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DTSTAMP:20260210T131912
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260406T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260406T170000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Flyways
DESCRIPTION:Iranian-American artist Sheida Soleimani explores themes of migration\, political exile\, queerness\, and environmental crisis through the wildly imaginative and intricate scenarios she first stages in her studio. The tableaus—which often include live animals\, props\, even her parents—are then photographed\, documenting the artist’s process. Each photograph becomes a part of Soleimani’s rich visual storytelling.      \n\n*Flyways *presents a series of new photographs that include images evocative of her family’s history and migration story in juxtaposition with images of injured birds that are representative of Soleimani’s work as a wildlife rehabilitator. (In 2018\, Soleimani founded Congress of Birds\, a wild bird rehabilitation center in Rhode Island.) The change in her practice to include bird rescue results in a revolutionary body of work steeped in passion and articulated in a completely original visual language. Learn more at https://lsa.umich.edu/humanities/gallery/current-exhibitions/sheida-soleimani.html.
UID:142798-21891623@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142798
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art,Birding,Exhibition,Humanities,Multicultural,Visual Arts
LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Gallery
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260313T164716
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260406T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260406T183000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Chop it Up with Edreys & Alexa
DESCRIPTION:In a vibrant celebration of National Poetry Month\, the dynamic duo behind the art collective Eat Off Art\, Edreys and Alexa Wajed\, spend three action-packed days (April 6-8) immersed in poetry\, art\, creative expression and social responsibility at the Institute for the Humanities. \n\nToday:  A sit down conversation about their art practice\, dedication to community and social justice\, and presentation of “The Sidewalk” poem by Edreys. A special opportunity for humanities students interested in creative entrepreneurship\, how to be successful without compromising their intentions of societal impact.The broader U-M and Ann Arbor communities are welcome. Q & A to follow\, moderated by Shaunda Bunton\, Assistant Director of Public Programming and Engagement.\n\nAbout Eat Off Art:\nEat Off Art is a creative design agency focused on building community based in Buffalo\, NY. Alexa and Edreys Wajed\, the founders of Eat Off Art\, are dynamic artists and creative change agents. Eat Off Art is a multi-dimensional agency\, platform\, and affirmation all in one\, providing transformative experiences through creativity\, food\, and art\, countering the adage of the “starving artist\,” in subscription to a new narrative of “thriving artists.” Eat Off Art is a family-owned and family-run small business based in Buffalo\, NY. A husband and wife tandem\, both from a lineage of brilliant-minded thinkers\, tinkerers\, artists\, and craftsmen\, driven to continue a legacy of creativity. Their main intent is to inspire others through their crafts\, passions\, and endeavors to believe that there is a way to be successful\, sustainable\, and profitable as artists\, especially married artists\, with creative children in tow.\n\n*“Together they are an unstoppable duo who make up Eat Off Art bringing together creative engagement with food politics and the struggle for race and social justice through visual art\, sound\, and fashion with a critical and creative genius that is truly unique.” – Dr. Camilo Trumper Associate Professor of History\, Director of Undergraduate Studies – University at Buffalo (SUNY)*
UID:142785-21891532@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142785
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art And Design,Entrepreneurship,Poetry,Writing
LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Osterman Common Room, #1022
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260210T131912
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260407T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260407T170000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Flyways
DESCRIPTION:Iranian-American artist Sheida Soleimani explores themes of migration\, political exile\, queerness\, and environmental crisis through the wildly imaginative and intricate scenarios she first stages in her studio. The tableaus—which often include live animals\, props\, even her parents—are then photographed\, documenting the artist’s process. Each photograph becomes a part of Soleimani’s rich visual storytelling.      \n\n*Flyways *presents a series of new photographs that include images evocative of her family’s history and migration story in juxtaposition with images of injured birds that are representative of Soleimani’s work as a wildlife rehabilitator. (In 2018\, Soleimani founded Congress of Birds\, a wild bird rehabilitation center in Rhode Island.) The change in her practice to include bird rescue results in a revolutionary body of work steeped in passion and articulated in a completely original visual language. Learn more at https://lsa.umich.edu/humanities/gallery/current-exhibitions/sheida-soleimani.html.
UID:142798-21891624@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142798
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art,Birding,Exhibition,Humanities,Multicultural,Visual Arts
LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Gallery
CONTACT:
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260224T110822
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260407T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260407T113000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Eat Off Art Poetry Workshop
DESCRIPTION:In a vibrant celebration of National Poetry Month\, the dynamic duo behind the art collective Eat Off Art\, Edreys and Alexa Wajed\, spend three action-packed days immersed in poetry\, art\, creative expression and social responsibility at the Institute for the Humanities.\n\nToday: This workshop invites participants into expressive\, freeform creativity through guided exercises that nurture reflection and self-discovery. Open to poets of all levels—from beginners to experienced writers—it offers a welcoming space to explore your voice. Together\, participants will craft affirmations and distill them into haiku and short poems—transforming personal insight into a heartfelt love letter to oneself.\n\nAbout Eat Off Art:\nEat Off Art\, founded by Alexa and Edreys Wajed\, is a creative design agency focused on building community based in Buffalo\, NY. It is a multi-dimensional agency\, platform\, and affirmation all in one\, providing transformative experiences through creativity\, food\, and art\, countering the adage of the “starving artist\,” in subscription to a new narrative of “thriving artists.”\n\nAbout Edreys:  \nEdreys is an artist\, educator\, emcee\, poet\, playwright\, and entrepreneur. His positivity and creativity stem from a desire to inspire others.\n\nAbout Alexa:\nAlexa is a chef\, jewelry designer\, and businesswoman who blends her savvy to empower others to eat off their art.
UID:142789-21891534@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142789
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Arts For All,Humanities,Poetry,Sessions,Workshop
LOCATION:South Thayer Building, Institute for the Humanities Osterman Common Room, 202 S. Thayer
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260224T110822
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260407T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260407T143000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Eat Off Art Poetry Workshop
DESCRIPTION:In a vibrant celebration of National Poetry Month\, the dynamic duo behind the art collective Eat Off Art\, Edreys and Alexa Wajed\, spend three action-packed days immersed in poetry\, art\, creative expression and social responsibility at the Institute for the Humanities.\n\nToday: This workshop invites participants into expressive\, freeform creativity through guided exercises that nurture reflection and self-discovery. Open to poets of all levels—from beginners to experienced writers—it offers a welcoming space to explore your voice. Together\, participants will craft affirmations and distill them into haiku and short poems—transforming personal insight into a heartfelt love letter to oneself.\n\nAbout Eat Off Art:\nEat Off Art\, founded by Alexa and Edreys Wajed\, is a creative design agency focused on building community based in Buffalo\, NY. It is a multi-dimensional agency\, platform\, and affirmation all in one\, providing transformative experiences through creativity\, food\, and art\, countering the adage of the “starving artist\,” in subscription to a new narrative of “thriving artists.”\n\nAbout Edreys:  \nEdreys is an artist\, educator\, emcee\, poet\, playwright\, and entrepreneur. His positivity and creativity stem from a desire to inspire others.\n\nAbout Alexa:\nAlexa is a chef\, jewelry designer\, and businesswoman who blends her savvy to empower others to eat off their art.
