This is the final week to see our duo show at @macgalleries called Where Art Lives. This show features my oil works about all the ways we absorb and support the fine arts. I will be going to the gallery Thursday, 4:00 if anyone would like to join me please come. @robatrammell@ashleymenthart@ashley.menth
DON'T MISS: @ashleymenthart ARTIST TALK this SATURDAY, March 21 at @macgalleries 🙌
Ashley Menth is a vibrant modern impressionist painter and community member whose work brings colors to life by capturing the soul of Detroit 🎨
MAC Galleries has been elevating local & national artists since 1991, uplifting the human experience with the richness of beauty and the clarity of truth that art provides 🖼️
Join us along Livernois Avenue of Fashion for a unique chance to hear about Ashley's process and inspiration 🧡 #ArtLivesInDetroit
📍MAC Galleries
⏰ Saturday, March 21, 5-7pm
Detroit moves different — and so do we.
Culture Wave Collective is rewriting what community feels like: innovative at the core, uplifting by design, and powered by the people who make this city shine.
Our Soft Launch was just the first ripple.
🌊The wave is rising, the energy is real ⚡️, and the future we’re building is meant to be experienced, not explained.
Tap in, follow the journey, and catch the next wave with us!
🗓️ Palettes & Prosecco, Sat. Feb. 28, 2-6pm ⏰
🎞️ Shot & Edited by: @brand.didit
— IT’S NEVER TOO LATE TO PURSUE YOUR PASSIONS —
🚀The Soft Launch of Culture Wave Collective over exceeded our expectations and we are thrilled to contribute to the city’s thriving social scene giving our guests an opportunity to build connections that’ll last a lifetime. Our interactive events capture the essence of art, community & collaboration❗️
This is where Culture moves. Cheers to New Ventures 🥂
📸: @hausofmarty
🎞️: @brand.didit
📍: @macgalleries
On one of Detroit’s snowiest days this winter, our Lending team took a Shop + Walk along the Avenue of Fashion, supporting small businesses in our portfolio and spending time in the neighborhoods we invest in every day.
From Detroit-made gear at Three Thirteen, to warming up with tea and coffee at Lily’s & Elise Tea House, exploring art at MAC Galleries, and winding down at The Locker Room. this day was about showing up, circulating dollars locally, and strengthening community.
If you’re looking for an all-day hang, start on the Avenue of Fashion. Locally owned businesses supporting their communities and helping make the city more vibrant every day.
#Shoplocal. Support #neighborhoods. Invest in Detroit.
Art deserves conversation.
Join us tomorrow for our monthly mixer Art Talk, an intimate evening of viewing, dialogue, and connection🥂
RSVP 🔗 January 21, 2026, 5-7pm
📍18943 Livernois Ave, Detroit 48221
🎁✨Thinking about adding to your art collection? Buying gifts for loved ones and friends? Step inside MAC Galleries and explore what’s new and shop the holiday specials
As chair of this year’s ArtEx Art Crawl, I was honored to help reimagine our organization, @torchofwisdomfoundation tradition of an annual art auction into something more personal. We began at the home of Dr. Margaret Betts, where my “unk”, the legendary dealer George N’Namdi shared how he entered the world of art. From there, our bus carried us to the homes of Attorney Paul Curtis & retired Judge Daphne Curtis, Sharon Gamblin, and Marsha Philpot — board member of the Detroit Institute of Arts. Each host graciously opened their doors, showing us how Detroit’s collectors live with, love, and preserve art. The presence of artists such as Marta Carvajal, Maat Dismuke, Onzie Norman, my mother, Priscilla Phifer, and Asha Walidah — whose works could also be seen on the walls of some of the collections — made the experience even richer.
We closed at MAC Gallery, where gallery managers hung some very fly pieces just for the occasion, and where owner Eric McKissic and manager Chris offered remarks that reminded us why this matters: to preserve and amplify culture.
This crawl wasn’t just about gathering — it was about affirming Detroit’s place in the long continuum of Black art. From the Pen & Palette( look that up) 100 years ago days to now, we continue to honor, preserve, and expand this living tradition. For the culture. For the community. For the Torch of Wisdom Foundation, Inc.💪🏾💪🏾
