New Events

Photography Workshop

Take great photos!

Bring your camera, have some creative fun, and learn some great photo techniques!

Delbert McClinton

Delbert McClinton grew up singing and playing in the gutbucket clubs of Fort Worth, and in a sense he's never left. He still has a...

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Performance

STMD at UMMA: Ellen Rowe - Outdoors

Co-presented with the UMMA Jazz Series, Jazz Chair Ellen Rowe premieres her new suite inspired by the Southwest and her experiences as a...

Ongoing Attractions and Exhibits

Loops 3D Video Installation

The OpenEnded Group residency with the U-M Institute for the Humanities encompasses two installations. Loops, in the Institute for the...

Narrative and Image: Visualizing the Mediterranean World

This exhibition of maps, images, and texts illustrate the interconnections of geography, history, and literature of the Mediterranean....

Gerald Ford in Mao's China

The exhibit "Gerald Ford in Mao's China" features photos, artifacts, and especially documents, some newly declassified, from...

Face of Our Time: Jacob Aue Sobol, Jim Goldberg, Zanele Muholi, Daniel Schwartz, Richard Misrach

November 12, 2011–February 5, 2012

Face of Our Time examines more than 100 works by five photographers–Jacob Aue Sobol, Jim Goldberg, Zanele Muholi, Daniel Schwartz, and...

Mark di Suvero: Tabletops

Preeminent American sculptor Mark di Suvero (b. 1933) is best known for his dynamic and monumental works made of industrial steel and...

Mike Kelley: Day Is Done

UMMA inaugurates its New Media Gallery this fall with Mike Kelley's "Day is Done," which continues the artist's...

Pineapples & Pincushions - The Art & Science of Patterns in Nature

Discover the multitude of nature’s amazing patterns and how they inspire and provoke us. Beautiful, large-scale photographs of nature’s...

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Exhibition

Recent Acquisitions: Curator's Choice, Part I

This is the first part of a two-part exhibition introducing exciting, recently acquired works from UMMA's collections gifted to the...

plant 3D Video Installation

This premiere of new work exploring the abandoned Packard plant in Detroit is created by Paul Kaiser, the 2011 Kidder Resident in the Arts...

Performance/Academic Enhancement Series

Daily Common Concerns Meeting

This series is for anyone dealing with performance issues academically or in other parts of your life (job interviews, athletics, etc.)....

Wednesday Night Student Gathering

Free dinner, Informal Worship and Program

Wednesday Student Nights begin at 6PM with a free home-cooked meal, continuing at 6:30PM with an informal Service of Holy Communion and...

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Social / Informal Gathering

Disciples on Campus Bible Talk

Disciples on Campus meets weekly to have a discussion about topics in the Bible that are either difficult to understand or simply that beg...

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Meeting