Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/list/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. Window Installation | Cosmogonic Tattoos (February 22, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/44018 44018-9869346@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 22, 2018 12:00am
Location: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
Organized By: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

In celebration of the University’s Bicentennial in 2017, artist and professor Jim Cogswell has been invited by the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology and the University of Michigan Museum of Art to create a set of public window installations in response to the objects in their collections. Titled "Cosmogonic Tattoos," his project uses adhesive vinyl images applied in saturated colors to windows in the two buildings, highlighting the role of these museums in the life of our campus community. Through close examination of objects separated from us by deep chronological and cultural divides, imaginatively transformed within our campus context, this project celebrates the power of architecture, ornament, and material objects to shape knowledge, historical memory, and cultural identity.

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Exhibition Wed, 27 Sep 2017 20:17:23 -0400 2018-02-22T00:00:00-05:00 2018-02-22T23:59:00-05:00 Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Exhibition Cosmogonic Tattoos
The Accolades Awards- Nominations open (February 22, 2018 7:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/50294 50294-11701602@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 22, 2018 7:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Arts at Michigan

Nominations are now being accepted for The Accolades- Achievement in the Arts Awards!

The student-driven artistic community at the University of Michigan is one of the most vibrant in the nation; there are over two hundred and fifty diverse student arts organizations operating across Michigan's campus. These groups produce innovative and engaging art across all fields and their presence enriches the culture of the University. The Accolades Awards were developed by Arts at Michigan to foster the artistic growth of the student body at the University of Michigan by recognizing the accomplishments of the many extraordinary student arts groups on campus.

Awards are designed to recognize achievements by student organizations in a wide range of categories, including Theatre, Music, Dance, Comedy and Improv, Visual Arts, Literary publications and more. Nominations are open from February 18- March 30, and the entire campus will be encouraged to vote for the most deserving groups in each category online. Then, on Tuesday, April 23rd, the last day of classes, we will announce the winners for this year's Accolades awards through a series of announcements on social media. Winners in each category will receive $100 for their organization, plus other great prizes.

Consider nominating your student org for their work: http://artsatmichigan.umich.edu/programs/accolades/

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Other Mon, 18 Feb 2019 10:43:33 -0500 2018-02-22T07:00:00-05:00 2018-02-22T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Arts at Michigan Other Accolades Banner
Gifts of Art presents Contemplate the Calm: Mixed Media (February 22, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47148 47148-10802052@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 22, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

A Japanese native, now living in Royal Oak, Michigan, Hiroko Lancour has become a full-time artist after retiring from her career in information technology. She is a mixed media artist with cross cultural aesthetics between East and West. Lancour often uses repetitive patterns and processes with natural materials such as paper and fiber. Her contemplative works transcend cultural differences to address common feelings among many people.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 13:39:05 -0500 2018-02-22T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-22T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Lost & Found by Hiroko Lancour, photo by Tim Thayer. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Detroit Music Legends (February 22, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47154 47154-10802389@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 22, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

As a community activist and artist in Detroit who focuses on neighborhood empowerment, Nicole Macdonald makes large scale public paintings featuring city luminaries past and present on reclaimed materials. The Detroit Music Legend portraits are 6 x 8 foot, the size of the windows where they will be installed in late 2018 on the Detroit Savings Bank Building, designed by Albert Kahn at 6438 Woodward Avenue. A muralist, collagist, painter and tagger, Macdonald co-founded City Sculpture, a nonprofit Detroit art park, is a board member of Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit, and has exhibited at the Detroit Institute of Arts and Casco Gallery, Netherlands.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 14:01:41 -0500 2018-02-22T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-22T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition CL & Aretha Franklin (detail) by Nicole Macdonald, photograph by Bruce Giffin. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Distinctive American Art Tile (February 22, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47151 47151-10802137@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 22, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Motawi Tileworks was started in Ann Arbor, Michigan 25 years ago by Nawal Motawi in a small garage. Today, Motawi tiles are sold in over 300 locations nationwide, including galleries and the shops in Detroit Institute of Arts and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. Tiles are made from a porcelain hybrid clay, a recipe unique to Motawi tiles. The raised lines on each tile require a hand glaze technique to pool the glaze between the lines. Motawi Tileworks has many themed collections, some based on the work of fine artists such as Frank Lloyd Wright and Charley Harper. You can also see 17 permanent Motawi art tile murals throughout Michigan Medicine.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 13:45:33 -0500 2018-02-22T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-22T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Spring Chickadees by Motawi Tileworks, photograph by Matt Sturm. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents From Mud to Beauty: Ceramics (February 22, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47153 47153-10802305@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 22, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Jean-Marc Fontaine, a French scientist and artist who earned his Ph.D. from University of Pierre et Marie Curie in Paris, presents a unique set of ceramic works inspired from 10th-8th century BC to the present day. The style varies from simple, traditional forms to elaborate, one-of-a-kind creations. Featuring rustic antique surfaces, warm colors and highly individualized textures, his work also occasionally takes whimsical forms. He also plays the accordion. Fontaine is a research scientist at the U-M Medical School in biochemistry.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 13:55:16 -0500 2018-02-22T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-22T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Amlash Bull Rhyton 3 by Jean-Marc Fontaine, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Ink Portraits (February 22, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47155 47155-10802473@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 22, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Based out of Chelsea, Michigan, John Pappas believes that if you can imagine a fun idea making sense, you should make it. He applies this to both his graphic design and fine art. With so much to see and ruminate on in life, Pappas keeps his hands busy by putting pen to paper. This body of work consists of portraits drawn with ink on a variety of surfaces including paper, basswood and aspen panels in an offbeat pen and ink style that leans heavily on pointillism and crosshatching. The subjects range from athletes to musicians to personal friends.

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Exhibition Mon, 18 Dec 2017 15:39:27 -0500 2018-02-22T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-22T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Jason Solowczuk by John Pappas, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents My Playground: Assemblage Sculpture (February 22, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47156 47156-10802557@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 22, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Starting with watercolor, Joan Painter-Jones’ work kept building out farther and farther until it became sculpture. Brought up in a household where money was tight, she doesn’t like to waste anything and is captivated by old scraps of things with peeling paint and rusty metal – especially broken things that have a story to tell. She usually starts out with an interesting piece of wood and builds on it, often painting on it and adding collage, all while developing an emotional connection to it. Working in her quiet Milan, Michigan backyard art loft “playground,” she has no message to preach with her work, just her own personal wish for peace and justice.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 14:09:26 -0500 2018-02-22T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-22T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Fair Play II by Joan Painter-Jones, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Prairie Mantras: Paint & Vinyl on Aluminum (February 22, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47152 47152-10802221@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 22, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Desiree Warren’s current body of work is a journey using one shape (the orzo) to create a multitude of layers that evoke landscapes and organic assimilations. Growing up in the country in Kansas, she had wide open spaces to explore, as well as many of her family’s dilapidated farm buildings and overgrown pasture lands. At the University of Kansas, she began working with street sign material and has continued to incorporate aluminum and vinyl in her work. Part of this series is included in the 2017 Women to Watch: Metals exhibition at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas City, Missouri, where she lives and works.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 13:49:25 -0500 2018-02-22T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-22T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Crooning Cottonwoods by Desiree Warren, photo by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents The Desert Southwest: Photography (February 22, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47157 47157-10802641@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 22, 2018 8:00am
Location: Cancer Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Born and raised in Flint, Michigan, Daniel Sidoli has always had the creative itch. It led him to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and a BA degree in Fine Arts. With this body of work, his intent is to capture images that illustrate the unique landscape that erosion sculpts over time. His goal with photography is to be artistic yet convey truth. He wants the subject to inspire the audience and leave a lasting impression: to elicit an emotional response. Each image represents moments in time and of journeys traveled, both figuratively and literally, since he is involved in every step of the process as he sees each piece to completion.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 14:12:52 -0500 2018-02-22T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-22T20:00:00-05:00 Cancer Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Sacred Light by Daniel Sidoli. High resolution version available upon request.
Border Crossers (February 22, 2018 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49825 49825-11543759@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 22, 2018 9:00am
Location: 202 S. Thayer
Organized By: Institute for the Humanities

Students across campus—from LSA, Engineering, Art and Design, and Information—will work with visiting artist Chico MacMurtrie during winter semester 2018 planning, building, and launching a 40-foot robotic sculpture that poetically explores the notion of borders and boundary conditions. The project, led by the Institute for the Humanities, symbolizes the humanities in action, and the empowerment that can be achieved through working together, overcoming obstacles and divides, and discovering creative solutions.

Macmurtrie is an award winning artist, renowned internationally for his large-scale robotic sculpture, whose work combines materiality and robotics, the visceral and conceptual. His artist residency and interdisciplinary project "Border Crossers" encourages investigation of borders as constructed entities, both embodying a simple curiosity to see what lies on the other side of a border (national, architectural, environmental, etc.) and expression of a utopian desire to live in a world without borders.

In February, MacMurtrie and the students will launch the robotic sculpture during two "performances" and MacMurtrie will give a special Penny W. Stamps Lecture. The gallery exhibition will include large-scale drawings which serve as plans and maps for MacMurtrie's visionary Border Crossers. Life-size robotic models will also be presented in the exhibition in conversation with the drawings. The models, built by the all-student team with MacMurtrie's guidance, are prototypes for the project, offering preliminary steps in the workshop and the process towards realizing the large scale robotic sculpture.

Chico MacMurtrie is the Artistic Director of Amorphic Robot Works, an interdisciplinary creative collective located in Brooklyn, NY. MacMurtrie/ARW have received numerous awards for their experimental new media artworks, including five grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Andy Warhol Foundation Grant, the Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship, VIDA Life 11.0, and Prix Ars Electronica. Chico MacMurtrie was awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship in Fine Arts in 2016.

Visiting artist Chico MacMurtrie's residency and project is sponsored by the U-M Institute for the Humanities in collaboration with U-M Museum of Art, Michigan Robotics, Michigan Engineering, School of Information, Penny Stamps Speaker Series, Stamps School of Art and Design, and ArtsEngin.

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Exhibition Tue, 06 Feb 2018 15:59:29 -0500 2018-02-22T09:00:00-05:00 2018-02-22T17:00:00-05:00 202 S. Thayer Institute for the Humanities Exhibition Border Crossers
Exhibition | Excavating Archaeology @ U-M: 1817‐2017 (February 22, 2018 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/44170 44170-9889156@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 22, 2018 9:00am
Location: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
Organized By: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

This exhibition explores the history of archaeology and museums at the University of Michigan for the past 200 years and looks forward to the future of archaeology and museums at Michigan in the coming century. The exhibition relies on carefully chosen objects, archival documents and images, and other illustrative materials to examine moments in the history of the University of Michigan’s involvements in archaeology and the location of archaeology in the museum environment.

Curators: Carla M. Sinopoli and Terry G. Wilfong

Visit the exhibition website: http://exhibitions.kelsey.lsa.umich.edu/excavating-archaeology-bicentennial/

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Exhibition Mon, 15 Jan 2018 18:25:09 -0500 2018-02-22T09:00:00-05:00 2018-02-22T16:00:00-05:00 Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Exhibition Excavating Archaeology @ the University of Michigan
EXHIBITION ON VIEW: PRACTICE SESSIONS NO. 6 (February 22, 2018 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/50079 50079-11633562@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 22, 2018 9:00am
Location: Art and Architecture Building
Organized By: A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning

Exhibition on view February 19 - 23

Practice Sessions is part of the University of Michigan’s Third Century Initiative which funds experimental pedagogies in a bid to change how teaching and learning happen within the bounds of the institution. Each session centers on an immersive four-day design charette that culminates in a juried review and exhibition. Previous practitioners who have come to lead sessions are MOS, Sam Jacob, Neil Denari, Johnston Marklee, and Ensamble Studio.

Practice Session No. 6 will be led by Konstantinos Pantazis and Yorgos Pantazis of Point Supreme, an award-winning architecture practice based in Athens, Greece. The guest critics invited to discuss the work at its conclusion are Catherine Ingraham (Professor of Architecture, Pratt Institute / Visiting Professor, Harvard Graduate School of Design) and Shumi Bose (Co-curator of the British Pavilion for the 2016 Venice Biennale of Architecture / Senior Lecturer, Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design).

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Exhibition Wed, 14 Feb 2018 13:41:33 -0500 2018-02-22T09:00:00-05:00 2018-02-22T17:00:00-05:00 Art and Architecture Building A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning Exhibition Art and Architecture Building
New at UMMA: Paul Rand (February 22, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/46548 46548-10547145@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 22, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Throughout the second half of the twentieth century, pioneering art director and graphic designer Paul Rand (1914–1996) was celebrated for crafting the brand identities of such American corporate icons as ABC, IBM, UPS, and Westinghouse. Rand considered the designer’s task to be the symbolic communication of a company’s character. This recent acquisition presentation features the poster Rand created as part of IBM’s THINK promotional campaign. The design is a rebus, or visual puzzle, wherein Rand cleverly transforms the letters of IBM’s logo into pictures. The whimsical use of symbols encourages viewers to interpret—or think—in order to comprehend the company’s intended message that it values “insight,” “industriousness,” and “motivation.” The poster is part of a larger recent gift of archival Paul Rand objects donated to UMMA by Franc Nunoo-Quarcoo—professor in the U-M Stamps School of Art and Design and published scholar on Paul Rand—and Maria Phillips.

This work was recently gifted to UMMA by Maria Phillips and Franc Nunoo-Quarcoo.

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Exhibition Tue, 16 Jan 2018 13:23:47 -0500 2018-02-22T11:00:00-05:00 2018-02-22T17:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Paul Rand
Patricia Piccinini: The Comforter (February 22, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/46549 46549-10547266@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 22, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Australian artist Patricia Piccinini’s strange, hyperreal yet sentimental sculptures are often rooted in her speculative visualizations of future species—beings transformed by, or even created by, developments in genetic engineering and technology. On view at UMMA, "The Comforter" presents the likeness of a young girl whose appearance suggests a rare genetic condition causing excessive hair across her face and body. In her lap she tenderly cradles an udder-shaped, eyeless creature—a possible reference to current experiments in genetically altered milk-producing animals. The encounter staged by the sculpture, though curious and unexplained, appears to be one of innocence and intimacy, and suggests the potential for emotional connection between a diversity of beings. This theme is a common one for Piccinini, whose work incorporates (often obliquely) ideas and questions about the ethical implications of scientific progress and the conflicts in our culture between the natural and the man-made.

Lead support for "Patricia Piccinini: The Comforter" is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment, and the University of Michigan Institute for the Humanities and the Institute for Research on Women and Gender.

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Exhibition Mon, 06 Nov 2017 14:26:03 -0500 2018-02-22T11:00:00-05:00 2018-02-22T17:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition The Comforter
Suzy Lake (February 22, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47736 47736-11004718@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 22, 2018 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Suzy Lake was born and raised in Detroit. Following the social and political unrest of the 1960’s Lake emigrated to Montreal in 1968, where she was among the first female artists in the nation to adopt performance, video, and photography to explore the politics of gender, the body, and identity. In this exhibition, Lake returns to her childhood neighborhood and various locations central to her family history to explore the cycles of urban development and decay in working class Detroit, as well as her experience with ageism.

Exhibition Dates: January 19 - February 25
Hours: Open during exhibitions Tuesday through Sunday, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm; Thursday and Friday, 11:00 am - 7:00 pm. Closed Mondays and holidays.
Exhibition Reception: Friday, January 19, 2018, 6 - 8 pm
Artist Talk & Conversation: Saturday, January 20, 2018, 3 - 5 pm

Stamps Gallery
201 S. Division Street, Ann Arbor MI 48104

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Feb 2018 00:01:04 -0500 2018-02-22T11:00:00-05:00 2018-02-22T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition https://stamps.umich.edu/images/uploads/calendar/suzy-lake.jpg
Tim Noble and Sue Webster: The Masterpiece (February 22, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/46545 46545-10546990@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 22, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Since the 1980s, British artists Tim Noble and Sue Webster have been known for their shadow sculptures built from materials as diverse as scrap metal, garbage, taxidermy, and sex toys. When light is directed at these assemblages, they project shadows that are exceptionally accurate and intricate representations of other things entirely.

"The Masterpiece" (2014) is a shadow self-portrait of the artists created from metal casts of dead vermin they collected and welded together into a ball. From afar the casts appear to be a stunning abstract silver sculpture; on closer inspection the disturbing menagerie of creatures emerges, only to change form again—as a shadow on the wall—into a precise and elegant image that is astonishingly different from the objects that create it.

