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DTSTAMP:20260820T181520
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260926T110000
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SUMMARY:Exhibition:Fore-Site (Phase 3): The Stamps Gallery Pillar Project
DESCRIPTION:\n\nFrom September 2025 through December 2026\, Stamps Gallery is partnering in a curatorial collaboration with two Southeast Michigan-based\, artist-run project spaces led by Stamps alumni: C.Y.N.K. Studios\, directed by Sally Clegg (Lecturer III and Student Exhibition Coordinator\, MFA ’20) and Abhishek Narula (MFA ’20)\; and Sometimes Space\, directed by Nathan Byrne (Lecturer I\, MFA ’21). Each space hosts dozens of artists annually for exhibitions\, performances\, and events\, fostering experimental work and building community. For this project\, Byrne\, Clegg\, and Narula have been commissioned to reimagine the pillars on Division Street that flank the gallery. In response\, they’ve curated six artists to create new work for the pillars over three cycles:\n\nPhase 1 (September 12 - December 12) artists: Amelia Burns (Cranbrook MFA ’23) and Erin McKenna (MFA ’20)\nPhase 2 (January 12 - August 12) artists: Sally Clegg (MFA ’20) and Kim Karlsrud (MFA ’20)\nPhase 3 (September 11 - December 11) artists: Abhishek Narula (MFA ’20) and Nathan Byrne (MFA ’21)\nPhase 3 \n\nCurated by Sometimes Space: Abhishek Narula (entry pillar)\nCurated by CYNK Studios: Nathan Byrne (courtyard pillar)\n\nArtist Statements/Bios\n\nAbhishek Narula\, Compressions \nCompressions is an installation comprised of 416 industrial-grade zip ties\, cinched around the entry pillar of the Stamps Gallery. The pillar measures roughly 110 inches in circumference\, requiring two ties per row to wrap around it\, resulting in 208 rows. The humble zip tie\, typically used to hang and bind other material\, is relegated to its functional properties rendering it unprepossessing and easily dismissed. The zip tie in this installation\, instead serves as an object of aesthetic possibility\, pulling it out of its usual background role to become the work itself. The resulting composition is a proposal to dwell\, to slow down\, and to simply see the pillar.\n\nAbhishek Narula is an artist\, designer\, and educator who works across sculpture\, installation\, sound\, and video. His practice takes the form of interventions\, working with what is already present. He reorients and disrupts objects and sites in order to open up formal possibilities and poetic experiences within the familiar. He is influenced by physical and digital infrastructural systems that sustain modern life and culture. His work treats this ambience itself as raw material for aesthetic inquiry\, exploring themes of labor\, precarity\, temporality and the sublime. Narula earned his MFA in Studio Art from the University of Michigan Stamps School of Art & Design and his MS/BS in Electrical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. His work has been exhibited at national and international venues such as the Ammerman Center for Arts and Technology\, Science Gallery Detroit\, Speculum Artium Media Festival in Slovenia\, New Media Caucus (NMC)\, WaveFarm\, The Boulder Public Library\, The Hyde Park Art Center\, Sector 2337 Art Gallery & Printing Press\, Tangible Embedded Interaction (TEI)\, International Symposium of Electronic Arts (ISEA)\, among others. He is a Robotics Systems Designer and Lecturer in the Robotics Department at the University of Michigan. Website / Instagram\n\nNathan Byrne\, Equally To Be Loved\nEqually To Be Loved is an image / object scaled to and installed upon the courtyard pillar of Stamps Gallery. The image is of a spontaneous sculpture made in 2017 during the first day of an artist residency at the Recology San Francisco A.I.R. Program. The sculpture was constructed in a storage container studio using 14 discrete objects that were in his studio upon entry. For Byrne\, this work embodies the energy and spirit of a studio at the start of a particularly fecund period of making. This work speaks to the artist’s interest in embodied experience of space\, archival and site responsiveness\, as well as his ongoing engagement with found materials. Byrne considers this project to be a far-flung sequel to his MFA thesis exhibition Equally Empty\, which was shown at Stamps Gallery in 2021. Equally To Be Loved is the second line of the Buddhist mantra from which both titles are derived.