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Detroit sculptor Austen Brantley brings Coleman Young’s legacy to life for U.S. Capitol tribute

Tracy Pearson | The Kresge Foundation

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US sculptor Austen Brantley exhibits at CICA Museum in Gimpo

Bereket Alemayehu | The Korea Times

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Exhibits at Detroit’s College for Creative Studies, Ferndale gallery show the diversity of ceramics

Micah Walker | Bridge Detroit

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Austen Brantley “Burnt Offerings” is Now on View through April 11th

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NCECA’s 60th conference, Volumes, takes place in Detroit, Michigan

March 25 - 28, 2026

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Austen Brantley Unveils Statue at Joe Louis Greenway

City of Detroit

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“Luminosity” Opening at the Wright Museum

Melannie Chard

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Meet Detroit’s Monument Man

Ryan Patrick Hooper | HOUR Detroit

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Austen Brantley Sculpture Installed at The Legacy Museum in Montgomery, Alabama

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About the Artists of In Depth

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Austen Brantley Wins 2023 NCECA Emerging Artist Award

NCECA Cultivating Community

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Eight Detroit Artists to Watch in 2022

Maureen Feighan | The Detroit News