Art galleries in Detroit
Looking for art in Detroit, MI? There are 29 galleries mapped here. That's 29 galleries mapped around Detroit. The exhibition schedule matters more than the count: a small gallery with a great current show beats a big one between exhibitions. Ask the gallerist what's on — they're usually delighted someone asked.
This guide covers every art gallery we could verify in and around Detroit (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Swords Into Plowshares Gallery and Peace Center and Library Street Collective, plus Soul Studio. If a gallery's missing from Detroit's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Detroit gallery lineup
29 mapped within about 40 km:
Swords Into Plowshares Gallery and Peace Center
Art gallery
Swords Into Plowshares Gallery and Peace Center — Art gallery, found on 33 Adams Avenue East in Detroit. Also worth knowing about Swords Into Plowshares Gallery and Peace Center: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
33 Adams Avenue East, Detroit, 48201
Phone: +1-313-963-7575
Library Street Collective
Art gallery
Library Street Collective — Art gallery.
Soul Studio
Art gallery
Soul Studio — Art gallery, found on 31011 Orchard Lake Road in Farmington Hills.
31011 Orchard Lake Road, Farmington Hills, 48334
Lawrence St. Art Gallery
Art gallery
Lawrence St. Art Gallery is Art gallery.
Detroit Artists Market
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Detroit Artists Market — Art gallery, found on 4719 Woodward Avenue in Detroit. Also worth knowing about Detroit Artists Market: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 11:00-18:00.
4719 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, 48201
Hours: Tu-Sa 11:00-18:00
N’Namdi
Art galleryRun by The N’Namdi Center for Contemporary Art
N’Namdi is Art gallery run by The N’Namdi Center for Contemporary Art on 52 East Forest Avenue, Detroit. N’Namdi also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 11:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
52 East Forest Avenue, Detroit, 48201
Hours: Tu-Sa 11:00-18:00
Phone: +1 313-831-8700
DuMouchelles
Art gallery
DuMouchelles — Art gallery, found on 409 East Jefferson Avenue in Detroit. Also worth knowing about DuMouchelles: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 11:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
409 East Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, 48226
Hours: Tu-Sa 11:00-17:00
Phone: +1-313-963-6255
Reyes | Finn
Art gallery
Reyes | Finn is Art gallery on 1500 Trumbull Street, Detroit.
1500 Trumbull Street, Detroit, 48216
PASC Art Studio
Art galleryRun by STEP
Run by STEP, PASC Art Studio is Art gallery, found on 13721 Eureka Road in Southgate.
13721 Eureka Road, Southgate, 48195
Norwest Gallery of Art
Art galleryRun by Norwest Gallery of Art LLC
Norwest Gallery of Art is Art gallery run by Norwest Gallery of Art LLC. Norwest Gallery of Art also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as We-Sa 12:00-18:00 open "by appointment"; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: We-Sa 12:00-18:00 open "by appointment"
Phone: +1 313-293-7344
Blue Elephant Studio Gallery
Art gallery
Blue Elephant Studio Gallery — Art gallery, found on 4607 Allen Road in Allen Park. Also worth knowing about Blue Elephant Studio Gallery: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
4607 Allen Road, Allen Park, 48101
Phone: +1-313-740-7184
TYP Collection
Art gallery
TYP Collection — Art gallery, found on 261 East Merrill Street in Birmingham.
261 East Merrill Street, Birmingham, 48009
Sharon Sims Gallery
Art gallery
Sharon Sims Gallery — Art gallery, found on 2922 Biddle Avenue in Wyandotte.
2922 Biddle Avenue, Wyandotte, 48192
Artcite Inc.
Art gallery
Artcite Inc. — Art gallery, found on 109 University Avenue West in Windsor. Also worth knowing about Artcite Inc.: the map lists its hours as We-Sa 12:00-18:00; it has a website with more detail.
109 University Avenue West, Windsor, N9A 5P4
Hours: We-Sa 12:00-18:00
333 Midland
Art gallery
333 Midland is Art gallery on 333 Midland Street, Highland Park.
333 Midland Street, Highland Park, 48203
Annex Gallery at 333 Midland
Art gallery
Annex Gallery at 333 Midland is Art gallery on 333 Midland Street, Highland Park.