UID:142789-21891535@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142789
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Arts For All,Humanities,Poetry,Sessions,Workshop
LOCATION:South Thayer Building, Institute for the Humanities Osterman Common Room, 202 S. Thayer
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260210T131912
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260408T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260408T170000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Flyways
DESCRIPTION:Iranian-American artist Sheida Soleimani explores themes of migration\, political exile\, queerness\, and environmental crisis through the wildly imaginative and intricate scenarios she first stages in her studio. The tableaus—which often include live animals\, props\, even her parents—are then photographed\, documenting the artist’s process. Each photograph becomes a part of Soleimani’s rich visual storytelling.      \n\n*Flyways *presents a series of new photographs that include images evocative of her family’s history and migration story in juxtaposition with images of injured birds that are representative of Soleimani’s work as a wildlife rehabilitator. (In 2018\, Soleimani founded Congress of Birds\, a wild bird rehabilitation center in Rhode Island.) The change in her practice to include bird rescue results in a revolutionary body of work steeped in passion and articulated in a completely original visual language. Learn more at https://lsa.umich.edu/humanities/gallery/current-exhibitions/sheida-soleimani.html.
UID:142798-21891625@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142798
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art,Birding,Exhibition,Humanities,Multicultural,Visual Arts
LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Gallery
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260224T111055
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260408T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260408T140000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Eating Off Art Creative Writing Workshop led by Edreys and Alexa Wajed
DESCRIPTION:In a vibrant celebration of National Poetry Month\, the dynamic duo behind the art collective Eat Off Art\, Edreys and Alexa Wajed\, spend three action-packed days immersed in poetry\, art\, creative expression and social responsibility at the Institute for the Humanities.\n\nToday: Explore playful\, generative approaches to self-investigation through prose\, poetry\, and expressive storytelling. Drawing from lived experience or creative imagination\, participants will experiment with voice and form in a supportive space\, with a strongly encouraged share-out at the end.\n\nOpen to writers\, nonwriters\, and the writing-curious—no prior experience necessary. Brunch included. \n\nWhat to Expect:\n-Guided prompts to support independent writing\n-Time to refine and rehearse your creative process\n-Community\, conversation\, and a good time\n\nAbout Eat Off Art:\nEat Off Art\, founded by Alexa and Edreys Wajed\, is a creative design agency focused on building community based in Buffalo\, NY. It is a multi-dimensional agency\, platform\, and affirmation all in one\, providing transformative experiences through creativity\, food\, and art\, countering the adage of the “starving artist\,” in subscription to a new narrative of “thriving artists.”\n\nAbout Edreys:\nEdreys is an artist\, educator\, emcee\, poet\, playwright\, and entrepreneur. His positivity and creativity stem from a desire to inspire others.\n\nAbout Alexa:\nAlexa is a chef\, jewelry designer\, and businesswoman who blends her savvy to empower others to eat off their art.
UID:142790-21891536@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142790
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Arts For All,Humanities,Sessions,Workshop
LOCATION:Institute for the Humanities Osterman Common Room, South Thayer Building, 202 S. Thayer
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20251216T151229
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260408T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260408T200000
SUMMARY:Film Screening:*This Is Not a Film*
DESCRIPTION:This clandestine documentary\, shot partially on an iPhone and smuggled into France in a cake for a last-minute submission to Cannes\, depicts the day-to-day life of acclaimed director Jafar Panahi (*Offside*\, *The Circle*) during his house arrest in his Tehran apartment. While appealing his sentence - six years in prison and a 20 year ban from filmmaking - Panahi is seen talking to his family and lawyer on the phone\, discussing his plight with Mirtahmasb and reflecting on the meaning of the art of filmmaking. In Persian with English subtitles.\n\nThe film is being shown in conjunction with Sheida Soleimani's exhibition Flyways at the Institute for the Humanities March 19 - May 1\, 2026 and will be followed by a conversation with Sheida Soleimani\, Matthew Biro (History of Art)\, moderated by arts curator Amanda Krugliak.\n\nFree and open to the public. No ticket necessary.
UID:142816-21891710@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142816
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Arts And Activism,Film,Humanities,Iran
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260330T152635
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260408T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260408T193000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Public Humanities Internship Program Info Session
DESCRIPTION:Join the 2025-26 Public Humanities interns to learn about the program and their experience as interns.The Public Humanities Internship is a paid internship program that provides 8 selected undergraduate students at the University of Michigan with the unique opportunity to participate in the life of the Institute for the Humanities. Interns interact with each other as well as faculty fellows\, graduate student fellows\, staff\, visiting scholars and artists\, and other members of our community to explore humanities topics and ideas. They then turn those conversations into humanities-related programs and events geared toward undergraduate students. Interns work 7 hours/week and are paid $18/hour.
UID:146172-21898619@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146172
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Career Exploration,Humanities,Internship,Sessions,Undergraduate
LOCATION:
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260210T131912
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260409T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260409T170000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Flyways
DESCRIPTION:Iranian-American artist Sheida Soleimani explores themes of migration\, political exile\, queerness\, and environmental crisis through the wildly imaginative and intricate scenarios she first stages in her studio. The tableaus—which often include live animals\, props\, even her parents—are then photographed\, documenting the artist’s process. Each photograph becomes a part of Soleimani’s rich visual storytelling.      \n\n*Flyways *presents a series of new photographs that include images evocative of her family’s history and migration story in juxtaposition with images of injured birds that are representative of Soleimani’s work as a wildlife rehabilitator. (In 2018\, Soleimani founded Congress of Birds\, a wild bird rehabilitation center in Rhode Island.) The change in her practice to include bird rescue results in a revolutionary body of work steeped in passion and articulated in a completely original visual language. Learn more at https://lsa.umich.edu/humanities/gallery/current-exhibitions/sheida-soleimani.html.
UID:142798-21891626@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142798
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art,Birding,Exhibition,Humanities,Multicultural,Visual Arts
LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Gallery
CONTACT:
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260330T113108
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260409T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260409T200000
SUMMARY:Other:Open Mic Night
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an unforgettable Open Mic Night—an evening where creativity takes center stage and every voice matters. Whether you’re a seasoned performer or stepping up to the mic for the first time\, this is your space to share poetry\, music\, comedy\, storytelling\, or anything in between.\n\nExpect a welcoming\, laid-back atmosphere filled with good energy\, supportive listeners\, and a diverse lineup of local talent. Bring your friends\, grab a seat\, and enjoy a night of authentic expression and community connection.\n\nPerformance order will be determined at the event with a sign-up sheet\, performances are asked to be under 10 minutes to allow everyone a chance to participate! Register to attend at https://myumi.ch/2rZxb.\n\nCome perform\, come listen\, or just come vibe—we can’t wait to see what you bring to the mic. Light refreshments will be provided!