\n\nNathan Byrne is an artist / educator / curator currently based in Detroit\, MI. Through spatial and archive responsive projects\, he reimagines\, and explores within frameworks such as language\, the passage of time\, and contemplation. Intrigued by the potential of conveying phenomenal\, transformative\, and emotive states through materiality\, process\, and placement\, he negotiates the pliability of the viewer’s encounters with objects and environments. Byrne holds an MFA in Art from the University of Michigan Stamps School of Art & Design and a BA in Studio Art and Art History from San Francisco State University. He has been a Lecturer at Stamps School of Art & Design since the Fall of 2022. His work is exhibited widely nationally and he is a recipient of the VSC Fellowship at Vermont Studio Center. He has been awarded numerous artist residencies including Anderson Ranch Arts Center\, I-Park\, KHN Center for the Arts\, Prairie Ronde\, Recology San Francisco A.I.R. Program\, and Rockland Woods. Website / Instagram
UID:138033-21881336@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138033
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260920T215209
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260926T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260926T120000
SUMMARY:Performance:UMS presents 123 Andrés Family Performances
DESCRIPTION:This upbeat\, bilingual concert by Latin Grammy-winning musical duo 123 Andrés gets the whole family singing\, dancing\, and learning together. Featuring fresh original songs that seamlessly blend Spanish and English with vibrant musical influences from across Latin America\, their live show transforms music into a joyful celebration of connection\, culture\, and fun.\n\nKids and grown-ups alike will be swept into an interactive musical adventure where participation is part of the show. It’s more than a concert\, it’s a full-on family dance party. This unforgettable\, joy-filled performance will keep you talking long after the final song!\n\n[Spanish Translation]\n\nEste concierto animado y bilingüe del dúo musical ganador del premio Latin-GRAMMY\, Andrés 123\, hará cantar\, bailar\, y aprender juntos a toda la familia. Con la presentación de canciones nuevas y originales que mezclan con fluidez el español y el inglés con vibrantes influencias musicales de toda la América Latina\, sus programas en vivo son celebraciones alegres de conexión\, cultura\, y diversión.\n\nTanto los niños como los adultos se cautivarán con una aventura musical interactiva donde la participación es parte del show. Es más que un concierto\, es una fiesta total de baile para toda la familia. ¡Venga a acompañarnos en una presentación gozosa e inolvidable de la que seguirá hablando mucho después de la última canción!\n\nRecommended for children of all ages. // Recomendado para niños de todas las edades.
UID:152490-21913819@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152490
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Family Event,Kids,Music,Spanish,UMS,Ypsilanti,Ypsilanti Freighthouse
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260818T155633
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260926T111500
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260926T120000
SUMMARY:Tours:Saturday Sampler Tour | All Things Egyptian
DESCRIPTION:Explore the world of ancient Egypt through a guided gallery tour highlighting the art\, beliefs\, and everyday objects that have fascinated people for centuries. From powerful symbols of kingship and divine protection to funerary objects created for the journey into the afterlife\, this tour invites visitors to look closely at how Egyptians expressed identity\, faith\, status\, and memory through material culture. \n\nThis event is free and open to all visitors. If you have any questions or concerns regarding accessing this event\, please visit our accessibility page at https://myumi.ch/zwPkd or contact the education office by calling (734) 647-4167. We ask for advance notice as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.
