West Michigan's Morning News
Joy Buddies: The Living Garden
Welcome to Joy Buddies: The Living Garden! An incredible show that just wrapped in Detroit! With so much more planned on the horizon, Mini Mukherjee / MBMA — Creative Director, Sculptor & Creator of Joy Buddies (@minibutmightyart) joins Shmitty to introduce the team, describe the incredible moments of the show & talk about the impact that JOY creates for all of us! A big thank you to: Lisa Gebhardt — Event planning & production (@lgeventdesign) and Loryl Erdos as PA (@loryl_17) Studio Terrain — Botanical design & installation (@studioterrain) Justin Milhouse — Photo + Video (@jmilhouse) JosephBrandon Thomas — Exhibition Operations Lead (@josephbrandonart) Charity Neal - Animation and Concept Development (@acidratdoodles) Christopher Gene (@chri.sto.pher) & Mariah Mullins (@designsby.ri) — Social + Community Jill Santos + Macy Biondo — Art Workshop Teachers (@jillcp8 @ macyyybiondo) Patrick Walle — Musician / Lead Utility Horn (@windpowrd) for The Detroit Symphony Orchestra Jérôme Leroy — Original Joy Buddies music composition (@jeromeleroy.music) Shantell Martin — Participatory art collaboration (@shantellmartin) Samata Narra - Advisor / Producer (someuthuh) Mays Media -- Elizabeth Mays (@ maysmedia.us ) SMPLFD - Team Apparel (@smplfd) CULTURAL + COMMUNITY PARTNER - SPECIAL MENTIONS Detroit Month of Design Kiana Wenzell of Design Core Detroit Chuck Jones Center for Creativity The Looney Tunes Detroit Symphony Orchestra Special thanks go to Shannon Haag at the Guardian Building for her and her team's generosity and support in the evolution of this exhibition.
