Jackbox game, Mad Verse City. Her latest play, “Emotions & Bots”, premiered at the Woerdz Festival in Lucerne, Switzerland. Jackson wrote a room dedicated to her city for 29Rooms' first installment in Chicago, through Refinery 29. She co-created and co-hosts Big Kid Slam, a monthly poetry show in Chicago. Jackson’s work has been published by many— including Poetry Magazine, The Rumpus, The Shallow Ends, and Washington Square Review. Her debut collection EVEN THE SAINTS AUDITION is forthcoming through Button Poetry. She currently lives in Chicago.
To register contact Citywide Poets Coordinator, Justin Rogers at justin@insideoutdetroit.org or call (313) 577-4601.
Share the Light: An Evening in Celebration of Youth Voice
August 22nd, 10:00 pm - August 23rd, 12:00 am
College for Creative Studies, A. Alfred Taubman Center for Design Education
460 West Baltimore Street 11th Floor
Detroit, MI 48202 Map
Join InsideOut Literary Arts for an evening celebrating youth voice!InsideOut, an institution that has served over 58,000 students in its 24 years, provides young people between ages 6 and 19 with the tools to develop their leadership skills and narrative voice through poetry, creative writing, art, and performance.
This festive summer soirée will feature insightful youth performances and provide opportunities to learn directly from our students about InsideOut programming.
Proceeds from this event will enable us to continue to provide transformational programming to schools throughout metro Detroit.
Presented by: Strategic Staffing Solutions
Appetizers and drinks will be served.
If you prefer to pay by check or cash, please contact our Development Associate, Ashley Calhoun at Ashley@insideoutdetroit.org or at (313) 577-4601.
With additional support from: Wells Advantage Group, Connie and Brian Demkowicz, Plante Moran, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Oakland University, and Grand Valley State University