Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/day/2020-09-12/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. Online Preview: 25th Annual Exhibition of Art by Michigan Prisoners (September 12, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/69783 69783-19238186@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, September 12, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Prison Creative Arts Project, The

PCAP is exploring rescheduling options for the 25th Annual Exhibition of Art by Michigan Prisoners, originally scheduled for March 18-April 1, 2020. We invite you to participate in our online preview at http://myumi.ch/MEllE.

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The Annual Exhibition of Art by Michigan Prisoners is one of the largest exhibitions of art by incarcerated artists in the country. Each year, faculty, staff and students from the University of Michigan travel to correctional facilities across Michigan and select work for the exhibition while providing feedback and critique that strengthens artist’s work and builds community around art making inside prisons.

Photo credit:
Moses Whitepig, 25 and Counting
(Self-Portrait), pencil and acrylic

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 25 Mar 2020 14:23:55 -0400 2020-09-12T00:00:00-04:00 2020-09-12T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Prison Creative Arts Project, The Livestream / Virtual 25th Annual Exhibion of Art by Michigan Prisoners
Submit a Research Project Proposal (September 12, 2020 7:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/74570 74570-18827214@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, September 12, 2020 7:00am
Location:
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

UROP Research Mentors are faculty and post-doc researchers, graduate students who provide undergraduate student researchers an opportunity to engage in research activities that help them learn about the pursuit of knowledge within an academic discipline. This early exposure to research fosters a valuable academic experience for students. Through this collaboration, students gain research skills and mentorship that lead to academic retention, a more positive undergraduate experience and paths to graduate school. UROP accepts research projects from all 19 schools and colleges.

https://lsa.umich.edu/urop/research-mentors.html

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Careers / Jobs Mon, 11 May 2020 14:59:36 -0400 2020-09-12T07:00:00-04:00 2020-09-12T23:00:00-04:00 UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Careers / Jobs UROP Mentor
CSEAS Virtual Viewing. *A Thousand Cuts* (September 12, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/76413 76413-19711216@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, September 12, 2020 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Southeast Asian Studies

For a limited time, we are sponsoring free access to this film's virtual viewing. For instructions, please email cseas@umich.edu with the subject “Request to watch ‘A Thousand Cuts’”

About the movie:
On June 15, 2020, journalist Maria Ressa was found guilty of cyber libel, setting a ticking clock on the limited time she has to get her story out to the world and keep the fight for democracy alive in this all too familiar tale of an autocratic leader drowning out “fake news.” Nowhere is the worldwide erosion of democracy, fueled by social media disinformation campaigns, more starkly evident than in the authoritarian regime of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. Ressa places the tools of the free press—and her freedom—on the line in defense of truth and democracy. Ramona S. Diaz’s thrilling film follows key players from two sides of an increasingly dangerous war between press and government. As each side digs in, we become witness to an epic and ongoing fight for the integrity of human life and truth itself—a conflict that extends beyond the Philippines into our own divisive backyard. A Film by Ramona S. Diaz (IMELDA, MOTHERLAND).

Cosponsored by the Michigan Theater.

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Film Screening Wed, 16 Sep 2020 14:10:27 -0400 2020-09-12T08:00:00-04:00 2020-09-12T20:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Southeast Asian Studies Film Screening film_image
21-Day Racial Equity Challenge (September 12, 2020 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/76729 76729-19741019@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, September 12, 2020 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Ginsberg Center

The University of Michigan's Ginsberg Center and the United Way of Washtenaw County invite you to participate in a statewide 21-Day Racial Equity Challenge! Join us for this self-guided journey to learn about the history and impacts of racism, and how it has shaped the lives of people across the State and Washtenaw County while inspiring participants with resources and tools to build racial equity in their work and lives. Join people from all over Michigan participating in the Challenge to raise awareness, shift attitudes and change outcomes. The Challenge runs September 8 – 28th, 2020. Sign-up today or learn more at: https://connect2community.umich.edu/need/detail/?need_id=536768