UID:147053-21900324@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147053
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Poetry Reading,Social,Undergraduate
LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Osterman Common Room, #1022
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260210T131912
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260410T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260410T170000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Flyways
DESCRIPTION:Iranian-American artist Sheida Soleimani explores themes of migration\, political exile\, queerness\, and environmental crisis through the wildly imaginative and intricate scenarios she first stages in her studio. The tableaus—which often include live animals\, props\, even her parents—are then photographed\, documenting the artist’s process. Each photograph becomes a part of Soleimani’s rich visual storytelling.      \n\n*Flyways *presents a series of new photographs that include images evocative of her family’s history and migration story in juxtaposition with images of injured birds that are representative of Soleimani’s work as a wildlife rehabilitator. (In 2018\, Soleimani founded Congress of Birds\, a wild bird rehabilitation center in Rhode Island.) The change in her practice to include bird rescue results in a revolutionary body of work steeped in passion and articulated in a completely original visual language. Learn more at https://lsa.umich.edu/humanities/gallery/current-exhibitions/sheida-soleimani.html.
UID:142798-21891627@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142798
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art,Birding,Exhibition,Humanities,Multicultural,Visual Arts
LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Gallery
CONTACT:
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260325T154805
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T113000
SUMMARY:Other:Gallery Tour & Bird Walk at Nichols Arboretum
DESCRIPTION:Join the Institute for the Humanities and LSA Sustainability for a curator-led (Amanda Krugliak) Gallery tour of Sheida Soleimani’s exhibition *Flyways *(10 AM - 10:30 AM)\, followed by a quick bus ride over to Nichols Arboretum for a bird walk (10:45 AM -  11:30 AM). Event attendees will have the opportunity to explore Soleimani’s photography in the Institute for the Humanities Gallery and/or to go on a bird-watching tour at the Arb. For either portion of the event\, please meet at the Institute for the Humanities at 202 South Thayer.\n\nSheida Soleimani is an artist\, educator\, and licensed wildlife rehabilitator whose work examines power\, environmental crisis\, queerness\, migration\, and care. The daughter of political refugees who escaped Iran in the early 1980s\, Soleimani draws on archival materials\, props\, and sculptural elements to create visually lush\, politically incisive tableaux. She works across various mediums\, investigating themes such as oil politics and human rights abuses\, confronting the systems of violence linking the SWANA region and the United States\, unraveling their implications in American culture. Though her images are dreamlike\, they are grounded in lived experience: her parents frequently appear as subjects\, in compositions made from elements of their (sometimes harrowing) tales. Increasingly\, wildlife enters the frame – injured and orphaned birds\, with their own quiet stories of migration and survival. Before the lens\, these animals encapsulate Soleimani's multifaceted practice: care as art\, storytelling as resistance.\n\nThe bird walk will be led by members of the Michigan Bird Club. This will serve as training for volunteers interested in helping collect data for an ongoing migratory bird safety project and as well as an opportunity to get familiar with local campus birds.\n\nDonuts\, hot chocolate\, and hot tea will be available while supplies last.\n\nIf you cannot make this event but are interested in viewing Soleimani’s exhibition\, you can visit the Gallery anytime Monday through Friday from 9AM to 5PM\, March 19th - May 1st\, 2026.
UID:147059-21900332@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147059
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Birding,Exhibition,Humanities,Photography,Visual Arts
LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Gallery
CONTACT:
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260210T131912
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260413T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260413T170000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Flyways
DESCRIPTION:Iranian-American artist Sheida Soleimani explores themes of migration\, political exile\, queerness\, and environmental crisis through the wildly imaginative and intricate scenarios she first stages in her studio. The tableaus—which often include live animals\, props\, even her parents—are then photographed\, documenting the artist’s process. Each photograph becomes a part of Soleimani’s rich visual storytelling.      \n\n*Flyways *presents a series of new photographs that include images evocative of her family’s history and migration story in juxtaposition with images of injured birds that are representative of Soleimani’s work as a wildlife rehabilitator. (In 2018\, Soleimani founded Congress of Birds\, a wild bird rehabilitation center in Rhode Island.) The change in her practice to include bird rescue results in a revolutionary body of work steeped in passion and articulated in a completely original visual language. Learn more at https://lsa.umich.edu/humanities/gallery/current-exhibitions/sheida-soleimani.html.
UID:142798-21891630@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142798
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art,Birding,Exhibition,Humanities,Multicultural,Visual Arts
LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Gallery
CONTACT:
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20251216T152616
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260413T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260413T163000
SUMMARY:Presentation:Acolyte in the Bird-while
DESCRIPTION:In conjunction with Sheida Soleimani's exhibition *Flyways *at the Institute for the Humanities March 19 - May\, acclaimed poet\, writer\, and Professor Emeritus of Creative Writing Keith Taylor will read from his collections of poems\, including selections from *The Bird-while* (Wayne State University Press\, 2017)\, a meditation on the nature―both human and non-human―that surrounds us daily.\n\nThis event includes a book signing. Copies of Taylor’s *The Bird-while*\, as well as *All the Time You Want: Selected Poems* (Dzanc Books\, 2024) and *What Can the Matter Be?* (Wayne State University Press\, 2024)\, will be available for purchase through Literati Bookstore.
UID:142819-21891712@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142819
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Birding,Humanities,Poetry,Reading
LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Osterman Common Room, #1022
CONTACT:
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260210T131912
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260414T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260414T170000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Flyways
DESCRIPTION:Iranian-American artist Sheida Soleimani explores themes of migration\, political exile\, queerness\, and environmental crisis through the wildly imaginative and intricate scenarios she first stages in her studio. The tableaus—which often include live animals\, props\, even her parents—are then photographed\, documenting the artist’s process. Each photograph becomes a part of Soleimani’s rich visual storytelling.      \n\n*Flyways *presents a series of new photographs that include images evocative of her family’s history and migration story in juxtaposition with images of injured birds that are representative of Soleimani’s work as a wildlife rehabilitator. (In 2018\, Soleimani founded Congress of Birds\, a wild bird rehabilitation center in Rhode Island.) The change in her practice to include bird rescue results in a revolutionary body of work steeped in passion and articulated in a completely original visual language. Learn more at https://lsa.umich.edu/humanities/gallery/current-exhibitions/sheida-soleimani.html.
