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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Peony Wonder Walk and Kessler Scholars Meet-Up
DESCRIPTION:Join fellow Kessler Scholars for a summer Peony Wonder Walk at the Nichols Arboretum! Whether you’re in Ann Arbor for summer classes\, campus opportunities\, or preparing to join us this fall\, this is a low-key chance to reconnect with familiar faces\, meet new scholars\, and enjoy one of Ann Arbor’s favorite spring traditions together. We’ll meet at the Arb at 10:45 a.m. for the 11:00 a.m. Wonder Walk\, then stick around afterward for light conversation and community time. Scholars are encouraged to continue the fun by making Saturday plans together afterward!\nA free shuttle will run every 15–20 minutes from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from NC78 Parking Lot (1901 Fuller Rd\, Ann Arbor\, MI 48105) to Nichols Arboretum.
UID:148418-21904229@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148418
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:Reader Center, Nichols Arboretum
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DTSTAMP:20260511T181505
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260606T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260606T190000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Fore-Site (Phase 2): The Stamps Gallery Pillar Project
DESCRIPTION:\n\nFrom September 2025 through November 2026\, Stamps Gallery is partnering in a curatorial collaboration with two Ypsilanti-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 12 - November 12) artists: Abhishek Narula (MFA ’20) and Nathan Byrne (MFA ’21)\nPhase 2 Curatorial Statement\n\nCurated by Sometimes Space: Sally Clegg (entry pillar)\nCurated by CYNK Studios: Kim Karlsrud (courtyard pillar)\n\nArtists Sally Clegg and Kim Karlsrud wrap the Division Street pillars in highly site-specific ornament unearthed from the overlooked margins of Ann Arbor. On the Courtyard pillar\, Karlsrud scales up photographs of objects found in liminal spaces surrounding campus buildings on Green Road\, which the artist has encrusted in road salt. On the entryway pillar\, Clegg zooms in on tiny fragments of found material from UMich’s famous “rock” to celebrate nearly seven decades of student art and activism. Both artists uplift aggregate of local human activity to reveal tiny worlds of found form. \n\nSally Clegg: Sentimentary Rock\nSentimentary Rock is a composition of paint slag collected from the UMich rock monument at the corner of Washtenaw Avenue and Hill Street. This colorful composite material has been accumulating at the base of the iconic limestone boulder since the mid 1950’s\, when students began a tradition of painting it in acts of protest\, creativity\, and ritual\, sometimes multiple times per week. Akin to byproducts of industry such as “Fordite” (collectable chunks of automotive overspray sometimes called ‘Detroit agate’)\, Sentimentary Rock includes thousands of layers\, each dripped from a palimpsestic public proclamation. When processed\, sculpted\, sealed\, assembled\, and macro-photographed\, the result is this enlarged array of tiny gems\, intended to celebrate the indissoluble student voice. \n\nKim Karlsrud: What Amasses\nWhat Amasses is an assemblage of everyday found objects collected within the Miller Creek watershed\, an urbanized drainage system that encompasses much of the city of Ann Arbor and the University of Michigan campus. Selected objects were immersed in a road salt solution\, allowing delicate crystalline formations to emerge. Road salt is a common material input into these hydrological networks during the winter months and exists in multiple states of refinement\, expression\, coherence\, and fragmentation. Each object was then arranged\, photographed\, and enlarged to recontextualize these materials in ways that invite deeper reflections on how infrastructure and human agency blur notions of the natural and the artificial. \nArtist Statements/Bios\n\nSally Clegg \nSally Clegg is an artist and educator from Pelham\, Massachusetts. Her studio practice is rooted in sculpture and expanded printmaking\, stemming from a fascination with human efforts to make meaning from our relationships to objects. Clegg integrates history\, popular culture\, literature and philosophy as material for artmaking\, leveraging personal anecdote and humor to reveal the complexity\, absurdity\, and theoretical richness at play in our connections to things and to ourselves. \n\nClegg holds an MFA in Art from The University of Michigan Stamps School of Art & Design\, and a BA in Art & English from Goucher College. She has exhibited nationally and internationally\, and her work can be found in permanent collections at Yale University\, The New York Public Library\, and elsewhere. Her artwork and writing has appeared in ASAP/Journal\, BOMB Magazine\, Sculpture Magazine\, and Hyperallergic. She is a lecturer in Art & Design at the University of Michigan. Website / Instagram\n\n\nKim Karlsrud \nKim Karlsrud is the co-founder of Commonstudio\, a collaborative creative practice that develops socio-ecological and spatial interventions\, installations\, and initiatives working with and within urban landscapes. Her work explores the space between art and design\, and is grounded in the concept of the “commons\,” that which is shared\, as well as that which is ordinary\, banal\, and commonplace.