PAULINA PETKOSKI
Residing in Brooklyn, New York for the past five years, Paulina is a passionate and creative Detroit native, channeling these attributes as Director of PLAYGROUND DETROIT. Through spending time between both cities, she sees the various ‘connections’ between NYC and Detroit; both cities share a rich history which have influenced America as we know it,...
BRUNO
BRUNO is a collective design firm, specializing in exhibition and event design, arts programming, and related services. Lead by Isabella Bruno and collaborators, Carol King, Lauren Hemard, Mitch McEwen, Stephanie Mezynski, and Claire Mitchell, BRUNO has been on board and excited about PLAYGROUND DETROIT since its inception. BRUNO has collaborated with team members on the...
SAMANTHA ‘BANKS’ SCHEFMAN
Samantha ‘Banks’ Schefman, a multi-faceted artist and actress, was born in New York City and grew up in Metro Detroit. She lived in downtown Detroit while completing her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Metalsmithing at the College for Creative Studies. Currently Samantha is a Designer at Haskell Jewels, New York, creating jewelry and watches for...
PHILLIP COOLEY
Phillip Cooley graduated from Columbia College in Chicago with a Bachelor of Arts. After modeling for two years primarily in Europe, he moved back to Detroit to pursue more entrepreneurial and philanthropic adventures. Phillip’s latest endeavor is Pony Ride; he is part-owner of Slows BBQ, and a general contractor with O’Connor Development. He dedicates time to serve on the Board...
WILLIAM HUBENSCHMIDT
William Hubenschmidt was born in the working class suburbs of Detroit, raised on Neil Young and the Rolling Stones, and educated in Motor City techno funk. He currently resides on the louder side of Bushwick Avenue in Brooklyn, New York. After attending the University of Michigan where he hosted a freeform radio show on 88.3...
COLIN DARKE
Colin Darke is a writer, artist, and attorney based in Detroit, Michigan. In addition being a PLAYGROUND DETROIT contributor, Colin stays busy writing for the influential Brooklyn-based art blog, Hyperallergic and The Huffington Post. He has also written for the Art:21 Blog, part of the Peabody Award winning PBS: Art in the 21st Century project. Colin is also the Editor-in-Chief of the cultural webzines TheDetroiter.com and ArtSibs.com. In describing...
THOMAS FOGARTY
Thomas Fogarty is a PLAYGROUND DETROIT contributor focused on speaking with entrepreneurs and influencers in Detroit communities into ‘the PD spotlight.’ Thomas lives in the Virginia Park historic neighborhood in Detroit. He also is an active member of the community, involved with Restore Church, which in addition to providing traditional religious services, is dedicated to engaging the local community and re-building as well as cleaning up the area.
ASHLEY HENNEN
Ashley Hennen is a multimedia artist and writer with an abiding interest in web publication and new media. Spending her time between Brooklyn and Detroit, she serves as Editorial Producer for the Detroit Regional News Hub and writes music under the name, Wire Eyes. She studied abroad in Italy at the Università degli Studi di...
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