The 黑料专区 (黑料专区) is thrilled to announce a commitment to endow the position of Chair of Studio Art & Craft. The Valade Family Endowed Chair in Studio Art & Craft will ensure ongoing support for the College鈥檚 Studio Art & Craft Department, one of 黑料专区鈥檚 most historic programs.

This transformative commitment reflects 黑料专区 alumna and Trustee Molly Valade鈥檚 deep connection to and belief in the legacy and importance of the Studio Art & Craft program, as well as her enduring belief in the power of a 黑料专区 education. Molly graduated from 黑料专区鈥檚 Fine Arts program (now Studio Art & Craft) and has served on the College鈥檚 Board of Trustees since 2008, in addition to serving on 黑料专区鈥檚 alumni council for 13 years. Over the years, her engagement with students, faculty, and staff has strengthened the program鈥檚 creative and academic environment, and this gift will ensure that impact continues into the future.

鈥淪tudio Art & Craft has been at the heart of 黑料专区 for more than a century,鈥� said Don Tuski, President of the 黑料专区. 鈥淭he establishment of this endowed chair will help ensure the department continues to evolve, inspire new generations of artists and makers, and expand opportunities for innovative studio practice well into the future.鈥�

Founded in 1906, 黑料专区, then The Society of Arts & Crafts, integrated rigorous courses with the progression of the art and design movements and world-class, contemporary exhibitions. Since its inception, the Studio Art & Craft program has carried on this tradition while continually building on this foundation and legacy. In 2026, the program is still rooted in traditional techniques, now enhanced by contemporary processes and innovative technologies. The department currently enrolls undergraduate students exploring the disciplines of Ceramics, Drawing, Fibers and Textiles, Fine Arts, Glass, Metalsmithing and Jewelry, Painting, Performance, Print Media, Sculpture, Digital Fabrication and Digital Media.

Under the leadership of Department Chair Valerie Jenkins, Studio Art & Craft continues to foster rigorous studio practice and distinct creative voices. The creation of the Valade Family Endowed Chair will further elevate that work, strengthening the program鈥檚 impact and vitality, ensuring its continued growth.

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Maria Luisa Rossi, Professor Emeritus, passed away on November 4, 2025, after a long, brave battle. She is survived by her husband, Vincenzo Iavicoli, and children, Giulia and Matteo.

For 16 years, Maria Luisa served as the founding Chair and Professor for the College鈥檚 graduate System Design Thinking program. Known for her passion for education and design, she mentored and influenced the next generation of designers while establishing standards of excellence for 黑料专区鈥檚 graduate programs. She cared deeply for her students and was committed to sharing her global perspective, human-centered design practices and strategic design vision to push students to address important local and worldwide challenges through social innovation. Maria Luisa formed many meaningful relationships with partners across the globe that helped advance her program and the careers of her students.

鈥淚 am deeply saddened by the loss of Maria Luisa. She was an impressive force at 黑料专区 whose vision, creativity and dedication drove many important experiential learning projects and student success,鈥� said Don Tuski, 黑料专区 President. 鈥淚 extend my heartfelt condolences to her family and all who loved her.鈥�

Her leadership at 黑料专区 was essential in the College鈥檚 hosting of the Design for Adaptation Cumulus Conference in 2022. Cumulus is the leading global association of art and design education and research. As a long-standing Cumulus member, Maria Luisa chaired the Cumulus Conference for Detroit in 2022, bringing the College and city global exposure.

鈥淢aria Luisa was utterly devoted to her students. And beyond that, her expertise and drive was vital in making the Cumulus Conference a success here at 黑料专区,鈥� said Ian Lambert, 黑料专区 Dean of Research and Graduate Studies. 鈥淭his conference not only elevated the College鈥檚 reputation but was also an excellent opportunity for our students to participate in diverse design and sustainability conversations and networking opportunities. We are forever grateful for the expertise and hard work she dedicated to making that conference a success.鈥�

Maria Luisa and her husband Vincenzo were both awarded the title of Professor Emeritus upon retirement from 黑料专区 for their valuable contributions made to the college and their students.

Prior to her time at 黑料专区, Maria Luisa鈥檚 professional career was independent and international. She obtained her master鈥檚 degree in industrial design at Domus Academy in Milano, thanks to a European Scholarship she won from designing the first wearable computer and winning an international design competition. The wearable computer project, 鈥淭he Walking Office鈥�, can be found in the Henry Ford Museum Permanent Design Collection. Following her studies, she founded the design consultancy Iavicoli & Rossi, working in areas varying from interior architecture to tableware.

