Programming at Ladybug Studios

The Imagination Project

Ladybug Studios believes that inter-generational programs promote the transmission of cultural traditions and values from older to younger generations, helping to build a sense of personal and societal identity while encouraging tolerance.

Our board and instructors have designed the Imagination Project to strengthen the community of Southwest Detroit. The project allows students to visually animate on video the stories told by seniors during recorded interviews with youth. These stories will later be represented in a large, colorful ceramic mural that will be installed for public benefit in Detroit's Clark Park. It is the purpose of the program to dispel inaccurate Stereotypes through sharing and developing talents and resources that will help to create a unified group identity.

CAIDradio

CAIDradio is Ladybug Studio's radio journalism and production program, broadcasting from the media lab in the Whitdel Building in Southwest Detroit.

The focus of the program is the coverage and reporting of community arts, as well as social and political issues relevant to Detroit, by interviewers and producers. The aim of the music program is also to increase public exposure of Michigan-based musicians and labels, and make their music more available to the public, CAIDradio was provided seed funding with the generous financial support of the Kresge Foundation.

AM 1610 The Station

Cooperative Studios and Educational Workshops

• Pottery

Wheel-Throwing

The CAID Arts Studio’s clay room features potter’s wheels where you can learn the art of wheel throwing. Experience the satisfaction of transforming your project from mud to masterpiece.

Select and paint your own pottery

We will glaze and fire your masterpiece making it shiny, food-safe and ready to take home in a week.

All children and adults are welcome!

Media Lab

The Media Lab at ladybug Studios is an important resource for continuing the work of some of our most important and ambitious programs. The media lab boasts over ten computers, access to the internet, high-quality photo printers and scanners, and a DJ station and soundboard. The Media Lab at Whitdel is an important resource for the Imagination Project, Artists Legal, CAIDradio, and the New Newsstand for New News program, amongst others.