UID:142798-21891631@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142798
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art,Birding,Exhibition,Humanities,Multicultural,Visual Arts
LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Gallery
CONTACT:
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260402T085156
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260414T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260414T133000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Black Girlhood Unfolded: Reclaiming Puberty Narratives in a Digital Archive
DESCRIPTION:note: This event was rescheduled from its original date.\n\nWith the “Hear\, Here” series\, we aim to facilitate conversations around new research in the humanities. Faculty fellows at the Institute for the Humanities will discuss a part of their current project in a short talk followed by a Q & A session.\n\nAbout this talk:\nThis talk explores Black Girlhood Unfolded\, a digital narrative platform that centers the lived experiences of Black girls navigating puberty. By elevating personal stories and community voices\, the platform challenges adultification bias and dominant media silences\, creating space for identity formation\, healing\, and resistance. In capturing voices too often left out of cultural memory\, this work reframes Black girlhood as central—not marginal—to our understanding of youth\, development\, and representation.\n\n*Rona Carter is a 2025-26 Digital Scholarship Faculty Fellow at the Institute for the Humanities and Associate Professor of Psychology.*
UID:141262-21888486@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141262
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:African American,Humanities,Psychology
LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Osterman Common Room, #1022
CONTACT:
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20251216T151149
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260414T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260414T200000
SUMMARY:Film Screening:All That Breathes
DESCRIPTION:Shaunak Sen’s *All That Breathes *reinvents the environmental documentary by portraying\, in incisive yet lyrical fashion\, the reciprocal influence of animals and humans. For more than a year\, Sen followed New Delhi brothers Mohammad Saud and Nadeem Shehzad as they rescued birds of prey from the increasingly destructive effects of urban pollution. In Hindi with English subtitles.\n\nThe film is being shown in conjunction with Sheida Soleimani's exhibition Flyways at the Institute for the Humanities March 19 - May.\n\nFree and open to the public. No ticket necessary.
UID:142817-21891711@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142817
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Birding,Film,Humanities
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260210T131912
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260415T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260415T170000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Flyways
DESCRIPTION:Iranian-American artist Sheida Soleimani explores themes of migration\, political exile\, queerness\, and environmental crisis through the wildly imaginative and intricate scenarios she first stages in her studio. The tableaus—which often include live animals\, props\, even her parents—are then photographed\, documenting the artist’s process. Each photograph becomes a part of Soleimani’s rich visual storytelling.      \n\n*Flyways *presents a series of new photographs that include images evocative of her family’s history and migration story in juxtaposition with images of injured birds that are representative of Soleimani’s work as a wildlife rehabilitator. (In 2018\, Soleimani founded Congress of Birds\, a wild bird rehabilitation center in Rhode Island.) The change in her practice to include bird rescue results in a revolutionary body of work steeped in passion and articulated in a completely original visual language. Learn more at https://lsa.umich.edu/humanities/gallery/current-exhibitions/sheida-soleimani.html.
UID:142798-21891632@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142798
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art,Birding,Exhibition,Humanities,Multicultural,Visual Arts
LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Gallery
CONTACT:
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260317T132352
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260415T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260415T173000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Sustaining Feminist Ethos: Queer and Feminist Journals under Anti-Gender Epistemic Claims in Turkey
DESCRIPTION:In this talk\, I approach anti-genderism not only as a repressive policy and a backlash\, but as a pursuit of epistemic authority aimed at displacing and replacing critical gender studies in Turkish universities. Drawing on in-depth interviews with editors of four queer and feminist academic journals published in Turkey\, I focus on how feminist and queer epistemic ecologies are sustained and expanded within and beyond academia\, as well as on the challenges and vulnerabilities that shape these efforts.\n\nWomen’s and gender studies (WGS) in Turkey—rooted in the 1980s—has long been mutually reinforcing with feminist and queer movements. The political-academic ethos cultivated by WGS within universities constitutes a key dynamic behind its targeting by various anti-gender actors\, mechanisms\, and procedures. I begin by tracing the trajectory through which anti-genderism in Turkish universities has shifted from being framed as a repressive politics to claiming a “constructive” epistemology that nonetheless excludes queer and feminist knowledge. I then analyze how these journals sustain their feminist ethos and intellectual integrity through practices of scholarly community-building\, as well as through financial\, editorial\, and epistemic strategies that strengthen feminist knowledge production and dissemination. Finally\, I reflect on the prospects of gender studies in Turkish universities amid administrative\, epistemic\, and political landscapes reshaped by anti-genderism.
UID:146690-21899478@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146690
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Humanities,International,Middle East,Women History,Women's Studies
LOCATION:Lane Hall - 2239
CONTACT:
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260210T131912
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260416T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260416T170000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Flyways
DESCRIPTION:Iranian-American artist Sheida Soleimani explores themes of migration\, political exile\, queerness\, and environmental crisis through the wildly imaginative and intricate scenarios she first stages in her studio. The tableaus—which often include live animals\, props\, even her parents—are then photographed\, documenting the artist’s process. Each photograph becomes a part of Soleimani’s rich visual storytelling.      \n\n*Flyways *presents a series of new photographs that include images evocative of her family’s history and migration story in juxtaposition with images of injured birds that are representative of Soleimani’s work as a wildlife rehabilitator. (In 2018\, Soleimani founded Congress of Birds\, a wild bird rehabilitation center in Rhode Island.) The change in her practice to include bird rescue results in a revolutionary body of work steeped in passion and articulated in a completely original visual language. Learn more at https://lsa.umich.edu/humanities/gallery/current-exhibitions/sheida-soleimani.html.
UID:142798-21891633@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142798
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art,Birding,Exhibition,Humanities,Multicultural,Visual Arts
LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Gallery
CONTACT:
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260210T131912
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260417T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260417T170000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Flyways
DESCRIPTION:Iranian-American artist Sheida Soleimani explores themes of migration\, political exile\, queerness\, and environmental crisis through the wildly imaginative and intricate scenarios she first stages in her studio. The tableaus—which often include live animals\, props\, even her parents—are then photographed\, documenting the artist’s process. Each photograph becomes a part of Soleimani’s rich visual storytelling.      \n\n*Flyways *presents a series of new photographs that include images evocative of her family’s history and migration story in juxtaposition with images of injured birds that are representative of Soleimani’s work as a wildlife rehabilitator. (In 2018\, Soleimani founded Congress of Birds\, a wild bird rehabilitation center in Rhode Island.) The change in her practice to include bird rescue results in a revolutionary body of work steeped in passion and articulated in a completely original visual language. Learn more at https://lsa.umich.edu/humanities/gallery/current-exhibitions/sheida-soleimani.html.
UID:142798-21891634@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142798
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art,Birding,Exhibition,Humanities,Multicultural,Visual Arts
LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Gallery
CONTACT:
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260210T131912
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260420T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260420T170000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Flyways
DESCRIPTION:Iranian-American artist Sheida Soleimani explores themes of migration\, political exile\, queerness\, and environmental crisis through the wildly imaginative and intricate scenarios she first stages in her studio. The tableaus—which often include live animals\, props\, even her parents—are then photographed\, documenting the artist’s process. Each photograph becomes a part of Soleimani’s rich visual storytelling.      \n\n*Flyways *presents a series of new photographs that include images evocative of her family’s history and migration story in juxtaposition with images of injured birds that are representative of Soleimani’s work as a wildlife rehabilitator. (In 2018\, Soleimani founded Congress of Birds\, a wild bird rehabilitation center in Rhode Island.) The change in her practice to include bird rescue results in a revolutionary body of work steeped in passion and articulated in a completely original visual language. Learn more at https://lsa.umich.edu/humanities/gallery/current-exhibitions/sheida-soleimani.html.