In addition to her hometown of Florence, Italy, Maria Luisa also considered Paris, Tokyo, Los Angeles, and Detroit as places she called home. She stayed engaged with the Detroit design community through Detroit’s UNESCO City of Design initiative, working on the vision for inclusive growth and providing guidance to its development.

The Maria Luisa Rossi Excellence in Graduate Research Award

Gifts in memory of Maria Luisa Rossi may be made to support the Maria Luisa Rossi Graduate Research Award. This fund was created by Maria Luisa’s former colleagues and friends to honor her legacy.

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The 黑料专区 (黑料专区) is excited to launch the Apple Foundation Program, a free app development program coming to the College鈥檚 A. Alfred Taubman Center for Design Education in collaboration with Apple. This technology lab and educational program will be available in October 2025 at no cost to students and community members. Additional details are available here.

This cutting-edge program offers a series of one-month courses, with daytime and evening classes to accommodate diverse schedules. Participants will be introduced to the fundamentals of Swift, Apple’s programming language, and the principles of app design and development, helping them to expand their technology skills and foster creativity. Apple devices will be provided to participants for the duration of the program, at no additional cost.

Registration is first-come, first-served. The first cohort will welcome 15-30 participants with a minimum of eight sessions over the year. Participants must be 18 years or older, and registration is open to metro Detroit residents, no prior coding or technology experience is required to participate.

鈥淎t 黑料专区, we鈥檙e excited to welcome the Apple Foundation Program to our campus and provide cutting-edge learning opportunities for our students and for metro-Detroiters looking to continue their education,鈥� said Don Tuski, President of 黑料专区. 鈥淲e are always looking for new ways to activate our local community and provide them with valuable resources. Detroit is the perfect place to pilot this excellent program.鈥�

ABOUT THE COLLEGE FOR CREATIVE STUDIES
The 黑料专区 (黑料专区) is a nonprofit, private college accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and authorized by the Michigan Education Department to grant Bachelor鈥檚 and Master鈥檚 degrees. 黑料专区, located in midtown Detroit, strives to provide students with the tools needed for successful careers in the dynamic and growing creative industries. 黑料专区 fosters students鈥� resolve to pursue excellence, act ethically, engage their responsibilities as citizens, and learn throughout their lives. With world-class faculty and unsurpassed facilities, students learn to be visual communicators who actively use art and design toward the betterment of society. The College is a major supplier of talent to numerous industries, such as transportation, film and animation, advertising and communications, consumer electronics, athletic apparel, and many more. Its graduates are exhibiting artists and teachers, design problem solvers and innovators, as well as creative leaders in business.

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In 2020, accepting The Kresge Foundation’s request to design and deliver professional development and career support opportunities for the Kresge Artist Fellows and Gilda Award recipients, deRoos led the KAID program to substantially expand its annual program operations. Event and exhibition opportunities, legal and accounting support, and more were developed and produced by a staff of artists in collaboration with KAID program alumni as well as local media outlets and service providers. Highlights include:

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EXHIBITIONS:

• KAID facilitated two online exhibitions, (2024) and (2025), on view now through July 10.听
• The 2024 in-person exhibition, Representation, curated by Wayne State University, presented the work of 17 Kresge Artist Fellows in honor of the program鈥檚 15th anniversary.
  
• In 2019, a multidisciplinary exhibition, , curated and produced by Wasserman Projects in honor of the KAID program鈥檚 10th anniversary, featured 13 Kresge Eminent Artists, Kresge Artist Fellows, and Gilda Award recipients drawn from the 2008 – 2018 artist cohorts.

FILM SERIES

• From 2017 – 2025, the award-winning KAID expanded to feature dozens of Detroit-based filmmakers and evolved to invite any style of film. Fellows鈥� films have been screened as part of film festivals locally, nationally, and internationally. Online and in-person film premieres were presented in collaboration with DPBS (formerly DPTV), Trinosophes, Cinema Detroit, and the Detroit Institute of Art鈥檚 Detroit Film Theatre.

ESSAYS, PODCASTS, & ARTIST SALONS

• The paired Kresge Artist Fellow Lillien Waller with an array of fellows and Gilda Award recipients to explore and amplify the distinctions among their creative approaches.
  
