New Events

Fairie Gardens and Doors Workshop

Join us for our yearly fairie and troll garden workshop. Make a garden for fairies to visit and build a fairie door to invite them into your...

workshop seminar
Workshop / Seminar

Saturday Morning Physics

Into the Future with Plasma Rocketry: The Intriguing World of Electric

Plasma propulsion includes those rocket engine systems that accelerate charged particles for the purpose of thrust production. Plasma...

lecture discussion
Lecture / Discussion

Bedside Musician Training Offered at U-M

The Music for Healing and Transition Program is offering classes in early 2013 in Ann Arbor for musicians seeking to work with people in...

Masters Recital: Kate Rosen, mezzo-soprano

PROGRAM: Britten - Tell Me the Truth About Love; Lieberson - Neruda Songs; Korngold - Lieder des Abschieds; Weill - I’m a Stranger Here...

Mustard's Retreat

From their start at an open mike at the Ark in the summer of 1974, this award-winning duo consisting of David Tamulevich and Michael Hough...

Ongoing Attractions and Exhibits

Cao Yu: Pioneer of Modern Chinese Drama

On January 15, 2013, the exhibition entitled "Cao Yu, Pioneer of Modern Drama in China" will be opened in North Campus Research...

Free Pap Test Screening

Sponsored by the University of Michigan Health System and Verizon Wireless...

excercise
Exercise / Fitness

Gifts of Art presents Blown Away: epiphany studios glass

April Wagner

A glassmaker from the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, April Wagner creates beautiful hand-blown glass at her studio – epiphany...

Gifts of Art presents Celebrations of Confetti: Bead Woven Jewelry

Mary Cody

Michigan artist Mary Cody designs colorful jewelry with a subtle message meant to inspire creativity and hope. Speck size 24 kt gold,...

Gifts of Art presents Folding in Color: Origami Landscapes

Linda Stephen

Linda Stephen's original origami bas relief landscapes incorporate elements of the Japanese textile arts of origami (paper folding),...

Gifts of Art presents Metalmorphosis 2013: Jewelry & Metalwork Group Show

Michigan Silversmiths Guild

This past year, the Michigan Silversmith Guild celebrated its 65th anniversary of serving the regional jewelry and metalsmithing community....

Gifts of Art presents Off the Walls: Digital Pigment Ink Prints

Judith Jacobs

Judith Engel Jacobs, an Ann Arbor native and U-M School of Art & Design graduate, has exhibited her drawings, collages and monotypes for...

Gifts of Art presents Precious People: Black & White Photography

Marco Mancinelli

Over the past 30 years, Marco Mancinelli has evolved in his craft, combining the skills of a photojournalist, the heart of a humanitarian,...

Gifts of Art presents Wedding Book: Oil on Linen

Mary Hatch

Figurative artist Mary Hatch studied fine arts at Skidmore College in New York State and then earned a BA in Art Education and an MA in...

Places for the Spirit

Traditional African American Gardens

An exhibition featuring African American folk gardens captured by photographer Vaughn Sills. In the spirit of outsider and folk art...

exhibition
Exhibition

Ann Arbor Area Pastelists Exhibit

Located in the Michigan Union Art Lounge and sponsored by the Center for Campus Involvement, this exhibit features pastel paintings from...

Eco-Restoration Workdays – Nichols Arboretum

Enjoy and learn about the beautiful natural areas at Nichols Arboretum as you contribute to restoration efforts there. Education and tools...

community service
Community Service

Race: Are we so different?

People are different. Throughout history, these differences have been a source of community strength and personal identity. They have also...

Black Detroit 21

In partnership with the Penny W. Stamps School of Art and Design, the University of Michigan Detroit Center presents the Work: Detroit...

Exhibit: Places for the Spirit

Traditional African American Gardens

This photography exhibit featuring images of African American gardens in the southern United States and their creators, by photographer...

exhibition
Exhibition

Exhibit: The Geography of Colorants

The Geography of Colorants exhibit, inspired by the thesis "The Geography of Significant Colorants: Antiquity to the Twentieth...

El Anatsui: When I Last Wrote to You About Africa

This exhibit is a major retrospective of African artist El Anatsui, who is widely knowns for monumental wall sculptures made from discarded...

Florencia Pita/FP mod

Organized by the University of Michigan Museum of Art, Florencia Pita/FP mod explores the provocations and intersections of digital...

Francis Alys: Guards

Belgian artist Francis Alys's video Guards (2005) documents sixty-four of the Queen of England's guards on a "walk"...

Recent Acquisitions: Building on the Clements Collections

The Clements Library never stops adding to its collections of primary source material. Already one of the finest American history research...