Detroit Roots: A Shared History, on view at the Detroit Public Library (Main Library) from January 5 - April 30, 2026, will celebrate our shared connection to Detroit as the city approaches its 250th anniversary in 2026. We’re especially excited for this show—it’s both a tribute to our beginnings in Detroit and a reflection of our shared humanity within the DSWPS family. The theme can be interpreted broadly—your “roots” might connect to Detroit, your community, your family, or your own personal growth. Let your creativity take the lead!
Sculptors, take note: The Detroit Public Library does not provide pedestals for sculptures. Unless we are able to borrow pedestals from another source (we welcome suggestions!), artists will need to provide their own pedestals for accepted works.
Key Dates:
EntryThingy opens: 11/14/25
EntryThingy closes: 12/14/25
Notifications of acceptance: 12/22/25
Intake for the show: January 12, 2026 (times to be announced)
Opening reception: January 17, 2026, 2–4:30
Exhibition closes April 30, 2026
About DSWPS
The Detroit Society of Women Painters and Sculptors is one of the oldest self-sustaining women's art organizations in the United States, having been founded by Lillian Burk Meeser on February 23, 1903. Its mission since inception has been to quicken interest in art movements of the day, to stimulate high achievement, active work, and mutual helpfulness among members, and to provide encouragement and support for art students. It achieves these ends by holding juried exhibitions of its members' work, sponsoring interesting and informative programs, and awarding an annual scholarship to a qualified woman student attending art classes in an accredited college.
