Lecture: "Over There" With the American Expeditionary Forces in France During the Great War

Louis Miller, WWI Exhibit Curator

A current exhibit at the William L. Clements Library aims to present the experiences of ordinary Americans who served in France as part of...

Juliana Huxtable Performance

The University of Michigan School of Social Work is pleased to present NYC-based artist, DJ and poet Juliana Huxtable on the occasion of the...

Call for Art

Helicon Art & Visual Culture Publication & Pop-Up Exhibition

Helicon is now accepting art submissions for our annual student art publication ! This is a great opportunity to have your creative work...

VR/AR Artist Tamiko Thiel: Land of Cloud

VR/AR artist Tamiko Thiel will visit the U-M campus on Thursday, February 7 and Friday February 8, co-hosted by Stamps School of Art &...

Penny Stamps Distinguished Speaker Series: Juliana Huxtable: POST

The iconic Juliana Huxtable is an American artist, writer, performer, and musician. Exploring the intersections of race, gender, queerness,...

Exhibition | Ancient Color

Due to popular demand, extended through July 28, 2019

The Roman world was a colorful place. Although we often associate the Romans with white marble statues, these statues — as well as Roman...

VR/AR Artist Tamiko Thiel: Land of Cloud

VR/AR artist Tamiko Thiel will visit the U-M campus on Thursday, February 7 and Friday February 8, co-hosted by Stamps School of Art &...

UMMA and Stamps School of Art Design present: Steven Heller: Paul Rand: A Designer’s Scribbles

On the occasion of the UMMA exhibition Paul Rand: A Designer’s Task, please join noted design writer, author, and educator Steven Heller...

Curator Tour | Ancient Color

Cathy Person

Join exhibition curator Cathy Person on a tour through the Kelsey Museum special exhibition "Ancient Color." She'll discuss...

Paul Rand: The Designer's Task

Paul Rand was a giant of American design whose influential career spanned the second half of the twentieth century. His visionary and pithy...

The Painted Face: Artistry, Design and the Voice in Chinese Opera

Beijing opera performer, Li Yang, who specializes in the jing role, will bring to the stage a unique presentation of the visual power of...

In Conversation: Beyond GAFA: A Tour of the Deep Web

The Internet structures most aspects of our lives today. Beyond just allowing us to access infinite amounts of information at lightening...

RESCHEDULED FOR FEB 10 -- The Painted Face: Artistry, Design and Voice in Chinese Opera

Beijing opera performer, Li Yang, who specializes in the jing role, will bring to the stage a unique presentation of the visual power of...

Abstraction, Color, and Politics in the Early 1970s

Abstraction, Color, and Politics in the Early 1970s explores large-scale works of art by Helen Frankenthaler, Louise Nevelson, Sam Gilliam,...

UMMA Book Club: The Age of the Internet in Comic Books

In conjunction with the exhibition Art in the Age of the Internet, 1989 to Today, UMMA and Vault of Midnight-Ann Arbor partner to present...

Science, Technology, and Society and Digital Studies Forum: Tour and discussion

Art in the Age of the Internet, 1989 to Today, on view at UMMA from December 15, 2018 to April 7, 2019, examines the radical impact of...

Art Exhibition Opening: Householdments

John DeHoog, Furniture

Join us for the opening of John DeHoog's Exhibition, Householdments....

Stories Never Told: Yemen’s Crises & Renaissance

Hanan Ali Yahya, local Yemeni-American social entrepreneur

Stories Never Told is a traveling display curated by local Yemeni-American social entrepreneur Hanan Ali Yahya. The display visually...

Art Exhibit: Householdments

John DeHoog, Furniture

John was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1971. His family settled in Grand Rapids, Michigan after stays in both Japan and Iowa. After attending...

Seeing Heritage Algorithms: Artist Talk & Reception

Stamps Professors Audrey Bennett and Ron Eglash with Stamps students discuss the project Seeing Heritage Algorithms. Immediately following...

Stories Never Told: Yemen’s Crises & Renaissance

Hanan Ali Yahya, local Yemeni-American social entrepreneur

Stories Never Told is a traveling display curated by local Yemeni-American social entrepreneur Hanan Ali Yahya. The display visually...

Art in the Age of the Internet, 1989 to Today

The internet has changed every aspect of contemporary life—from how we interact with each other to how we work and play. Art in the Age of...

Exhibit Opening & Reception: "she was here, once"

nastassja e. swift, artist

Join artist Nastassja Swift to celebrate the official opening of her solo exhibition, "she was here, once," in the Lane Hall...

Allies for Inclusion: The Ability Exhibit

Allies for Inclusion: The Ability Exhibit is a traveling exhibit designed to promote the inclusion of people with disabilities through...

Enter the As I See It Photography Competition!

Arts at Michigan is seeking student photos for the As I See It Photo Competition. Submit up to two photos you've taken that represent...

Public Talk: Phil Tinari, Director and CEO, UCCA Center for Contemporary Art

Phil Tinari is the Director and CEO of Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (UCCA), a leading Chinese independent institution of contemporary...

Museum Studies Program, Museums at Noon

Interpreting Objects and Exhibitions at the National Museum of Eritrea

Presentation by Timnet Gedar (PhD candidate, History)...

Abstraction, Color, and Politics in the Early 1970s

Abstraction, Color, and Politics in the Early 1970s explores large-scale works of art by Helen Frankenthaler, Louise Nevelson, Sam Gilliam,...

Art in the Age of the Internet, 1989 to Today

EXAMINING THE RADICAL IMPACT OF INTERNET CULTURE ON VISUAL ART...

Cosmogonic Tattoos

EXPANDING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF A MUSEUM AS A CULTURAL REPOSITORY...

Art in the Age of the Internet, 1989 to Today

The internet has changed every aspect of contemporary life—from how we interact with each other to how we work and play. Art in the Age of...

UMMA Book Club: The Age of the Internet in Comic Books

In conjunction with the exhibition Art in the Age of the Internet, 1989 to Today, UMMA and Vault of Midnight-Ann Arbor partner to present...

Blind House: Utopia and Dystopia in the Age of Radical Transparency

Paloma Muñoz & Walter Martin

"Blind House: Utopia and Dystopia in the Age of Radical Transparency," by collaborative artists Paloma Muñoz and Walter Martin,...

UMMA Book Club: Art, Ideas, & Politics

The Art, Ideas, & Politics Book Club is a partnership between UMMA and Literati Bookstore in connection with UMMA's...

"Blind House" Opening Reception & Artist Conversation

Walter Martin / Paloma Muñoz / Amanda Krugliak

Join us to hear Walter Martin and Paloma Muñoz in conversation with curator Amanda Krugliak, followed by Q & A and Opening Reception....

LINK: Redefine Wellness.

The idea behind LINK is to promote the exploration of other cultures through what connects us - our distinct perception and representation...

2019 MFA Thesis Exhibition

The MFA Thesis exhibition will bring together culminating projects by second-year graduate students: Masimba Hwati, Laura Magnusson, Bridget...

Opening Reception: 2019 MFA Thesis Exhibition

Celebrate the thesis work of Masimba Hwati, Laura Magnusson, Bridget Quinn, Rowan Renee, and Mayela Rodriguez, the class of 2019 Stamps MFA...

UMS Pre-Performance Talk: Triptych (the eyes of one on another): Richard Meyer on the Legacy of Robert Mapplethorpe

How has Robert Mapplethorpe's legacy evolved in the thirty years since his death from AIDS in 1989? How did the NEA funding controversy...

Family Art Studio: Inuit Inspirations

Families with children ages six and up are invited to look, learn, and create together during UMMA's Family Art Studio sessions. Create...

Storytime at the Museum: Inuit Art

Storytime at the Museum promotes art enjoyment for children ages three to six and their families. We read a story in the galleries and...

The Power Family Program for Inuit Art: Tillirnanngittuq

In celebration of UMMA’s new Power Family Program for Inuit Art, the Museum presents a special exhibition of two incredible, intertwining...

Family Art Studio: Inuit Inspirations

Families with children ages six and up are invited to look, learn, and create together during UMMA's Family Art Studio sessions. Create...

​Film Screening: The Living Stone

The film The Living Stone is a 1958 Academy Award winning documentary film showcasing stone carving: visitors can watch the creation of a...

The Power Family Program for Inuit Art: Tillirnanngittuq

In celebration of UMMA’s new Power Family Program for Inuit Art, the Museum presents a special exhibition of two incredible, intertwining...

2019 Doris Sloan Memorial Program: The Power of Inuit Art

Collector Philip Power will join Inuit art experts Marion (Mame) Jackson and Patricia Feheley in a conversation moderated by Vera Grant...

The Power Family Program for Inuit Art: Tillirnanngittuq

In celebration of UMMA’s new Power Family Program for Inuit Art, the Museum presents a special exhibition of two incredible, intertwining...

Gifts of Art presents Bending the Lines: Acrylic on Canvas by Bala Thiagarajan

Born and raised in India, Bala Thiagarajan has a passion for colors and patterns that are inspired by Indian culture. Her henna-inspired...

Gifts of Art presents Manna Pottery by Rezgar Mamandi

After finding Mannea pottery artifacts at archaeological sites in his hometown of Rabat in the northwest of Kurdistan in Iran, Rezgar...

Gifts of Art presents Shape-Shifting: Surface & Form in Clay by Darcy R. Bowden

Darcy R. Bowden has been working in clay for ten years following a forty-year hiatus. In the ensuing years she taught art in the Ann Arbor...