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Join us for the final day of the GIFTED VI Holiday Exhibition this Sunday from 3-6 PM. Thank you to everyone who came out to view, enjoy, and collect more than thirty works from this show! There’s still much more exciting and affortable, original art available – created by Detroit artists and creatives from around the country and the world. We look forward to seeing you this final week and at the closing!

Glogg & Cookie Sundays have become a staple of Irwin House Gallery’s Annual Holiday Exhibition. For an artist’s social, guests are invited to bring their favorite cookies and enjoy the exhibition, as well as the galler’y traditional hot, spiced holiday beverages. This is always a delicious heart-and-art-filled time! The event is FREE to attend and your cookie offering is optional, but recommended.

There’s good news for all of you snowed-in, across the country, or across the pond: The GIFTED VI holiday catalog is now online! As always, all the art is affordably priced for holiday art-giving, If you haven’t been able to make the exhibit in person, or would like a second look, here ya go! This is a great opportunity to build your collection

VIEW OR DOWNLOAD THE CATALOG HERE!

Artists, get your money right!

Join us for a Wealth Management Social event held in partnership with NASP Detroit (National Association of Securities Professionals) on Sunday, November 30, 2025. Led by NASP’s Curtis Lyons, this event helps to inform an upcoming 2026 series addressing money management, saving, investments, real estate, legacy planning, art collecting, and more!

Bring your questions and money conversations, enjoy light bites and refreshments, and let’s plan or the future, TOGETHER!

Guest curated by Phil Simpson this is our BIGGEST, most festive, and affordable show of the year!

BLACK FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2025 | 5-8 PM – HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Please join us on  Black Friday, November 28, 2025 for GIFTED VI, our  6th annual “Gift of Art” holiday affordable art exhibition. Tout This is our BIGGEST and most festive and inclusive show of the year, and has been guest curated this year by Phil Simpson –  Detroit’s “Chief Smile Guy”. Featuring 80 local and invited international artists and over 200  works of affordable, original art, the show is designed to bring people together and  encourage art-giving for the holidays.

GIFTED VI launches with a traditional  Open House Reception on Black Friday from 2-7 pm and runs through Sunday, December 21, 2025.

General Hours: Thurs-Sat 12-7 pm + Sun 12-5 pm.

• 1-4 pm  — The MIRRORED TABLE is a ticketed brunch and fundraiser featuring a Chef’s Table by Chef Steve Couch, intimate harp performance by Ackeem Salmon, and pop-up art exhibit featuring the works of Cara Marie Young, Darius Baber, Ashley Romo, Jaretza Guerrero, and Juniper Jones. Tickets are $40 and proceeds benefit Mirrored Glass Inc. and Irwin House Gallery. Event and tik link: https://mirrrored-table.eventbrite.com

• The brunch flows seamlessly into ART X DANCE from 3-7 pm. This is a FREE outdoor dance party and creative showcase with music by Bernan Bush and drake phifer, highlighting local artists and vendors, including Jasmine Graham, Viniecia Farmer, Wanja’s Boutique, DIVINE Magazine, Ahks Mahgrib Cafe and more. There will be an art-making station and music meditation with Candace Cox-Wimberley,  All are welcome. No tickets or reservations required: https://artxdance.eventbrite.com
  
  Guests are invited to come to the brunch and stay for the free party OR just come to the party!

• Events take place at Irwin House Gallery 2351 W. Grand Blvd. (Between LaSalle & Linwood) Detroit, MI 48208 | Ph: 313.932.7690
  
• Both events are part of ART CRAWL: Grand Blvd & Beyond – a self-guided tour that invites art-curious audiences to a summer afternoon of cross-location programming, highlighting over 20 contemporary visual art spaces. Learn more and view the calendar at https://artdetroitnow.com/crawl

THRU DECEMBER 22, 2024 | DETROIT – On Black Friday, November 29, 2024, Irwin House Gallery opens GIFTED V – its 5th annual “Gift of Art” holiday affordable art exhibition. Touted as the gallery’s “biggest and most festive and inclusive” show of the year, GIFTED V has been guest-curated by Kirsten Jordan and brings together over 150 original works by forty local visual artists. All works are affordably priced to encourage holiday art-giving!  

