Detroit's Office of Arts, Culture and Entrepreneurship (ACE) opened its new headquarters at the Butzel Family Recreation Center on May 16, 2025, featuring a student gallery with about 50 works of colorful and thematic art. The exhibition was curated from submissions solicited by ACE project manager Lacey Holmes from schools, art teachers, and community organizations across Detroit.
This opening matters because it establishes a permanent physical hub for the city's arts and culture office, directly engaging local youth and educators in the celebration. By centering student artwork in the headquarters' debut, ACE signals a commitment to community-based arts programming and nurturing the next generation of Detroit artists, reinforcing the office's role in supporting creative entrepreneurship at the grassroots level.