Lead support for "Tim Noble and Sue Webster: The Masterpiece" is provided by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment, the Susan and Richard Gutow Fund, and the University of Michigan Institute for the Humanities. Additional generous support is provided by the Richard and Janet Miller Fund.

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Exhibition Mon, 06 Nov 2017 14:05:10 -0500 2018-02-22T11:00:00-05:00 2018-02-22T17:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Tim Noble and Sue Webster
"Ruth Gruber, Photojournalist" Art Exhibition (February 22, 2018 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/47419 47419-10898830@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 22, 2018 12:00pm
Location: Duderstadt Center
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

"Ruth Gruber, Photojournalist" celebrates the remarkable life, vision, and heroic tenacity of a 20th-century pioneer and trailblazer. Once the world’s youngest Ph.D., Ruth Gruber died in November of 2016 at the age of 105. The photographs in this exhibition span more than 50 years, from her groundbreaking reportage of the Soviet Arctic in the 1930s and iconic images of Jewish refugees from the ship Exodus 1947, to her later photographs of Ethiopian Jews in the midst of civil war in the 1980s. A selection of Gruber’s vintage prints, never before exhibited, will be presented alongside contemporary prints made from her original negatives.

The Opening Reception will take place on Wednesday, February 7, 2018, at 6:00pm.

"Ruth Gruber, Photojournalist" is organized by the International Center of Photography and was made possible by Friends of Ruth Gruber. The exhibition is also co-sponsored by the U-M Office of the Provost.

Photo: Unidentified Photographer; Ruth Gruber, Alaska, 1941-43

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Exhibition Fri, 19 Jan 2018 14:04:54 -0500 2018-02-22T12:00:00-05:00 2018-02-22T18:00:00-05:00 Duderstadt Center Rackham Graduate School Exhibition Unidentified Photographer; Ruth Gruber, Alaska, 1941-43
Labors of Love and Loss - Artist Talk and Reception (February 22, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49134 49134-11375520@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 22, 2018 4:00pm
Location: Lane Hall
Organized By: Institute for Research on Women and Gender

Labors of Love and Loss is a collection of mixed media pieces that explore themes of gender and race and considers the intertwined lives of caregivers, their dependents and charges. Historically, in both southern African American life and in the tenuous strivings of the 19th century working underclass, the primary care and comfort of others fell to women. Beyond impersonal household chores, these responsibilities entwined with sweetness and hope, heartache and loss, assured the wellbeing of those around them. How did they balance the tangle of necessity and demand against their own emotional involvements and aspirations? Labors of Love and Loss is a tribute to the resolve, commitment and fortitude of women’s love and labor.

Marianetta Porter is Professor of Art and Design at Stamps School of Art and Design. Her work is grounded in the study of African American history, culture, and representation, drawing on ethnography, religious traditions, folklore, visual culture, and language to investigate the consequences of the trans-Atlantic slave trade, the vernacular art of the black church, the politics of visibility, and the poetics of color.

Lisa Olson is a mixed media artist and alumna of the University of Michigan Stamps School of Art and Design. Her work takes a variety of forms---books, prints, collage, drawing and sculptural objects. Olson often uses text in combination with visual components to create meaning. Her interests include studies surrounding the fragility of the individual within historically harsh or oppressive class related social structures and the resulting tools and systems created as strategies to navigate through.

An artist talk will take place in Lane Hall (Room 2239) on Thursday, February 22 at 4:00pm. Each artist will speak individually about her work with time for audience questions. Following the talk, there will be an opening reception in Lane Hall Gallery (1st Floor) to enjoy the artwork and light refreshments. This event is free and open to the public.

This exhibit is co-sponsored by the Institute for Research on Women and Gender, Department of Women’s Studies, Stamps School of Art & Design, Residential College, Department of American Culture, Institute for the Humanities, and the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies.

Exhibit will be on public display January - July 2018

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Exhibition Tue, 23 Jan 2018 09:38:44 -0500 2018-02-22T16:00:00-05:00 2018-02-22T18:00:00-05:00 Lane Hall Institute for Research on Women and Gender Exhibition Artwork from Labors of Love and Loss
Window Installation | Cosmogonic Tattoos (February 23, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/44018 44018-9869347@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 23, 2018 12:00am
Location: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
Organized By: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

In celebration of the University’s Bicentennial in 2017, artist and professor Jim Cogswell has been invited by the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology and the University of Michigan Museum of Art to create a set of public window installations in response to the objects in their collections. Titled "Cosmogonic Tattoos," his project uses adhesive vinyl images applied in saturated colors to windows in the two buildings, highlighting the role of these museums in the life of our campus community. Through close examination of objects separated from us by deep chronological and cultural divides, imaginatively transformed within our campus context, this project celebrates the power of architecture, ornament, and material objects to shape knowledge, historical memory, and cultural identity.

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Exhibition Wed, 27 Sep 2017 20:17:23 -0400 2018-02-23T00:00:00-05:00 2018-02-23T23:59:00-05:00 Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Exhibition Cosmogonic Tattoos
The Accolades Awards- Nominations open (February 23, 2018 7:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/50294 50294-11701603@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 23, 2018 7:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Arts at Michigan

Nominations are now being accepted for The Accolades- Achievement in the Arts Awards!

The student-driven artistic community at the University of Michigan is one of the most vibrant in the nation; there are over two hundred and fifty diverse student arts organizations operating across Michigan's campus. These groups produce innovative and engaging art across all fields and their presence enriches the culture of the University. The Accolades Awards were developed by Arts at Michigan to foster the artistic growth of the student body at the University of Michigan by recognizing the accomplishments of the many extraordinary student arts groups on campus.

Awards are designed to recognize achievements by student organizations in a wide range of categories, including Theatre, Music, Dance, Comedy and Improv, Visual Arts, Literary publications and more. Nominations are open from February 18- March 30, and the entire campus will be encouraged to vote for the most deserving groups in each category online. Then, on Tuesday, April 23rd, the last day of classes, we will announce the winners for this year's Accolades awards through a series of announcements on social media. Winners in each category will receive $100 for their organization, plus other great prizes.

Consider nominating your student org for their work: http://artsatmichigan.umich.edu/programs/accolades/

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Other Mon, 18 Feb 2019 10:43:33 -0500 2018-02-23T07:00:00-05:00 2018-02-23T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Arts at Michigan Other Accolades Banner
Exhibition in the RC Art Gallery (February 23, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/50221 50221-11687474@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 23, 2018 8:00am
Location: East Quadrangle
Organized By: Residential College

Mr Yiu Keung Lee was born in Hong Kong and came to the United States in 1988 to pursue his BFA at Eastern Michigan University studied under several Professors including Susanne Stephenson. After graduated as an MFA from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor in 1995. Among his teachers are John Stephenson, Georgette Zirbes and Jean-Pierre LaRocque. Mr. Lee continued to teach at various institutions in Michigan including University of Michigan’s Residential College in Ann Arbor, Henry Ford Community College in Dearborn and Schoolcraft College in Livonia. Mr. Lee is currently teaching as an Adjunct at the Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti and a visiting artist at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit during the Fall 2016 school year. He is also teaching at Clay Work Studio which he founded in the Summer of 2014. Recent exhibition including “Vitrified”, a four-artist exhibition at Pewabic Pottery in Detroit and solo exhibition at Washtenaw Community College in Ann Arbor.

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Exhibition Mon, 19 Feb 2018 08:28:46 -0500 2018-02-23T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-23T17:00:00-05:00 East Quadrangle Residential College Exhibition GAL Announcement
Gifts of Art presents Contemplate the Calm: Mixed Media (February 23, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47148 47148-10802053@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 23, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

A Japanese native, now living in Royal Oak, Michigan, Hiroko Lancour has become a full-time artist after retiring from her career in information technology. She is a mixed media artist with cross cultural aesthetics between East and West. Lancour often uses repetitive patterns and processes with natural materials such as paper and fiber. Her contemplative works transcend cultural differences to address common feelings among many people.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 13:39:05 -0500 2018-02-23T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-23T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Lost & Found by Hiroko Lancour, photo by Tim Thayer. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Detroit Music Legends (February 23, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47154 47154-10802390@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 23, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

As a community activist and artist in Detroit who focuses on neighborhood empowerment, Nicole Macdonald makes large scale public paintings featuring city luminaries past and present on reclaimed materials. The Detroit Music Legend portraits are 6 x 8 foot, the size of the windows where they will be installed in late 2018 on the Detroit Savings Bank Building, designed by Albert Kahn at 6438 Woodward Avenue. A muralist, collagist, painter and tagger, Macdonald co-founded City Sculpture, a nonprofit Detroit art park, is a board member of Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit, and has exhibited at the Detroit Institute of Arts and Casco Gallery, Netherlands.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 14:01:41 -0500 2018-02-23T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-23T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition CL & Aretha Franklin (detail) by Nicole Macdonald, photograph by Bruce Giffin. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Distinctive American Art Tile (February 23, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47151 47151-10802138@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 23, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Motawi Tileworks was started in Ann Arbor, Michigan 25 years ago by Nawal Motawi in a small garage. Today, Motawi tiles are sold in over 300 locations nationwide, including galleries and the shops in Detroit Institute of Arts and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. Tiles are made from a porcelain hybrid clay, a recipe unique to Motawi tiles. The raised lines on each tile require a hand glaze technique to pool the glaze between the lines. Motawi Tileworks has many themed collections, some based on the work of fine artists such as Frank Lloyd Wright and Charley Harper. You can also see 17 permanent Motawi art tile murals throughout Michigan Medicine.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 13:45:33 -0500 2018-02-23T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-23T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Spring Chickadees by Motawi Tileworks, photograph by Matt Sturm. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents From Mud to Beauty: Ceramics (February 23, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47153 47153-10802306@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 23, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Jean-Marc Fontaine, a French scientist and artist who earned his Ph.D. from University of Pierre et Marie Curie in Paris, presents a unique set of ceramic works inspired from 10th-8th century BC to the present day. The style varies from simple, traditional forms to elaborate, one-of-a-kind creations. Featuring rustic antique surfaces, warm colors and highly individualized textures, his work also occasionally takes whimsical forms. He also plays the accordion. Fontaine is a research scientist at the U-M Medical School in biochemistry.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 13:55:16 -0500 2018-02-23T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-23T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Amlash Bull Rhyton 3 by Jean-Marc Fontaine, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Ink Portraits (February 23, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47155 47155-10802474@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 23, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Based out of Chelsea, Michigan, John Pappas believes that if you can imagine a fun idea making sense, you should make it. He applies this to both his graphic design and fine art. With so much to see and ruminate on in life, Pappas keeps his hands busy by putting pen to paper. This body of work consists of portraits drawn with ink on a variety of surfaces including paper, basswood and aspen panels in an offbeat pen and ink style that leans heavily on pointillism and crosshatching. The subjects range from athletes to musicians to personal friends.

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Exhibition Mon, 18 Dec 2017 15:39:27 -0500 2018-02-23T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-23T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Jason Solowczuk by John Pappas, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents My Playground: Assemblage Sculpture (February 23, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47156 47156-10802558@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 23, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Starting with watercolor, Joan Painter-Jones’ work kept building out farther and farther until it became sculpture. Brought up in a household where money was tight, she doesn’t like to waste anything and is captivated by old scraps of things with peeling paint and rusty metal – especially broken things that have a story to tell. She usually starts out with an interesting piece of wood and builds on it, often painting on it and adding collage, all while developing an emotional connection to it. Working in her quiet Milan, Michigan backyard art loft “playground,” she has no message to preach with her work, just her own personal wish for peace and justice.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 14:09:26 -0500 2018-02-23T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-23T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Fair Play II by Joan Painter-Jones, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Prairie Mantras: Paint & Vinyl on Aluminum (February 23, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47152 47152-10802222@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 23, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Desiree Warren’s current body of work is a journey using one shape (the orzo) to create a multitude of layers that evoke landscapes and organic assimilations. Growing up in the country in Kansas, she had wide open spaces to explore, as well as many of her family’s dilapidated farm buildings and overgrown pasture lands. At the University of Kansas, she began working with street sign material and has continued to incorporate aluminum and vinyl in her work. Part of this series is included in the 2017 Women to Watch: Metals exhibition at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas City, Missouri, where she lives and works.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 13:49:25 -0500 2018-02-23T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-23T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Crooning Cottonwoods by Desiree Warren, photo by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents The Desert Southwest: Photography (February 23, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47157 47157-10802642@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 23, 2018 8:00am
Location: Cancer Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Born and raised in Flint, Michigan, Daniel Sidoli has always had the creative itch. It led him to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and a BA degree in Fine Arts. With this body of work, his intent is to capture images that illustrate the unique landscape that erosion sculpts over time. His goal with photography is to be artistic yet convey truth. He wants the subject to inspire the audience and leave a lasting impression: to elicit an emotional response. Each image represents moments in time and of journeys traveled, both figuratively and literally, since he is involved in every step of the process as he sees each piece to completion.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 14:12:52 -0500 2018-02-23T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-23T20:00:00-05:00 Cancer Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Sacred Light by Daniel Sidoli. High resolution version available upon request.
Border Crossers (February 23, 2018 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49825 49825-11543760@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 23, 2018 9:00am
Location: 202 S. Thayer
Organized By: Institute for the Humanities

Students across campus—from LSA, Engineering, Art and Design, and Information—will work with visiting artist Chico MacMurtrie during winter semester 2018 planning, building, and launching a 40-foot robotic sculpture that poetically explores the notion of borders and boundary conditions. The project, led by the Institute for the Humanities, symbolizes the humanities in action, and the empowerment that can be achieved through working together, overcoming obstacles and divides, and discovering creative solutions.

Macmurtrie is an award winning artist, renowned internationally for his large-scale robotic sculpture, whose work combines materiality and robotics, the visceral and conceptual. His artist residency and interdisciplinary project "Border Crossers" encourages investigation of borders as constructed entities, both embodying a simple curiosity to see what lies on the other side of a border (national, architectural, environmental, etc.) and expression of a utopian desire to live in a world without borders.

In February, MacMurtrie and the students will launch the robotic sculpture during two "performances" and MacMurtrie will give a special Penny W. Stamps Lecture. The gallery exhibition will include large-scale drawings which serve as plans and maps for MacMurtrie's visionary Border Crossers. Life-size robotic models will also be presented in the exhibition in conversation with the drawings. The models, built by the all-student team with MacMurtrie's guidance, are prototypes for the project, offering preliminary steps in the workshop and the process towards realizing the large scale robotic sculpture.

Chico MacMurtrie is the Artistic Director of Amorphic Robot Works, an interdisciplinary creative collective located in Brooklyn, NY. MacMurtrie/ARW have received numerous awards for their experimental new media artworks, including five grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Andy Warhol Foundation Grant, the Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship, VIDA Life 11.0, and Prix Ars Electronica. Chico MacMurtrie was awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship in Fine Arts in 2016.

Visiting artist Chico MacMurtrie's residency and project is sponsored by the U-M Institute for the Humanities in collaboration with U-M Museum of Art, Michigan Robotics, Michigan Engineering, School of Information, Penny Stamps Speaker Series, Stamps School of Art and Design, and ArtsEngin.

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Exhibition Tue, 06 Feb 2018 15:59:29 -0500 2018-02-23T09:00:00-05:00 2018-02-23T17:00:00-05:00 202 S. Thayer Institute for the Humanities Exhibition Border Crossers
Exhibition | Excavating Archaeology @ U-M: 1817‐2017 (February 23, 2018 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/44170 44170-9889157@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 23, 2018 9:00am
Location: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
Organized By: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

This exhibition explores the history of archaeology and museums at the University of Michigan for the past 200 years and looks forward to the future of archaeology and museums at Michigan in the coming century. The exhibition relies on carefully chosen objects, archival documents and images, and other illustrative materials to examine moments in the history of the University of Michigan’s involvements in archaeology and the location of archaeology in the museum environment.

Curators: Carla M. Sinopoli and Terry G. Wilfong

Visit the exhibition website: http://exhibitions.kelsey.lsa.umich.edu/excavating-archaeology-bicentennial/

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Exhibition Mon, 15 Jan 2018 18:25:09 -0500 2018-02-23T09:00:00-05:00 2018-02-23T16:00:00-05:00 Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Exhibition Excavating Archaeology @ the University of Michigan
EXHIBITION ON VIEW: PRACTICE SESSIONS NO. 6 (February 23, 2018 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/50079 50079-11633563@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 23, 2018 9:00am
Location: Art and Architecture Building
Organized By: A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning

Exhibition on view February 19 - 23

Practice Sessions is part of the University of Michigan’s Third Century Initiative which funds experimental pedagogies in a bid to change how teaching and learning happen within the bounds of the institution. Each session centers on an immersive four-day design charette that culminates in a juried review and exhibition. Previous practitioners who have come to lead sessions are MOS, Sam Jacob, Neil Denari, Johnston Marklee, and Ensamble Studio.