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Other Fri, 04 Sep 2020 09:16:06 -0400 2020-09-12T09:00:00-04:00 2020-09-12T10:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Ginsberg Center Other Join the 21-Day Racial Equity Challenge
Abstraction, Color, and Politics in the 60s and 70s: Kaleidoscope (September 12, 2020 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68986 68986-17207566@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, September 12, 2020 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

The notion that abstraction was a purely formal and American art form, concerned only with timeless themes disconnected from the present, was met with increased skepticism in the midst of the political and cultural upheavals of the 1960s and 70s. Kaleidoscope, UMMA’s third and final edition of this exhibition series, examines the constantly changing practices of local Detroit artists, women artists, and artists of color as they actively embraced abstraction’s possibilities. Their strategies dramatically transformed the practice of abstraction in a shifting American political landscape.

Support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, the Richard and Rosann Noel Endowment Fund, the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment, the Susan and Richard Gutow Endowed Fund, and the Robert and Janet Miller Fund

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Exhibition Thu, 21 Nov 2019 18:16:43 -0500 2020-09-12T11:00:00-04:00 2020-09-12T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition https://umma.umich.edu/sites/default/files/Copy%2520of%2520Helen%2520Frankenthaler_Sunset%2520Corner.jpg
Collection Ensemble (September 12, 2020 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/61790 61790-17071429@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, September 12, 2020 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

EXTRAORDINARY ARTISTS, STARTLING WORKS OF ART, PUT IN DIALOG FOR YOU TO DISCOVER 

Collection Ensemble presents the first major reinstallation of UMMA's iconic entry space in over a decade. It exchanges Alumni Memorial Hall's previous focus on European and American painting for a broad mix of American, European, African, and Asian art from across media, sampling the Museum's remarkable, disparate holdings. The installation is organized into thematic and formal vignettes that respond to the concepts and ideas resonating from an extraordinary large-scale photograph of a vacant cathedral by contemporary German artist Candida Höfer. Featuring works of art by numerous famous and not-so-famous artists, many of them artists of color and women—including Charles Alston, Christo, Theaster Gates, Jenny Holzer, Roni Horn, Do-Ho Suh, Kara Walker, and others, Collection Ensemble reimagines the collection not as a fixed entity with one set of meanings to be unearthed, but instead as an active, creative, sometimes startling source of material and ideas, open for debate and interpretation.

Read the exhibition press release here.

JOIN US FOR THE GRAND OPENING AT UMMA AFTER HOURS Tuesday, April 2 7–10 p.m.

Gallery talks, live music, and more! This is a free event, and all are welcome.

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Exhibition Mon, 02 Mar 2020 12:17:06 -0500 2020-09-12T11:00:00-04:00 2020-09-12T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition https://umma.umich.edu/sites/default/files/cube_2019_03_07_v01_wht_bg.jpg
Watershed (September 12, 2020 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73787 73787-18315842@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, September 12, 2020 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Watershed brings work from thirteen contemporary regional and international artists to UMMA for an exhibition that asks visitors to recognize complex, tangled histories about the Great Lakes, its watershed, and the surrounding region. 

Through the use of experimental photography, painting, sculpture, and textile work, these artists explore issues of water security, pollution, and the deep cultural histories of the Great Lakes region. Taken together, their work highlights the complicated personal, political, and economic relationships between people, the water we depend on, the lands we call home, and the forces challenging the sanctity of it all.

These artists encourage us to consider the bodies of water as a resource linked to our survival, with complex histories of cultural exchange. Their stories are different, and their perspectives and interpretations are varied. But these artists demonstrate how art can contribute to and shape current dialogues on the region’s critical water crises.