UID:142798-21891637@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142798
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art,Birding,Exhibition,Humanities,Multicultural,Visual Arts
LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Gallery
CONTACT:
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260210T131912
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260421T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260421T170000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Flyways
DESCRIPTION:Iranian-American artist Sheida Soleimani explores themes of migration\, political exile\, queerness\, and environmental crisis through the wildly imaginative and intricate scenarios she first stages in her studio. The tableaus—which often include live animals\, props\, even her parents—are then photographed\, documenting the artist’s process. Each photograph becomes a part of Soleimani’s rich visual storytelling.      \n\n*Flyways *presents a series of new photographs that include images evocative of her family’s history and migration story in juxtaposition with images of injured birds that are representative of Soleimani’s work as a wildlife rehabilitator. (In 2018\, Soleimani founded Congress of Birds\, a wild bird rehabilitation center in Rhode Island.) The change in her practice to include bird rescue results in a revolutionary body of work steeped in passion and articulated in a completely original visual language. Learn more at https://lsa.umich.edu/humanities/gallery/current-exhibitions/sheida-soleimani.html.
UID:142798-21891638@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142798
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art,Birding,Exhibition,Humanities,Multicultural,Visual Arts
LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Gallery
CONTACT:
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260210T131912
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260422T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260422T170000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Flyways
DESCRIPTION:Iranian-American artist Sheida Soleimani explores themes of migration\, political exile\, queerness\, and environmental crisis through the wildly imaginative and intricate scenarios she first stages in her studio. The tableaus—which often include live animals\, props\, even her parents—are then photographed\, documenting the artist’s process. Each photograph becomes a part of Soleimani’s rich visual storytelling.      \n\n*Flyways *presents a series of new photographs that include images evocative of her family’s history and migration story in juxtaposition with images of injured birds that are representative of Soleimani’s work as a wildlife rehabilitator. (In 2018\, Soleimani founded Congress of Birds\, a wild bird rehabilitation center in Rhode Island.) The change in her practice to include bird rescue results in a revolutionary body of work steeped in passion and articulated in a completely original visual language. Learn more at https://lsa.umich.edu/humanities/gallery/current-exhibitions/sheida-soleimani.html.
UID:142798-21891639@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142798
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art,Birding,Exhibition,Humanities,Multicultural,Visual Arts
LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Gallery
CONTACT:
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260331T143631
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260422T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260422T120000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Momentary Landscape
DESCRIPTION:About the exhibition\nDiane Lavoie’s large-scale textile artworks are made entirely from up-cycled materials and are often placed in direct visual conversation with the natural landscape. Through the artist's choice of materials and visual subject matter\, the springtime installation *Momentary Landscape* is intended to emphasize important work surrounding sustainability\, climate change\, and environmental issues through the arts. The project is scheduled to unfold in the lobby of the South Thayer Building during exam week\, offering students and visitors a restorative\, reflective\, and joyful experience through public art installation.\n\nAbout the artist\nDiane Lavoie is a North American visual artist based in Berlin\, Germany. Her art represents a dialogue between the natural and artificial world\, and explores the boundaries between reality and perception. In her practice\, Lavoie creates large-scale\, textile representations of natural environments in contrast and connection with the actual environs surrounding them. Lavoie holds an MFA in painting from California State University Long Beach and a BFA in illustration from Massachusetts College of Art. Her work has been exhibited internationally and is held in private and public collections in the US and Europe.
UID:142904-21891781@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142904
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art,Environment,Exhibition,Humanities,Visual Arts
LOCATION:Dana Natural Resources  Building - Outdoors between the Dana Building and the 1100 North University Building
CONTACT:
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260331T143715
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260422T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260422T173000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Momentary Landscape Artist Talk & Opening Reception
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for the opening reception of Diane Lavoie’s debut Michigan exhibition *Momentary Landscapes*.  Lavoie will be in conversation with curator Amanda Krugliak about her art practice. \n\nAbout the exhibition\nDiane Lavoie’s large-scale textile artworks are made entirely from up-cycled materials and are often placed in direct visual conversation with the natural landscape. Through the artist's choice of materials and visual subject matter\, the springtime installation *Momentary Landscape* is intended to emphasize important work surrounding sustainability\, climate change\, and environmental issues through the arts. The project is scheduled to unfold in the lobby of the South Thayer Building during exam week\, offering students and visitors a restorative\, reflective\, and joyful experience through public art installation.\n\nAbout the artist\nDiane Lavoie is a North American visual artist based in Berlin\, Germany. Her art represents a dialogue between the natural and artificial world\, and explores the boundaries between reality and perception. In her practice\, Lavoie creates large-scale\, textile representations of natural environments in contrast and connection with the actual environs surrounding them. Lavoie holds an MFA in painting from California State University Long Beach and a BFA in illustration from Massachusetts College of Art. Her work has been exhibited internationally and is held in private and public collections in the US and Europe.
UID:142905-21891795@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142905
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art,Environment,Humanities,Visual Arts
LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Osterman Common Room
CONTACT:
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260210T131912
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260423T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260423T170000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Flyways
DESCRIPTION:Iranian-American artist Sheida Soleimani explores themes of migration\, political exile\, queerness\, and environmental crisis through the wildly imaginative and intricate scenarios she first stages in her studio. The tableaus—which often include live animals\, props\, even her parents—are then photographed\, documenting the artist’s process. Each photograph becomes a part of Soleimani’s rich visual storytelling.      \n\n*Flyways *presents a series of new photographs that include images evocative of her family’s history and migration story in juxtaposition with images of injured birds that are representative of Soleimani’s work as a wildlife rehabilitator. (In 2018\, Soleimani founded Congress of Birds\, a wild bird rehabilitation center in Rhode Island.) The change in her practice to include bird rescue results in a revolutionary body of work steeped in passion and articulated in a completely original visual language. Learn more at https://lsa.umich.edu/humanities/gallery/current-exhibitions/sheida-soleimani.html.
UID:142798-21891640@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142798
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art,Birding,Exhibition,Humanities,Multicultural,Visual Arts
LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Gallery
CONTACT:
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260331T143631
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260423T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260423T120000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Momentary Landscape
DESCRIPTION:About the exhibition\nDiane Lavoie’s large-scale textile artworks are made entirely from up-cycled materials and are often placed in direct visual conversation with the natural landscape. Through the artist's choice of materials and visual subject matter\, the springtime installation *Momentary Landscape* is intended to emphasize important work surrounding sustainability\, climate change\, and environmental issues through the arts. The project is scheduled to unfold in the lobby of the South Thayer Building during exam week\, offering students and visitors a restorative\, reflective\, and joyful experience through public art installation.\n\nAbout the artist\nDiane Lavoie is a North American visual artist based in Berlin\, Germany. Her art represents a dialogue between the natural and artificial world\, and explores the boundaries between reality and perception. In her practice\, Lavoie creates large-scale\, textile representations of natural environments in contrast and connection with the actual environs surrounding them. Lavoie holds an MFA in painting from California State University Long Beach and a BFA in illustration from Massachusetts College of Art. Her work has been exhibited internationally and is held in private and public collections in the US and Europe.