\n\nKarlsrud completed her undergraduate degree in Product Design from Otis College of Art and Design and an MFA in Art from the University of Michigan. She is currently an Assistant Visiting Professor in the College of Design at the University of Oregon\, teaching across Art and Landscape Architecture departments. She jointly received the 2014-15 Prince Charitable Trust Rome Prize in Landscape Architecture\, was a 2017 resident at the Headlands Center for the Arts\, and is the 2025-26 Fuller Fieldscape Fellow. Website / Instagram
UID:138032-21903386@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138032
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20250828T001529
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260606T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260606T190000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Fore-Site (Phase 3): The Stamps Gallery Pillar Project
DESCRIPTION:From September 2025 through August 2026\, Stamps Gallery is partnering in a curatorial collaboration with two Ypsilanti-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:\nPhase 1 (September 12 - December 12) artists: Amelia Burns (Cranbrook MFA '23) and Erin McKenna (MFA '20)Phase 2 (January 12 - April 12) artists: Sally Clegg (MFA '20) and Kim Karlsrud (MFA '20)Phase 3 (May 12 - August 12) artists: Abhishek Narula (MFA '20) and Nathan Byrne (MFA '21)\nPhase 3 \nCurated by Sometimes Space: Abhishek Narula (entry pillar)Curated by CYNK Studios: Nathan Byrne (courtyard pillar)
UID:138033-21881342@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138033
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20260515T142436
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260606T110000
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SUMMARY:Tours:Wonder Walk at the Arb: The Wonder of Peonies
DESCRIPTION:Join us for informal Wonder Walks through the W.E. Upjohn Peony Garden during peony season. Each walk offers a broad overview of the garden and the many stories peonies can tell through color\, fragrance\, petal forms\, and names. Depending on the timing of bloom\, you may catch early varieties opening\, peak display\, or later-season favorites. These relaxed walks are a chance to spend time in the garden\, learn more about the collection\, and enjoy the season as it unfolds.\n\nThese walks are FREE\, no registration is required. Wonder Walks are designed for all ages to inspire curiosity and learning from each other through activities that model curiosity and honor nature. If we have a sizeable mixed-age group\, we may split into two groups to deliver the same content at different levels of engagement.\n\nWe will meet outside the Reader Center at Nichols Arboretum. In the event of rain\, the walk will be canceled.
UID:148313-21903846@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148313
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:peonies,nichols arboretum peony garden,walk,peony garden
LOCATION:Nichols Arboretum
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DTSTAMP:20260511T080543
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260606T111500
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260606T120000
SUMMARY:Other:Read and Look | I’m Trying to Love Garbage
DESCRIPTION:Do you ever wonder what happens to all the stuff we throw away? Bethany Barton’s *I’m Trying to Love Garbage* takes a (dumpster) dive into the history and future of garbage—exploring how animals\, humans\, fungi\, and various creepy-crawlies play important roles in collecting and disposing of waste. Filled with fascinating facts\, enjoyable illustrations\, and plenty of humor\, *I’m Trying to Love Garbage* prompts us to reflect on the trash we create and the places it ends up.\n\nOur Read and Look program focuses on archaeology and history for our littlest audience (recommended for ages 4–8). All children must be accompanied by an adult.\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:148206-21903318@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148206
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Museum,Science,Sustainability,Archaeology,Books,Children,ecology,Education,Environment,Family,Free
LOCATION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
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