“Most of our exhibitions are themed, solo, or geared towards specific audiences,” shares gallery director, Misha McGlown. “We look forward to this show every year, as it allows us to introduce new talent, foster relationships, and bring a wide range of artists, creatives, and art-lovers together.”  With threats of uncertainty and division looming over America’s communities, this year’s holiday exhibition holds special significance. “Spaces for hope and celebration, where diverse groups of people can come together, are needed now more than ever,” she adds. “This exhibition, its art and creators, have always offered that kind of openness and acceptance.”

Participating artists are intergenerational, cross-cultural, and both emerging and established, including:
Ainsley Harvey, Allen Williams, Anita Sewell, Anthea Calhoun, Benjamin McCurtis, Bryan Gower, Cameron Jenkins . Chris Dragan, Dalejuan, Daniel Parker, Dawud Shabazz, Debbie LaPratt, Dominick Lemonious, Donald Calloway, Dora Kelley, E’Lana Amyre, Ellen K. Doyle, Elonte Davis, Gyona Rice, Ivan Quinones II, James Hollerbach, Jasmine Graham, Jennifer Maples, Jennifer Mones, Joseph Cazeno III, Jonathan Kimble, Jugashree, Kelly O’Neill, Kristen Trierweiler, Limani Laster, Loralee Grace, Lulu Fall, Mariah Guy, Mariah Mitchell, MarTenya Shawhan, Mary Morekas, Munson Steed, Paul Erlandson, Samaiyah Abdur-Rahman, Sam Kthar, Scott Millington, Simone Rosia, Stephanie Fazekas, Stephanie Onwenu, Tomo Mori, William Matthews, Zllen, and Zuri Dean. Exhibited works include figurative and abstract paintings and renderings, mixed and digital media compositions, photography, and sculpture. Prices range from $40-$500 and, as always, there will be hidden gems that would normally sell for much more and opportunities to collect early works by promising emerging artists. Holiday shoppers have the option to collect their art at the time of purchase or leave the work on exhibit through the end of show, December 22, 2024.

The guest-curator feature is also a traditional highlight of Irwin House’s holiday show!  Gifted V’s curator, Kirsten Jordan, is an avid collector and a forging authority on art acquisition in and around Detroit. She has carefully reviewed more than 250 entries to put together an exhibition that promises to be joyful, collectible, and representative of the richness of our local art community.

GIFTED V launches with an Open House Reception on Black Friday, November 29, 2024, despite the inclement weather. Additional programming throughout December includes:

– Sat, December 7^th – Toy Drive to benefit COTS, presented by filmmaker Anthony Brogdon & friends,  4-7 pm.
– Sat, December 7^th – Donald Calloway’s annual Cheap Wine & Chicken art party at Calloway’s art studio: 2363 W. Grand Blvd., 7 pm until. Irwin House stays open ‘til midnight. Admission $5 or cheap wine.
– Fri, December 20^th– New Collectors Art Crawl led by curator, Kirsten Jordan. The evening includes an exhibition tour and, cocktails/refreshments, and a jaunt to Donald Calloway’s art studio. FREE to attend but RSVP HERE.  6-9 pm.
– Sun, December 22^nd – Glogg & Cookie closing reception and last day to see the show! Bring your favorite cookie (optional) and sample the gallery’s signature hot holiday beverages! FREE to attend but RSVP HERE. 2-6 pm.

GIFTED V runs through Sunday, December 22, 2023. Hours of operation are Weds thru Sat from 12pm-7pm and Sunday from 12pm -5pm; by appointment other days/times. VIEW THE EVENT LINK HERE.