A SPACE WHERE BLACK CREATIVITY CAN THRIVE & OUR COLLECTIVE IMAGINATION CAN FLOURISH

More Art, More Life

Part studio. Part library. Part living room.

We are a community hub and Detroit-based arts organization rooted in Black culture, creativity, and collective care.

OUR DNA

What you’ll find at the Hub

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  • Areas to focus, create, and connect. Whether you’re an artist or community organizer, bring your ideas, collaborate, or just vibe while you work.

  • A curated collection of Black art, history, and culture to inspire and inform. Open to the community.

  • Events and workshops shaped by the community, for the community. Intentional spaces to make art, build lasting connections, share skills, stories, support, and joy.

  • Places to relax, recharge, and hang out. Spaces made for rest, good conversation, and real connection.

Who We Are

  • More Art, More Life is a Black-led arts and culture organization building creative, relational, and cultural power, with Black Detroiters ages 18–35 at the center.

  • We create recurring spaces where people make art, form meaningful relationships, and shape cultural life together. Through gatherings, artist-led programs, and opportunities to contribute and lead, MAML supports everyday creative practice, strengthens community ties, and helps shared ideas grow into projects, experiences, and new possibilities.

    We invest in artists whose work brings people together, gives form to shared experiences, and expands what communities can imagine and build.

  • Young adulthood can be deeply isolating.

    Many people age out of youth programs without finding new spaces for creativity, friendship, and community. Artists often face limited access to space, resources, audiences, and sustained support.

    In Detroit, these gaps are shaped by longstanding inequities in access to affordable creative space, cultural resources, and sustained support for Black artists and neighborhood institutions

    Strong communities need art. They also need spaces where people can encounter one another, exchange ideas, create shared memories, and imagine what is possible together.

    MAML intervenes by creating places people can return to, build fuller creative lives, and generate collective power over time.

  • Black creativity
    We believe Black creative expression deserves investment, visibility, and room to grow.

    Collective care
    We cultivate spaces where people can build relationships, feel supported, and create alongside one another.

    Radical imagination
    We use art and gathering to explore new possibilities for ourselves, our communities, and our futures.

    Creative access
    We make artistic experiences, tools, and opportunities more accessible to people at every stage of their creative lives.

Support Our Work

Our Approach

  • We foster a supportive environment where young people can gather + form meaningful relationships—laying the foundation for collective creativity, healing, and community change

  • We host member-led workshops, performances, + field trips—encouraging dialogue, creative collaboration, & shared learning

  • We support emerging artists by building platforms to gain support, resources, and make connections

  • We foster environments where young Black creatives can collaborate, co-work, and build the skills necessary for personal and professional growth

  • Through our grassroots social innovation lab, we support the creation of art that responds to social issues and catalyzes change in the local community