Frequency: Detroit X Toronto Exhibition Opening

Frequency Weekend is a four-day creative exchange connecting Detroit and Toronto through art, music, movement, storytelling, and community. Taking place during Movement Weekend, the series explores the frequency of culture across cities through exhibitions, conversations, rhythm, archives, and immersive experiences.

6PM–9PM

Kick off Frequency Weekend with the official exhibition opening featuring artists from Detroit and Toronto. Experience an evening of visual art, conversation, music, and community centered around creative exchange and cultural connection.

Featured artists include:
Jamal Beasy, Athea Calhoun, Dion Fitzgerald, Freddy Diaz, Jennifer Maples, Joe Cazeno III, Maliek Phillips, Payge Rumler, Samantha Dennis, Zuri Dean and Chris Van Hartesveldt.

A Conversation + Rhythm Building Demonstration

This event focuses on the origins and evolution of Techno and House music in Detroit, paired with a live breakdown of how the rhythm that has moved a city for decades is built.

Join DJs, producers, historians, and enthusiasts as they:

• Speak to the cultural roots and impact of Detroit’s Techno and House contributions
• Connect those foundations to how music shows up across genres today
• Demonstrate, in real time, how a techno/house track is constructed

• DJ Don Q
• DJ Stakxx
• Submerge Record Distribution
• Tenko

Free + Open to the Public

Spend the day exploring the Frequency Weekend exhibition during an open gallery experience welcoming the public to engage with the artwork, artists, and creative atmosphere at their own pace.

Come through, connect, take photos, and experience the cross-border exhibition throughout the day.

A throwback day party and brunch celebrating 26 years of Movement Weekend in Detroit.

Escape to the 90s and 2000s with good music, good food, and good people. Dress throwback fly and vibe to nothing but the classics.

Experience:

• Crowd-surrounded DJ booth for an immersive dance experience
• Old-school Techno, House, Hip-Hop, and R&B influences
• Photobooth + visual storytelling elements throughout

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

3138 Woodward Ave, 3138 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, United States

Concerts, fests, parties, meetups - all the happenings, one place.

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