Practice Session No. 6 will be led by Konstantinos Pantazis and Yorgos Pantazis of Point Supreme, an award-winning architecture practice based in Athens, Greece. The guest critics invited to discuss the work at its conclusion are Catherine Ingraham (Professor of Architecture, Pratt Institute / Visiting Professor, Harvard Graduate School of Design) and Shumi Bose (Co-curator of the British Pavilion for the 2016 Venice Biennale of Architecture / Senior Lecturer, Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design).

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Exhibition Wed, 14 Feb 2018 13:41:33 -0500 2018-02-23T09:00:00-05:00 2018-02-23T17:00:00-05:00 Art and Architecture Building A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning Exhibition Art and Architecture Building
New at UMMA: Paul Rand (February 23, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/46548 46548-10547146@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 23, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Throughout the second half of the twentieth century, pioneering art director and graphic designer Paul Rand (1914–1996) was celebrated for crafting the brand identities of such American corporate icons as ABC, IBM, UPS, and Westinghouse. Rand considered the designer’s task to be the symbolic communication of a company’s character. This recent acquisition presentation features the poster Rand created as part of IBM’s THINK promotional campaign. The design is a rebus, or visual puzzle, wherein Rand cleverly transforms the letters of IBM’s logo into pictures. The whimsical use of symbols encourages viewers to interpret—or think—in order to comprehend the company’s intended message that it values “insight,” “industriousness,” and “motivation.” The poster is part of a larger recent gift of archival Paul Rand objects donated to UMMA by Franc Nunoo-Quarcoo—professor in the U-M Stamps School of Art and Design and published scholar on Paul Rand—and Maria Phillips.

This work was recently gifted to UMMA by Maria Phillips and Franc Nunoo-Quarcoo.

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Exhibition Tue, 16 Jan 2018 13:23:47 -0500 2018-02-23T11:00:00-05:00 2018-02-23T17:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Paul Rand
Patricia Piccinini: The Comforter (February 23, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/46549 46549-10547267@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 23, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Australian artist Patricia Piccinini’s strange, hyperreal yet sentimental sculptures are often rooted in her speculative visualizations of future species—beings transformed by, or even created by, developments in genetic engineering and technology. On view at UMMA, "The Comforter" presents the likeness of a young girl whose appearance suggests a rare genetic condition causing excessive hair across her face and body. In her lap she tenderly cradles an udder-shaped, eyeless creature—a possible reference to current experiments in genetically altered milk-producing animals. The encounter staged by the sculpture, though curious and unexplained, appears to be one of innocence and intimacy, and suggests the potential for emotional connection between a diversity of beings. This theme is a common one for Piccinini, whose work incorporates (often obliquely) ideas and questions about the ethical implications of scientific progress and the conflicts in our culture between the natural and the man-made.

Lead support for "Patricia Piccinini: The Comforter" is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment, and the University of Michigan Institute for the Humanities and the Institute for Research on Women and Gender.

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Exhibition Mon, 06 Nov 2017 14:26:03 -0500 2018-02-23T11:00:00-05:00 2018-02-23T17:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition The Comforter
Suzy Lake (February 23, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47736 47736-11004719@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 23, 2018 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Suzy Lake was born and raised in Detroit. Following the social and political unrest of the 1960’s Lake emigrated to Montreal in 1968, where she was among the first female artists in the nation to adopt performance, video, and photography to explore the politics of gender, the body, and identity. In this exhibition, Lake returns to her childhood neighborhood and various locations central to her family history to explore the cycles of urban development and decay in working class Detroit, as well as her experience with ageism.

Exhibition Dates: January 19 - February 25
Hours: Open during exhibitions Tuesday through Sunday, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm; Thursday and Friday, 11:00 am - 7:00 pm. Closed Mondays and holidays.
Exhibition Reception: Friday, January 19, 2018, 6 - 8 pm
Artist Talk & Conversation: Saturday, January 20, 2018, 3 - 5 pm

Stamps Gallery
201 S. Division Street, Ann Arbor MI 48104

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Feb 2018 00:01:04 -0500 2018-02-23T11:00:00-05:00 2018-02-23T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition https://stamps.umich.edu/images/uploads/calendar/suzy-lake.jpg
Tim Noble and Sue Webster: The Masterpiece (February 23, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/46545 46545-10546991@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 23, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Since the 1980s, British artists Tim Noble and Sue Webster have been known for their shadow sculptures built from materials as diverse as scrap metal, garbage, taxidermy, and sex toys. When light is directed at these assemblages, they project shadows that are exceptionally accurate and intricate representations of other things entirely.

"The Masterpiece" (2014) is a shadow self-portrait of the artists created from metal casts of dead vermin they collected and welded together into a ball. From afar the casts appear to be a stunning abstract silver sculpture; on closer inspection the disturbing menagerie of creatures emerges, only to change form again—as a shadow on the wall—into a precise and elegant image that is astonishingly different from the objects that create it.

Lead support for "Tim Noble and Sue Webster: The Masterpiece" is provided by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment, the Susan and Richard Gutow Fund, and the University of Michigan Institute for the Humanities. Additional generous support is provided by the Richard and Janet Miller Fund.

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Exhibition Mon, 06 Nov 2017 14:05:10 -0500 2018-02-23T11:00:00-05:00 2018-02-23T17:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Tim Noble and Sue Webster
"Ruth Gruber, Photojournalist" Art Exhibition (February 23, 2018 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/47419 47419-10898831@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 23, 2018 12:00pm
Location: Duderstadt Center
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

"Ruth Gruber, Photojournalist" celebrates the remarkable life, vision, and heroic tenacity of a 20th-century pioneer and trailblazer. Once the world’s youngest Ph.D., Ruth Gruber died in November of 2016 at the age of 105. The photographs in this exhibition span more than 50 years, from her groundbreaking reportage of the Soviet Arctic in the 1930s and iconic images of Jewish refugees from the ship Exodus 1947, to her later photographs of Ethiopian Jews in the midst of civil war in the 1980s. A selection of Gruber’s vintage prints, never before exhibited, will be presented alongside contemporary prints made from her original negatives.

The Opening Reception will take place on Wednesday, February 7, 2018, at 6:00pm.

"Ruth Gruber, Photojournalist" is organized by the International Center of Photography and was made possible by Friends of Ruth Gruber. The exhibition is also co-sponsored by the U-M Office of the Provost.

Photo: Unidentified Photographer; Ruth Gruber, Alaska, 1941-43

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Exhibition Fri, 19 Jan 2018 14:04:54 -0500 2018-02-23T12:00:00-05:00 2018-02-23T18:00:00-05:00 Duderstadt Center Rackham Graduate School Exhibition Unidentified Photographer; Ruth Gruber, Alaska, 1941-43
Window Installation | Cosmogonic Tattoos (February 24, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/44018 44018-9869348@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 24, 2018 12:00am
Location: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
Organized By: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

In celebration of the University’s Bicentennial in 2017, artist and professor Jim Cogswell has been invited by the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology and the University of Michigan Museum of Art to create a set of public window installations in response to the objects in their collections. Titled "Cosmogonic Tattoos," his project uses adhesive vinyl images applied in saturated colors to windows in the two buildings, highlighting the role of these museums in the life of our campus community. Through close examination of objects separated from us by deep chronological and cultural divides, imaginatively transformed within our campus context, this project celebrates the power of architecture, ornament, and material objects to shape knowledge, historical memory, and cultural identity.

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Exhibition Wed, 27 Sep 2017 20:17:23 -0400 2018-02-24T00:00:00-05:00 2018-02-24T23:59:00-05:00 Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Exhibition Cosmogonic Tattoos
The Accolades Awards- Nominations open (February 24, 2018 7:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/50294 50294-11701604@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 24, 2018 7:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Arts at Michigan

Nominations are now being accepted for The Accolades- Achievement in the Arts Awards!

The student-driven artistic community at the University of Michigan is one of the most vibrant in the nation; there are over two hundred and fifty diverse student arts organizations operating across Michigan's campus. These groups produce innovative and engaging art across all fields and their presence enriches the culture of the University. The Accolades Awards were developed by Arts at Michigan to foster the artistic growth of the student body at the University of Michigan by recognizing the accomplishments of the many extraordinary student arts groups on campus.

Awards are designed to recognize achievements by student organizations in a wide range of categories, including Theatre, Music, Dance, Comedy and Improv, Visual Arts, Literary publications and more. Nominations are open from February 18- March 30, and the entire campus will be encouraged to vote for the most deserving groups in each category online. Then, on Tuesday, April 23rd, the last day of classes, we will announce the winners for this year's Accolades awards through a series of announcements on social media. Winners in each category will receive $100 for their organization, plus other great prizes.

Consider nominating your student org for their work: http://artsatmichigan.umich.edu/programs/accolades/

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Exhibition in the RC Art Gallery (February 24, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/50221 50221-11687475@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 24, 2018 8:00am
Location: East Quadrangle
Organized By: Residential College

Mr Yiu Keung Lee was born in Hong Kong and came to the United States in 1988 to pursue his BFA at Eastern Michigan University studied under several Professors including Susanne Stephenson. After graduated as an MFA from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor in 1995. Among his teachers are John Stephenson, Georgette Zirbes and Jean-Pierre LaRocque. Mr. Lee continued to teach at various institutions in Michigan including University of Michigan’s Residential College in Ann Arbor, Henry Ford Community College in Dearborn and Schoolcraft College in Livonia. Mr. Lee is currently teaching as an Adjunct at the Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti and a visiting artist at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit during the Fall 2016 school year. He is also teaching at Clay Work Studio which he founded in the Summer of 2014. Recent exhibition including “Vitrified”, a four-artist exhibition at Pewabic Pottery in Detroit and solo exhibition at Washtenaw Community College in Ann Arbor.

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Exhibition Mon, 19 Feb 2018 08:28:46 -0500 2018-02-24T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-24T17:00:00-05:00 East Quadrangle Residential College Exhibition GAL Announcement
Gifts of Art presents Contemplate the Calm: Mixed Media (February 24, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47148 47148-10802054@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 24, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

A Japanese native, now living in Royal Oak, Michigan, Hiroko Lancour has become a full-time artist after retiring from her career in information technology. She is a mixed media artist with cross cultural aesthetics between East and West. Lancour often uses repetitive patterns and processes with natural materials such as paper and fiber. Her contemplative works transcend cultural differences to address common feelings among many people.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 13:39:05 -0500 2018-02-24T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-24T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Lost & Found by Hiroko Lancour, photo by Tim Thayer. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Detroit Music Legends (February 24, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47154 47154-10802391@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 24, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

As a community activist and artist in Detroit who focuses on neighborhood empowerment, Nicole Macdonald makes large scale public paintings featuring city luminaries past and present on reclaimed materials. The Detroit Music Legend portraits are 6 x 8 foot, the size of the windows where they will be installed in late 2018 on the Detroit Savings Bank Building, designed by Albert Kahn at 6438 Woodward Avenue. A muralist, collagist, painter and tagger, Macdonald co-founded City Sculpture, a nonprofit Detroit art park, is a board member of Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit, and has exhibited at the Detroit Institute of Arts and Casco Gallery, Netherlands.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 14:01:41 -0500 2018-02-24T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-24T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition CL & Aretha Franklin (detail) by Nicole Macdonald, photograph by Bruce Giffin. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Distinctive American Art Tile (February 24, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47151 47151-10802139@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 24, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Motawi Tileworks was started in Ann Arbor, Michigan 25 years ago by Nawal Motawi in a small garage. Today, Motawi tiles are sold in over 300 locations nationwide, including galleries and the shops in Detroit Institute of Arts and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. Tiles are made from a porcelain hybrid clay, a recipe unique to Motawi tiles. The raised lines on each tile require a hand glaze technique to pool the glaze between the lines. Motawi Tileworks has many themed collections, some based on the work of fine artists such as Frank Lloyd Wright and Charley Harper. You can also see 17 permanent Motawi art tile murals throughout Michigan Medicine.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 13:45:33 -0500 2018-02-24T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-24T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Spring Chickadees by Motawi Tileworks, photograph by Matt Sturm. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents From Mud to Beauty: Ceramics (February 24, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47153 47153-10802307@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 24, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Jean-Marc Fontaine, a French scientist and artist who earned his Ph.D. from University of Pierre et Marie Curie in Paris, presents a unique set of ceramic works inspired from 10th-8th century BC to the present day. The style varies from simple, traditional forms to elaborate, one-of-a-kind creations. Featuring rustic antique surfaces, warm colors and highly individualized textures, his work also occasionally takes whimsical forms. He also plays the accordion. Fontaine is a research scientist at the U-M Medical School in biochemistry.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 13:55:16 -0500 2018-02-24T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-24T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Amlash Bull Rhyton 3 by Jean-Marc Fontaine, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Ink Portraits (February 24, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47155 47155-10802475@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 24, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Based out of Chelsea, Michigan, John Pappas believes that if you can imagine a fun idea making sense, you should make it. He applies this to both his graphic design and fine art. With so much to see and ruminate on in life, Pappas keeps his hands busy by putting pen to paper. This body of work consists of portraits drawn with ink on a variety of surfaces including paper, basswood and aspen panels in an offbeat pen and ink style that leans heavily on pointillism and crosshatching. The subjects range from athletes to musicians to personal friends.

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Exhibition Mon, 18 Dec 2017 15:39:27 -0500 2018-02-24T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-24T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Jason Solowczuk by John Pappas, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents My Playground: Assemblage Sculpture (February 24, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47156 47156-10802559@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 24, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Starting with watercolor, Joan Painter-Jones’ work kept building out farther and farther until it became sculpture. Brought up in a household where money was tight, she doesn’t like to waste anything and is captivated by old scraps of things with peeling paint and rusty metal – especially broken things that have a story to tell. She usually starts out with an interesting piece of wood and builds on it, often painting on it and adding collage, all while developing an emotional connection to it. Working in her quiet Milan, Michigan backyard art loft “playground,” she has no message to preach with her work, just her own personal wish for peace and justice.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 14:09:26 -0500 2018-02-24T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-24T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Fair Play II by Joan Painter-Jones, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Prairie Mantras: Paint & Vinyl on Aluminum (February 24, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47152 47152-10802223@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 24, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Desiree Warren’s current body of work is a journey using one shape (the orzo) to create a multitude of layers that evoke landscapes and organic assimilations. Growing up in the country in Kansas, she had wide open spaces to explore, as well as many of her family’s dilapidated farm buildings and overgrown pasture lands. At the University of Kansas, she began working with street sign material and has continued to incorporate aluminum and vinyl in her work. Part of this series is included in the 2017 Women to Watch: Metals exhibition at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas City, Missouri, where she lives and works.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 13:49:25 -0500 2018-02-24T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-24T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Crooning Cottonwoods by Desiree Warren, photo by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents The Desert Southwest: Photography (February 24, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47157 47157-10802643@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 24, 2018 8:00am
Location: Cancer Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Born and raised in Flint, Michigan, Daniel Sidoli has always had the creative itch. It led him to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and a BA degree in Fine Arts. With this body of work, his intent is to capture images that illustrate the unique landscape that erosion sculpts over time. His goal with photography is to be artistic yet convey truth. He wants the subject to inspire the audience and leave a lasting impression: to elicit an emotional response. Each image represents moments in time and of journeys traveled, both figuratively and literally, since he is involved in every step of the process as he sees each piece to completion.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 14:12:52 -0500 2018-02-24T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-24T20:00:00-05:00 Cancer Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Sacred Light by Daniel Sidoli. High resolution version available upon request.
New at UMMA: Paul Rand (February 24, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/46548 46548-10547147@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 24, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Throughout the second half of the twentieth century, pioneering art director and graphic designer Paul Rand (1914–1996) was celebrated for crafting the brand identities of such American corporate icons as ABC, IBM, UPS, and Westinghouse. Rand considered the designer’s task to be the symbolic communication of a company’s character. This recent acquisition presentation features the poster Rand created as part of IBM’s THINK promotional campaign. The design is a rebus, or visual puzzle, wherein Rand cleverly transforms the letters of IBM’s logo into pictures. The whimsical use of symbols encourages viewers to interpret—or think—in order to comprehend the company’s intended message that it values “insight,” “industriousness,” and “motivation.” The poster is part of a larger recent gift of archival Paul Rand objects donated to UMMA by Franc Nunoo-Quarcoo—professor in the U-M Stamps School of Art and Design and published scholar on Paul Rand—and Maria Phillips.