333 Midland Street, Highland Park, 48203
Izzy's Raw Art Gallery
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Izzy's Raw Art Gallery is Art gallery on 2572 Michigan Avenue, Detroit.
2572 Michigan Avenue, Detroit, 48216
Artwall Install
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Artwall Install — Art gallery, found on 2327 Willow Beach Street in Keego Harbor.
2327 Willow Beach Street, Keego Harbor, 48320
Elaine L Jacob Gallery
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Elaine L Jacob Gallery — Art gallery.
Scarab Club
Art gallery
Scarab Club — Art gallery, found on 217 Farnsworth Street in Detroit. Also worth knowing about Scarab Club: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
217 Farnsworth Street, Detroit, 48202
Phone: +1 313 831 1250
Live Coal Gallery
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Live Coal Gallery — Art gallery.
the Shepherd
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the Shepherd — Art gallery, found on 1265 Parkview Street in Detroit.
1265 Parkview Street, Detroit, 48214
Art Gallery of Windsor
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Art Gallery of Windsor is Art gallery on 401 Riverside Drive, Windsor. Art Gallery of Windsor also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as We-Su 11:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
401 Riverside Drive, Windsor, N9A 7J1
Hours: We-Su 11:00-17:00
Phone: +1-519-977-0013
Jacqueline Drake Gallery
Art gallery
Jacqueline Drake Gallery — Art gallery, found on 32611 Franklin Road in Franklin.
32611 Franklin Road, Franklin, 48025
Paul Kotula Projects
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Paul Kotula Projects — Art gallery, found on 23255 Woodward Avenue in Ferndale.
23255 Woodward Avenue, Ferndale, 48220
Anton Art Center
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Anton Art Center — Art gallery.
Habatat Galleries Detroit
Art gallery
Habatat Galleries Detroit is Art gallery on 4412 Fernlee Avenue, Royal Oak.
4412 Fernlee Avenue, Royal Oak, 48073
Belgian Art Center
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Belgian Art Center is Art gallery.
Artspace
Art gallery
Artspace is Art gallery.
What the map tells us about art galleries in Detroit
6 of the 29 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — galleries keep proper public hours, so plan around the listed times.
8 have websites listed. That's where the current exhibition is announced — the one thing worth checking before you visit.
There's a cluster: 2 of them sit on 333 Midland Street, so you can string those into one walk and drive between the rest.
8 galleries list websites — that's where the current exhibition is announced, and it's the one thing worth checking before you visit.
The Detroit gallery walk
The efficient Detroit gallery walk strings these together: Swords Into Plowshares Gallery and Peace Center on 33 Adams Avenue East, Library Street Collective, Soul Studio on 31011 Orchard Lake Road, Lawrence St. Art Gallery, Detroit Artists Market on 4719 Woodward Avenue, N’Namdi on 52 East Forest Avenue, DuMouchelles on 409 East Jefferson Avenue, and Reyes | Finn on 1500 Trumbull Street — 29 stops, one logical order. 21 more are listed below.
Gallery tips for Detroit
A few things worth knowing before you work through Detroit's art galleries:
- Ask about the price list at Swords Into Plowshares Gallery and Peace Center. It's normal to ask, even if you're not buying. It tells you how the market values the work.
- Don't rush the video work at Library Street Collective. Video installations need their full runtime. Sit down, give it the minutes it asks for.
- Photography rules vary. Some galleries welcome photos, others forbid them. Look for the sign at the door rather than guessing.
- Check the exhibition schedule first. A gallery is only as good as its current show. Two minutes on the website saves a wasted trip between exhibitions.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Detroit — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new art gallery in Detroit can take a while to appear. The 29 above are only as current as the community map. A art gallery that's shut, or a new one nobody's added yet, gets fixed with a single OpenStreetMap edit.
We don't review exhibitions — shows change too fast. What we list is the where: real galleries, verified by real mappers.
If you run one of the 29 listed here and something's wrong — a closure, a move, new hours — the fix is the same: update the shop on OpenStreetMap and the correction flows through to this page on the next daily refresh.
Art gallery listings for Detroit: 29 mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.