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Y Arts

(313) 223-2751

1401 Broadway, Suite 3A, Detroit, MI, 48226


Y Arts Programs

  • Supported by Y Arts and the YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit, the Detroit Can Film Festival strives to empower youth voices to share what’s really important to young people in our region.

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  • Join us for an exciting week of performance and play! Your camper will discover their inner superstar working alongside a talented local theatre professional learning the basics of acting and storytelling.

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  • Y Arts’ Y Media Works is a highly engaging youth media production program that has been serving Metro Detroit youth since 2008.

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Y Arts Upcoming Events

  • The Exchange:
Teaching Artist Professional Development Summit

See all upcoming YMCA Events on our Events page.

Students creating in Y Media Works

We believe that everyone—no matter who they are or where they are from—deserves the opportunity to reach their full potential. When you give to Y Arts, you support critical programs and services for young people, adults and families who need them the most.

Y Arts Leadership

  • Margaret Edwartowski

    Executive Director

  • Jessica Cooper

    Program Director

  • Seth Amadei

    Arts Production Director

Y Arts Partners

QL Media House logo
Planet Ant logo
Youth Development Resource Center logo
Interlochen Center for the Arts logo
Detroit Trinity International Film Festival logo

Y Arts Funders

Kresge Foundation logo
Fred & Barbara Erb Family Foundation logo
Michigan Arts & Culture Council logo
Comcast logo
Culture Source logo
Jim Shaffer and Associates Realtors logo
Matilda R. Wilson Fund logo
Prechter Family Charitable Fund logo