This work was recently gifted to UMMA by Maria Phillips and Franc Nunoo-Quarcoo.

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Exhibition Tue, 16 Jan 2018 13:23:47 -0500 2018-02-24T11:00:00-05:00 2018-02-24T17:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Paul Rand
Patricia Piccinini: The Comforter (February 24, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/46549 46549-10547268@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 24, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Australian artist Patricia Piccinini’s strange, hyperreal yet sentimental sculptures are often rooted in her speculative visualizations of future species—beings transformed by, or even created by, developments in genetic engineering and technology. On view at UMMA, "The Comforter" presents the likeness of a young girl whose appearance suggests a rare genetic condition causing excessive hair across her face and body. In her lap she tenderly cradles an udder-shaped, eyeless creature—a possible reference to current experiments in genetically altered milk-producing animals. The encounter staged by the sculpture, though curious and unexplained, appears to be one of innocence and intimacy, and suggests the potential for emotional connection between a diversity of beings. This theme is a common one for Piccinini, whose work incorporates (often obliquely) ideas and questions about the ethical implications of scientific progress and the conflicts in our culture between the natural and the man-made.

Lead support for "Patricia Piccinini: The Comforter" is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment, and the University of Michigan Institute for the Humanities and the Institute for Research on Women and Gender.

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Exhibition Mon, 06 Nov 2017 14:26:03 -0500 2018-02-24T11:00:00-05:00 2018-02-24T17:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition The Comforter
Suzy Lake (February 24, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47736 47736-11004720@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 24, 2018 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Suzy Lake was born and raised in Detroit. Following the social and political unrest of the 1960’s Lake emigrated to Montreal in 1968, where she was among the first female artists in the nation to adopt performance, video, and photography to explore the politics of gender, the body, and identity. In this exhibition, Lake returns to her childhood neighborhood and various locations central to her family history to explore the cycles of urban development and decay in working class Detroit, as well as her experience with ageism.

Exhibition Dates: January 19 - February 25
Hours: Open during exhibitions Tuesday through Sunday, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm; Thursday and Friday, 11:00 am - 7:00 pm. Closed Mondays and holidays.
Exhibition Reception: Friday, January 19, 2018, 6 - 8 pm
Artist Talk & Conversation: Saturday, January 20, 2018, 3 - 5 pm

Stamps Gallery
201 S. Division Street, Ann Arbor MI 48104

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Feb 2018 00:01:04 -0500 2018-02-24T11:00:00-05:00 2018-02-24T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition https://stamps.umich.edu/images/uploads/calendar/suzy-lake.jpg
Tim Noble and Sue Webster: The Masterpiece (February 24, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/46545 46545-10546992@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 24, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Since the 1980s, British artists Tim Noble and Sue Webster have been known for their shadow sculptures built from materials as diverse as scrap metal, garbage, taxidermy, and sex toys. When light is directed at these assemblages, they project shadows that are exceptionally accurate and intricate representations of other things entirely.

"The Masterpiece" (2014) is a shadow self-portrait of the artists created from metal casts of dead vermin they collected and welded together into a ball. From afar the casts appear to be a stunning abstract silver sculpture; on closer inspection the disturbing menagerie of creatures emerges, only to change form again—as a shadow on the wall—into a precise and elegant image that is astonishingly different from the objects that create it.

Lead support for "Tim Noble and Sue Webster: The Masterpiece" is provided by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment, the Susan and Richard Gutow Fund, and the University of Michigan Institute for the Humanities. Additional generous support is provided by the Richard and Janet Miller Fund.

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Exhibition Mon, 06 Nov 2017 14:05:10 -0500 2018-02-24T11:00:00-05:00 2018-02-24T17:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Tim Noble and Sue Webster
Exhibition | Excavating Archaeology @ U-M: 1817‐2017 (February 24, 2018 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/44170 44170-9889158@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 24, 2018 1:00pm
Location: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
Organized By: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

This exhibition explores the history of archaeology and museums at the University of Michigan for the past 200 years and looks forward to the future of archaeology and museums at Michigan in the coming century. The exhibition relies on carefully chosen objects, archival documents and images, and other illustrative materials to examine moments in the history of the University of Michigan’s involvements in archaeology and the location of archaeology in the museum environment.

Curators: Carla M. Sinopoli and Terry G. Wilfong

Visit the exhibition website: http://exhibitions.kelsey.lsa.umich.edu/excavating-archaeology-bicentennial/

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Exhibition Mon, 15 Jan 2018 18:25:09 -0500 2018-02-24T13:00:00-05:00 2018-02-24T16:00:00-05:00 Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Exhibition Excavating Archaeology @ the University of Michigan
Window Installation | Cosmogonic Tattoos (February 25, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/44018 44018-9869349@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 25, 2018 12:00am
Location: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
Organized By: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

In celebration of the University’s Bicentennial in 2017, artist and professor Jim Cogswell has been invited by the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology and the University of Michigan Museum of Art to create a set of public window installations in response to the objects in their collections. Titled "Cosmogonic Tattoos," his project uses adhesive vinyl images applied in saturated colors to windows in the two buildings, highlighting the role of these museums in the life of our campus community. Through close examination of objects separated from us by deep chronological and cultural divides, imaginatively transformed within our campus context, this project celebrates the power of architecture, ornament, and material objects to shape knowledge, historical memory, and cultural identity.

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Exhibition Wed, 27 Sep 2017 20:17:23 -0400 2018-02-25T00:00:00-05:00 2018-02-25T23:59:00-05:00 Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Exhibition Cosmogonic Tattoos
The Accolades Awards- Nominations open (February 25, 2018 7:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/50294 50294-11701605@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 25, 2018 7:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Arts at Michigan

Nominations are now being accepted for The Accolades- Achievement in the Arts Awards!

The student-driven artistic community at the University of Michigan is one of the most vibrant in the nation; there are over two hundred and fifty diverse student arts organizations operating across Michigan's campus. These groups produce innovative and engaging art across all fields and their presence enriches the culture of the University. The Accolades Awards were developed by Arts at Michigan to foster the artistic growth of the student body at the University of Michigan by recognizing the accomplishments of the many extraordinary student arts groups on campus.

Awards are designed to recognize achievements by student organizations in a wide range of categories, including Theatre, Music, Dance, Comedy and Improv, Visual Arts, Literary publications and more. Nominations are open from February 18- March 30, and the entire campus will be encouraged to vote for the most deserving groups in each category online. Then, on Tuesday, April 23rd, the last day of classes, we will announce the winners for this year's Accolades awards through a series of announcements on social media. Winners in each category will receive $100 for their organization, plus other great prizes.

Consider nominating your student org for their work: http://artsatmichigan.umich.edu/programs/accolades/

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Other Mon, 18 Feb 2019 10:43:33 -0500 2018-02-25T07:00:00-05:00 2018-02-25T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Arts at Michigan Other Accolades Banner
Exhibition in the RC Art Gallery (February 25, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/50221 50221-11687476@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 25, 2018 8:00am
Location: East Quadrangle
Organized By: Residential College

Mr Yiu Keung Lee was born in Hong Kong and came to the United States in 1988 to pursue his BFA at Eastern Michigan University studied under several Professors including Susanne Stephenson. After graduated as an MFA from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor in 1995. Among his teachers are John Stephenson, Georgette Zirbes and Jean-Pierre LaRocque. Mr. Lee continued to teach at various institutions in Michigan including University of Michigan’s Residential College in Ann Arbor, Henry Ford Community College in Dearborn and Schoolcraft College in Livonia. Mr. Lee is currently teaching as an Adjunct at the Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti and a visiting artist at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit during the Fall 2016 school year. He is also teaching at Clay Work Studio which he founded in the Summer of 2014. Recent exhibition including “Vitrified”, a four-artist exhibition at Pewabic Pottery in Detroit and solo exhibition at Washtenaw Community College in Ann Arbor.

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Exhibition Mon, 19 Feb 2018 08:28:46 -0500 2018-02-25T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-25T17:00:00-05:00 East Quadrangle Residential College Exhibition GAL Announcement
Gifts of Art presents Contemplate the Calm: Mixed Media (February 25, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47148 47148-10802055@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 25, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

A Japanese native, now living in Royal Oak, Michigan, Hiroko Lancour has become a full-time artist after retiring from her career in information technology. She is a mixed media artist with cross cultural aesthetics between East and West. Lancour often uses repetitive patterns and processes with natural materials such as paper and fiber. Her contemplative works transcend cultural differences to address common feelings among many people.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 13:39:05 -0500 2018-02-25T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-25T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Lost & Found by Hiroko Lancour, photo by Tim Thayer. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Detroit Music Legends (February 25, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47154 47154-10802392@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 25, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

As a community activist and artist in Detroit who focuses on neighborhood empowerment, Nicole Macdonald makes large scale public paintings featuring city luminaries past and present on reclaimed materials. The Detroit Music Legend portraits are 6 x 8 foot, the size of the windows where they will be installed in late 2018 on the Detroit Savings Bank Building, designed by Albert Kahn at 6438 Woodward Avenue. A muralist, collagist, painter and tagger, Macdonald co-founded City Sculpture, a nonprofit Detroit art park, is a board member of Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit, and has exhibited at the Detroit Institute of Arts and Casco Gallery, Netherlands.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 14:01:41 -0500 2018-02-25T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-25T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition CL & Aretha Franklin (detail) by Nicole Macdonald, photograph by Bruce Giffin. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Distinctive American Art Tile (February 25, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47151 47151-10802140@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 25, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Motawi Tileworks was started in Ann Arbor, Michigan 25 years ago by Nawal Motawi in a small garage. Today, Motawi tiles are sold in over 300 locations nationwide, including galleries and the shops in Detroit Institute of Arts and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. Tiles are made from a porcelain hybrid clay, a recipe unique to Motawi tiles. The raised lines on each tile require a hand glaze technique to pool the glaze between the lines. Motawi Tileworks has many themed collections, some based on the work of fine artists such as Frank Lloyd Wright and Charley Harper. You can also see 17 permanent Motawi art tile murals throughout Michigan Medicine.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 13:45:33 -0500 2018-02-25T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-25T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Spring Chickadees by Motawi Tileworks, photograph by Matt Sturm. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents From Mud to Beauty: Ceramics (February 25, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47153 47153-10802308@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 25, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Jean-Marc Fontaine, a French scientist and artist who earned his Ph.D. from University of Pierre et Marie Curie in Paris, presents a unique set of ceramic works inspired from 10th-8th century BC to the present day. The style varies from simple, traditional forms to elaborate, one-of-a-kind creations. Featuring rustic antique surfaces, warm colors and highly individualized textures, his work also occasionally takes whimsical forms. He also plays the accordion. Fontaine is a research scientist at the U-M Medical School in biochemistry.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 13:55:16 -0500 2018-02-25T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-25T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Amlash Bull Rhyton 3 by Jean-Marc Fontaine, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Ink Portraits (February 25, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47155 47155-10802476@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 25, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Based out of Chelsea, Michigan, John Pappas believes that if you can imagine a fun idea making sense, you should make it. He applies this to both his graphic design and fine art. With so much to see and ruminate on in life, Pappas keeps his hands busy by putting pen to paper. This body of work consists of portraits drawn with ink on a variety of surfaces including paper, basswood and aspen panels in an offbeat pen and ink style that leans heavily on pointillism and crosshatching. The subjects range from athletes to musicians to personal friends.

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Exhibition Mon, 18 Dec 2017 15:39:27 -0500 2018-02-25T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-25T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Jason Solowczuk by John Pappas, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents My Playground: Assemblage Sculpture (February 25, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47156 47156-10802560@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 25, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Starting with watercolor, Joan Painter-Jones’ work kept building out farther and farther until it became sculpture. Brought up in a household where money was tight, she doesn’t like to waste anything and is captivated by old scraps of things with peeling paint and rusty metal – especially broken things that have a story to tell. She usually starts out with an interesting piece of wood and builds on it, often painting on it and adding collage, all while developing an emotional connection to it. Working in her quiet Milan, Michigan backyard art loft “playground,” she has no message to preach with her work, just her own personal wish for peace and justice.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 14:09:26 -0500 2018-02-25T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-25T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Fair Play II by Joan Painter-Jones, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Prairie Mantras: Paint & Vinyl on Aluminum (February 25, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47152 47152-10802224@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 25, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Desiree Warren’s current body of work is a journey using one shape (the orzo) to create a multitude of layers that evoke landscapes and organic assimilations. Growing up in the country in Kansas, she had wide open spaces to explore, as well as many of her family’s dilapidated farm buildings and overgrown pasture lands. At the University of Kansas, she began working with street sign material and has continued to incorporate aluminum and vinyl in her work. Part of this series is included in the 2017 Women to Watch: Metals exhibition at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas City, Missouri, where she lives and works.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 13:49:25 -0500 2018-02-25T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-25T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Crooning Cottonwoods by Desiree Warren, photo by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents The Desert Southwest: Photography (February 25, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47157 47157-10802644@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 25, 2018 8:00am
Location: Cancer Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Born and raised in Flint, Michigan, Daniel Sidoli has always had the creative itch. It led him to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and a BA degree in Fine Arts. With this body of work, his intent is to capture images that illustrate the unique landscape that erosion sculpts over time. His goal with photography is to be artistic yet convey truth. He wants the subject to inspire the audience and leave a lasting impression: to elicit an emotional response. Each image represents moments in time and of journeys traveled, both figuratively and literally, since he is involved in every step of the process as he sees each piece to completion.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 14:12:52 -0500 2018-02-25T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-25T20:00:00-05:00 Cancer Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Sacred Light by Daniel Sidoli. High resolution version available upon request.
New at UMMA: Paul Rand (February 25, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/46548 46548-10547148@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 25, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Throughout the second half of the twentieth century, pioneering art director and graphic designer Paul Rand (1914–1996) was celebrated for crafting the brand identities of such American corporate icons as ABC, IBM, UPS, and Westinghouse. Rand considered the designer’s task to be the symbolic communication of a company’s character. This recent acquisition presentation features the poster Rand created as part of IBM’s THINK promotional campaign. The design is a rebus, or visual puzzle, wherein Rand cleverly transforms the letters of IBM’s logo into pictures. The whimsical use of symbols encourages viewers to interpret—or think—in order to comprehend the company’s intended message that it values “insight,” “industriousness,” and “motivation.” The poster is part of a larger recent gift of archival Paul Rand objects donated to UMMA by Franc Nunoo-Quarcoo—professor in the U-M Stamps School of Art and Design and published scholar on Paul Rand—and Maria Phillips.

This work was recently gifted to UMMA by Maria Phillips and Franc Nunoo-Quarcoo.

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Exhibition Tue, 16 Jan 2018 13:23:47 -0500 2018-02-25T11:00:00-05:00 2018-02-25T17:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Paul Rand
Patricia Piccinini: The Comforter (February 25, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/46549 46549-10547269@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 25, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Australian artist Patricia Piccinini’s strange, hyperreal yet sentimental sculptures are often rooted in her speculative visualizations of future species—beings transformed by, or even created by, developments in genetic engineering and technology. On view at UMMA, "The Comforter" presents the likeness of a young girl whose appearance suggests a rare genetic condition causing excessive hair across her face and body. In her lap she tenderly cradles an udder-shaped, eyeless creature—a possible reference to current experiments in genetically altered milk-producing animals. The encounter staged by the sculpture, though curious and unexplained, appears to be one of innocence and intimacy, and suggests the potential for emotional connection between a diversity of beings. This theme is a common one for Piccinini, whose work incorporates (often obliquely) ideas and questions about the ethical implications of scientific progress and the conflicts in our culture between the natural and the man-made.

Lead support for "Patricia Piccinini: The Comforter" is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment, and the University of Michigan Institute for the Humanities and the Institute for Research on Women and Gender.

