Rich in history.
The Cultural Exchange Network (CEN) is a coalition of key leaders from many of Michigan’s ethnic and cultural organizations, as well as leaders of Metro Detroit’s prominent bridge-building, arts, and cultural institutions.
The CEN serves as an important conduit for Southeast Michigan’s many ethnic communities to celebrate, educate, communicate, and collaborate with each other. With honor and respect in mind, CEN events highlight our communities’ contributions, histories, and presence.
Since it was first organized over 35 years by New Detroit, Inc., the Cultural Exchange Network (CEN) has been a successful tool and an important force for bringing communities together. The CEN launched the Concert of Colors world music festival, the annual Detroit event. More recently, the CEN has evolved into a brand new entity and, ironically, is now a program of the Concert of Colors.
In furtherance of its goals, the CEN puts on quarterly, insightful luncheons for coalition members in collaboration with leading arts and cultural institutions. Such gatherings help strengthen the region’s tapestry and quality of life.
Coalition Membership
Currently, the CEN is made up of a growing coalition of American communities including: African, Arab, Armenian, Asian & Pacific Islander, Black, Caribbean, Chaldean, Eastern European, Greek, Indigenous Peoples, Italian, Irish, Jewish, Latino, Muslim, South Asian,and more. We welcome all communities and are constantly growing our coalition.
CEN Members Include:
ACCESS
Allied Media Conference and Projects
American Citizens for Justice, Inc.
American Indian Health and Family Services
Arab American National Museum
Arts and Scraps
Behar Folklore Ensemble Detroit
Bosnian World Diaspora Group
Caribbean Community Service Center (CCSC)
Chaldean Chamber of Commerce
Chaldean Community Foundation
Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History
Concert of Colors
Congress of Communities
Council of Asian Pacific Americans (CAPA)
CultureSource
Detroit Association of Black Organizations
Detroit Cultural Center Association
Detroit Hispanic Development Corp. (DHDC)
Detroit Historical Society
Detroit Public Television (DPTV)
Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO)
Detroit Zoological Society
DEYA: Detroit Excellence in Youth Arts
Filipino American Community Council (FILAMCCO)
Gilbert Family Foundation
Global Detroit
Global Ties Detroit
Harpos Concert Theatre
Hellenic Museum of Michigan
Igbo Nigerian Association
Irish Music Midwest
Korean American Cultural Center of Mich. (KACCM)
Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Indians
Marx Layne & Co.
Mediterranean Fire Project
Mexicantown Community Development Corp. (MCDC)
Michigan Arts and Culture Council
Michigan Council for the Arts
Michigan Indian Community Portal miindia.com
Michigan League of Conservation Voters (MLCV)
Michigan Roundtable for Just Communities
Miigwech
New Detroit, Inc.
North American Indian Association of Detroit (NAIA)
Nuovi Orizzonti Italiani/Italian-American Organization
OLHSA, A Community Action Agency
Piper Carter Podcast on Detroit is Different
Plowshares Theatre Company
Samaritas
The Arab and Chaldean Festival
The Boggs Center
The Carr Center
The Caribbean Cultural and Carnival Organization
The Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA)