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The Power Family Program for Inuit Art Reflections: An Ordinary Day

Our second exhibition on Inuit art explores the serene expressions of day-to-day activities found in mid-century to contemporary Inuit...

Ongoing Attractions and Exhibits

Earth Day at 50 Teach-Out

On April 22, 2020, our world celebrates the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, an annual event meant to bring people together from across the...

class instruction
Class / Instruction

NCVF Nationals

NCVF Nationals 

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Other

----All In-Person Events Canceled Until Further Notice---

Our events will be virtual through the fall.

Acrylic & Mixed Media Mandalas

Charles L. Gilchrist

Over the course of Charles L. Gilchrist’s 50+ year career, he has worked in photography, graphic design, print making, drawing, mixed...

Americana Sampler

Selections from U-M William L. Clements Library

Established in 1923 through the generosity of U-M Regent William L. Clements, the Clements Library is a treasure house of American history....

Birds Fly In: Oil Painting

Ellie Harold

Birds first flew onto Ellie Harold's canvases in 2016, appearing to her as intuitive messengers of hope and healing for troubled times....

Flora Series: Woven Wire Sculpture

Anne Mondro

Anne Mondro is an artist and a professor in the U-M Penny W. Stamps School of Art and Design. In this body of work, she reflects on how time...

Gouache Paintings

Jaye Schlesinger

Jaye Schlesinger is a full time painter living and working in Ann Arbor. Her work includes realist oil paintings of common everyday objects...

Migrations: Fiber Notes from the Journey

Martina Celerin

Migration has profoundly affected the life and perspective of the Michigan-based fiber artist, Martina Celerin. Celerin’s family emigrated...

Nature’s Dance

Birmingham Society of Women Painters

The Birmingham Society of Women Painters are from the surrounding metro Detroit area. With over 50 members, they exhibit a diverse approach...

Sculptural Dinnerware

International Museum of Dinnerware Design

Presented by the International Museum of Dinnerware Design, Sculptural Dinnerware features a selection of artwork from the museum’s...

UROP - Sophomore Applications Open

Attention: 2020-2021 Rising Sophomores

UROP is now accepting sophomore applications for the 2020-2021 Academic year. Are you interested in conducting undergraduate research? Apply...

What We Hold, What Holds Us: Homes & Vessels

Candace Compton Pappas

Although Candace Compton Pappas is recognized primarily as a painter, this series of constructed homes and vessels represents an important...

Dear Stranger: Diaries for the Private and Public Self

Through this exhibit, we invite you to explore more than two centuries of diaries and diary-like documents from across the holdings of the...

Suspended - Magic among the Trees: A Celebration of Shakespeare in the Arb’s Productions of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”

Event has been suspended through April 21 because Matthaei Botanical Gardens is closed....

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Performance

Abstraction, Color, and Politics in the 60s and 70s: Kaleidoscope

The notion that abstraction was a purely formal and American art form, concerned only with timeless themes disconnected from the present,...

Collection Ensemble

Collection Ensemble presents the first major reinstallation of UMMA's iconic entry space in over a decade. It exchanges Alumni Memorial...

Collection Ensemble

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

Cullen Washington, Jr.: The Public Square

This expansive look at the work and concerns of emerging contemporary artist Cullen Washington, Jr. pivots around the artist’s most recent...

Reflections: An Ordinary Day

UMMA’s second exhibition of Inuit art derived from the Power Family’s generous promised gift to the Museum in 2018 explores the...

Witness Lab

Designed as a courtroom installation and a performance series by Roman J. Witt Artist in Residence Courtney McClellan, Witness Lab frames...

CANCELED A Beautiful Country

Single Tickets Go On Sale 8/14/19

In accordance with the Unversity-wide measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19, this production has been canceled. Ticketholders...

H.M.S. Pinafore (CANCELLED)

presented by University of Michigan Gilbert and Sullivan Society

(Patrons will be receiving an email soon about status of refunds. Expect to receive full refunds.)...

Public Webinar: Preview for 25th Exhibition of Art by Michigan Prisoners

In light of cancelling the 25th Annual Exhibition of Art by Michigan Prisoners, we have put together an online preview for the exhibition....

Remote Routines with RecSports

Maintain a routine by joining RecSports staff for virtual meditative and fitness classes!...