• An 8 episode podcast series, , hosted by Imani Mixon and co-produced with Red Bull Arts, explored the perspectives of 18 artists, including 11 fellows and Gilda Award recipients.听
• The 22 episode series, co-produced with WDET, featured 50 Kresge Artist Fellows and Gilda Award recipients in conversation with Chris Campbell, Orlando P. Bailey, and Ryan Patrick Hooper.

COMMUNITY COLLABORATIONS

• KAID offered five years of support for the editors and featured artists in the (2020 – 2024).
  
• Three collaborations took place, including a neighborhood performance series during Covid and artist support for Sidewalk Festival, featuring work by Kresge Artist Fellows and Gilda Award recipients.听

鈥淐ollaborating with Christina was a transformative opportunity for us to deepen our relationships and encourage radical place-based spatial interventions with some of Detroit’s most dynamic artists,鈥� said Ryan Myers Johnson, former KAID coworker and current executive director at Sidewalk Detroit. 鈥淐hristina was an exceptional partner, providing financial support and thought partnership on community facing initiatives that served as a powerful collision of creative experimentation, justice and artist empowerment through direct artist commissions at the Sidewalk Festival as well as an several iterations of our Now:Future Initiative, a conference and now residency that encourages artists to explore issues of economic security and spatial justice.鈥�

Working with 黑料专区, deRoos built intentional relationships between KAID and other 黑料专区 programs during her tenure to increase opportunities for Detroit artists while contributing to 黑料专区鈥檚 mission as a premier art and design college. Kresge Artist Fellows have given lectures at 黑料专区, curated 黑料专区鈥� alumni exhibition, and been featured in Design Core鈥檚 Detroit Month of Design.听

2023 Kresge Artist Fellow Mario Moore works with 黑料专区 students on campus

鈥淐hristina has made outstanding contributions to the KAID program over the past decade, demonstrating dedication and consistent care and commitment to the metro Detroit arts community,鈥� said Don Tuski, President of 黑料专区. 鈥淗er guiding principle of 鈥榳e work for the artists of Detroit鈥� inspired the program鈥檚 approach to engaging artists from a place of trust, service, and collaboration.鈥澛�

deRoos has been planning since 2024 to depart the KAID team to focus on her artistic practice and expand her freelance work, coaching emerging and established leaders in arts and culture and supporting philanthropic initiatives advancing economic justice and abundance economies. She spent the past six months as the Director of Leadership Transition, supporting KAID’s new leadership and their preparation to ensure strong programming and resources for artists will continue.听

 

Katie McGowan

KAID continues to be staffed by a , including Asukile Gardner, Nicole Peterson, Angelina Starceski. As announced earlier this year, succeeding deRoos as director is , an interdisciplinary artist and advocate.听

McGowan joined the KAID team as managing director in September 2018, was promoted to deputy director in 2022 and . Since 2021, she has led the selection process of the Kresge Eminent Artist Award, most recently awarding virtuoso jazz bassist and educator Marion Hayden, as well as the Kresge Artist Fellowships and Gilda Awards, which will soon include a 2025 cohort of artists to be announced later this month. McGowan created and produced the In the Air: Voices from Detroit and Beyond series with Wayne State University and the KAID Featured Photographer project, currently highlighting 2021 Kresge Artist Fellow Brian Day as he shares monthly documentation of studio practices and public art by Kresge Artist Fellows and Gilda Award recipients.

A native metro Detroiter, McGowan brings deep ties to the local artistic community, having co-founded the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit鈥檚 DEPE Space Residency program and served as program director for the Ann Arbor Film Festival. Her personal art practice explores the intersection of literary and performance art, often resulting in genre-bending nonfiction reportage. McGowan holds an MFA from The University of Iowa in Intermedia, as well as MA and BA degrees from Wayne State University in English.

