"Art should come to the point to where it's integral to the vocabulary of daily life"
- Charles McGee
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Past Exhibitions
Look back at the talent the Hendrie has had the honor of hosting
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Portals of Possibility
September - october 2026
Beauty in the Mundane
jULY - August 2026
Asia Hamilton's first solo exhibit was incredible. Through her photographer's eye, she showed us the beauty in the mundane
Voices of the Contemporary Studio
jUNE - jULY 2026
“Portals of Possibility” by Lauren Hood was a beautiful invitation to imagine radical prosperity. The exhibition powerfully explored abundance, agency, and collective joy through the lens of her global research for the "Black Thriving Index".
“The Voices of Contemporary Studio” was a powerful tribute to the city's Black artistic lineage. Curated by James Charles Morris, it beautifully honored the legacy shaping our culture.
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The Hendrie Salon Vol. 2
April - May 2026
March - April 2026
February - March 2026
Showcasing the experimental works of ten emerging artists redefining multi-media art in Detroit.
All That Glows: Contemporary Black Portraiture
A deep dive into the historical and cultural significance of Black portraiture in the 21st century.
We Give Thanks to the Elders
Honors the invaluable roles played by previous generations in shaping and guiding the Black community.
EXHIBITION - dEC 2025
The Hendrie Holiday Exhibit
The Hendrie Salon
inagurial exhibition - oct 2025
A fusion of art and holiday market. Black art and merchandise accessible to all for the holidays.
Showcasing amazing Detroit black artists past and present. Kicking off the Hendrie Art Gallery.
Living Legacy......
Aubrey Caston Agee I (ancestor 1996), one of Michigan's first Black architects and a graduate of the legendary Cass Union (today's Cass Tech), was named Vice President of the Detroit Urban League's Pen and Palette Club in 1938 — right out of high school — joining one of the most important Black arts organizations in the city's history. Founded in 1925, the Pen and Palette Club nurtured artists who went on to establish the Arts Extended Gallery and the Contemporary Studio, two of the earliest Black-owned galleries in the Midwest. In the late 1950s, the Arts Extended Gallery was first permanently housed at 100 E. Warren Ave., in one of Aubrey Agee's earlier architecture firms. Inspired by their father's legacy, the founders — brother and sister duo Aubrey Caston Agee II and Jo Lewis, children of Aubrey Caston Agee I — worked with the Hendrie's first lead curator, James Charles Morris, to transform their late father's final architectural office, Architects International, Inc., into The Hendrie Detroit Art Gallery. The space honors Agee I's belief that art and architecture are two expressions of the same desire to build something worthy of the community it serves.
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