UID:150468-21909483@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150468
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Ancient Egypt,Archaeology,Art,Culture,egypt,excavation,Free,History,Magic,museum studies,Mythology,Religion,Tour
LOCATION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
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DTSTAMP:20260922T202126
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260926T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260926T123000
SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Markley (2026-2027) (Housing)
DESCRIPTION:
UID:150757-21911420@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150757
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:Lounge
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260922T180017
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260926T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260926T140000
SUMMARY:Other:15's Match @ UCLA
DESCRIPTION:University of Michigan Men's Rugby will head to LA to play the newest team in the NCR
UID:148595-21904495@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148595
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:
LOCATION:Wallis Annenberg Stadium
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260922T121523
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260926T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260926T170000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Cosmo Whyte: Under the Quiet\, Beyond the Eye
DESCRIPTION:\n\nCurated by Srimoyee Mitra\n\nStamps Gallery kicks off the fall 2026 semester with an ambitious mid-career survey of interdisciplinary artist Cosmo Whyte. Born and raised in Jamaica\, Whyte completed a BFA from Bennington College and earned an MFA from the University of Michigan. He is currently a faculty member at the School of the Arts and Architecture\, UCLA.\n\nThis exhibition brings together two central concerns that animate Whyte’s artistic practice: the archive\, both personal and public\, as a site of disturbance\; and migration as a lived experience of refuge\, refusal\, and reinvention. In Whyte’s work\, the archive is never static or neutral. Rather\, it is a contested space where official histories encounter memory\, inheritance\, and the fragments of stories carried across generations. His practice moves within this charged interstitial terrain\, between what has been recorded and what has been remembered\, between institutional knowledge and embodied experience. Whyte invites the viewer to consider the fluidity of geographic borders and layered cultural identities that have persisted despite societal unrest caused by racial and socio-economic hierarchies across generations. In an era of intensified border politics and renewed debates over national identity\, Whyte’s work offers a timely meditation on memory\, movement\, and belonging.\n\nPresented with support from the U-M Institute for Humanities\, the U-M LSA Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies\, and the U-M Library.
UID:149541-21906605@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149541
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260922T180251
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260926T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260926T140000
SUMMARY:Other:Men's Rugby B-Side vs. NMU
DESCRIPTION:Men's Rugby B-Side will take on Northern Michigan at home.
UID:151383-21911460@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151383
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:
LOCATION:Mitchell East
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260914T101238
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260926T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260926T124500
SUMMARY:Film Screening:T.REX
DESCRIPTION:With stunning CGI visuals and the latest research from leading paleontologists\, the film offers audiences a fresh perspective on the GOAT (Greatest Of All Tyrants): Tyrannosaurus rex. Anchored by the true story of the young fossil hunters who made the discovery of a lifetime when they spotted a large fossilized leg bone on a walk on public lands in North Dakota\, T. REX intercuts the remarkable fossil dig\, with cutting edge computer graphics that bring the iconic T. rex to life—from hatchling to hulking adult. Narrated by Jurassic Park actor Sam Neill\, T. REX explores the newest science that has helped reinvent our understanding of the iconic predator.
UID:136347-21907962@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136347
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Film,Museum,natural history museum,Planetarium
LOCATION:Museum of Natural History - Planetarium & Dome Theater
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260922T193709
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260926T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260926T150000
SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:2026 Sober Tailgate
DESCRIPTION:Do you want to be part of the game-day excitement but prefer a sober environment?\n\nThe University of Michigan's Collegiate Recovery Program is hosting its annual sober tailgate at the Big House on Saturday\, September 26\, 1:00-3:00pm\, prior to the kickoff against Iowa. Find us in the Champions East Lot\, next to the Crisler Center.\n\nCome out to have fun\, build community\, and support U-M football in a substance-free atmosphere!
UID:152703-21914398@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152703
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Collegiate Recovery Program,Well-being,Wellness,Wolverine Wellness
LOCATION:Michigan Stadium - Champions East Lot
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260922T202127
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260926T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260926T150000
SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Bursley (2026-2027) (Housing)
DESCRIPTION:
UID:150881-21912412@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150881
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:Bursley East Open Lounge
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260811T061508
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260926T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260926T170000
SUMMARY:Other:Graduate Portfolio Day - Online
DESCRIPTION:\n\nPlease join us for a virtual Graduate Portfolio Day event on Saturday\, September 26\, 2026\, from 1-5 p.m. EDT.\n\nVisit with counselors\, admissions team members\, and faculty from art and design schools for a portfolio review before applying to colleges or universities. National Portfolio Day events are free and open to the public.
UID:150106-21908016@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150106
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260914T101215
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260926T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260926T134500
SUMMARY:Film Screening:Sky Tonight
DESCRIPTION:A live presentation on what to find in the sky tonight and for the coming few weeks. This presentation includes how to find the cardinal directions with the North Star\, current and upcoming constellations\, visible planets\, a few deep sky objects depending on the season\, and other interesting astronomical visualizations. If you want to be able to look up from your own backyard and know what to look for\, this is the show for you.