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This year, along with its homebase at the Detroit Institute of Arts and events throughout Midtown鈥檚 cultural institutions, the festival also returns for one special day to the Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre to honor the theatre鈥檚 40 year anniversary. A daylong DJ set by Detroit鈥檚 Divine 5 madams outside at the 黑料专区 Sculpture Garden is also new and will take place on Sunday, July 20, from 2-7 p.m.听

In true Concert of Colors tradition, this year鈥檚 festival brings top artists from their respective countries, plus some of Detroit鈥檚 best performers, to the Motor City for shows and children and youth events that are always free.听

Femi Kuti of Nigeria, Bab L鈥� Bluz of Morocco, Detroiter Don Was and Chicago blues star Mavis Staples headline. Bollywood dancing and singing; Reggae, Latin pop, African dance and drumming, Ethiopian and Moroccan modern music and jazz, Arab and Turkish sounds, as well as Detroit garage, blues, experimental and pop are part of the show. The full lineup is below and can be found via

Locations of free entertainment this year include: inside and outside Detroit Institute of Arts, Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre, Michigan Science Center, Detroit Historical Society/Detroit Historical Museum, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Sosnick Courtyard outside the DSO, Scarab Club, Hellenic Museum of Michigan, The James and Grace Lee Boggs Center, 黑料专区, Third Man Records, Spotlight Detroit.

鈥淭his year鈥檚 theme is 鈥淕et Up, Stand up for your rights.鈥� Fans have asked for years to host the festival at current locations but also back at the Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre and in true Concert of Colors style, we listen to what people want and try to provide it all for the love of free music,鈥� Ahmed said. 鈥淥ur goal has always been to let the people make the decisions, so this year you can listen to artists like Mavis Staples with her big beautiful voice right on the Detroit Riverfront; it鈥檚 the perfect backdrop for a Detroit summer evening.

鈥淎lso at the DIA, we鈥檝e heard from fans and in response have greatly expanded our children鈥檚 entertainment and activities, vendors selling global wares and crafts from around the world and Detroit, and we are bringing back the information booth section for nonprofit organizations so people can learn about causes that interest them and how to participate, if they choose.鈥�

Concert of Colors attracts thousands of people into Midtown annually who support local business. The festival has never wavered from providing free music to residents of Detroit. To bring major names to a free event is no easy feat as funding comes from grants, foundations and private donations. Corporate sponsorships have dwindled over the years. Last year however, the State of Michigan for the first time granted funds to the festival, seeing its economic value to the region as the largest free music fest in the Midwest.听

鈥淣ot only does Concert of Colors host the largest names of artists of their genres like Femi Kuti of Nigeria, we also believe in highlighting and supporting Detroit鈥檚 top emerging and established top artists,鈥� said Salort-Pons. 鈥淭he DIA is proud to be the homebase of Concert of Colors once again because we greatly believe in free, world-class programming for everyone.鈥澛�

Detroit artists include power trio Shadow Show – three women who perform modern garage psychedelic sounds; Mariachi Femenil Detroit – an all-woman Mariachi band; Sean Blackman, Victor Ghannam and Dave McMurray together performing Eastern Jazz; and Emmy Award winner Mike-E curating a 鈥淒etroit to Ethiopia鈥� performance where he will be surrounded by Ethiopia鈥檚 top musicians, but doing it Detroit style.听

Don Was Detroit Allstar Revue this year is tributing Don鈥檚 favorite blues songs.

鈥淭he Concert of Colors is a unifying event that exemplifies everything wonderful about Detroit,鈥� Was said. 鈥淭his year鈥檚 All Star Revue will celebrate the vibrant musical legacy of Detroit Blues so you know we鈥檙e going to have fun! I look forward to seeing all of our friends there.鈥�

This year WDET will broadcast live from the festival throughout the week along with Don Was and Ann Delisi hosting their popular 鈥淢otor City Playlist鈥� the festival.听

Concert of Colors at the DIA includes two outdoor stages, a large children鈥檚 tent, music and film inside the DIA鈥檚 Detroit Film Theatre including a whirling dervish from Turkey; Eastern jazz at the Scarab Club, dance lessons and exhibits at Michigan Science Center, experimental sounds at Third Man Records, a freedom discussion at Spotlite Detroit presented by the Arab American National Museum, live music at the DSO and Detroit Historical Society and Museum among others.

The upbeat, six-day festival showcases Detroit鈥檚 top cultural institutions while aiming to unite southeast Michigan鈥檚 diverse communities and ethnic groups through music, dance and art from around the world. Its goal is to create a dialogue where participants embrace freedom of expression. Over its significant 34 year history, Concert of Colors has strategically grown into a celebrated, beloved Detroit summer festival – one of the few remaining large-scale, free-admission music festivals in the nation. Every year, the anticipation of who will perform in the lineup creates excitement among music fans of all ages.