UID:142904-21891782@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142904
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art,Environment,Exhibition,Humanities,Visual Arts
LOCATION:Dana Natural Resources  Building - Outdoors between the Dana Building and the 1100 North University Building
CONTACT:
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260210T131912
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260424T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260424T170000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Flyways
DESCRIPTION:Iranian-American artist Sheida Soleimani explores themes of migration\, political exile\, queerness\, and environmental crisis through the wildly imaginative and intricate scenarios she first stages in her studio. The tableaus—which often include live animals\, props\, even her parents—are then photographed\, documenting the artist’s process. Each photograph becomes a part of Soleimani’s rich visual storytelling.      \n\n*Flyways *presents a series of new photographs that include images evocative of her family’s history and migration story in juxtaposition with images of injured birds that are representative of Soleimani’s work as a wildlife rehabilitator. (In 2018\, Soleimani founded Congress of Birds\, a wild bird rehabilitation center in Rhode Island.) The change in her practice to include bird rescue results in a revolutionary body of work steeped in passion and articulated in a completely original visual language. Learn more at https://lsa.umich.edu/humanities/gallery/current-exhibitions/sheida-soleimani.html.
UID:142798-21891641@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142798
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art,Birding,Exhibition,Humanities,Multicultural,Visual Arts
LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Gallery
CONTACT:
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260331T143631
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260424T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260424T120000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Momentary Landscape
DESCRIPTION:About the exhibition\nDiane Lavoie’s large-scale textile artworks are made entirely from up-cycled materials and are often placed in direct visual conversation with the natural landscape. Through the artist's choice of materials and visual subject matter\, the springtime installation *Momentary Landscape* is intended to emphasize important work surrounding sustainability\, climate change\, and environmental issues through the arts. The project is scheduled to unfold in the lobby of the South Thayer Building during exam week\, offering students and visitors a restorative\, reflective\, and joyful experience through public art installation.\n\nAbout the artist\nDiane Lavoie is a North American visual artist based in Berlin\, Germany. Her art represents a dialogue between the natural and artificial world\, and explores the boundaries between reality and perception. In her practice\, Lavoie creates large-scale\, textile representations of natural environments in contrast and connection with the actual environs surrounding them. Lavoie holds an MFA in painting from California State University Long Beach and a BFA in illustration from Massachusetts College of Art. Her work has been exhibited internationally and is held in private and public collections in the US and Europe.
UID:142904-21891783@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142904
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art,Environment,Exhibition,Humanities,Visual Arts
LOCATION:Dana Natural Resources  Building - Outdoors between the Dana Building and the 1100 North University Building
CONTACT:
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260331T143631
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260425T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260425T120000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Momentary Landscape
DESCRIPTION:About the exhibition\nDiane Lavoie’s large-scale textile artworks are made entirely from up-cycled materials and are often placed in direct visual conversation with the natural landscape. Through the artist's choice of materials and visual subject matter\, the springtime installation *Momentary Landscape* is intended to emphasize important work surrounding sustainability\, climate change\, and environmental issues through the arts. The project is scheduled to unfold in the lobby of the South Thayer Building during exam week\, offering students and visitors a restorative\, reflective\, and joyful experience through public art installation.\n\nAbout the artist\nDiane Lavoie is a North American visual artist based in Berlin\, Germany. Her art represents a dialogue between the natural and artificial world\, and explores the boundaries between reality and perception. In her practice\, Lavoie creates large-scale\, textile representations of natural environments in contrast and connection with the actual environs surrounding them. Lavoie holds an MFA in painting from California State University Long Beach and a BFA in illustration from Massachusetts College of Art. Her work has been exhibited internationally and is held in private and public collections in the US and Europe.
UID:142904-21891784@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142904
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art,Environment,Exhibition,Humanities,Visual Arts
LOCATION:Dana Natural Resources  Building - Outdoors between the Dana Building and the 1100 North University Building
CONTACT:
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260331T143631
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260426T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260426T120000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Momentary Landscape
DESCRIPTION:About the exhibition\nDiane Lavoie’s large-scale textile artworks are made entirely from up-cycled materials and are often placed in direct visual conversation with the natural landscape. Through the artist's choice of materials and visual subject matter\, the springtime installation *Momentary Landscape* is intended to emphasize important work surrounding sustainability\, climate change\, and environmental issues through the arts. The project is scheduled to unfold in the lobby of the South Thayer Building during exam week\, offering students and visitors a restorative\, reflective\, and joyful experience through public art installation.\n\nAbout the artist\nDiane Lavoie is a North American visual artist based in Berlin\, Germany. Her art represents a dialogue between the natural and artificial world\, and explores the boundaries between reality and perception. In her practice\, Lavoie creates large-scale\, textile representations of natural environments in contrast and connection with the actual environs surrounding them. Lavoie holds an MFA in painting from California State University Long Beach and a BFA in illustration from Massachusetts College of Art. Her work has been exhibited internationally and is held in private and public collections in the US and Europe.
UID:142904-21891785@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142904
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art,Environment,Exhibition,Humanities,Visual Arts
LOCATION:Dana Natural Resources  Building - Outdoors between the Dana Building and the 1100 North University Building
CONTACT:
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260210T131912
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260427T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260427T170000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Flyways
DESCRIPTION:Iranian-American artist Sheida Soleimani explores themes of migration\, political exile\, queerness\, and environmental crisis through the wildly imaginative and intricate scenarios she first stages in her studio. The tableaus—which often include live animals\, props\, even her parents—are then photographed\, documenting the artist’s process. Each photograph becomes a part of Soleimani’s rich visual storytelling.      \n\n*Flyways *presents a series of new photographs that include images evocative of her family’s history and migration story in juxtaposition with images of injured birds that are representative of Soleimani’s work as a wildlife rehabilitator. (In 2018\, Soleimani founded Congress of Birds\, a wild bird rehabilitation center in Rhode Island.) The change in her practice to include bird rescue results in a revolutionary body of work steeped in passion and articulated in a completely original visual language. Learn more at https://lsa.umich.edu/humanities/gallery/current-exhibitions/sheida-soleimani.html.
UID:142798-21891644@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142798
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art,Birding,Exhibition,Humanities,Multicultural,Visual Arts
LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Gallery
CONTACT:
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260331T143631
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260427T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260427T120000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Momentary Landscape
DESCRIPTION:About the exhibition\nDiane Lavoie’s large-scale textile artworks are made entirely from up-cycled materials and are often placed in direct visual conversation with the natural landscape. Through the artist's choice of materials and visual subject matter\, the springtime installation *Momentary Landscape* is intended to emphasize important work surrounding sustainability\, climate change\, and environmental issues through the arts. The project is scheduled to unfold in the lobby of the South Thayer Building during exam week\, offering students and visitors a restorative\, reflective\, and joyful experience through public art installation.\n\nAbout the artist\nDiane Lavoie is a North American visual artist based in Berlin\, Germany. Her art represents a dialogue between the natural and artificial world\, and explores the boundaries between reality and perception. In her practice\, Lavoie creates large-scale\, textile representations of natural environments in contrast and connection with the actual environs surrounding them. Lavoie holds an MFA in painting from California State University Long Beach and a BFA in illustration from Massachusetts College of Art. Her work has been exhibited internationally and is held in private and public collections in the US and Europe.