UID:141325-21907947@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141325
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Astronomy,Children,Family,Film,Museum,museums,natural history museum,Natural Sciences,Planetarium,Prospective Undergraduate Students,Science,Space,Undergraduate
LOCATION:Museum of Natural History - Planetarium & Dome Theater
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260922T202125
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260926T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260926T140000
SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Stockwell (2026-2027) (Housing)
DESCRIPTION:
UID:150491-21911450@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150491
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:Rosa Parks Lounge
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260920T215209
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260926T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260926T140000
SUMMARY:Performance:UMS presents 123 Andrés Family Performances
DESCRIPTION:This upbeat\, bilingual concert by Latin Grammy-winning musical duo 123 Andrés gets the whole family singing\, dancing\, and learning together. Featuring fresh original songs that seamlessly blend Spanish and English with vibrant musical influences from across Latin America\, their live show transforms music into a joyful celebration of connection\, culture\, and fun.\n\nKids and grown-ups alike will be swept into an interactive musical adventure where participation is part of the show. It’s more than a concert\, it’s a full-on family dance party. This unforgettable\, joy-filled performance will keep you talking long after the final song!\n\n[Spanish Translation]\n\nEste concierto animado y bilingüe del dúo musical ganador del premio Latin-GRAMMY\, Andrés 123\, hará cantar\, bailar\, y aprender juntos a toda la familia. Con la presentación de canciones nuevas y originales que mezclan con fluidez el español y el inglés con vibrantes influencias musicales de toda la América Latina\, sus programas en vivo son celebraciones alegres de conexión\, cultura\, y diversión.\n\nTanto los niños como los adultos se cautivarán con una aventura musical interactiva donde la participación es parte del show. Es más que un concierto\, es una fiesta total de baile para toda la familia. ¡Venga a acompañarnos en una presentación gozosa e inolvidable de la que seguirá hablando mucho después de la última canción!\n\nRecommended for children of all ages. // Recomendado para niños de todas las edades.
UID:152490-21913820@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152490
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Family Event,Kids,Music,Spanish,UMS,Ypsilanti,Ypsilanti Freighthouse
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260921T092530
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260926T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260926T170000
SUMMARY:Community Service:Zero Waste Stadium Volunteer Opportunity
DESCRIPTION:To support U-M’s campus waste reduction goals Athletics is committed to striving toward zero waste game days at Michigan Stadium. Almost all material sold in Michigan Stadium is recyclable or compostable and the success of the Zero Waste Stadium program relies on the proper placement of those items into the corresponding bin. \n\nFor the 2026 season\, the Zero Waste Stadium program is seeking volunteers to staff waste bins to help minimize contamination and educate fans. Volunteers must arrive 2 hours before kick-off. As compensation for your time\, participants will each be provided a meal voucher to use at the game. Please register if interested!
UID:140340-21913842@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/140340
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Activism,All Majors Welcome,Athletics,carbon reduction,Circular Economny,climate,Community Service,Environment,Free,Sustainability
LOCATION:Michigan Stadium
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260922T202127
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260926T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260926T153000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Arts Initiative Workshops 2026 - 2027
DESCRIPTION:The Arts Initiative is university-wide\, and we believe the arts are for everyone. One of our goals is to make creative experiences accessible across all three University of Michigan campuses and beyond by connecting students\, faculty\, staff\, and community members through meaningful artistic opportunities.Throughout the year\, we support hundreds of free or low-cost events\, workshops\, performances\, exhibitions\, artist talks\, creative wellness programs\, and public art experiences. Whether someone has been making art their entire life or is trying something creative for the very first time\, there's a place for them here.We believe that creativity helps us build community\, explore new ideas\, reduce stress\, and connect with one another in meaningful ways. There's no expectation to be an artist when attending our workshops —just come as you are\, stay curious\, and enjoy the process.
