We are always on the lookout for new ways to describe the Detroit vibe. Here's one we especially like, found in Metro Times Art Critic Rebecca Mazzei's piece last week about the Museum of New Art's Changing Cities series. Mazzei wrote that "the city has an 'atmosphere of departure,' according to Eva Bracke, who owns a gallery in the heart of Berlin's most popular contemporary art district.

"She's not talking about a sense of panic floating in the air, spurring Detroiters to pack their bags. She's referring to our community's unconventional state of mind.

'It's really fresh. It's like Berlin a few years ago, before it turned into an art metropolis,' Bracke says. 'Anything is possible and that's exciting.'

Well, darn, Eva, thank you. We couldn't have said it any better.

Artist/curator Jef Bourgeau's exhibit showcases work by the emerging talents in Bracke's stable alongside that of a dozen Detroiters. As part of Bourgeau's Changing Cities project, the Detroiters' art will then ship to Bracke's Berlin gallery for an exhibit opening November 29..

Some of the visiting artists showing work include Olivia Berckemeyer, Christoph Dettmeier, Florin Kompatscher, Andrew Gilbert, Alexej Koschkarow; along with Detroiters Mary Fortuna, Kelly Frank, Cyrus Karimpour and Alison Wong.

Gallery hours are Thursday through Saturday, noon to 6 p.m. Museum of New Art is at 7 N. Saginaw, Pontiac. The show is up until Aug. 9.

Image: Florin Kompatscher