Too much talk about DIA pay
Can we please calm down about DIA salaries? Yes, county authorities in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties have approval authority over raises paid from taxpayer dollars. Yes, the Detroit Institute of...
View ArticleIn midst of executive pay controversy, DIA faces strong competition for new...
Sherri Welch - In the midst of controversy surrounding compensation for its top executives, the Detroit Institute of Arts is facing strong competition for a new director. The museum is in the final...
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Taubman's $500 million art collection to be sold
Sherri Welch - The late A. Alfred Taubman’s private art collection, valued at more than $500 million, will be auctioned by Sotheby’s Holdings Inc. beginning this fall to fund the Bloomfield...
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DIA outlines benefits to Wayne, Oakland, Macomb counties for passing millage
Sherri Welch - The Detroit Institute of Arts has issued its 2014 community outreach report highlighting the benefits it offers to residents in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties. Those living in the...
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Perry Drug Stores founder Jack Robinson dies at 85
Sherri Welch - Perry Drug Stores founder Jack Robinson of Bloomfield Hills died Tuesday at age 85. Robinson founded Perry Drug in 1957 and took it public before it was acquired by Camp Hill, Pa.-based...
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DIA names insider Salvador Salort-Pons as new director
Sherri Welch - The Detroit Institute of Arts has chosen its new director from within, naming Salvador Salort-Pons to lead the museum. Salort-Pons, 45, succeeds Graham Beal, who retired as director of...
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Richard Manoogian: Continuing the family businesses
Chad Halcom - Philanthropy and civic involvement were already a family tradition the first time Richard Manoogian joined a nonprofit board almost 50 years ago — but since then, it’s become a more...
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Salort-Pons starts today as Detroit Institute of Arts director; he'll earn...
Associated Press - A Detroit Institute of Arts official credited with playing a key role in the museum's strategic planning process is set to begin his tenure as its 11th director. Salvador Salort-Pons...
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Website that showcases government-owned art unveiled at DIA
Crain's Detroit Business - A new website showcasing artwork from the 1850s to the present owned by the federal government was unveiled at the Detroit Institute of Arts this morning. The U.S. General...
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DIA exhibition features African-American artists
Associated Press - A new exhibition at the Detroit Institute of Arts features African-American artists who rose to prominence in recent decades by exploring racial, gender, political and historical...
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How nonprofits engage with millennials
Ryan Felton Special to Crain's Detroit Business - As nonprofits begin and continue efforts to recruit the next generation of donors, some themes are emerging: Engagement and values are key. That's...
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Grammy-winning songwriter Allee Willis leads Detroiters in song in DIA
Ariel Black - Detroiters young and old gathered in song and dance in the Detroit Institute of Arts’ Rivera Court on Monday afternoon, led by Grammy-winning songwriter and Detroit native Allee Willis....
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Somerset Collection CityLoft to return to downtown Detroit next week
Sherri Welch - Somerset Collection CityLoft will return to downtown Detroit for the holidays next week, offering wares from 28 retailers along with a new wine and beer bar and fireplace patio area to...
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Detroit's Cultural Center opens its doors Saturday for 43rd Noel Night
Michael Lewis II - Thousands of people are expected to flood Detroit's Cultural Center on Saturday evening for the 43rd annual Noel Night activities, including free musical performances, art, holiday...
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Snyder's retiring chief of staff to take position at Honigman
Lindsay VanHulle - LANSING — Dennis Muchmore will join Detroit-based law firm Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP next month after retiring as Gov. Rick Snyder's chief of staff.Muchmore, 69, will...
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Former Detroit art teacher leaves $1.71 million bequest to DIA
Sherri Welch - A former Detroit Public Schools art teacher has left a $1.71 million bequest to the Detroit Institute of Arts. Elizabeth Verdow, who died in June 2014, at the age of 86, was a volunteer...
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New head of DIA plans 'Director's Cut' talks
Associated Press - The director of the Detroit Institute of Arts is participating in a series of Detroit-area talks that offer residents a chance to share their ideas about the museum. The first of the...
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Detroit art museum renames gallery for William Davidson
Associated Press - The Detroit Institute of Arts is renaming its revamped Ancient Middle East gallery in recognition of a $5 million grant from the William Davidson Foundation. The museum on Tuesday...
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DIA welcomes 1 millionth tricounty visitor since millage passage
Associated Press - One million people from Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties have visited the Detroit Institute of Arts since a special millage providing funds for the museum's operations was passed....
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Lansing power brokers: Law firms, others strengthen their lobbying corps
Lindsay VanHulle - LANSING — At times during the past few years, leaders of the Detroit Institute of Arts regularly invited Michigan lawmakers to tour the museum.The invitations were strategic. In...
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