Archive for December 24th, 2017
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Assisting Elderly At Medical Appointments With Jewish Family Services and Partners In Care Concierge
Volunteers will accompany older adults to medical appointments and provide support to the client. Volunteers will facilitate...
Food Distribution with Community Action Network
Volunteers help distribute food from the truck, "shop" with families, and clean the community center afterward. Volunteers must...
Window Installation | Cosmogonic Tattoos
Jim Cogswell
In celebration of the University’s Bicentennial in 2017, artist and professor Jim Cogswell has been invited by the Kelsey Museum of...
Gifts of Art presents Contemplate the Calm: Mixed Media
Hiroko Lancour
A Japanese native, now living in Royal Oak, Michigan, Hiroko Lancour has become a full-time artist after retiring from her career in...
Gifts of Art presents Detroit Music Legends
Nicole Macdonald
As a community activist and artist in Detroit who focuses on neighborhood empowerment, Nicole Macdonald makes large scale public paintings...
Gifts of Art presents Distinctive American Art Tile
Motawi Tileworks
Motawi Tileworks was started in Ann Arbor, Michigan 25 years ago by Nawal Motawi in a small garage. Today, Motawi tiles are sold in over 300...
Gifts of Art presents From Mud to Beauty: Ceramics
Jean-Marc Fontaine
Jean-Marc Fontaine, a French scientist and artist who earned his Ph.D. from University of Pierre et Marie Curie in Paris, presents a unique...
Gifts of Art presents Ink Portraits
John Pappas
Based out of Chelsea, Michigan, John Pappas believes that if you can imagine a fun idea making sense, you should make it. He applies this to...
Gifts of Art presents My Playground: Assemblage Sculpture
Joan Painter-Jones
Starting with watercolor, Joan Painter-Jones’ work kept building out farther and farther until it became sculpture. Brought up in a...
Gifts of Art presents Prairie Mantras: Paint & Vinyl on Aluminum
Desiree Warren
Desiree Warren’s current body of work is a journey using one shape (the orzo) to create a multitude of layers that evoke landscapes and...
Gifts of Art presents The Desert Southwest: Photography
Daniel Sidoli
Born and raised in Flint, Michigan, Daniel Sidoli has always had the creative itch. It led him to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and a...
Enter the As I See It Photography Competition!
Arts at Michigan is seeking student photos of your favorite U-M campus architecture for the As I See It Photo Competition. Submit up to two...
Become an Arts Ambassador!
Arts at Michigan is looking for enthusiastic, outgoing, and friendly students who are living in a Residence Hall or living community...
Gloss: Modeling Beauty
Focusing on the prominent role of women as the subject of photography, GLOSS: Modeling Beauty explores the shifting ideals of female beauty...
Matisse Drawings: Curated by Ellsworth Kelly from The Pierre and Tana Matisse Foundation Collection
"Matisse Drawings: Curated by Ellsworth Kelly from The Pierre and Tana Matisse Foundation Collection" showcases the master...
New at UMMA: Paul Rand
Throughout the second half of the twentieth century, pioneering art director and graphic designer Paul Rand (1914–1996) was celebrated for...
Patricia Piccinini: The Comforter
Australian artist Patricia Piccinini’s strange, hyperreal yet sentimental sculptures are often rooted in her speculative visualizations of...
Power Contained: The Art of Authority in Central and West Africa
Before colonization, complex hierarchical societies flourished in Central and West Africa. At their summits were a select few—kings and...
Tim Noble and Sue Webster: The Masterpiece
Since the 1980s, British artists Tim Noble and Sue Webster have been known for their shadow sculptures built from materials as diverse as...
Exhibition | Excavating Archaeology @ U-M: 1817‐2017
October 18, 2017–May 27, 2018
This exhibition explores the history of archaeology and museums at the University of Michigan for the past 200 years and looks forward to...