Concert of Colors was originally launched by New Detroit Inc., and Detroit鈥檚 Cultural Exchange Network (CEN)- both which still exist today – with Ahmed as the festival鈥檚 executive director. It was founded in response to the 1982 racial murder of Chinese American Vincent Chin. The inaugural festival drew a modest crowd to聽Detroit鈥檚 then-Chene Park on the Detroit River, but by 1999, tens of thousands of attendees were coming out each year. The festival expanded to three days in 2001, when it was part of the official festivities for Detroit鈥檚 300th birthday, drawing an audience of 100,000. In 2019, the concert expanded聽to nine festive days. The festival went virtual during Covid-19 with bands from around the world performing from their respective countries attracting huge online audiences worldwide. Today it is live again and always free and evolving.

Concert of Colors is made possible by its partners Culture Source, the Detroit Institute of Arts, Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, WDET 101.9 FM, WTVS-DPTV,聽 ACCESS/Arab American National Museum, International Institute, Michigan Science Center, Kresge Artists, Michigan.com, the University of Michigan Detroit Center, Detroit Historical Society/Detroit Historical Museum, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Marx Layne & Co., Scarab Club, Hellenic Museum of Michigan, the City of Detroit Department of Arts, Culture & Entrepreneurship, Visit Detroit,, The James and Grace Lee Boggs Center, Third Man Records. Arts & Scraps, WHFR.FM, 黑料专区, The LowRiders of Detroit and West Indian Caribbean and Carnival Association.

Generous Sponsors include Kresge Foundation, DTE Foundation, Wayne State University, Utopia Gardens, Mark Bernstein and Rachel Bendit, Zingerman鈥檚, AARP, University of Michigan Arts Initiative, Arts Midwest, Henry Ford Health, Carr Center, Margot European Spa.

As the festival has always remained free, the event is created through donations, grants, sponsors, partners, and volunteers.听 Individual contributions, corporations, or nonprofit organizations who want to support music and art can donate via the Concert of Colors website. Sponsorship opportunities are also available. To donate, visit .

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Honeycutt, a senior this fall, will intern this summer with three-time Emmy庐 nominated Hollywood costume designer through the Foundation鈥檚 program. Terry Gordon is a renowned costume designer who has worked on hit television shows such as Happy鈥檚 Place, The Queen鈥檚 Gambit, One Day at a Time and The Nanny.

鈥淏eing selected by Television Academy members鈥攖he very professionals who determine Emmy Award winners鈥攆eels absolutely surreal and deeply humbling,鈥� said Honeycutt. 鈥淭he realization that industry veterans who shape television saw potential in my application makes my heart sing. This incredible opportunity has given me a profound new perspective on my career aspirations and the path ahead.鈥�

鈥渰What excites me most about this internship is} the opportunity to experience the authentic, day-to-day reality of costume design beyond the glamorous image people often associate with the field,鈥� said Honeycutt. 鈥淲hile the red-carpet moments are certainly exciting, I’m eager to dive into the practical, hands-on work that happens behind the scenes鈥攆rom initial concept development and fabric sourcing to fittings, alterations, and problem-solving on set. I want to understand the craft from the ground up, learning the technical skills and workflow that make those final, polished moments possible.鈥�

鈥淚 dream of a career that combines my passion for design with my desire to explore the world, learning from different communities and translating their stories, traditions, and aesthetics into compelling costume work for film, theater, or television,鈥� said Honeycutt.

Originally from Michigan, Honeycutt attended Northville High School in Northville, MI.

The Television Academy Foundation shapes the art of creating television by engaging and educating the next generation of television professionals providing essential resources that help them discover their voices, refine their skills and forge rewarding careers in every sector of the television industry. The Internship Program provides over 50 students from across the nation with hands-on work experience, mentorships and opportunities for accelerated career development in more than 30 disciplines annually.

About the Television Academy Foundation
Established in 1959 as the charitable arm of the Television Academy, the Television Academy Foundation is dedicated to preserving the legacy of television while educating and inspiring those who will shape its future. Through renowned educational and outreach programs, such as The Interviews: An Oral History of Television Project, Access: Behind the Screens, College Television Awards, Student Internship Program and the Media Educators Conference, the Foundation seeks to widen the circle of voices our industry represents and to create more opportunity for television to reflect all of society. For more information on the Foundation, please visit TelevisionAcademy.com/Foundation.

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