New Events

Dental Students to Give Kids a Smile Feb. 2

Dental and dental hygiene students and faculty from the U-M School of Dentistry will provide free oral health care services to children ages...

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...

UMS on Film Special Event: World Premiere! Hill Auditorium 100th Anniversary

Join UMS and UMMA in celebrating 100 years of Ann Arbor's most beloved concert venue: Hill Auditorium. As part of a daylong event, UMS...

Guest Recital: Du and Sim, piano duo RESCHEDULED To Feb. 1

Rescheduled to Feb. 1

Sandra Bernhard

Ongoing Attractions and Exhibits

"To Me There’s No Other Choice: Raoul Wallenberg 1912-2012"

This exhibit, sponsored by Hatcher Graduate Library, tells the story of a young Swede and U-M graduate who saved tens of thousands of Jews...

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...

Gifts of Art presents Brain Fitness PuzzleArt: Interactive Installation

Alli Berman

New York artist Alli Berman had a CVA (stroke) years ago. She experimented in her studio and came up with art that is viewable, touchable,...

Gifts of Art presents Garden of Eden & Tree of Life: Snowflake Paper Cuttings

Dr. Thomas L. Clark

Did you know that the Garden of Eden is also the Garden of Infancy? That the tree of life is also the life giving womb? In new work...

Gifts of Art presents Inside & Out: Fragments & Narratives in Clay

Mari Ogihara

Mari Ogihara uses clay as a medium for its close resemblance to skin. Her ceramic sculptures create tension and unity between raw and...

Gifts of Art presents K-12 Student Group Show

Saline Area Schools

This exhibit celebrates the emerging artistry of students from Saline public schools. Saline Area Schools are strong in visual education,...

Gifts of Art presents Landscape Forms: Painting Retrospective

Karin L. Bodycombe

A U-M graduate from the School of Art & Design in 1949, Karin L. Bodycombe forged new territory in the arts. Working to pave the way for...

Gifts of Art presents The Birthday Party: Ceramic Sculpture

Marcia Polenberg

Marcia Polenberg is an award winning artist whose figurative and architectonic sculptural ceramics, drawings and paintings have been...

Gifts of Art presents: “Garden of Infancy & Tree of Life: Snowflake Paper Cuttings” by Dr. Thomas L. Clark

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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...

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Exhibition

State of Exception Video

Note: Video runs at 2435 North Quad, 105 S. State (Jan. 24-Feb 8) and at Shapiro Undergraduate Library, first floor video gallery, 919 S....

"An Exhibit of Exceptional Bindings by James W. Craven"

On the Occasion of Craven's Retirement after 63 Years of Service at the University of Michigan

The exhibit comprises a selection of Jim's favorite repair and preservation projects over the years, including examples of his design...

Adult Literacy Tutoring--OLLI Study Group

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at U-M (50+)

Washtenaw Literacy has provided free customized literacy tutoring to adults for over 40 years. The15-hour training program prepares adults...

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Proclaiming Emancipation: The Exhibit

Ross Asia Business Conference

Asia: Riding the Wave of Change

The 23rd Annual Asia Business Conference will explore trends in the region and provide students and local professionals with a unique...

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...

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Exhibition

African Art and the Shape of Time

African Art and the Shape of Time explores how African art gives material form to diverse concepts of temporality, history and memory....

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"...

Geometry of War: Fortification Plans for 18th Century America

Exhibit is open M-F from 1pm to 4:45 pm