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More pictures from the opening, the artist walkthrough, and Memory in the Margins for 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 exhibition on view at @detroitartistsmarket 🤳🏽

📸: Hayla Hay

#TheIntimacyofMemories #internationalart #globalart

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Join Delaney Erickson (@delaneybeestudio) and I for Memory in the Margins, a junk journaling workshop 📔

As part of 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴, we are inviting you to slow down and make something with your hands 🤲 This junk journaling workshop grew from a simple idea: that memory lives not only in what we see but in what we touch, arrange, and hold. Bring a photograph that means something to you, whether it is a picture of yourself, someone you love, or a moment from childhood or more recent years, and transform it into a personal scrapbook page 🖼️ Using simple, accessible materials, you will layer your image with color, texture, and handwritten notes, creating a small and tangible piece of your own history ✍️🎨

Think of it as a return to the elementary school art room, where getting lost in glue, paper, and scraps felt like the most natural thing in the world ✂️📎 No artistic experience is necessary, only a willingness to sit with what a single image holds and to leave with something you made yourself 🤍

🗓️ Thursday, October 15 | 6 to 8 PM

📍 Detroit Artists Market (@detroitartistsmarket): 4719 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48201

📷 Remember to bring a photo!

#JunkJournaling #artclass #scrapbookingsupplies #memoryart

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𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 brings together ten Metro Detroit based artists whose work in installation, fiber, and painting explores memory as both a personal archive and a shared cultural inheritance. The exhibition considers nostalgia not as quiet melancholy, but as a complex negotiation between who we were and who we have become. It observes the distance between the world we once knew and the reality we now inhabit. Each artist approaches this territory differently, though a common thread runs through the exhibition: memory is never static. It shifts with distance, softens or sharpens with time, and often surfaces unexpectedly through sensation rather than thought.

📍On view at the @detroitartistsmarket now through 10.31
🖼️: @repunxel, @haque.fatema, @artistryofalexander_, @madhurimagangulyart_, @reidcorev8, @miriamuhura, @melibandera, @jideaje6, @palomaprintmaking, @edethism

#theintimacyofmemories #curatorselection #discoverartists

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Some highlights from the artist walkthrough of 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴. Featuring: @reidcorev8, @miriamuhura, @madhurimagangulyart_, @jideaje6, @haque.fatema, & @artistryofalexander_ ⭐️

#artisttalk #curatorial #exploreartist #theintimacyofmemories #detroitartistsmarket

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This past weekend was nothing short of magical. It felt like a pinch-me moment, and it flew by far too quickly! I have always dreamed of becoming a curator, so having my first in-person exhibition means the world to me. I’ve been quietly planning this show for over a year and a half, and seeing everything finally come to fruition is deeply satisfying.

Thank you to every artist in this exhibition who trusted me with their work. The stories told through each painting, installation, fiber work, and sculpture are so meaningful to me, and because every artist creates from the heart, that sincerity is felt throughout the entire show.

Hearing people say they not only loved the work but truly connected with the stories behind it was quiet confirmation of my curatorial approach. Learning that some visitors got teary-eyed while others couldn’t help but smile filled me with so much joy.

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 is on view through October 31. I hope you’ll have a chance to come see it, and be sure to grab a little sweet treat on your way out! 🤍🍬

Exhibited artists: @artistryofalexander_, @jideaje6, @madhurimagangulyart_, @edethism, @palomaprintmaking, @miriamuhura, @melibandera, @repunxel, @repunxel, @haque.fatema

📍Detroit Artists Market (@detroitartistsmarket)
📸 Slides 9, 15-19: TJ Davenport (@davenportcreativestudios)

#SydneyFrakes #internationalart #curator #artexhibitions #discoverartist

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I feel incredibly grateful to be in such amazing company. Sydney curated such a beautiful and meaningful exhibition, bringing together immensely talented artists, each with wonderful stories to share and such genuine kindness. It has been an absolute pleasure to be included among them.

Sydney, thank you for making us feel seen, not only for our hard work and artistic contributions, but for who we are as individuals, completely and wholly. I am so grateful for your thoughtfulness, care, and dedication to this exhibition, and even happier to be able to call you a dear friend.

Thank you to everyone who attended the opening reception and artist talk. Your presence, support, and engagement mean so much. A special thank you to Detroit Artists Market for being such a pleasure to work with and for creating a space where artists and their stories are celebrated.

To my loved ones who were able to attend, thank you from the depths of my heart, especially my man! I know life can be chaotic and we all have so much going on, but I appreciate each and every one of you for taking the time to show up and share this experience with me. Your love and support mean more than you know.

The significance of this opportunity is not lost on me. I am truly humbled by the entire experience and grateful to have been part of something so special.

Art matters, and it is most definitely alive and well!

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Countdown for Counterpoint. www.counterpointbook.com Check bio link 👉🏽

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What does it mean to shape a city’s contemporary art scene? For Sydney Frakes, art curator and Director of Threads: The Art Exchange @threadsartexchange , it begins with memory, storytelling, and making space for emerging voices.

Read our latest feature on the vision behind The Intimacy of Memories, bringing together 10 Detroit-based artists.

📍 Detroit Artists Market @detroitartistsmarket | Detroit, MI
🗓️ October 9–31, 2026

#DetroitArt #ContemporaryArt #ArtCuration #DetroitArtists #TheIntimacyOfMemories

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One more day left until 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 opens at the @detroitartistsmarket 💥

#SydneyFrakes #DetroitArtistsMarket #groupshow #curator

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Sydney Frakes is an American curator and Creative Director based in Detroit, Michigan. She is the Creator and Director of Threads: The Art Exchange @threadsartexchange , a contemporary art platform she established in 2023 with artist Alea Brown. Frakes has developed a distinctive curatorial practice centered on artists whose work engages memory, identity, culture, and lived experience.

The Intimacy of Memories, curated by Frakes, was inspired by her own memories of family and her Detroit roots. The exhibition brings together 10 Detroit-based artists @detroitcityarts whose work explores the ways personal and collective histories shape how we understand ourselves and the world around us. Through painting, photography, fiber, and other forms of visual expression, the exhibition considers nostalgia, longing, family, place, and the enduring presence of the past.

The Intimacy of Memories
October 9–31, 2026
Curated by Sydney Frakes @sydneynfrakes
@detroitartistsmarket

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In preparation for my upcoming exhibition, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴, opening October 9th at the @detroitartistsmarket, I have been collecting numerous pictures of my family from over the years.

I couldn’t fit the thousands of photos into just one post, but I figured I would share 20 (it was challenging picking just 20!). These 20 photos are a very very small snapshot into my life. I hit the lottery when I was born into the family that I have. To have an upbringing rooted in love, joy, laughter, and the best memories is priceless and no money in the world can buy that. You will see my parents, brother, grandparents, aunts, uncles, my Godfather Dwain, and my great grandparents in these pictures.

This show is dedicated to my entire family!! I love you and I am so grateful we get to spend this lifetime together 🫶🏼

I can’t wait to share more about this exhibition! More details to come 🤍

#SydneyFrakes #TheIntimacyofMemories #curatedshow #exhibitionopening

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For over a year, I have been planning my first in-person exhibition at the Detroit Artist Market (@detroitartistsmarket), and the time has finally come. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 opens October 9th.

This exhibition explores memory, nostalgia, and the quiet distance between the past and present through the work of ten Metro Detroit-based artists.

More details to come🪄

#SydneyFrakes #curator #ThreadsTheArtExchange #artistplatform

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