UID:150508-21912215@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150508
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:Stamps Gallery, 201 S Division St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260909T105544
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260926T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260926T153000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Be Curious: Making Art with Stamps MFAs
DESCRIPTION:“In research libraries and collections\, we may capture the portrait of history in so-called insignificant visual and verbal textualities and textiles– in material details” writes Susan Howe. In this workshop\, participants are invited to explore the tactile qualities of archives\, both personal and public\, through tapestry weaving. In dialogue with Cosmo Whyte: Under the Quiet\, Beyond the Eye\, participants will splice and reconfigure photographs from the Ann Arbor District Library Archives with yarns\, fabrics\, and elements of their own personal and/or familial archives to create a small woven collage. This workshop is best suited for ages 12 and up\; no weaving experience necessary! Participants are highly encouraged to bring copies of photographs\, letters\, recipes\, and/or other printed matter that speak to their lived experiences and histories. Note: we will be cutting these elements up before adding them to our weavings.
UID:151810-21912207@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151810
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art,Arts For All,Artsrx,Fiber Arts,Free,Stamps School Of Art And Design,Visual Arts,Workshop
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260818T155936
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260926T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260926T150000
SUMMARY:Tours:Saturday Sampler Tour | Highlights of the Kelsey
DESCRIPTION:Have you always wanted to learn more about Roman frescoes? Or maybe our cat mummy fascinates you. On this docent-led tour\, you will be introduced to some highlights of the Kelsey’s Mesopotamian\, Egyptian\, and Roman collections.\n\nThis event is free and open to all visitors. If you have any questions or concerns regarding accessing this event\, please visit our accessibility page at https://myumi.ch/zwPkd or contact the education office by calling (734) 647-4167. We ask for advance notice as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.
UID:150469-21909484@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150469
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Ancient Egypt,Ancient Mesopotamia,Ancient Rome,Archaeology,Free,History,Museum,Tour
LOCATION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260914T121522
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260926T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260926T153000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Tactile Histories: Weaving our Archives
DESCRIPTION:\n\nIn research libraries and collections\, we may capture the portrait of history in so-called insignificant visual and verbal textualities and textiles– in material details” writes Susan Howe. In this workshop\, Stamps MFA candidate Celia Shaheen will invite participants to explore the tactile qualities of archives\, both personal and public\, through tapestry weaving. In dialogue with Cosmo Whyte: Under the Quiet\, Beyond the Eye\, participants will splice and reconfigure photographs from the Ann Arbor District Library Archives with yarns\, fabrics\, and elements of their own personal and/or familial archives to create a small woven collage.\n\n This workshop is best suited for ages 12 and up\; no weaving experience necessary. Participants are highly encouraged to bring copies of photographs\, letters\, recipes\, and/or other printed matter that speak to their lived experiences and histories. Note: we will be cutting these elements up before adding them to our weavings.Limited space available\; registration required.\n\nMore about the artist:\n\nMy studio practice oscillates at the intersection of archiving and making\, working across the spectrums of fibers\, printmaking\, papermaking\, and metalsmithing. I call upon the shared language of textiles and storytelling to investigate Lebanese culinary traditions\, folklores of the animate and inanimate\, and webs of lineage and longing. I’m interested in the physical and metaphorical links across these media: as surfaces for storytelling and communicating messages\, as image-cum-object\, as things portable and quotidian\, as substrates\, as records\, and as objects of relative malleability and porousness. Much of my work is talismanic in nature\, and I enjoy imbuing the objects I make with symbols of protection and prosperity\, whether that be through pattern\, color\, or specific motifs pulled from historical textiles and jewelry. Learn more about Celia Shaheen’s work.
UID:150342-21909051@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150342
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260914T101404
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260926T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260926T144500
SUMMARY:Film Screening:Tales of the Maya Skies
DESCRIPTION:Tales of the Maya Skies immerses viewers in the wonders of Maya science\, cosmology and myth. This beautifully illustrated story takes us back in time to the jungles of Mexico to discover how Maya scholars developed a sophisticated understanding of astronomy\, architecture\, and mathematics that enabled them to predict solstices\, solar eclipses\, weather patterns and planetary movements.
UID:124089-21907974@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/124089
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Museum,natural history museum,Science,Space
LOCATION:Museum of Natural History - Planetarium & Dome Theater
CONTACT:
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