Watershed includes many new, exclusive works commissioned by UMMA for the exhibition including:
A series of large-scale cyanotype prints from Washington-based artist Meghann Riepenhoff processed in the watershed of Lake Ontario on the Genesee River, near the former site of Eastman Kodak Co. production facility; Calligraphic paintings from Syrian-born and Dubai-based artist Khaled Al-Saai that explore how language can be used to visually connect us to meanings found in the watery worlds above and below the surfaces of the Great Lakes; A new mural by Toronto-based artist Bonnie Devine from the Serpent River First Nation will examine accounts of western expansion across the state of Michigan; and, Detroit-based musician, artist, and activist Sacramento Knoxx, along with The Aadizookaan, will fill the gallery with recorded song compositions made with water samples from each Great Lake and other sacred materials.

Lead support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, Michigan Medicine, and the ​Eleanor Noyes Crumpacker Endowment Fund. Additional generous support is provided by P.J. and Julie Solit and the University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability and Department of English Language and Literature.

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Exhibition Tue, 10 Mar 2020 18:17:23 -0400 2020-09-12T11:00:00-04:00 2020-09-12T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition https://umma.umich.edu/sites/default/files/Frazier%2520cropped.jpg
Explore the arts in Downtown Ann Arbor! (September 12, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76129 76129-19663612@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, September 12, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Arts at Michigan

The downtown Ann Arbor area is full of vibrant arts organizations, businesses, and public art. This self-guided art tour will welcome you to the rich arts culture that the downtown area has to offer. Enjoy this tour from the comfort of your own space or follow along on foot by following the Google map! We have highlighted the places we think students should know about, listed the free or low-cost resources they offer, and gave you some hints for fun things to spot along the way!

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Other Tue, 25 Aug 2020 16:53:55 -0400 2020-09-12T12:00:00-04:00 2020-09-12T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Arts at Michigan Other Art Around Town
Apply to be an Arts Ambassador! (September 12, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76131 76131-19663703@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, September 12, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Arts at Michigan

The Arts Ambassador Program is designed to increase student awareness of the arts on campus and connect students who share an interest in the arts.

Arts at Michigan is looking for enthusiastic and friendly students who have an interest in the arts that they want to share! Arts Ambassadors are unpaid volunteers who serve as the bridge between the arts and the U-M student body. As an Arts Ambassador you'll learn about the arts both on campus and in the community, meet local artists, and help promote arts events and activities.

Being a part of the Arts Ambassadors program is an extremely rewarding and fun experience! As an Arts Ambassador, you will be responsible for attending weekly (virtual) meetings, taking leadership roles in organizing arts events, collaborating with other Arts Ambassadors to engage students in the arts, and most importantly, spreading the word about the vast arts community at U-M!

Want to learn more about Arts Ambassadors? Join us for a virtual Mass Meeting on Tuesday, September 15 at 6pm.

The application deadline for Fall 2020 is September 20.

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Social / Informal Gathering Tue, 25 Aug 2020 17:08:10 -0400 2020-09-12T13:00:00-04:00 2020-09-12T14:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Arts at Michigan Social / Informal Gathering Apply to be an Arts Ambassador!
Citizens' Climate Lobby Monthly Meeting (September 12, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60527 60527-17745555@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, September 12, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Citizens Climate Lobby

UPDATE: Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, our meetings will take place virtually until further notice, using the Zoom platform. Contact annarbor@citizensclimatelobby.org for connection information.

Worried about climate change? Wondering how you can make a real difference? Come to the monthly meeting of the Ann Arbor chapter of Citizens' Climate Lobby (CCL). CCL is a national, grassroots organization working to enact federal legislation to put a price on CO2. It is the most focused and influential organization working on national climate policy. We are working to build support for the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act (energyinnovationact.org). This comprehensive, bipartisan legislation is projected to reduce our carbon emissions by at least 40% in 12 years. Our meetings consist of dialing in to a national conference call (featuring different guest speakers each month), followed by local discussion of actions. Newcomers are welcome to come at 12:30 for a brief overview.