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Exhibition Mon, 06 Nov 2017 14:26:03 -0500 2018-02-25T11:00:00-05:00 2018-02-25T17:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition The Comforter
Suzy Lake (February 25, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47736 47736-11004721@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 25, 2018 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Suzy Lake was born and raised in Detroit. Following the social and political unrest of the 1960’s Lake emigrated to Montreal in 1968, where she was among the first female artists in the nation to adopt performance, video, and photography to explore the politics of gender, the body, and identity. In this exhibition, Lake returns to her childhood neighborhood and various locations central to her family history to explore the cycles of urban development and decay in working class Detroit, as well as her experience with ageism.

Exhibition Dates: January 19 - February 25
Hours: Open during exhibitions Tuesday through Sunday, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm; Thursday and Friday, 11:00 am - 7:00 pm. Closed Mondays and holidays.
Exhibition Reception: Friday, January 19, 2018, 6 - 8 pm
Artist Talk & Conversation: Saturday, January 20, 2018, 3 - 5 pm

Stamps Gallery
201 S. Division Street, Ann Arbor MI 48104

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Feb 2018 00:01:04 -0500 2018-02-25T11:00:00-05:00 2018-02-25T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition https://stamps.umich.edu/images/uploads/calendar/suzy-lake.jpg
Tim Noble and Sue Webster: The Masterpiece (February 25, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/46545 46545-10546993@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 25, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Since the 1980s, British artists Tim Noble and Sue Webster have been known for their shadow sculptures built from materials as diverse as scrap metal, garbage, taxidermy, and sex toys. When light is directed at these assemblages, they project shadows that are exceptionally accurate and intricate representations of other things entirely.

"The Masterpiece" (2014) is a shadow self-portrait of the artists created from metal casts of dead vermin they collected and welded together into a ball. From afar the casts appear to be a stunning abstract silver sculpture; on closer inspection the disturbing menagerie of creatures emerges, only to change form again—as a shadow on the wall—into a precise and elegant image that is astonishingly different from the objects that create it.

Lead support for "Tim Noble and Sue Webster: The Masterpiece" is provided by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment, the Susan and Richard Gutow Fund, and the University of Michigan Institute for the Humanities. Additional generous support is provided by the Richard and Janet Miller Fund.

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Exhibition Mon, 06 Nov 2017 14:05:10 -0500 2018-02-25T11:00:00-05:00 2018-02-25T17:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Tim Noble and Sue Webster
Engaging with Art (February 25, 2018 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/48809 48809-11308896@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 25, 2018 1:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

UMMA docents will guide visitors through the galleries on tours as diverse as their interests and areas of expertise. Each docent plans a theme and includes a variety of styles and media to illuminate his or her ideas. Themes may be repeated but each docent's approach and choice of objects is unique.

For more information and events, visit umma.umich.edu/events.

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Social / Informal Gathering Tue, 16 Jan 2018 13:43:21 -0500 2018-02-25T13:00:00-05:00 2018-02-25T14:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Social / Informal Gathering engaging with art
Exhibition | Excavating Archaeology @ U-M: 1817‐2017 (February 25, 2018 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/44170 44170-9889159@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 25, 2018 1:00pm
Location: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
Organized By: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

This exhibition explores the history of archaeology and museums at the University of Michigan for the past 200 years and looks forward to the future of archaeology and museums at Michigan in the coming century. The exhibition relies on carefully chosen objects, archival documents and images, and other illustrative materials to examine moments in the history of the University of Michigan’s involvements in archaeology and the location of archaeology in the museum environment.

Curators: Carla M. Sinopoli and Terry G. Wilfong

Visit the exhibition website: http://exhibitions.kelsey.lsa.umich.edu/excavating-archaeology-bicentennial/

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Exhibition Mon, 15 Jan 2018 18:25:09 -0500 2018-02-25T13:00:00-05:00 2018-02-25T16:00:00-05:00 Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Exhibition Excavating Archaeology @ the University of Michigan
Guided Tour - Aftermath: Landscapes of Devastation (February 25, 2018 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/47992 47992-11308914@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 25, 2018 2:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

'Aftermath' examines landscape photographs made at the sites of natural or human-made disasters including volcano eruptions and floods, massacres and uprisings, and even nuclear explosions. The photographs picture well-known or, at times, untold stories of violence, tragedy, and loss. Each scene is visually stunning yet viewers may be surprised at the elements of beauty and tranquility present in these tragic landscapes. The images remind us that disaster is often a collective experience that can tear apart the seams of a culture’s social fabric and shape histories of a culture well after an event. UMMA docents will guide visitors as they contemplate photography’s role in depicting and shaping representations of past and present landscapes of devastation.

Lead support for 'Aftermath: Landscapes of Devastation' is provided by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment. Additional generous support is provided by the University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability and Department of Screen Arts and Cultures.

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Social / Informal Gathering Tue, 30 Jan 2018 14:43:29 -0500 2018-02-25T14:00:00-05:00 2018-02-25T15:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Social / Informal Gathering Peter Turnley, 'New York, 9-11-01, 2001,' archival pigment print. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Gift of David and Jennifer Kieselstein, 2016/2.504
Window Installation | Cosmogonic Tattoos (February 26, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/44018 44018-9869350@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 26, 2018 12:00am
Location: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
Organized By: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

In celebration of the University’s Bicentennial in 2017, artist and professor Jim Cogswell has been invited by the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology and the University of Michigan Museum of Art to create a set of public window installations in response to the objects in their collections. Titled "Cosmogonic Tattoos," his project uses adhesive vinyl images applied in saturated colors to windows in the two buildings, highlighting the role of these museums in the life of our campus community. Through close examination of objects separated from us by deep chronological and cultural divides, imaginatively transformed within our campus context, this project celebrates the power of architecture, ornament, and material objects to shape knowledge, historical memory, and cultural identity.

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Exhibition Wed, 27 Sep 2017 20:17:23 -0400 2018-02-26T00:00:00-05:00 2018-02-26T23:59:00-05:00 Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Exhibition Cosmogonic Tattoos
The Accolades Awards- Nominations open (February 26, 2018 7:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/50294 50294-11701606@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 26, 2018 7:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Arts at Michigan

Nominations are now being accepted for The Accolades- Achievement in the Arts Awards!

The student-driven artistic community at the University of Michigan is one of the most vibrant in the nation; there are over two hundred and fifty diverse student arts organizations operating across Michigan's campus. These groups produce innovative and engaging art across all fields and their presence enriches the culture of the University. The Accolades Awards were developed by Arts at Michigan to foster the artistic growth of the student body at the University of Michigan by recognizing the accomplishments of the many extraordinary student arts groups on campus.

Awards are designed to recognize achievements by student organizations in a wide range of categories, including Theatre, Music, Dance, Comedy and Improv, Visual Arts, Literary publications and more. Nominations are open from February 18- March 30, and the entire campus will be encouraged to vote for the most deserving groups in each category online. Then, on Tuesday, April 23rd, the last day of classes, we will announce the winners for this year's Accolades awards through a series of announcements on social media. Winners in each category will receive $100 for their organization, plus other great prizes.

Consider nominating your student org for their work: http://artsatmichigan.umich.edu/programs/accolades/

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Other Mon, 18 Feb 2019 10:43:33 -0500 2018-02-26T07:00:00-05:00 2018-02-26T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Arts at Michigan Other Accolades Banner
Exhibition in the RC Art Gallery (February 26, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/50221 50221-11687477@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 26, 2018 8:00am
Location: East Quadrangle
Organized By: Residential College

Mr Yiu Keung Lee was born in Hong Kong and came to the United States in 1988 to pursue his BFA at Eastern Michigan University studied under several Professors including Susanne Stephenson. After graduated as an MFA from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor in 1995. Among his teachers are John Stephenson, Georgette Zirbes and Jean-Pierre LaRocque. Mr. Lee continued to teach at various institutions in Michigan including University of Michigan’s Residential College in Ann Arbor, Henry Ford Community College in Dearborn and Schoolcraft College in Livonia. Mr. Lee is currently teaching as an Adjunct at the Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti and a visiting artist at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit during the Fall 2016 school year. He is also teaching at Clay Work Studio which he founded in the Summer of 2014. Recent exhibition including “Vitrified”, a four-artist exhibition at Pewabic Pottery in Detroit and solo exhibition at Washtenaw Community College in Ann Arbor.

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Exhibition Mon, 19 Feb 2018 08:28:46 -0500 2018-02-26T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-26T17:00:00-05:00 East Quadrangle Residential College Exhibition GAL Announcement
Gifts of Art presents Contemplate the Calm: Mixed Media (February 26, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47148 47148-10802056@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 26, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

A Japanese native, now living in Royal Oak, Michigan, Hiroko Lancour has become a full-time artist after retiring from her career in information technology. She is a mixed media artist with cross cultural aesthetics between East and West. Lancour often uses repetitive patterns and processes with natural materials such as paper and fiber. Her contemplative works transcend cultural differences to address common feelings among many people.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 13:39:05 -0500 2018-02-26T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-26T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Lost & Found by Hiroko Lancour, photo by Tim Thayer. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Detroit Music Legends (February 26, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47154 47154-10802393@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 26, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

As a community activist and artist in Detroit who focuses on neighborhood empowerment, Nicole Macdonald makes large scale public paintings featuring city luminaries past and present on reclaimed materials. The Detroit Music Legend portraits are 6 x 8 foot, the size of the windows where they will be installed in late 2018 on the Detroit Savings Bank Building, designed by Albert Kahn at 6438 Woodward Avenue. A muralist, collagist, painter and tagger, Macdonald co-founded City Sculpture, a nonprofit Detroit art park, is a board member of Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit, and has exhibited at the Detroit Institute of Arts and Casco Gallery, Netherlands.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 14:01:41 -0500 2018-02-26T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-26T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition CL & Aretha Franklin (detail) by Nicole Macdonald, photograph by Bruce Giffin. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Distinctive American Art Tile (February 26, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47151 47151-10802141@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 26, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Motawi Tileworks was started in Ann Arbor, Michigan 25 years ago by Nawal Motawi in a small garage. Today, Motawi tiles are sold in over 300 locations nationwide, including galleries and the shops in Detroit Institute of Arts and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. Tiles are made from a porcelain hybrid clay, a recipe unique to Motawi tiles. The raised lines on each tile require a hand glaze technique to pool the glaze between the lines. Motawi Tileworks has many themed collections, some based on the work of fine artists such as Frank Lloyd Wright and Charley Harper. You can also see 17 permanent Motawi art tile murals throughout Michigan Medicine.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 13:45:33 -0500 2018-02-26T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-26T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Spring Chickadees by Motawi Tileworks, photograph by Matt Sturm. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents From Mud to Beauty: Ceramics (February 26, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47153 47153-10802309@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 26, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Jean-Marc Fontaine, a French scientist and artist who earned his Ph.D. from University of Pierre et Marie Curie in Paris, presents a unique set of ceramic works inspired from 10th-8th century BC to the present day. The style varies from simple, traditional forms to elaborate, one-of-a-kind creations. Featuring rustic antique surfaces, warm colors and highly individualized textures, his work also occasionally takes whimsical forms. He also plays the accordion. Fontaine is a research scientist at the U-M Medical School in biochemistry.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 13:55:16 -0500 2018-02-26T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-26T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Amlash Bull Rhyton 3 by Jean-Marc Fontaine, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Ink Portraits (February 26, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47155 47155-10802477@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 26, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Based out of Chelsea, Michigan, John Pappas believes that if you can imagine a fun idea making sense, you should make it. He applies this to both his graphic design and fine art. With so much to see and ruminate on in life, Pappas keeps his hands busy by putting pen to paper. This body of work consists of portraits drawn with ink on a variety of surfaces including paper, basswood and aspen panels in an offbeat pen and ink style that leans heavily on pointillism and crosshatching. The subjects range from athletes to musicians to personal friends.

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Exhibition Mon, 18 Dec 2017 15:39:27 -0500 2018-02-26T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-26T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Jason Solowczuk by John Pappas, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents My Playground: Assemblage Sculpture (February 26, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47156 47156-10802561@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 26, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Starting with watercolor, Joan Painter-Jones’ work kept building out farther and farther until it became sculpture. Brought up in a household where money was tight, she doesn’t like to waste anything and is captivated by old scraps of things with peeling paint and rusty metal – especially broken things that have a story to tell. She usually starts out with an interesting piece of wood and builds on it, often painting on it and adding collage, all while developing an emotional connection to it. Working in her quiet Milan, Michigan backyard art loft “playground,” she has no message to preach with her work, just her own personal wish for peace and justice.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 14:09:26 -0500 2018-02-26T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-26T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Fair Play II by Joan Painter-Jones, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Prairie Mantras: Paint & Vinyl on Aluminum (February 26, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47152 47152-10802225@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 26, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Desiree Warren’s current body of work is a journey using one shape (the orzo) to create a multitude of layers that evoke landscapes and organic assimilations. Growing up in the country in Kansas, she had wide open spaces to explore, as well as many of her family’s dilapidated farm buildings and overgrown pasture lands. At the University of Kansas, she began working with street sign material and has continued to incorporate aluminum and vinyl in her work. Part of this series is included in the 2017 Women to Watch: Metals exhibition at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas City, Missouri, where she lives and works.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 13:49:25 -0500 2018-02-26T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-26T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Crooning Cottonwoods by Desiree Warren, photo by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents The Desert Southwest: Photography (February 26, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47157 47157-10802645@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 26, 2018 8:00am
Location: Cancer Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Born and raised in Flint, Michigan, Daniel Sidoli has always had the creative itch. It led him to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and a BA degree in Fine Arts. With this body of work, his intent is to capture images that illustrate the unique landscape that erosion sculpts over time. His goal with photography is to be artistic yet convey truth. He wants the subject to inspire the audience and leave a lasting impression: to elicit an emotional response. Each image represents moments in time and of journeys traveled, both figuratively and literally, since he is involved in every step of the process as he sees each piece to completion.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 14:12:52 -0500 2018-02-26T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-26T20:00:00-05:00 Cancer Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Sacred Light by Daniel Sidoli. High resolution version available upon request.
Border Crossers (February 26, 2018 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49825 49825-11543763@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 26, 2018 9:00am
Location: 202 S. Thayer
Organized By: Institute for the Humanities

Students across campus—from LSA, Engineering, Art and Design, and Information—will work with visiting artist Chico MacMurtrie during winter semester 2018 planning, building, and launching a 40-foot robotic sculpture that poetically explores the notion of borders and boundary conditions. The project, led by the Institute for the Humanities, symbolizes the humanities in action, and the empowerment that can be achieved through working together, overcoming obstacles and divides, and discovering creative solutions.

Macmurtrie is an award winning artist, renowned internationally for his large-scale robotic sculpture, whose work combines materiality and robotics, the visceral and conceptual. His artist residency and interdisciplinary project "Border Crossers" encourages investigation of borders as constructed entities, both embodying a simple curiosity to see what lies on the other side of a border (national, architectural, environmental, etc.) and expression of a utopian desire to live in a world without borders.

In February, MacMurtrie and the students will launch the robotic sculpture during two "performances" and MacMurtrie will give a special Penny W. Stamps Lecture. The gallery exhibition will include large-scale drawings which serve as plans and maps for MacMurtrie's visionary Border Crossers. Life-size robotic models will also be presented in the exhibition in conversation with the drawings. The models, built by the all-student team with MacMurtrie's guidance, are prototypes for the project, offering preliminary steps in the workshop and the process towards realizing the large scale robotic sculpture.

Chico MacMurtrie is the Artistic Director of Amorphic Robot Works, an interdisciplinary creative collective located in Brooklyn, NY. MacMurtrie/ARW have received numerous awards for their experimental new media artworks, including five grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Andy Warhol Foundation Grant, the Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship, VIDA Life 11.0, and Prix Ars Electronica. Chico MacMurtrie was awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship in Fine Arts in 2016.

Visiting artist Chico MacMurtrie's residency and project is sponsored by the U-M Institute for the Humanities in collaboration with U-M Museum of Art, Michigan Robotics, Michigan Engineering, School of Information, Penny Stamps Speaker Series, Stamps School of Art and Design, and ArtsEngin.

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Exhibition Tue, 06 Feb 2018 15:59:29 -0500 2018-02-26T09:00:00-05:00 2018-02-26T17:00:00-05:00 202 S. Thayer Institute for the Humanities Exhibition Border Crossers
New at UMMA: Paul Rand (February 26, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/46548 46548-10547149@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 26, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Throughout the second half of the twentieth century, pioneering art director and graphic designer Paul Rand (1914–1996) was celebrated for crafting the brand identities of such American corporate icons as ABC, IBM, UPS, and Westinghouse. Rand considered the designer’s task to be the symbolic communication of a company’s character. This recent acquisition presentation features the poster Rand created as part of IBM’s THINK promotional campaign. The design is a rebus, or visual puzzle, wherein Rand cleverly transforms the letters of IBM’s logo into pictures. The whimsical use of symbols encourages viewers to interpret—or think—in order to comprehend the company’s intended message that it values “insight,” “industriousness,” and “motivation.” The poster is part of a larger recent gift of archival Paul Rand objects donated to UMMA by Franc Nunoo-Quarcoo—professor in the U-M Stamps School of Art and Design and published scholar on Paul Rand—and Maria Phillips.

