mack alive's ambassador fine art collection

A Special "thank you" to the co-founder of "Detroit Fine Arts Breakfast Club", Mr. Henry Harper.

Mack Alive is home to the Ambassador Fine Arts Collection, Curated by Mr. Henry Harper and Directed by the Arts and Sports Director Mr. Richard Todd Smith. Our Fine Arts has more than 150 art pieces donated by local, national and international artists, patrons and collectors. Drop by Mack Alive and bring your family to see the neighborhoods "Hidden Gem" of artwork.

Tyree Guyton, founder of The Heidelberg Project, who is also one of Mack Alive's sponsors has uplifted our neighborhood and changed the community with his amazing artwork. The Heidelberg Project (HP) believes that all citizens, from all cultures, have the right to grow and flourish in their communities. The HP is an outdoor art environment in the heart of an urban area and a Detroit based community organization with a mission to improve the lives of people and neighborhoods through art.

Enjoy some of the most artistic and cultural artwork in the world below.

Young curators of detroit

young curators - class of 2018

Founded in the summer of 2018, the Young Curators of Detroit is a collaboration with the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA). Consisting of an art loving group of young people ages 18-24, our Young Curators work with the DIA gallery teachers, artists and curators to learn the business side of art. After four days of working together at DIA and two days at Mack Alive's art gallery of local artists' work, the group began practicing their skills with their peers and applied what they learned, prior to going back to the DIA for an award ceremony with local leaders. Young Curators group is led by the Mack Alive Director of Art and Sports, Richard Todd Smith.

Congratulations to the Young Curators!

Shaylinn Bell
Victoria Dickow
Sierra Dillard
Stephen Grady
Lacie Hudson
Dominick Lemonious
AJ Simon
Amani Smith
Ayanna Wilkes
Nijah Williams

dia of detroit

The Detroit Institute of Arts’ first class of Young Curators completed an arts education program in August through a new collaboration with Mack Alive, a community organization on Detroit’s east side. Mack Alive selected 20 young adults from their surrounding neighborhood who are interested in becoming more involved in the arts while also serving as mentors for younger children.