Detroit Design Festival - Youth Day

Sep 24, 2016 - 11:00am to Sep 25, 2016 - 4:45pm
Event Type : Family/Kids

Join Detroit’s next generation of design stars at a tent in the Dequindre Cut (between Lafayette and Larned) for an afternoon of design education and exploration! Special programming by Henry Ford Learning Institute.

Ages 5-16. Free and open to the public.

Activities include: 

Human scale weaving
Lyrical Dexterity: The game of matching Hip Hop lyrics with the built environment
Cardboard Construction
Cyanotype - Printmaking with the Sun
Hippie Modernism Inflatable Sculpture
Polaroid photo booth and framing
Youth Mural
Ragtag Theater
Upcycling Tape Art
Learn to Screen Print

AND MORE! 

This event is presented by the Ford Motor Company Fund and is an official part of the 2016 Detroit Design Festival program, taking place Sept. 21-25. In honor of Detroit’s recent UNESCO City of Design designation, this year’s festival is focused on Designing Detroit’s Future. DDF 2016 programmed by the Detroit Creative Corridor Center. For full schedule, visit www.detroitdesignfestival.com