2015 Community Engagement Report 
Last month the DIA issued the 2015 Community Engagement Report, which includes highlights of the museum's enhanced community outreach programs from last year for Wayne, Oakland and Macomb county residents, a result of the tri-county millage. The report also includes a cumulative summary of benefits since the millage passed in August 2012. Thanks to your generous support, the DIA offers free general admission, free school field trips, including bus transportation and free tours for senior groups, including transportation. Also among the benefits are community partnerships with local organizations and expansion of the popular Inside|Out program. The report can be found online at bit.ly/2015DIACommunityEngagement.
 
Since August 2012, the DIA has provided free museum admission for more than one million tri-county residents, welcomed nearly 200,000 tri-county students on free field trips, hosted more than 600 visits by tri-county senior citizen groups with complimentary door-to-door bus transportation, logged more than 6,300 miles throughout the tri-county region with the mobile classroom DIA Away and installed Inside|Out in more than 65 different communities.

For Wayne County, highlights from last year include free admission for nearly 150,000 residents, free field trips and transportation for nearly 35,000 students and free group visits for more than 2,100 seniors. 
Check out these upcoming county events:

Art in the Park: Inside|Out in Zussman Park, Thursday-Saturday, May 12-14
Celebrate Inside|Out in Hamtramck during "Art in the Park" at Zussman Park. The event will kick off on Thursday with DIA Away at the park from noon to 6 p.m. followed by a walking tour of the Inside|Out reproductions around Hamtramck. On Friday, DIA Away will be open from noon to 6 p.m. followed by art activities. Festivities include live sculpture and painting demonstrations by local artists, a children's art-making station, an art display by Hamtramck Public School students and performances by the Bangla School of Music and the Polish Roman Catholic Union of America Gwiazda Dancers. The Meanie Wienie food truck and the Whipped Coffee Cart will be serving food and drinks until 10 p.m. DIA Away will remain at Zussman Park through Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Learn more here.

Becoming a Dancer, Friday-Saturday, May 13-14
The DIA is bringing Michigan natives and world-class dancers Nehemiah Kish, principal dancer with the Royal Ballet in London, and Precious Adams, a ballerina with the English National Ballet in London, to town for "Becoming a Dancer," a series of demonstrations showcasing what it is like to become a dancer. The program is in conjunction with the DIA's exhibition Dance! American Art, 1830-1960. Demonstrations are free and will take place at 7 and 8:30 p.m. on Friday and 1 p.m. on Saturday. Learn more at dia.org. 

79th annual 
Detroit Public Schools Student Exhibition, through June 5
Hundreds of imaginative works created by Detroit Public Schools students are on display in the 79th annual Detroit Public Schools Student Exhibition presented by the DIA. The exhibition is free and is held in galleries at the east end of the museum, near Kirby St.

Cinetopia International Film Festival, Friday-Thursday, June 3-5
The DIA is partnering with other southeast Michigan cultural organizations to co-host the Cinetopia International Film Festival June 3-5.The festival includes feature-length dramas, comedies, and documentaries from the world's best film festivals. Stay tuned at cinetopiafestival.org for this year's program and to purchase tickets.
 
Senior Thursdays, every Thursday at 1 p.m. 
This new DIA program offers tri-county seniors the opportunity to visit the museum and enjoy programs exclusively planned for them, at no cost, every Thursday. The first Thursday of each month features a guided gallery tour; the second a lecture; the third an art-making class; and the fourth a film. During months with five Thursdays, the fifth Thursday will feature a guided gallery tour. All programs will begin at 1 p.m. The May schedule is:
  • May 12: Lecture: In the Garden
  • May 19: Art-making: Tambourines 
  • May 26: Film: No Maps on My Taps
Advance registration for individuals is preferred, but not required. Call 313-833-4005 to register. Free transportation is available for groups of 25 or more. To book a group, call 313-833-1292. 
The DIA is celebrating Mother's Day, May 8, with free admission to the special exhibition
Dance: American Art 1830-1960. The DIA is also offering free exhibition admission on May 18 in honor of Art Museum Day.