This work was recently gifted to UMMA by Maria Phillips and Franc Nunoo-Quarcoo.

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Exhibition Tue, 16 Jan 2018 13:23:47 -0500 2018-02-26T11:00:00-05:00 2018-02-26T17:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Paul Rand
Patricia Piccinini: The Comforter (February 26, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/46549 46549-10547270@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 26, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Australian artist Patricia Piccinini’s strange, hyperreal yet sentimental sculptures are often rooted in her speculative visualizations of future species—beings transformed by, or even created by, developments in genetic engineering and technology. On view at UMMA, "The Comforter" presents the likeness of a young girl whose appearance suggests a rare genetic condition causing excessive hair across her face and body. In her lap she tenderly cradles an udder-shaped, eyeless creature—a possible reference to current experiments in genetically altered milk-producing animals. The encounter staged by the sculpture, though curious and unexplained, appears to be one of innocence and intimacy, and suggests the potential for emotional connection between a diversity of beings. This theme is a common one for Piccinini, whose work incorporates (often obliquely) ideas and questions about the ethical implications of scientific progress and the conflicts in our culture between the natural and the man-made.

Lead support for "Patricia Piccinini: The Comforter" is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment, and the University of Michigan Institute for the Humanities and the Institute for Research on Women and Gender.

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Exhibition Mon, 06 Nov 2017 14:26:03 -0500 2018-02-26T11:00:00-05:00 2018-02-26T17:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition The Comforter
Tim Noble and Sue Webster: The Masterpiece (February 26, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/46545 46545-10546994@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 26, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Since the 1980s, British artists Tim Noble and Sue Webster have been known for their shadow sculptures built from materials as diverse as scrap metal, garbage, taxidermy, and sex toys. When light is directed at these assemblages, they project shadows that are exceptionally accurate and intricate representations of other things entirely.

"The Masterpiece" (2014) is a shadow self-portrait of the artists created from metal casts of dead vermin they collected and welded together into a ball. From afar the casts appear to be a stunning abstract silver sculpture; on closer inspection the disturbing menagerie of creatures emerges, only to change form again—as a shadow on the wall—into a precise and elegant image that is astonishingly different from the objects that create it.

Lead support for "Tim Noble and Sue Webster: The Masterpiece" is provided by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment, the Susan and Richard Gutow Fund, and the University of Michigan Institute for the Humanities. Additional generous support is provided by the Richard and Janet Miller Fund.

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Exhibition Mon, 06 Nov 2017 14:05:10 -0500 2018-02-26T11:00:00-05:00 2018-02-26T17:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Tim Noble and Sue Webster
"Ruth Gruber, Photojournalist" Art Exhibition (February 26, 2018 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/47419 47419-10898834@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 26, 2018 12:00pm
Location: Duderstadt Center
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

"Ruth Gruber, Photojournalist" celebrates the remarkable life, vision, and heroic tenacity of a 20th-century pioneer and trailblazer. Once the world’s youngest Ph.D., Ruth Gruber died in November of 2016 at the age of 105. The photographs in this exhibition span more than 50 years, from her groundbreaking reportage of the Soviet Arctic in the 1930s and iconic images of Jewish refugees from the ship Exodus 1947, to her later photographs of Ethiopian Jews in the midst of civil war in the 1980s. A selection of Gruber’s vintage prints, never before exhibited, will be presented alongside contemporary prints made from her original negatives.

The Opening Reception will take place on Wednesday, February 7, 2018, at 6:00pm.

"Ruth Gruber, Photojournalist" is organized by the International Center of Photography and was made possible by Friends of Ruth Gruber. The exhibition is also co-sponsored by the U-M Office of the Provost.

Photo: Unidentified Photographer; Ruth Gruber, Alaska, 1941-43

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Exhibition Fri, 19 Jan 2018 14:04:54 -0500 2018-02-26T12:00:00-05:00 2018-02-26T18:00:00-05:00 Duderstadt Center Rackham Graduate School Exhibition Unidentified Photographer; Ruth Gruber, Alaska, 1941-43
Window Installation | Cosmogonic Tattoos (February 27, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/44018 44018-9869351@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 27, 2018 12:00am
Location: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
Organized By: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

In celebration of the University’s Bicentennial in 2017, artist and professor Jim Cogswell has been invited by the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology and the University of Michigan Museum of Art to create a set of public window installations in response to the objects in their collections. Titled "Cosmogonic Tattoos," his project uses adhesive vinyl images applied in saturated colors to windows in the two buildings, highlighting the role of these museums in the life of our campus community. Through close examination of objects separated from us by deep chronological and cultural divides, imaginatively transformed within our campus context, this project celebrates the power of architecture, ornament, and material objects to shape knowledge, historical memory, and cultural identity.

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Exhibition Wed, 27 Sep 2017 20:17:23 -0400 2018-02-27T00:00:00-05:00 2018-02-27T23:59:00-05:00 Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Exhibition Cosmogonic Tattoos
The Accolades Awards- Nominations open (February 27, 2018 7:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/50294 50294-11701607@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 27, 2018 7:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Arts at Michigan

Nominations are now being accepted for The Accolades- Achievement in the Arts Awards!

The student-driven artistic community at the University of Michigan is one of the most vibrant in the nation; there are over two hundred and fifty diverse student arts organizations operating across Michigan's campus. These groups produce innovative and engaging art across all fields and their presence enriches the culture of the University. The Accolades Awards were developed by Arts at Michigan to foster the artistic growth of the student body at the University of Michigan by recognizing the accomplishments of the many extraordinary student arts groups on campus.

Awards are designed to recognize achievements by student organizations in a wide range of categories, including Theatre, Music, Dance, Comedy and Improv, Visual Arts, Literary publications and more. Nominations are open from February 18- March 30, and the entire campus will be encouraged to vote for the most deserving groups in each category online. Then, on Tuesday, April 23rd, the last day of classes, we will announce the winners for this year's Accolades awards through a series of announcements on social media. Winners in each category will receive $100 for their organization, plus other great prizes.

Consider nominating your student org for their work: http://artsatmichigan.umich.edu/programs/accolades/

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Other Mon, 18 Feb 2019 10:43:33 -0500 2018-02-27T07:00:00-05:00 2018-02-27T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Arts at Michigan Other Accolades Banner
Exhibition in the RC Art Gallery (February 27, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/50221 50221-11687478@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 27, 2018 8:00am
Location: East Quadrangle
Organized By: Residential College

Mr Yiu Keung Lee was born in Hong Kong and came to the United States in 1988 to pursue his BFA at Eastern Michigan University studied under several Professors including Susanne Stephenson. After graduated as an MFA from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor in 1995. Among his teachers are John Stephenson, Georgette Zirbes and Jean-Pierre LaRocque. Mr. Lee continued to teach at various institutions in Michigan including University of Michigan’s Residential College in Ann Arbor, Henry Ford Community College in Dearborn and Schoolcraft College in Livonia. Mr. Lee is currently teaching as an Adjunct at the Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti and a visiting artist at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit during the Fall 2016 school year. He is also teaching at Clay Work Studio which he founded in the Summer of 2014. Recent exhibition including “Vitrified”, a four-artist exhibition at Pewabic Pottery in Detroit and solo exhibition at Washtenaw Community College in Ann Arbor.

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Exhibition Mon, 19 Feb 2018 08:28:46 -0500 2018-02-27T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-27T17:00:00-05:00 East Quadrangle Residential College Exhibition GAL Announcement
Gifts of Art presents Contemplate the Calm: Mixed Media (February 27, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47148 47148-10802057@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 27, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

A Japanese native, now living in Royal Oak, Michigan, Hiroko Lancour has become a full-time artist after retiring from her career in information technology. She is a mixed media artist with cross cultural aesthetics between East and West. Lancour often uses repetitive patterns and processes with natural materials such as paper and fiber. Her contemplative works transcend cultural differences to address common feelings among many people.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 13:39:05 -0500 2018-02-27T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-27T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Lost & Found by Hiroko Lancour, photo by Tim Thayer. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Detroit Music Legends (February 27, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47154 47154-10802394@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 27, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

As a community activist and artist in Detroit who focuses on neighborhood empowerment, Nicole Macdonald makes large scale public paintings featuring city luminaries past and present on reclaimed materials. The Detroit Music Legend portraits are 6 x 8 foot, the size of the windows where they will be installed in late 2018 on the Detroit Savings Bank Building, designed by Albert Kahn at 6438 Woodward Avenue. A muralist, collagist, painter and tagger, Macdonald co-founded City Sculpture, a nonprofit Detroit art park, is a board member of Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit, and has exhibited at the Detroit Institute of Arts and Casco Gallery, Netherlands.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 14:01:41 -0500 2018-02-27T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-27T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition CL & Aretha Franklin (detail) by Nicole Macdonald, photograph by Bruce Giffin. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Distinctive American Art Tile (February 27, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47151 47151-10802142@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 27, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Motawi Tileworks was started in Ann Arbor, Michigan 25 years ago by Nawal Motawi in a small garage. Today, Motawi tiles are sold in over 300 locations nationwide, including galleries and the shops in Detroit Institute of Arts and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. Tiles are made from a porcelain hybrid clay, a recipe unique to Motawi tiles. The raised lines on each tile require a hand glaze technique to pool the glaze between the lines. Motawi Tileworks has many themed collections, some based on the work of fine artists such as Frank Lloyd Wright and Charley Harper. You can also see 17 permanent Motawi art tile murals throughout Michigan Medicine.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 13:45:33 -0500 2018-02-27T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-27T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Spring Chickadees by Motawi Tileworks, photograph by Matt Sturm. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents From Mud to Beauty: Ceramics (February 27, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47153 47153-10802310@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 27, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Jean-Marc Fontaine, a French scientist and artist who earned his Ph.D. from University of Pierre et Marie Curie in Paris, presents a unique set of ceramic works inspired from 10th-8th century BC to the present day. The style varies from simple, traditional forms to elaborate, one-of-a-kind creations. Featuring rustic antique surfaces, warm colors and highly individualized textures, his work also occasionally takes whimsical forms. He also plays the accordion. Fontaine is a research scientist at the U-M Medical School in biochemistry.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 13:55:16 -0500 2018-02-27T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-27T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Amlash Bull Rhyton 3 by Jean-Marc Fontaine, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Ink Portraits (February 27, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47155 47155-10802478@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 27, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Based out of Chelsea, Michigan, John Pappas believes that if you can imagine a fun idea making sense, you should make it. He applies this to both his graphic design and fine art. With so much to see and ruminate on in life, Pappas keeps his hands busy by putting pen to paper. This body of work consists of portraits drawn with ink on a variety of surfaces including paper, basswood and aspen panels in an offbeat pen and ink style that leans heavily on pointillism and crosshatching. The subjects range from athletes to musicians to personal friends.

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Exhibition Mon, 18 Dec 2017 15:39:27 -0500 2018-02-27T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-27T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Jason Solowczuk by John Pappas, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents My Playground: Assemblage Sculpture (February 27, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47156 47156-10802562@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 27, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Starting with watercolor, Joan Painter-Jones’ work kept building out farther and farther until it became sculpture. Brought up in a household where money was tight, she doesn’t like to waste anything and is captivated by old scraps of things with peeling paint and rusty metal – especially broken things that have a story to tell. She usually starts out with an interesting piece of wood and builds on it, often painting on it and adding collage, all while developing an emotional connection to it. Working in her quiet Milan, Michigan backyard art loft “playground,” she has no message to preach with her work, just her own personal wish for peace and justice.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 14:09:26 -0500 2018-02-27T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-27T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Fair Play II by Joan Painter-Jones, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Prairie Mantras: Paint & Vinyl on Aluminum (February 27, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47152 47152-10802226@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 27, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Desiree Warren’s current body of work is a journey using one shape (the orzo) to create a multitude of layers that evoke landscapes and organic assimilations. Growing up in the country in Kansas, she had wide open spaces to explore, as well as many of her family’s dilapidated farm buildings and overgrown pasture lands. At the University of Kansas, she began working with street sign material and has continued to incorporate aluminum and vinyl in her work. Part of this series is included in the 2017 Women to Watch: Metals exhibition at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas City, Missouri, where she lives and works.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 13:49:25 -0500 2018-02-27T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-27T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Crooning Cottonwoods by Desiree Warren, photo by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents The Desert Southwest: Photography (February 27, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47157 47157-10802646@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 27, 2018 8:00am
Location: Cancer Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Born and raised in Flint, Michigan, Daniel Sidoli has always had the creative itch. It led him to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and a BA degree in Fine Arts. With this body of work, his intent is to capture images that illustrate the unique landscape that erosion sculpts over time. His goal with photography is to be artistic yet convey truth. He wants the subject to inspire the audience and leave a lasting impression: to elicit an emotional response. Each image represents moments in time and of journeys traveled, both figuratively and literally, since he is involved in every step of the process as he sees each piece to completion.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 14:12:52 -0500 2018-02-27T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-27T20:00:00-05:00 Cancer Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Sacred Light by Daniel Sidoli. High resolution version available upon request.
Border Crossers (February 27, 2018 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49825 49825-11543764@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 27, 2018 9:00am
Location: 202 S. Thayer
Organized By: Institute for the Humanities

Students across campus—from LSA, Engineering, Art and Design, and Information—will work with visiting artist Chico MacMurtrie during winter semester 2018 planning, building, and launching a 40-foot robotic sculpture that poetically explores the notion of borders and boundary conditions. The project, led by the Institute for the Humanities, symbolizes the humanities in action, and the empowerment that can be achieved through working together, overcoming obstacles and divides, and discovering creative solutions.

Macmurtrie is an award winning artist, renowned internationally for his large-scale robotic sculpture, whose work combines materiality and robotics, the visceral and conceptual. His artist residency and interdisciplinary project "Border Crossers" encourages investigation of borders as constructed entities, both embodying a simple curiosity to see what lies on the other side of a border (national, architectural, environmental, etc.) and expression of a utopian desire to live in a world without borders.

In February, MacMurtrie and the students will launch the robotic sculpture during two "performances" and MacMurtrie will give a special Penny W. Stamps Lecture. The gallery exhibition will include large-scale drawings which serve as plans and maps for MacMurtrie's visionary Border Crossers. Life-size robotic models will also be presented in the exhibition in conversation with the drawings. The models, built by the all-student team with MacMurtrie's guidance, are prototypes for the project, offering preliminary steps in the workshop and the process towards realizing the large scale robotic sculpture.

Chico MacMurtrie is the Artistic Director of Amorphic Robot Works, an interdisciplinary creative collective located in Brooklyn, NY. MacMurtrie/ARW have received numerous awards for their experimental new media artworks, including five grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Andy Warhol Foundation Grant, the Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship, VIDA Life 11.0, and Prix Ars Electronica. Chico MacMurtrie was awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship in Fine Arts in 2016.

Visiting artist Chico MacMurtrie's residency and project is sponsored by the U-M Institute for the Humanities in collaboration with U-M Museum of Art, Michigan Robotics, Michigan Engineering, School of Information, Penny Stamps Speaker Series, Stamps School of Art and Design, and ArtsEngin.

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Exhibition Tue, 06 Feb 2018 15:59:29 -0500 2018-02-27T09:00:00-05:00 2018-02-27T17:00:00-05:00 202 S. Thayer Institute for the Humanities Exhibition Border Crossers
Exhibition | Excavating Archaeology @ U-M: 1817‐2017 (February 27, 2018 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/44170 44170-9889161@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 27, 2018 9:00am
Location: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
Organized By: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

This exhibition explores the history of archaeology and museums at the University of Michigan for the past 200 years and looks forward to the future of archaeology and museums at Michigan in the coming century. The exhibition relies on carefully chosen objects, archival documents and images, and other illustrative materials to examine moments in the history of the University of Michigan’s involvements in archaeology and the location of archaeology in the museum environment.