UID:142904-21891786@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142904
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art,Environment,Exhibition,Humanities,Visual Arts
LOCATION:Dana Natural Resources  Building - Outdoors between the Dana Building and the 1100 North University Building
CONTACT:
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260210T131912
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260428T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260428T170000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Flyways
DESCRIPTION:Iranian-American artist Sheida Soleimani explores themes of migration\, political exile\, queerness\, and environmental crisis through the wildly imaginative and intricate scenarios she first stages in her studio. The tableaus—which often include live animals\, props\, even her parents—are then photographed\, documenting the artist’s process. Each photograph becomes a part of Soleimani’s rich visual storytelling.      \n\n*Flyways *presents a series of new photographs that include images evocative of her family’s history and migration story in juxtaposition with images of injured birds that are representative of Soleimani’s work as a wildlife rehabilitator. (In 2018\, Soleimani founded Congress of Birds\, a wild bird rehabilitation center in Rhode Island.) The change in her practice to include bird rescue results in a revolutionary body of work steeped in passion and articulated in a completely original visual language. Learn more at https://lsa.umich.edu/humanities/gallery/current-exhibitions/sheida-soleimani.html.
UID:142798-21891645@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142798
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art,Birding,Exhibition,Humanities,Multicultural,Visual Arts
LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Gallery
CONTACT:
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260331T143631
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260428T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260428T120000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Momentary Landscape
DESCRIPTION:About the exhibition\nDiane Lavoie’s large-scale textile artworks are made entirely from up-cycled materials and are often placed in direct visual conversation with the natural landscape. Through the artist's choice of materials and visual subject matter\, the springtime installation *Momentary Landscape* is intended to emphasize important work surrounding sustainability\, climate change\, and environmental issues through the arts. The project is scheduled to unfold in the lobby of the South Thayer Building during exam week\, offering students and visitors a restorative\, reflective\, and joyful experience through public art installation.\n\nAbout the artist\nDiane Lavoie is a North American visual artist based in Berlin\, Germany. Her art represents a dialogue between the natural and artificial world\, and explores the boundaries between reality and perception. In her practice\, Lavoie creates large-scale\, textile representations of natural environments in contrast and connection with the actual environs surrounding them. Lavoie holds an MFA in painting from California State University Long Beach and a BFA in illustration from Massachusetts College of Art. Her work has been exhibited internationally and is held in private and public collections in the US and Europe.
UID:142904-21891787@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142904
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art,Environment,Exhibition,Humanities,Visual Arts
LOCATION:Dana Natural Resources  Building - Outdoors between the Dana Building and the 1100 North University Building
CONTACT:
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260210T131912
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260429T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260429T170000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Flyways
DESCRIPTION:Iranian-American artist Sheida Soleimani explores themes of migration\, political exile\, queerness\, and environmental crisis through the wildly imaginative and intricate scenarios she first stages in her studio. The tableaus—which often include live animals\, props\, even her parents—are then photographed\, documenting the artist’s process. Each photograph becomes a part of Soleimani’s rich visual storytelling.      \n\n*Flyways *presents a series of new photographs that include images evocative of her family’s history and migration story in juxtaposition with images of injured birds that are representative of Soleimani’s work as a wildlife rehabilitator. (In 2018\, Soleimani founded Congress of Birds\, a wild bird rehabilitation center in Rhode Island.) The change in her practice to include bird rescue results in a revolutionary body of work steeped in passion and articulated in a completely original visual language. Learn more at https://lsa.umich.edu/humanities/gallery/current-exhibitions/sheida-soleimani.html.
UID:142798-21891646@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142798
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art,Birding,Exhibition,Humanities,Multicultural,Visual Arts
LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Gallery
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260331T143631
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260429T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260429T120000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Momentary Landscape
DESCRIPTION:About the exhibition\nDiane Lavoie’s large-scale textile artworks are made entirely from up-cycled materials and are often placed in direct visual conversation with the natural landscape. Through the artist's choice of materials and visual subject matter\, the springtime installation *Momentary Landscape* is intended to emphasize important work surrounding sustainability\, climate change\, and environmental issues through the arts. The project is scheduled to unfold in the lobby of the South Thayer Building during exam week\, offering students and visitors a restorative\, reflective\, and joyful experience through public art installation.\n\nAbout the artist\nDiane Lavoie is a North American visual artist based in Berlin\, Germany. Her art represents a dialogue between the natural and artificial world\, and explores the boundaries between reality and perception. In her practice\, Lavoie creates large-scale\, textile representations of natural environments in contrast and connection with the actual environs surrounding them. Lavoie holds an MFA in painting from California State University Long Beach and a BFA in illustration from Massachusetts College of Art. Her work has been exhibited internationally and is held in private and public collections in the US and Europe.
UID:142904-21891788@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142904
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art,Environment,Exhibition,Humanities,Visual Arts
LOCATION:Dana Natural Resources  Building - Outdoors between the Dana Building and the 1100 North University Building
CONTACT:
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260210T131912
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260430T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260430T170000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Flyways
DESCRIPTION:Iranian-American artist Sheida Soleimani explores themes of migration\, political exile\, queerness\, and environmental crisis through the wildly imaginative and intricate scenarios she first stages in her studio. The tableaus—which often include live animals\, props\, even her parents—are then photographed\, documenting the artist’s process. Each photograph becomes a part of Soleimani’s rich visual storytelling.      \n\n*Flyways *presents a series of new photographs that include images evocative of her family’s history and migration story in juxtaposition with images of injured birds that are representative of Soleimani’s work as a wildlife rehabilitator. (In 2018\, Soleimani founded Congress of Birds\, a wild bird rehabilitation center in Rhode Island.) The change in her practice to include bird rescue results in a revolutionary body of work steeped in passion and articulated in a completely original visual language. Learn more at https://lsa.umich.edu/humanities/gallery/current-exhibitions/sheida-soleimani.html.
UID:142798-21891647@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142798
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art,Birding,Exhibition,Humanities,Multicultural,Visual Arts
LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Gallery
CONTACT:
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260331T143631
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260430T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260430T120000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Momentary Landscape
DESCRIPTION:About the exhibition\nDiane Lavoie’s large-scale textile artworks are made entirely from up-cycled materials and are often placed in direct visual conversation with the natural landscape. Through the artist's choice of materials and visual subject matter\, the springtime installation *Momentary Landscape* is intended to emphasize important work surrounding sustainability\, climate change\, and environmental issues through the arts. The project is scheduled to unfold in the lobby of the South Thayer Building during exam week\, offering students and visitors a restorative\, reflective\, and joyful experience through public art installation.\n\nAbout the artist\nDiane Lavoie is a North American visual artist based in Berlin\, Germany. Her art represents a dialogue between the natural and artificial world\, and explores the boundaries between reality and perception. In her practice\, Lavoie creates large-scale\, textile representations of natural environments in contrast and connection with the actual environs surrounding them. Lavoie holds an MFA in painting from California State University Long Beach and a BFA in illustration from Massachusetts College of Art. Her work has been exhibited internationally and is held in private and public collections in the US and Europe.
