Photo of the Week: Murals in the Market 2018

colorful blue, green, orange, and pink abstract masks of people and animals stand out against a black wall on Orleans Street

Finding my way around Detroit’s Eastern Market regular shoppers, scooter riders, lines of vehicles, and tour groups looking at this year’s Murals in the Market was a challenge yesterday.

With cool temperatures, the first day of fall was a busy day at the market!

Despite the crowds, I managed to catch a few views of this year’s Murals in the Market, the fourth celebration of more than 50 international and local mural artists at Eastern Market. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Murals in the Market 2018

Photo of the Week: Murals in the Market 2017

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Last year, fall took on a different meaning for me beyond enjoying local apple cider, viewing gorgeous falls colors, and gathering the last vegetables from the garden.

That’s when I first visited the Murals in the Market international mural festival at Eastern Market in Detroit. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Murals in the Market 2017

Photo of the Week: Murals in the Market at Eastern Market

Black and white lion with piercing blue eyes surrounded by whimsical cartoon charaters

If you didn’t know to travel down a back alley to peer across an empty field surrounded by three buildings, you might have missed the two-story tall lion mural on the building at the edge of Detroit’s Eastern Market. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Murals in the Market at Eastern Market