Thank you for joining us for MdW: DETROIT!
June 22nd - 27th 2026 @ The Boyer Campbell Building
In June 2026 MdW met at The Boyer-Campbell Building in Detroit, MI in collaboration with MdW Partner (and host organization) BULK Space to explore questions like: What is an artist organizer? In which ways can we explain, record, and share our practices? How do we build networks of support?
Together we gathered 300 artist organizers from over 150 platforms and projects to build camaraderie, spark new collaborations, and make lasting friends. Each day we explored the Detroit Arts ecosystem through tours and workshops from local artists. We sat in conversation with presenters from across the Midwest with our new attendee-led programming.
The gathering shapeshifted between a “professional” conference, region-wide exhibition, artmaking residency, book fair, activist summit, and whatever else the participants wanted to make it. Because we bring together artists and culture-bearers whose role in their regions is to connect people, we celebrate that the most vital (and urgent) aspect of our gathering as the gathering itself.