Curators: Carla M. Sinopoli and Terry G. Wilfong

Visit the exhibition website: http://exhibitions.kelsey.lsa.umich.edu/excavating-archaeology-bicentennial/

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Exhibition Mon, 15 Jan 2018 18:25:09 -0500 2018-02-27T09:00:00-05:00 2018-02-27T16:00:00-05:00 Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Exhibition Excavating Archaeology @ the University of Michigan
New at UMMA: Paul Rand (February 27, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/46548 46548-10547150@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 27, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Throughout the second half of the twentieth century, pioneering art director and graphic designer Paul Rand (1914–1996) was celebrated for crafting the brand identities of such American corporate icons as ABC, IBM, UPS, and Westinghouse. Rand considered the designer’s task to be the symbolic communication of a company’s character. This recent acquisition presentation features the poster Rand created as part of IBM’s THINK promotional campaign. The design is a rebus, or visual puzzle, wherein Rand cleverly transforms the letters of IBM’s logo into pictures. The whimsical use of symbols encourages viewers to interpret—or think—in order to comprehend the company’s intended message that it values “insight,” “industriousness,” and “motivation.” The poster is part of a larger recent gift of archival Paul Rand objects donated to UMMA by Franc Nunoo-Quarcoo—professor in the U-M Stamps School of Art and Design and published scholar on Paul Rand—and Maria Phillips.

This work was recently gifted to UMMA by Maria Phillips and Franc Nunoo-Quarcoo.

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Exhibition Tue, 16 Jan 2018 13:23:47 -0500 2018-02-27T11:00:00-05:00 2018-02-27T17:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Paul Rand
Patricia Piccinini: The Comforter (February 27, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/46549 46549-10547271@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 27, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Australian artist Patricia Piccinini’s strange, hyperreal yet sentimental sculptures are often rooted in her speculative visualizations of future species—beings transformed by, or even created by, developments in genetic engineering and technology. On view at UMMA, "The Comforter" presents the likeness of a young girl whose appearance suggests a rare genetic condition causing excessive hair across her face and body. In her lap she tenderly cradles an udder-shaped, eyeless creature—a possible reference to current experiments in genetically altered milk-producing animals. The encounter staged by the sculpture, though curious and unexplained, appears to be one of innocence and intimacy, and suggests the potential for emotional connection between a diversity of beings. This theme is a common one for Piccinini, whose work incorporates (often obliquely) ideas and questions about the ethical implications of scientific progress and the conflicts in our culture between the natural and the man-made.

Lead support for "Patricia Piccinini: The Comforter" is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment, and the University of Michigan Institute for the Humanities and the Institute for Research on Women and Gender.

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Exhibition Mon, 06 Nov 2017 14:26:03 -0500 2018-02-27T11:00:00-05:00 2018-02-27T17:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition The Comforter
Tim Noble and Sue Webster: The Masterpiece (February 27, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/46545 46545-10546995@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 27, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Since the 1980s, British artists Tim Noble and Sue Webster have been known for their shadow sculptures built from materials as diverse as scrap metal, garbage, taxidermy, and sex toys. When light is directed at these assemblages, they project shadows that are exceptionally accurate and intricate representations of other things entirely.

"The Masterpiece" (2014) is a shadow self-portrait of the artists created from metal casts of dead vermin they collected and welded together into a ball. From afar the casts appear to be a stunning abstract silver sculpture; on closer inspection the disturbing menagerie of creatures emerges, only to change form again—as a shadow on the wall—into a precise and elegant image that is astonishingly different from the objects that create it.

Lead support for "Tim Noble and Sue Webster: The Masterpiece" is provided by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment, the Susan and Richard Gutow Fund, and the University of Michigan Institute for the Humanities. Additional generous support is provided by the Richard and Janet Miller Fund.

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Exhibition Mon, 06 Nov 2017 14:05:10 -0500 2018-02-27T11:00:00-05:00 2018-02-27T17:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Tim Noble and Sue Webster
"Ruth Gruber, Photojournalist" Art Exhibition (February 27, 2018 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/47419 47419-10898835@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 27, 2018 12:00pm
Location: Duderstadt Center
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

"Ruth Gruber, Photojournalist" celebrates the remarkable life, vision, and heroic tenacity of a 20th-century pioneer and trailblazer. Once the world’s youngest Ph.D., Ruth Gruber died in November of 2016 at the age of 105. The photographs in this exhibition span more than 50 years, from her groundbreaking reportage of the Soviet Arctic in the 1930s and iconic images of Jewish refugees from the ship Exodus 1947, to her later photographs of Ethiopian Jews in the midst of civil war in the 1980s. A selection of Gruber’s vintage prints, never before exhibited, will be presented alongside contemporary prints made from her original negatives.

The Opening Reception will take place on Wednesday, February 7, 2018, at 6:00pm.

"Ruth Gruber, Photojournalist" is organized by the International Center of Photography and was made possible by Friends of Ruth Gruber. The exhibition is also co-sponsored by the U-M Office of the Provost.

Photo: Unidentified Photographer; Ruth Gruber, Alaska, 1941-43

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Exhibition Fri, 19 Jan 2018 14:04:54 -0500 2018-02-27T12:00:00-05:00 2018-02-27T18:00:00-05:00 Duderstadt Center Rackham Graduate School Exhibition Unidentified Photographer; Ruth Gruber, Alaska, 1941-43
Window Installation | Cosmogonic Tattoos (February 28, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/44018 44018-9869352@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 28, 2018 12:00am
Location: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
Organized By: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

In celebration of the University’s Bicentennial in 2017, artist and professor Jim Cogswell has been invited by the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology and the University of Michigan Museum of Art to create a set of public window installations in response to the objects in their collections. Titled "Cosmogonic Tattoos," his project uses adhesive vinyl images applied in saturated colors to windows in the two buildings, highlighting the role of these museums in the life of our campus community. Through close examination of objects separated from us by deep chronological and cultural divides, imaginatively transformed within our campus context, this project celebrates the power of architecture, ornament, and material objects to shape knowledge, historical memory, and cultural identity.

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Exhibition Wed, 27 Sep 2017 20:17:23 -0400 2018-02-28T00:00:00-05:00 2018-02-28T23:59:00-05:00 Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Exhibition Cosmogonic Tattoos
The Accolades Awards- Nominations open (February 28, 2018 7:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/50294 50294-11701608@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 28, 2018 7:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Arts at Michigan

Nominations are now being accepted for The Accolades- Achievement in the Arts Awards!

The student-driven artistic community at the University of Michigan is one of the most vibrant in the nation; there are over two hundred and fifty diverse student arts organizations operating across Michigan's campus. These groups produce innovative and engaging art across all fields and their presence enriches the culture of the University. The Accolades Awards were developed by Arts at Michigan to foster the artistic growth of the student body at the University of Michigan by recognizing the accomplishments of the many extraordinary student arts groups on campus.

Awards are designed to recognize achievements by student organizations in a wide range of categories, including Theatre, Music, Dance, Comedy and Improv, Visual Arts, Literary publications and more. Nominations are open from February 18- March 30, and the entire campus will be encouraged to vote for the most deserving groups in each category online. Then, on Tuesday, April 23rd, the last day of classes, we will announce the winners for this year's Accolades awards through a series of announcements on social media. Winners in each category will receive $100 for their organization, plus other great prizes.

Consider nominating your student org for their work: http://artsatmichigan.umich.edu/programs/accolades/

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Other Mon, 18 Feb 2019 10:43:33 -0500 2018-02-28T07:00:00-05:00 2018-02-28T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Arts at Michigan Other Accolades Banner
Exhibition in the RC Art Gallery (February 28, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/50221 50221-11687479@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 28, 2018 8:00am
Location: East Quadrangle
Organized By: Residential College

Mr Yiu Keung Lee was born in Hong Kong and came to the United States in 1988 to pursue his BFA at Eastern Michigan University studied under several Professors including Susanne Stephenson. After graduated as an MFA from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor in 1995. Among his teachers are John Stephenson, Georgette Zirbes and Jean-Pierre LaRocque. Mr. Lee continued to teach at various institutions in Michigan including University of Michigan’s Residential College in Ann Arbor, Henry Ford Community College in Dearborn and Schoolcraft College in Livonia. Mr. Lee is currently teaching as an Adjunct at the Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti and a visiting artist at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit during the Fall 2016 school year. He is also teaching at Clay Work Studio which he founded in the Summer of 2014. Recent exhibition including “Vitrified”, a four-artist exhibition at Pewabic Pottery in Detroit and solo exhibition at Washtenaw Community College in Ann Arbor.

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Exhibition Mon, 19 Feb 2018 08:28:46 -0500 2018-02-28T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-28T17:00:00-05:00 East Quadrangle Residential College Exhibition GAL Announcement
Gifts of Art presents Contemplate the Calm: Mixed Media (February 28, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47148 47148-10802058@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 28, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

A Japanese native, now living in Royal Oak, Michigan, Hiroko Lancour has become a full-time artist after retiring from her career in information technology. She is a mixed media artist with cross cultural aesthetics between East and West. Lancour often uses repetitive patterns and processes with natural materials such as paper and fiber. Her contemplative works transcend cultural differences to address common feelings among many people.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 13:39:05 -0500 2018-02-28T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-28T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Lost & Found by Hiroko Lancour, photo by Tim Thayer. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Detroit Music Legends (February 28, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47154 47154-10802395@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 28, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

As a community activist and artist in Detroit who focuses on neighborhood empowerment, Nicole Macdonald makes large scale public paintings featuring city luminaries past and present on reclaimed materials. The Detroit Music Legend portraits are 6 x 8 foot, the size of the windows where they will be installed in late 2018 on the Detroit Savings Bank Building, designed by Albert Kahn at 6438 Woodward Avenue. A muralist, collagist, painter and tagger, Macdonald co-founded City Sculpture, a nonprofit Detroit art park, is a board member of Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit, and has exhibited at the Detroit Institute of Arts and Casco Gallery, Netherlands.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 14:01:41 -0500 2018-02-28T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-28T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition CL & Aretha Franklin (detail) by Nicole Macdonald, photograph by Bruce Giffin. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Distinctive American Art Tile (February 28, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47151 47151-10802143@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 28, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Motawi Tileworks was started in Ann Arbor, Michigan 25 years ago by Nawal Motawi in a small garage. Today, Motawi tiles are sold in over 300 locations nationwide, including galleries and the shops in Detroit Institute of Arts and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. Tiles are made from a porcelain hybrid clay, a recipe unique to Motawi tiles. The raised lines on each tile require a hand glaze technique to pool the glaze between the lines. Motawi Tileworks has many themed collections, some based on the work of fine artists such as Frank Lloyd Wright and Charley Harper. You can also see 17 permanent Motawi art tile murals throughout Michigan Medicine.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 13:45:33 -0500 2018-02-28T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-28T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Spring Chickadees by Motawi Tileworks, photograph by Matt Sturm. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents From Mud to Beauty: Ceramics (February 28, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47153 47153-10802311@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 28, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Jean-Marc Fontaine, a French scientist and artist who earned his Ph.D. from University of Pierre et Marie Curie in Paris, presents a unique set of ceramic works inspired from 10th-8th century BC to the present day. The style varies from simple, traditional forms to elaborate, one-of-a-kind creations. Featuring rustic antique surfaces, warm colors and highly individualized textures, his work also occasionally takes whimsical forms. He also plays the accordion. Fontaine is a research scientist at the U-M Medical School in biochemistry.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 13:55:16 -0500 2018-02-28T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-28T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Amlash Bull Rhyton 3 by Jean-Marc Fontaine, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Ink Portraits (February 28, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47155 47155-10802479@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 28, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Based out of Chelsea, Michigan, John Pappas believes that if you can imagine a fun idea making sense, you should make it. He applies this to both his graphic design and fine art. With so much to see and ruminate on in life, Pappas keeps his hands busy by putting pen to paper. This body of work consists of portraits drawn with ink on a variety of surfaces including paper, basswood and aspen panels in an offbeat pen and ink style that leans heavily on pointillism and crosshatching. The subjects range from athletes to musicians to personal friends.

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Exhibition Mon, 18 Dec 2017 15:39:27 -0500 2018-02-28T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-28T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Jason Solowczuk by John Pappas, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents My Playground: Assemblage Sculpture (February 28, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47156 47156-10802563@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 28, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Starting with watercolor, Joan Painter-Jones’ work kept building out farther and farther until it became sculpture. Brought up in a household where money was tight, she doesn’t like to waste anything and is captivated by old scraps of things with peeling paint and rusty metal – especially broken things that have a story to tell. She usually starts out with an interesting piece of wood and builds on it, often painting on it and adding collage, all while developing an emotional connection to it. Working in her quiet Milan, Michigan backyard art loft “playground,” she has no message to preach with her work, just her own personal wish for peace and justice.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 14:09:26 -0500 2018-02-28T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-28T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Fair Play II by Joan Painter-Jones, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Prairie Mantras: Paint & Vinyl on Aluminum (February 28, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47152 47152-10802227@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 28, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Desiree Warren’s current body of work is a journey using one shape (the orzo) to create a multitude of layers that evoke landscapes and organic assimilations. Growing up in the country in Kansas, she had wide open spaces to explore, as well as many of her family’s dilapidated farm buildings and overgrown pasture lands. At the University of Kansas, she began working with street sign material and has continued to incorporate aluminum and vinyl in her work. Part of this series is included in the 2017 Women to Watch: Metals exhibition at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas City, Missouri, where she lives and works.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 13:49:25 -0500 2018-02-28T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-28T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Crooning Cottonwoods by Desiree Warren, photo by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents The Desert Southwest: Photography (February 28, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47157 47157-10802647@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 28, 2018 8:00am
Location: Cancer Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Born and raised in Flint, Michigan, Daniel Sidoli has always had the creative itch. It led him to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and a BA degree in Fine Arts. With this body of work, his intent is to capture images that illustrate the unique landscape that erosion sculpts over time. His goal with photography is to be artistic yet convey truth. He wants the subject to inspire the audience and leave a lasting impression: to elicit an emotional response. Each image represents moments in time and of journeys traveled, both figuratively and literally, since he is involved in every step of the process as he sees each piece to completion.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 14:12:52 -0500 2018-02-28T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-28T20:00:00-05:00 Cancer Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Sacred Light by Daniel Sidoli. High resolution version available upon request.
Border Crossers (February 28, 2018 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49825 49825-11543765@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 28, 2018 9:00am
Location: 202 S. Thayer
Organized By: Institute for the Humanities

Students across campus—from LSA, Engineering, Art and Design, and Information—will work with visiting artist Chico MacMurtrie during winter semester 2018 planning, building, and launching a 40-foot robotic sculpture that poetically explores the notion of borders and boundary conditions. The project, led by the Institute for the Humanities, symbolizes the humanities in action, and the empowerment that can be achieved through working together, overcoming obstacles and divides, and discovering creative solutions.

Macmurtrie is an award winning artist, renowned internationally for his large-scale robotic sculpture, whose work combines materiality and robotics, the visceral and conceptual. His artist residency and interdisciplinary project "Border Crossers" encourages investigation of borders as constructed entities, both embodying a simple curiosity to see what lies on the other side of a border (national, architectural, environmental, etc.) and expression of a utopian desire to live in a world without borders.

In February, MacMurtrie and the students will launch the robotic sculpture during two "performances" and MacMurtrie will give a special Penny W. Stamps Lecture. The gallery exhibition will include large-scale drawings which serve as plans and maps for MacMurtrie's visionary Border Crossers. Life-size robotic models will also be presented in the exhibition in conversation with the drawings. The models, built by the all-student team with MacMurtrie's guidance, are prototypes for the project, offering preliminary steps in the workshop and the process towards realizing the large scale robotic sculpture.

Chico MacMurtrie is the Artistic Director of Amorphic Robot Works, an interdisciplinary creative collective located in Brooklyn, NY. MacMurtrie/ARW have received numerous awards for their experimental new media artworks, including five grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Andy Warhol Foundation Grant, the Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship, VIDA Life 11.0, and Prix Ars Electronica. Chico MacMurtrie was awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship in Fine Arts in 2016.

Visiting artist Chico MacMurtrie's residency and project is sponsored by the U-M Institute for the Humanities in collaboration with U-M Museum of Art, Michigan Robotics, Michigan Engineering, School of Information, Penny Stamps Speaker Series, Stamps School of Art and Design, and ArtsEngin.

