HOMEROOM
Mon, Jan 19
|RCAH Look Out Gallery (C200 Snyder Hall)
"Detroit Taught Me First". The Photography of Elonte Davis.
Time & Location
Jan 19, 2026, 6:00 PM EST – Feb 24, 2026, 7:30 PM EST
RCAH Look Out Gallery (C200 Snyder Hall), 362 Bogue St, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
About Under Current
HOMEROOM: Detroit Taught Me First is a photographic and storytelling exhibition exploring how Detroit served as the artist’s earliest classroom. As a Memory Engineer, the artist uses photography to preserve lived experiences, overlooked moments, and the lessons that shaped his way of seeing the world long before formal education. The exhibition features a curated selection from a series of 313 portraits of Detroit students at Michigan State University, a number chosen to honor Detroit’s iconic 313 area code, a symbol of home, pride, and community belonging. Additional works created between Detroit and East Lansing extend the artist’s commitment to building archives that honor community memory and protect the stories of those often unseen. Opening on MLK Day, the exhibition acknowledges the shared traditions of dignity, imagination, education, and collective uplift that link Detroit’s legacy with Dr. King’s teachings.
Elonte Davis (@slumdog_visionaire) is Detroit born and raised photographer and a 2025…