This program is free and open to the public. Seating is first come, first served.
Join the University of Michigan Museum of Art Student Engagement Council, Arts at Michigan, Michigan in Color, Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs, Helen Zell Writers' Program, MUSIC Matters, and WCBN, for an evening of song and spoken word that celebrates our diverse U-M student community. Visit The Annex for more information.

Featuring performances by $cottie Pimpin', Alexjandria Edwards, GirlNoise, Franny Choi, Sarah Baruch, Victoria Paternoster, Jonathan Holland, Elliott Brannon, Vijita Ajit Kamath, Olivia Johnson, Margaret Hasspacher, Clarisse Baleja Saidi, Emma Aboukasm, and Paulina Fraser.

the complexity

of

our humanity

is shaped by

who we are

how we have

lived



and the meaning

we make

of it all.



for ourselves

for our communities.



we exist

in relation

in connection



with each other.



our experience

etched in

the rhythm

the rhyme



heard in

our tone

and pitch



contextualizing

the breaths

we all take



in and out

along

and through continuums

.

.

spectra



~Demario Longmire, class of 2017



This year's ArtsX UMMA program is sponsored by Arts at Michigan, Michigan Community Scholars Program, Helen Zell Writers' Program, MUSIC Matters, and Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs. Additional partners include Michigan in Color and WCBN.