UID:142904-21891789@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142904
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art,Environment,Exhibition,Humanities,Visual Arts
LOCATION:Dana Natural Resources  Building - Outdoors between the Dana Building and the 1100 North University Building
CONTACT:
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260210T131912
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260501T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260501T170000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Flyways
DESCRIPTION:Iranian-American artist Sheida Soleimani explores themes of migration\, political exile\, queerness\, and environmental crisis through the wildly imaginative and intricate scenarios she first stages in her studio. The tableaus—which often include live animals\, props\, even her parents—are then photographed\, documenting the artist’s process. Each photograph becomes a part of Soleimani’s rich visual storytelling.      \n\n*Flyways *presents a series of new photographs that include images evocative of her family’s history and migration story in juxtaposition with images of injured birds that are representative of Soleimani’s work as a wildlife rehabilitator. (In 2018\, Soleimani founded Congress of Birds\, a wild bird rehabilitation center in Rhode Island.) The change in her practice to include bird rescue results in a revolutionary body of work steeped in passion and articulated in a completely original visual language. Learn more at https://lsa.umich.edu/humanities/gallery/current-exhibitions/sheida-soleimani.html.
UID:142798-21891648@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142798
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art,Birding,Exhibition,Humanities,Multicultural,Visual Arts
LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Gallery
CONTACT:
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260331T143631
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260501T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260501T120000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Momentary Landscape
DESCRIPTION:About the exhibition\nDiane Lavoie’s large-scale textile artworks are made entirely from up-cycled materials and are often placed in direct visual conversation with the natural landscape. Through the artist's choice of materials and visual subject matter\, the springtime installation *Momentary Landscape* is intended to emphasize important work surrounding sustainability\, climate change\, and environmental issues through the arts. The project is scheduled to unfold in the lobby of the South Thayer Building during exam week\, offering students and visitors a restorative\, reflective\, and joyful experience through public art installation.\n\nAbout the artist\nDiane Lavoie is a North American visual artist based in Berlin\, Germany. Her art represents a dialogue between the natural and artificial world\, and explores the boundaries between reality and perception. In her practice\, Lavoie creates large-scale\, textile representations of natural environments in contrast and connection with the actual environs surrounding them. Lavoie holds an MFA in painting from California State University Long Beach and a BFA in illustration from Massachusetts College of Art. Her work has been exhibited internationally and is held in private and public collections in the US and Europe.
UID:142904-21891790@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142904
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art,Environment,Exhibition,Humanities,Visual Arts
LOCATION:Dana Natural Resources  Building - Outdoors between the Dana Building and the 1100 North University Building
CONTACT:
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260331T143631
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260502T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260502T120000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Momentary Landscape
DESCRIPTION:About the exhibition\nDiane Lavoie’s large-scale textile artworks are made entirely from up-cycled materials and are often placed in direct visual conversation with the natural landscape. Through the artist's choice of materials and visual subject matter\, the springtime installation *Momentary Landscape* is intended to emphasize important work surrounding sustainability\, climate change\, and environmental issues through the arts. The project is scheduled to unfold in the lobby of the South Thayer Building during exam week\, offering students and visitors a restorative\, reflective\, and joyful experience through public art installation.\n\nAbout the artist\nDiane Lavoie is a North American visual artist based in Berlin\, Germany. Her art represents a dialogue between the natural and artificial world\, and explores the boundaries between reality and perception. In her practice\, Lavoie creates large-scale\, textile representations of natural environments in contrast and connection with the actual environs surrounding them. Lavoie holds an MFA in painting from California State University Long Beach and a BFA in illustration from Massachusetts College of Art. Her work has been exhibited internationally and is held in private and public collections in the US and Europe.
UID:142904-21891791@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142904
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art,Environment,Exhibition,Humanities,Visual Arts
LOCATION:Dana Natural Resources  Building - Outdoors between the Dana Building and the 1100 North University Building
CONTACT:
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260331T143631
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260503T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260503T120000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Momentary Landscape
DESCRIPTION:About the exhibition\nDiane Lavoie’s large-scale textile artworks are made entirely from up-cycled materials and are often placed in direct visual conversation with the natural landscape. Through the artist's choice of materials and visual subject matter\, the springtime installation *Momentary Landscape* is intended to emphasize important work surrounding sustainability\, climate change\, and environmental issues through the arts. The project is scheduled to unfold in the lobby of the South Thayer Building during exam week\, offering students and visitors a restorative\, reflective\, and joyful experience through public art installation.\n\nAbout the artist\nDiane Lavoie is a North American visual artist based in Berlin\, Germany. Her art represents a dialogue between the natural and artificial world\, and explores the boundaries between reality and perception. In her practice\, Lavoie creates large-scale\, textile representations of natural environments in contrast and connection with the actual environs surrounding them. Lavoie holds an MFA in painting from California State University Long Beach and a BFA in illustration from Massachusetts College of Art. Her work has been exhibited internationally and is held in private and public collections in the US and Europe.
UID:142904-21891792@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142904
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art,Environment,Exhibition,Humanities,Visual Arts
LOCATION:Dana Natural Resources  Building - Outdoors between the Dana Building and the 1100 North University Building
CONTACT:
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260331T143631
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260504T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260504T120000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Momentary Landscape
DESCRIPTION:About the exhibition\nDiane Lavoie’s large-scale textile artworks are made entirely from up-cycled materials and are often placed in direct visual conversation with the natural landscape. Through the artist's choice of materials and visual subject matter\, the springtime installation *Momentary Landscape* is intended to emphasize important work surrounding sustainability\, climate change\, and environmental issues through the arts. The project is scheduled to unfold in the lobby of the South Thayer Building during exam week\, offering students and visitors a restorative\, reflective\, and joyful experience through public art installation.\n\nAbout the artist\nDiane Lavoie is a North American visual artist based in Berlin\, Germany. Her art represents a dialogue between the natural and artificial world\, and explores the boundaries between reality and perception. In her practice\, Lavoie creates large-scale\, textile representations of natural environments in contrast and connection with the actual environs surrounding them. Lavoie holds an MFA in painting from California State University Long Beach and a BFA in illustration from Massachusetts College of Art. Her work has been exhibited internationally and is held in private and public collections in the US and Europe.
UID:142904-21891793@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142904
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art,Environment,Exhibition,Humanities,Visual Arts
LOCATION:Dana Natural Resources  Building - Outdoors between the Dana Building and the 1100 North University Building
CONTACT:
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