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 07 May 2020 09:47:51 -0400 2020-09-12T13:00:00-04:00 2020-09-12T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Citizens Climate Lobby Livestream / Virtual CCL Logo
Fuller Park Outdoor Workday (September 12, 2020 1:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75893 75893-19621849@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, September 12, 2020 1:15pm
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Organized By: Sustainable Living Experience

Meet in the Oxford Courtyard at 1:15pm EST to travel to Fuller Park. Students can choose to walk, bike, take a scooter or other transportation to meet in the Fuller Park parking lot, or travel together on the UM Campus Bus (Campus Connector) to Mitchell Field, a 7 minute walking distance from the Fuller Park parking lot. Plan to arrive at the Fuller Park parking lot by 2pm. There we will work socially distanced and wearing face coverings with Natural Area Preservation to remove invasive species and maintain the health and beauty of Fuller Park! We will depart at 4pm.

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Community Service Thu, 20 Aug 2020 11:39:14 -0400 2020-09-12T13:15:00-04:00 2020-09-12T16:30:00-04:00 Sustainable Living Experience Community Service Fuller Park sign
Art & Activism: Creative Campaign Poster Making (September 12, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75781 75781-19604072@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, September 12, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

: . ​As we all look ahead to the November election, we want to get our creative juices flowing and print our own favorite slogan! Student Program Assistant Emily Considine will walk you through some examples of campaign graphics and poster styles. Then Michigan-based artist Shayla Johnson will show you how to create a unique poster (or tote bag) featuring your own personal slogan. UMMA will provide a supply kit you can pick up ahead of time. You must register by Sunday, September 6 to participate. Registered participants will receive an email with information for how to get your supplies.

This event is part of UMMA's welcome events for incoming students. All are welcome if there is space, but we will prioritize student participants as supplies are limited. A version of this event for children and families will occur on September 19.

This artmaking workshop is one of many art & activism events related to the fall 2020 election season. Sign up for our email to receive information about additional upcoming events and activities.   Shayla Johnson is founder and designer of Scarlet Crane Creations, a dedicated micro-batch textile printing house specializing in hand-printed fabrics for home decor products and lifestyle accessories. Unique surface patterns range from free flowing florals to abstract textures in order to produce stylish and sophisticated collections. Scarlet Crane Creations is housed right here at POST so you’ll have the opportunity to see Shayla’s work space, printing table, and work in process. Shayla also works for UMMA as a Museum Applications Developer.

Student programming at UMMA is generously supported by the University of Michigan Credit Union Arts Adventures Program, UMMA's Lead Sponsor for Student and Family Engagement.

Family Art Studio is generously supported by the University of Michigan Credit Union Arts Adventures Program, UMMA's Lead Sponsor for Student and Family Engagement.  

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Workshop / Seminar Sat, 12 Sep 2020 18:15:48 -0400 2020-09-12T14:00:00-04:00 2020-09-12T15:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Workshop / Seminar Museum of Art
FASA Welcome Weekend + Mass Meeting (September 12, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76841 76841-19762758@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, September 12, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Michigan Diag
Organized By: Maize Pages Student Organizations

Hello FASA! We hope you’ve had an amazing summer and a good first week of classes! This year we’re having a FASA Welcome Weekend on top of our mass meeting. Join us on the diag THIS Friday and Saturday @ 2-5 PM for a socially distanced meet and greet with various outdoor activities! Then join us on Sunday for an informational zoom meeting from 2 PM - 4 PM EST. You can access the informational meeting using this link: https://umich-health.zoom.us/j/98981904031Please adhere to the university’s health guidelines by socially distancing, wearing a mask (over the nose and mouth), and sanitizing your hands all throughout the in-person event. In addition to abiding by the Washtenaw County mandate, we will only be allowing 25 people around our table. With that said, we will do our best to accommodate everyone who drops by! 

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