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SUMMARY:Exhibition:Fore-Site (Phase 1): The Stamps Gallery Pillar Project
DESCRIPTION:Phase 1 Opening Reception: September 18\, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.\nFrom 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 1 Curatorial Statement\nCurated by Sometimes Space: Amelia Burns (entry pillar)Curated by CYNK Studios: Erin McKenna (courtyard pillar)\nArtists Amelia Burns and Erin McKenna reimagine the Division Street pillars through digital collages rooted in memory\, landscape and shared environments. Burns arranges fragments of her own photographs into airy compositions where these pictorial remnants become enshrined by the artist’s vision of the sacred. McKenna draws from the language of quilting\, organizing her photos of mushrooms\, moss and lichen into vibrant geometric patterns which echo Ohio textile traditions. Both artists\, Midwestern women attentive to the nuances of place\, weave personal imagery into collective meaning. Together\, their works create spaces of reverence and connection.\nAmelia Burns: GODSPROMISESRISINGHIGHGODSPROMISESRISINGHIGH contains fragments of photographs I have made over years in various locations in the United States. Each fragment holds personal meaning for me. The exalted pieces of environments float together and create a visual smorgasbord of symbols\, denoting a capitalist world\, filled with tender moments and connections\, where all objects are made holy.\nErin McKenna: Mushroom TrailMushroom Trail reimagines the Ohio Star quilt block through a collage of photographs of mushrooms\, lichen\, and moss gathered during walks in my Appalachian forest home. I created small blocks of repeating patterns to build texture and color. Inspired by the Barn Quilt Trail\, the work honors Ohio’s yard art traditions. Like other local expressions\, from chainsaw-carved bears to the front porch goose\, it fosters a shared sense of pride of place\, and community.\nArtist Statements/Bios\nAmelia BurnsThrough my travels across nearly every U.S. state\, I document not only the natural world but also its entanglement with human influence. My work speaks to the loneliness\, humor\, beauty\, pain\, and joy that coexist within these spaces. The landscapes I create—whether photographic or collage-based—are imbued with a visceral connection to the physical environments I’ve passed through. They are a reprocessing of the cultural detritus that surrounds me\, transforming fragments into vignettes that explore both the darkness and resilience of humanity.\nAt its core\, my work explores the underworld of human experience\, grappling with the visceral tension between authenticity and artifice in contemporary Americana. It reflects the disgusting horror of capitalism\, the mysticism of my Irish Catholic upbringing\, and the profound solitude that fuels my process. The resulting images are landscapes of seeking\, filled with the pain\, glory\, and quiet resistance of life.\nAmelia Burns is a photographer\, collage artist\, curator and educator exploring the cultural and physical landscapes of the U.S.\, capturing the nuances of shared environments. She earned her BFA in Photography from Pratt Institute in 2005 and later completed her MFA at Cranbrook Academy of Art in 2023. Website / Instagram\nErin McKenna Erin McKenna is an interdisciplinary artist with a background in sculpture. Her practice embraces humor\, playful misuse\, and celebration as strategies to dismantle stereotypes and complicate binaries of construction and embellishment. With a feminist lens\, she explores the space where necessity meets excess\, highlighting the subversive potential of both. Her sculptures often pair gritty building materials with tactile fabrics\, generating tension between utility and ornament. Growing up in a perpetually unfinished home—a place of sawdust\, chop saws\, and improvisation—instilled in her a respect for visible labor\, inventive problem-solving\, and imperfection. Her process follows personal rules:\nno hierarchy of materialssubvert expected usecomplicate binaries\, stereotypes and associationsmisuse\, misapplyallow for variable arrangementsrepeat\, reiterate\, reuseconsider the subversive possibilities of the excessive\, fantastic\, and necessaryalways let the labor be visible\nMcKenna earned her BFA from Columbus College of Art &amp\; Design in 2012 and later completed her MFA at Stamps School of Art &amp\; Design at the University of Michigan. She recently moved back to the forest she calls home in Southeastern Ohio\, where she serves as Exhibitions Director at The Dairy Barn Arts Center\, hunts for mushrooms with her toddler\, and makes quilts. Website / Instagram
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138031
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20251115T174140
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251120T113000
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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Lecture and Workshop with Victoria Saramago
DESCRIPTION:Lecture: November 19th\, 4pm - 6pm\; Against the Current: Electricity\, \nEnvironment\, and Culture in Brazil\n\nWorkshop: November 20th\, 11:30am - 1pm\; Electroshock and Hydropower: \nWriting the Great Acceleration in Brazil’s Military Dictatorship\n\nLocation:  Modern Languages Building - RLL Commons (MLB 4314) \n\nThis talk discusses how electricity is deeply intertwined with cultural production and formative of the narratives that have come to define the Anthropocene in the Great Acceleration in Brazil. \n\nLecture presented by Isabella Vergara (LSA Collegiate Fellow)\, Moderated by Ana Guimarães (Graduate Student)\nWorkshop presented by RLL Graduate Students:  Ana Guimarães\, María Beusterien Pereira\, Daniel López\, Fernando Pliego\, and Alejandro Mendoza. \n\nVictoria Saramago is an associate professor of Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Studies at the University of Chicago. Her research interests include twentieth- and twenty-first-century Latin American literatures and cultures with a focus on Brazilian studies\, the environmental humanities\, the energy humanities\, the Great Acceleration and the Anthropocene\, fiction theory\, mimesis\, and interdisciplinary approaches to literature and the environment.\nhttps://rll.uchicago.edu/victoria-saramago
UID:141532-21888980@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141532
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Brazil,Communications,Discussion,Free,Graduate Students,Humanities,In Person,Interdisciplinary,Language,Lecture,Multicultural,Public,Romance Languages And Literatures,Social Impact,Storytelling,Talk,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students,Workshop,Writing
LOCATION:Modern Languages Building - RLL Commons, 4314 MLB
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DTSTAMP:20251111T120811
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251120T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251120T180000
SUMMARY:Community Service:2025 Blood Battle: On-Campus Blood Drive
DESCRIPTION:Help U-M Beat Ohio State in the Blood Battle!\n\nJoin us to donate blood and support the 2025 Blood Battle against Ohio State University. The competition runs until November 26\, and every donation counts—U-M is trailing behind\, so your contribution could help us outscore OSU!\n\nWhy donate? College campuses play an important role in building a stronger\, more diverse\, and resilient blood supply—especially through the participation of younger and varied donors. Your donation not only supports patients in need but also adds to U-M’s total in Abbott’s “We Give Blood” Big Ten competition. Family and friends can participate at any blood drive nationwide and report their donations toward our university’s total until December 6. The winning school receives $1 million to support student and community health initiatives.\n\nAll competition aside\, your blood donation directly saves lives and addresses ongoing need. Have questions or want to volunteer at an on-campus Blood Drives United event? Email blooddrivesunited@umich.edu.\n\nLet’s roll up our sleeves\, save lives\, and Go Blue!
