Detroit Institute of Arts Is Taking It to the Streets

DETROIT, MI.- As part of its 125th anniversary celebration, the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA), in partnership with SM/ART Editions, presents Inside | Out, which takes 40 framed, life-size digital reproductions of art from its collection to the streets and parks of Wayne, Macomb, Oakland and Washtenaw counties.

DIA: Inside | Out aims to connect with audiences outside the museum walls, treating metro Detroit as a grand, open-air gallery. Each work is displayed in an ornate frame, accompanied by an information plaque. Some of the reproductions will be installed on walls and others on free-standing posts. Several of the works have already been installed, with the rest expected to be up by early September. They will remain on view through November.

The life-like replicas are produced on waterproof vinyl by SM/ART Editions, a local company specializing in large-scale vinyl reproductions for home and office décor. Marc Schwartz, owner of SM/ART Editions, is sponsoring the manufacture of the reproductions, and copies will be available for purchase at www.ArtDoneSmart.com.