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Swords into Plowshares Peace Center and Gallery

The entrance on Adams Street. Parking is accessed from Elizabeth Street.

33 E. Adams
Detroit MI 48226

Very close to Comerica Park (where the Detroit Tigers now play). The peace center is nestled between the Central United Methodist Church, which supports the center's mis­sion, and Cheli's Chili Bar. Coming from Midtown on the QLine, the closest stop to the peace center is the Grand Circus stop.

Gallery hours are supposed to be on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. However, you're strongly advised to call (313) 963-7575 before coming over, just to make sure. That's also the number for ap­point­ments.

The gallery has four distinct exhibition spaces, which are occasionally used for two concurrent exhibits. Besides art ex­hib­its, the center also often hosts events re­lat­ed to the pacifist movement and other ac­tiv­ism.

The name of the gallery comes from the Holy Bible:

And He shall judge among the na­tions, and shall rebuke many peo­ple, and they shall beat their swords into plow­shares, and their spears in­to pruning hooks. Nation shall not lift up sword against na­tion, nei­ther shall they learn war any more. — Isaiah 2:4

Current exhibition

• We Been Here: Artists Talk, various artists. Opened September? ?? and slated to run to October 17, with a gallery talk that day from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Upcoming exhibitions

A call for art for women's liberation closes October 25.

Past exhibitions

One of the bigger pieces in the Guns: Artists Respond exhibit was Elephant in the Room: Response to Sandy Hook, by Robin Wilt. Photo by Alonso del Arte.

• The Artist Must Take Sides, various artists. July 6, 2024 — August 18, 2024.
• Ecosocialism or Extinction, various artists. January 6, 2024 — March? ??, 2024.
• Community Power: Artists Demand More from DTE, artists against DTE Energy Co. (NYSE stock symbol DTE). November 16, 2023 — December 16, 2023.
• Endurance, various artists. October 6, 2023 — November 3, 2023.
• The Revolution Will Not Be Televised, Bri Hayes. August 11, 2023 — September 16, 2023.
• Abstract Alchemy, Chanel Beebe. August 3, 2023 — September 16, 2023.
• Palestine: Commemorating Al Nakba, various artists. May 20, 2023 — June 17, 2023.
• Visions of Peace (2023). March 19, 2023 — May? ??, 2023.
• Ephemeral: The Art of Unloving, Jones Bee, Alana Hall, Erika Irie, Brittany Jones, Arrielle Mock, curated by Nkenge Browner. February 25, 2023 — March? ??, 2023.
• They/Them, various artists. January 13, 2023 — February 11, 2023.
• The World We Need, various artists. October 13, 2022 — December? ??, 2022.
• Building Community, Building Power: Art as Resistance, various artists. May 19, 2022 — ??? ??, 2022.
• Visions of Peace 2022. March 20, 2022 — May? ??, 2022.
• Iridescence, Habacuc Samuel Bessiake, Ricky Blanding, Cecilia Covington, Ryan El-Yafori, Maya Jones, Laurie Longtin, Quin Gist, Theresa Morarity. Curated by Sabra Morman. February 11, 2022 — March 11, 2022.
• Art Is a Human Right, various artists. January 7, 2022 — March 10, 2022.
• The Pandemic and Beyond, various members of the Detroit Fine Arts Breakfast Club. September 17, 2021 — December 17, 2021.
• Visions of Peace 2020. March 14, 2020? — ??? ??, 2020?
• The 19th Amendment at 100: Women's Voices Then and Now. January 24, 2020 — February 29, 2020.
• Earth and Sky 2019, Carol Cook Reid. January 4 — 18, 2020.
• Art from Suchitoto, El Salvador. October 26, 2019 — January 4? 2020.
• Art 4 Detroit 7. October 26, 2019 — December? 20? 2019
• Services To Enhance Potential (STEP) exhibit. September 5, 2019 — October 19, 2019.
• Fiber-o-graphy, Boisali Biswas, Esha Biswas. June 12, 2019 — August 24, 2019.
• Simple Gifts: The Book of Cuba, Jim Aho. May 26, 2019— June 4? 2019.
• 1,000 Cranes for Iraq, Barbara Cervenka. April 13, 2019 — June 4? 2019.
• Visions of Peace 2019. February 23, 2019 — March 30, 2019.
• Trash to Treasure. January 17, 2019 — February 7, 2019.
• Art4Detroit6. October 26, 2018 — December 30, 2018.
• Veterans for Peace traveling exhibit about the My Lai massacre. October 12 — 14, 2018.
• Moments, Melissa Wilson. September 14, 2018 — October? ??, 2018.
• Volunteer Visions 2018, featuring artists who volunteer in the gallery. June 15, 2018 — August 25, 2018.
• Guns: Artists Respond. April 14, 2018 — May 25, 2018.
• Visions of Peace 2018. February 24, 2018 — March 31, 2018.
• Reaching Out, Lifting Up. January 11 — 31, 2018.
• Art4Detroit5. October 14, 2017 — December 29, 2017.
• Volunteers' exhibit. July 8, 2017 — October 7, 2017?
• Steven Lewis. September 8, 2017 — October 7, 2017.
• Water Is Life, Wayne Curtis. August 4 — 31, 2017.
• High school students photography exhibit. May 19, 2017 — June 25, 2017.
• Visions of Peace 2017. March 25, 2017 — May 6, 2017.
• Children of Challenge, Crisis & Conflict, Lin Baum. January 20, 2017 — March 11, 2017.
• Windows to the Soul. January 12 — 16, 2017.
• Art4Detroit4. October 28?, 2016 — December 30, 2016.
• ...maybe I missed a few...
• May 27, 2016 — June 30, 2016:
  • Chernobyl +30: Half-Lives, Half-Truths, Gabriela Bulisova.
  • The Drones Quilt Project.
• Visions of Peace 2016, featuring K12 students. March 19, 2016 — May 14, 2016.
• Käthe Kollwitz and Don Voelker. January 23, 2016 — March 12, 2016.
• ...many more...

The complete list goes back to 2000 or even earlier than that, but I don't know if the information is neatly compiled somewhere.

There was a memorial reception for Wendy Hamilton on September 30, 2018.

External links

• Official website
• Facebook page
• Anti-DTE show call for art

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