the Carr Center | Inspire. Entertain. Challenge. Educate.

Updated Carr Center Health & Safety Policies

UPCOMING EVENTS

August 27 Carr Center Residency featuring the Thornetta Davis Band At The Shepherd @ 7:00 p.m.

September Take A Look Through My Eyes – TBA

@ Dossin Great Lakes Museum (on Belle Isle)

August 16 – Raymond Martin and Friends
August 23 – “Next Chapter” The Alvin Paige Quartet
August 30 – Stephen Grady, Jr. Quartet

@ Cathedral Church of St. Paul

Celebrating Living Legacies with Urban Art Orchestra

October 9 Gary Bartz
November 6 Njia Kai
December 4 Roger Jones and the Piano Summit

Oh Holy Night: A Gospel Christmas

December 5 Rudy Hawkins Singers and Special Guests

The Organ Series

April 16 Nathaniel Gumbs
May 14 Leo Davis
June 18 Nicole Keller

THE CARR CENTER LIVE

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Thank you for being an instrumental force for the creative community in Metro Detroit.

Marshalle Favors, Trinity International Film Festival

The Carr Center is a vital organ here! All the best!!

Dianetta Dye, artist

The Carr Center has been a valuable entity for over 30 years and has served as a vital incubator for African American cultural arts in Detroit and surrounding areas. The Carr Center is more than an arts venue; it is the center of Detroit’s soul.

Wendell Harrison, Kresge Eminent Artist

The excellence is always behind the scenes. Is not the physical space, is amazing cultural commitment towards us, artists and Detroit.

Marta Carvajal

Who We Are

the Carr Center leverages the essence of the African American cultural experience to inspire, entertain, challenge and educate. It is a place where artists, across all disciplines, and community come together. We accomplish our mission through three core programs:

the Carr Center Contemporary, The Carr Center Arts Academy and the Carr Center Presents….

Our Mission

the Carr Center is devoted to the preservation, presentation, promotion and development of the African and African American cultural arts traditions within our multicultural community.

Inspire

You cannot touch inspiration but you can feel it. Inspiration is what motivates and drives creativity. Our goal is to inspire creativity in artists, our patrons, and our community through the presentation and teaching of African American cultural arts traditions.

Entertain

To be entertained is a gift from artists and performers to their audiences.

It is a gift of emotion, joy and inspiration. In every presentation, the Carr Center aims to be a platform for unmerited giving.

Challenge

Challenging someone builds strength, character and confidence. All of these nouns are essential to nurturing personal growth. The Carr Center challenges and nurtures both artists and audiences, in order to help them grow.

Educate

Education is power. The Carr Center creates opportunities for unique educational experiences in order to preserve African and African American cultural arts traditions and empower future generations to make new traditions their own.