On any given day, residents of Detroit are traveling across their sprawling city to attend a lecture, see an exhibition, or participate in a writing workshop. Arts programs like these build on an already rich history of community in the arts. Artists and art lovers alike have their enthusiastic fingers on the collective pulse, one…

Painter Henrik Aa. Uldalen brings riveting new portraits to JD Malat Gallery with his new show, “Lethe.” The artist, who crafted the cover for Hi-Fructose Vol. 24, is known for his impasto, highly emotive paintings. “Lethe” opens December 13 and runs through January 11, 2020. “The artist explains that people who relate to his works…