PASC Detroit LANTERN

PASC Detroit at LANTERN, is the future location of our PASC Detroit program, located at 9301 Kercheval Ave, Suite 2, Detroit, MI 48214. We are moving into this building in late April 2024, with a gallery exhibition and opening event scheduled for May 9, 2024 from 5-7pm. 

RSVP To The Opening Of PASC Detroit At LANTERN May 9th Here 

Our participation in this mixed use arts building, located in a newly developing arts district, will provide disabled adults in our program groundbreaking opportunities for professional development, as well as collaboration and integration with the Detroit cultural community. PASC Detroit LANTERN will be the hub for the PASC program, and it will also house our first permanent gallery in Detroit, the first ever permanent gallery dedicated to artists with disabilities in Detroit.

PASC Detroit will feature the following:

• Professional gallery space to exhibit PASC artists and other artists with disabilities from around the world
• Professional studio space to support PASC artists to develop their practice
• A rotating staff of professional artists and visiting artists to provide advice and support to participants
• 2 ADA accessible bathrooms for participants and the public
• Fully accessible gallery and studio following universal design principles
• Storage spaces for finished artwork and materials
• Kitchen for PASC participants
• Interior designed by LOHA architects
• Exterior designed by OMA architects

PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND EVENTS

PASC Detroit will be a nexus for the disabled artist community of Detroit. We will host ongoing exhibitions and public programs throughout the year. 

In addition to PASC and Signal-Return, the building will include 5,300 square feet of affordable artist studio spaces, an art gallery, and nearly 4,000 square feet of creative retail – all connected by a 2,000 square foot outdoor courtyard that will serve as an accessible community space and open-air lobby. ​

Occupying LANTERN will place PASC studio and gallery amidst a cultural arts destination neighborhood, with neighboring art spaces like, Library Street Collective’s The Shepherd Art Center, Louis Buhl and Co, Modern, Ancient, Brown, Pewabic, Belle Isle Viewing Room, and other galleries relocating to this neighborhood. 

Our move into the LANTERN building will expand PASC by providing a more visible and consistent location, in a very public and well publicized site. A permanent gallery will help us ground our program within a more professionalized setting, build support, establish a steady collector base, significantly increase sales, and broaden audiences for our artists' artwork. In addition the density of cultural offerings on hand in the neighborhood will provide increased opportunities for education, engagement, and the inclusion of the disabled population with the general public. ​