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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 donna@dmjstudio.com 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.

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