UID:141757-21889326@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141757
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Accessible,Athletics - Football,blood,Community Service,competition,Donate,Faculty,Free,Health & Wellness,Medicine,Pre Med,Pre-Health,Public Health,Redcross,service,Volunteer,Wellness
LOCATION:Michigan Union - Rogel Ballroom
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DTSTAMP:20251103T121716
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251120T120000
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SUMMARY:Performance:Adam Lenhart\, carillon
DESCRIPTION:Graduate student Adam Lenhart performs on the Charles Baird Carillon\, an instrument of 53 bronze bells located inside the Burton Memorial Tower. The largest bell\, which strikes the hour\, weighs 12 tons\, while the smallest bell\, 4½ octaves above\, weighs just 15 pounds.\n\nThirty-minute recitals are performed on the Charles Baird Carillon at noon every weekday that classes are in session\, followed by visitor Q&A with the carillonist. The bell chamber may be accessed via a combination of elevator and stairs. Take the elevator to the highest floor possible (floor 8)\, and then climb two flights of stairs (39 steps) to the bell chamber (floor 10). Hearing protection earmuffs are provided for visitors. Be prepared to walk on ice and snow in the bell chamber during winter. Built in 1936\, the Charles Baird Carillon is not ADA accessible. Visitors with mobility concerns are invited to visit the Lurie Carillon.
UID:141430-21888796@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141430
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Free,Music
LOCATION:Burton Memorial Tower
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DTSTAMP:20250902T102736
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251120T120000
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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:CJS Noon Lecture Series | Acknowledgment and Moral Accountability within Japanese Activist Spaces
DESCRIPTION:Please note: This lecture will be held in person in Weiser Hall (10th Floor) and virtually on Zoom. The webinar is free and open to the public\, but registration is required. Once you've registered\, joining information will be sent to your email. Register for the Zoom webinar at: https://myumi.ch/rAg9Z\n   \n   This talk focuses on contemporary left-wing Japanese activists and examines how they deal with in-group mistreatment and ideological disputes among allies. What does moral accountability look like to Japanese activists\, and what tools have they developed to manage conflict within their organisations and with allies?\n   \n   Felicity Stone-Richards is a comparative political theorist of Japanese and Black American political thought and activist organizing. Her research focuses on the political claims and organizing strategies of progressive activists in Japan\, as well as the history of Japanese intellectuals incorporating black radical politics into their practice. Dr. Stone-Richards has been the recipient of the Fulbright Research Award and the AAUW Dissertation Fellowship\, and she is currently the Postdoctoral Fellow in Japanese studies at the Center for Japanese Studies\, University of Michigan\, Ann Arbor.\n   \n   This lecture is made possible with the generous support of the U.S. Department of Education Title VI grant.\n\nIf there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us at cjsevents@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.
UID:138166-21882428@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138166
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Activism,Asian Languages And Cultures,Japanese Studies
LOCATION:Weiser Hall - 10th Floor
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DTSTAMP:20251205T063104
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251120T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251120T130000
SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Consulting Case Prep Event with diiVe
DESCRIPTION:diiVe Consulting Case Prep Session Fast-paced consulting case prep session hosted by diiVe in which studentswill have the opportunity to work on a consulting case challenge in smallteams\, present their solutions for real time feedback\, and learn some tips and tricks for preparing for future cases. Develop skills to ace your future cases\, practice in teams to effectively manage case interviews\, and learn more about diiVe and its internship programs developed for undergrads. Facilitated by an ex-EY global consultant and professional management consultant developer.diiVeis a global consulting and education company based in Cape Town\, South Africa.Date: Thursday\, November 20thTime: 12 -1 PM ESTLocation Zoom Note: This event's information is shown in Handshake as well as on the Happening @ Michigan calendar so that it will be seen by a larger number of U-M Students. Register Here: https://umich.joinhandshake.com/edu/events/1862036/#UCC
UID:141842-21889517@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141842
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