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Exhibition Tue, 06 Feb 2018 15:59:29 -0500 2018-02-28T09:00:00-05:00 2018-02-28T17:00:00-05:00 202 S. Thayer Institute for the Humanities Exhibition Border Crossers
Exhibition | Excavating Archaeology @ U-M: 1817‐2017 (February 28, 2018 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/44170 44170-9889162@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 28, 2018 9:00am
Location: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
Organized By: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

This exhibition explores the history of archaeology and museums at the University of Michigan for the past 200 years and looks forward to the future of archaeology and museums at Michigan in the coming century. The exhibition relies on carefully chosen objects, archival documents and images, and other illustrative materials to examine moments in the history of the University of Michigan’s involvements in archaeology and the location of archaeology in the museum environment.

Curators: Carla M. Sinopoli and Terry G. Wilfong

Visit the exhibition website: http://exhibitions.kelsey.lsa.umich.edu/excavating-archaeology-bicentennial/

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Exhibition Mon, 15 Jan 2018 18:25:09 -0500 2018-02-28T09:00:00-05:00 2018-02-28T16:00:00-05:00 Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Exhibition Excavating Archaeology @ the University of Michigan
New at UMMA: Paul Rand (February 28, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/46548 46548-10547151@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 28, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Throughout the second half of the twentieth century, pioneering art director and graphic designer Paul Rand (1914–1996) was celebrated for crafting the brand identities of such American corporate icons as ABC, IBM, UPS, and Westinghouse. Rand considered the designer’s task to be the symbolic communication of a company’s character. This recent acquisition presentation features the poster Rand created as part of IBM’s THINK promotional campaign. The design is a rebus, or visual puzzle, wherein Rand cleverly transforms the letters of IBM’s logo into pictures. The whimsical use of symbols encourages viewers to interpret—or think—in order to comprehend the company’s intended message that it values “insight,” “industriousness,” and “motivation.” The poster is part of a larger recent gift of archival Paul Rand objects donated to UMMA by Franc Nunoo-Quarcoo—professor in the U-M Stamps School of Art and Design and published scholar on Paul Rand—and Maria Phillips.

This work was recently gifted to UMMA by Maria Phillips and Franc Nunoo-Quarcoo.

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Exhibition Tue, 16 Jan 2018 13:23:47 -0500 2018-02-28T11:00:00-05:00 2018-02-28T17:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Paul Rand
Patricia Piccinini: The Comforter (February 28, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/46549 46549-10547272@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 28, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Australian artist Patricia Piccinini’s strange, hyperreal yet sentimental sculptures are often rooted in her speculative visualizations of future species—beings transformed by, or even created by, developments in genetic engineering and technology. On view at UMMA, "The Comforter" presents the likeness of a young girl whose appearance suggests a rare genetic condition causing excessive hair across her face and body. In her lap she tenderly cradles an udder-shaped, eyeless creature—a possible reference to current experiments in genetically altered milk-producing animals. The encounter staged by the sculpture, though curious and unexplained, appears to be one of innocence and intimacy, and suggests the potential for emotional connection between a diversity of beings. This theme is a common one for Piccinini, whose work incorporates (often obliquely) ideas and questions about the ethical implications of scientific progress and the conflicts in our culture between the natural and the man-made.

Lead support for "Patricia Piccinini: The Comforter" is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment, and the University of Michigan Institute for the Humanities and the Institute for Research on Women and Gender.

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Exhibition Mon, 06 Nov 2017 14:26:03 -0500 2018-02-28T11:00:00-05:00 2018-02-28T17:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition The Comforter
Tim Noble and Sue Webster: The Masterpiece (February 28, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/46545 46545-10546996@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 28, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Since the 1980s, British artists Tim Noble and Sue Webster have been known for their shadow sculptures built from materials as diverse as scrap metal, garbage, taxidermy, and sex toys. When light is directed at these assemblages, they project shadows that are exceptionally accurate and intricate representations of other things entirely.

"The Masterpiece" (2014) is a shadow self-portrait of the artists created from metal casts of dead vermin they collected and welded together into a ball. From afar the casts appear to be a stunning abstract silver sculpture; on closer inspection the disturbing menagerie of creatures emerges, only to change form again—as a shadow on the wall—into a precise and elegant image that is astonishingly different from the objects that create it.

Lead support for "Tim Noble and Sue Webster: The Masterpiece" is provided by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment, the Susan and Richard Gutow Fund, and the University of Michigan Institute for the Humanities. Additional generous support is provided by the Richard and Janet Miller Fund.

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Exhibition Mon, 06 Nov 2017 14:05:10 -0500 2018-02-28T11:00:00-05:00 2018-02-28T17:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Tim Noble and Sue Webster
"Ruth Gruber, Photojournalist" Art Exhibition (February 28, 2018 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/47419 47419-10898836@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 28, 2018 12:00pm
Location: Duderstadt Center
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

"Ruth Gruber, Photojournalist" celebrates the remarkable life, vision, and heroic tenacity of a 20th-century pioneer and trailblazer. Once the world’s youngest Ph.D., Ruth Gruber died in November of 2016 at the age of 105. The photographs in this exhibition span more than 50 years, from her groundbreaking reportage of the Soviet Arctic in the 1930s and iconic images of Jewish refugees from the ship Exodus 1947, to her later photographs of Ethiopian Jews in the midst of civil war in the 1980s. A selection of Gruber’s vintage prints, never before exhibited, will be presented alongside contemporary prints made from her original negatives.

The Opening Reception will take place on Wednesday, February 7, 2018, at 6:00pm.

"Ruth Gruber, Photojournalist" is organized by the International Center of Photography and was made possible by Friends of Ruth Gruber. The exhibition is also co-sponsored by the U-M Office of the Provost.

Photo: Unidentified Photographer; Ruth Gruber, Alaska, 1941-43

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Exhibition Fri, 19 Jan 2018 14:04:54 -0500 2018-02-28T12:00:00-05:00 2018-02-28T18:00:00-05:00 Duderstadt Center Rackham Graduate School Exhibition Unidentified Photographer; Ruth Gruber, Alaska, 1941-43
Window Installation | Cosmogonic Tattoos (March 1, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/44018 44018-9869353@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 1, 2018 12:00am
Location: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
Organized By: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

In celebration of the University’s Bicentennial in 2017, artist and professor Jim Cogswell has been invited by the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology and the University of Michigan Museum of Art to create a set of public window installations in response to the objects in their collections. Titled "Cosmogonic Tattoos," his project uses adhesive vinyl images applied in saturated colors to windows in the two buildings, highlighting the role of these museums in the life of our campus community. Through close examination of objects separated from us by deep chronological and cultural divides, imaginatively transformed within our campus context, this project celebrates the power of architecture, ornament, and material objects to shape knowledge, historical memory, and cultural identity.

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Exhibition Wed, 27 Sep 2017 20:17:23 -0400 2018-03-01T00:00:00-05:00 2018-03-01T23:59:00-05:00 Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Exhibition Cosmogonic Tattoos
The Accolades Awards- Nominations open (March 1, 2018 7:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/50294 50294-11701609@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 1, 2018 7:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Arts at Michigan

Nominations are now being accepted for The Accolades- Achievement in the Arts Awards!

The student-driven artistic community at the University of Michigan is one of the most vibrant in the nation; there are over two hundred and fifty diverse student arts organizations operating across Michigan's campus. These groups produce innovative and engaging art across all fields and their presence enriches the culture of the University. The Accolades Awards were developed by Arts at Michigan to foster the artistic growth of the student body at the University of Michigan by recognizing the accomplishments of the many extraordinary student arts groups on campus.

Awards are designed to recognize achievements by student organizations in a wide range of categories, including Theatre, Music, Dance, Comedy and Improv, Visual Arts, Literary publications and more. Nominations are open from February 18- March 30, and the entire campus will be encouraged to vote for the most deserving groups in each category online. Then, on Tuesday, April 23rd, the last day of classes, we will announce the winners for this year's Accolades awards through a series of announcements on social media. Winners in each category will receive $100 for their organization, plus other great prizes.

Consider nominating your student org for their work: http://artsatmichigan.umich.edu/programs/accolades/

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Other Mon, 18 Feb 2019 10:43:33 -0500 2018-03-01T07:00:00-05:00 2018-03-01T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Arts at Michigan Other Accolades Banner
Exhibition in the RC Art Gallery (March 1, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/50221 50221-11687480@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 1, 2018 8:00am
Location: East Quadrangle
Organized By: Residential College

Mr Yiu Keung Lee was born in Hong Kong and came to the United States in 1988 to pursue his BFA at Eastern Michigan University studied under several Professors including Susanne Stephenson. After graduated as an MFA from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor in 1995. Among his teachers are John Stephenson, Georgette Zirbes and Jean-Pierre LaRocque. Mr. Lee continued to teach at various institutions in Michigan including University of Michigan’s Residential College in Ann Arbor, Henry Ford Community College in Dearborn and Schoolcraft College in Livonia. Mr. Lee is currently teaching as an Adjunct at the Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti and a visiting artist at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit during the Fall 2016 school year. He is also teaching at Clay Work Studio which he founded in the Summer of 2014. Recent exhibition including “Vitrified”, a four-artist exhibition at Pewabic Pottery in Detroit and solo exhibition at Washtenaw Community College in Ann Arbor.

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Exhibition Mon, 19 Feb 2018 08:28:46 -0500 2018-03-01T08:00:00-05:00 2018-03-01T17:00:00-05:00 East Quadrangle Residential College Exhibition GAL Announcement
Gifts of Art presents Contemplate the Calm: Mixed Media (March 1, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47148 47148-10802059@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 1, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

A Japanese native, now living in Royal Oak, Michigan, Hiroko Lancour has become a full-time artist after retiring from her career in information technology. She is a mixed media artist with cross cultural aesthetics between East and West. Lancour often uses repetitive patterns and processes with natural materials such as paper and fiber. Her contemplative works transcend cultural differences to address common feelings among many people.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 13:39:05 -0500 2018-03-01T08:00:00-05:00 2018-03-01T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Lost & Found by Hiroko Lancour, photo by Tim Thayer. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Detroit Music Legends (March 1, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47154 47154-10802396@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 1, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

As a community activist and artist in Detroit who focuses on neighborhood empowerment, Nicole Macdonald makes large scale public paintings featuring city luminaries past and present on reclaimed materials. The Detroit Music Legend portraits are 6 x 8 foot, the size of the windows where they will be installed in late 2018 on the Detroit Savings Bank Building, designed by Albert Kahn at 6438 Woodward Avenue. A muralist, collagist, painter and tagger, Macdonald co-founded City Sculpture, a nonprofit Detroit art park, is a board member of Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit, and has exhibited at the Detroit Institute of Arts and Casco Gallery, Netherlands.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 14:01:41 -0500 2018-03-01T08:00:00-05:00 2018-03-01T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition CL & Aretha Franklin (detail) by Nicole Macdonald, photograph by Bruce Giffin. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Distinctive American Art Tile (March 1, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47151 47151-10802144@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 1, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Motawi Tileworks was started in Ann Arbor, Michigan 25 years ago by Nawal Motawi in a small garage. Today, Motawi tiles are sold in over 300 locations nationwide, including galleries and the shops in Detroit Institute of Arts and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. Tiles are made from a porcelain hybrid clay, a recipe unique to Motawi tiles. The raised lines on each tile require a hand glaze technique to pool the glaze between the lines. Motawi Tileworks has many themed collections, some based on the work of fine artists such as Frank Lloyd Wright and Charley Harper. You can also see 17 permanent Motawi art tile murals throughout Michigan Medicine.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 13:45:33 -0500 2018-03-01T08:00:00-05:00 2018-03-01T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Spring Chickadees by Motawi Tileworks, photograph by Matt Sturm. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents From Mud to Beauty: Ceramics (March 1, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47153 47153-10802312@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 1, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Jean-Marc Fontaine, a French scientist and artist who earned his Ph.D. from University of Pierre et Marie Curie in Paris, presents a unique set of ceramic works inspired from 10th-8th century BC to the present day. The style varies from simple, traditional forms to elaborate, one-of-a-kind creations. Featuring rustic antique surfaces, warm colors and highly individualized textures, his work also occasionally takes whimsical forms. He also plays the accordion. Fontaine is a research scientist at the U-M Medical School in biochemistry.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 13:55:16 -0500 2018-03-01T08:00:00-05:00 2018-03-01T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Amlash Bull Rhyton 3 by Jean-Marc Fontaine, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Ink Portraits (March 1, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47155 47155-10802480@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 1, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Based out of Chelsea, Michigan, John Pappas believes that if you can imagine a fun idea making sense, you should make it. He applies this to both his graphic design and fine art. With so much to see and ruminate on in life, Pappas keeps his hands busy by putting pen to paper. This body of work consists of portraits drawn with ink on a variety of surfaces including paper, basswood and aspen panels in an offbeat pen and ink style that leans heavily on pointillism and crosshatching. The subjects range from athletes to musicians to personal friends.

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Exhibition Mon, 18 Dec 2017 15:39:27 -0500 2018-03-01T08:00:00-05:00 2018-03-01T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Jason Solowczuk by John Pappas, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents My Playground: Assemblage Sculpture (March 1, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47156 47156-10802564@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 1, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Starting with watercolor, Joan Painter-Jones’ work kept building out farther and farther until it became sculpture. Brought up in a household where money was tight, she doesn’t like to waste anything and is captivated by old scraps of things with peeling paint and rusty metal – especially broken things that have a story to tell. She usually starts out with an interesting piece of wood and builds on it, often painting on it and adding collage, all while developing an emotional connection to it. Working in her quiet Milan, Michigan backyard art loft “playground,” she has no message to preach with her work, just her own personal wish for peace and justice.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 14:09:26 -0500 2018-03-01T08:00:00-05:00 2018-03-01T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Fair Play II by Joan Painter-Jones, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Prairie Mantras: Paint & Vinyl on Aluminum (March 1, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47152 47152-10802228@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 1, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Desiree Warren’s current body of work is a journey using one shape (the orzo) to create a multitude of layers that evoke landscapes and organic assimilations. Growing up in the country in Kansas, she had wide open spaces to explore, as well as many of her family’s dilapidated farm buildings and overgrown pasture lands. At the University of Kansas, she began working with street sign material and has continued to incorporate aluminum and vinyl in her work. Part of this series is included in the 2017 Women to Watch: Metals exhibition at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas City, Missouri, where she lives and works.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 13:49:25 -0500 2018-03-01T08:00:00-05:00 2018-03-01T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Crooning Cottonwoods by Desiree Warren, photo by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents The Desert Southwest: Photography (March 1, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47157 47157-10802648@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 1, 2018 8:00am
Location: Cancer Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Born and raised in Flint, Michigan, Daniel Sidoli has always had the creative itch. It led him to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and a BA degree in Fine Arts. With this body of work, his intent is to capture images that illustrate the unique landscape that erosion sculpts over time. His goal with photography is to be artistic yet convey truth. He wants the subject to inspire the audience and leave a lasting impression: to elicit an emotional response. Each image represents moments in time and of journeys traveled, both figuratively and literally, since he is involved in every step of the process as he sees each piece to completion.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 14:12:52 -0500 2018-03-01T08:00:00-05:00 2018-03-01T20:00:00-05:00 Cancer Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Sacred Light by Daniel Sidoli. High resolution version available upon request.
Border Crossers (March 1, 2018 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49825 49825-11543766@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 1, 2018 9:00am
Location: 202 S. Thayer
Organized By: Institute for the Humanities

Students across campus—from LSA, Engineering, Art and Design, and Information—will work with visiting artist Chico MacMurtrie during winter semester 2018 planning, building, and launching a 40-foot robotic sculpture that poetically explores the notion of borders and boundary conditions. The project, led by the Institute for the Humanities, symbolizes the humanities in action, and the empowerment that can be achieved through working together, overcoming obstacles and divides, and discovering creative solutions.

Macmurtrie is an award winning artist, renowned internationally for his large-scale robotic sculpture, whose work combines materiality and robotics, the visceral and conceptual. His artist residency and interdisciplinary project "Border Crossers" encourages investigation of borders as constructed entities, both embodying a simple curiosity to see what lies on the other side of a border (national, architectural, environmental, etc.) and expression of a utopian desire to live in a world without borders.

In February, MacMurtrie and the students will launch the robotic sculpture during two "performances" and MacMurtrie will give a special Penny W. Stamps Lecture. The gallery exhibition will include large-scale drawings which serve as plans and maps for MacMurtrie's visionary Border Crossers. Life-size robotic models will also be presented in the exhibition in conversation with the drawings. The models, built by the all-student team with MacMurtrie's guidance, are prototypes for the project, offering preliminary steps in the workshop and the process towards realizing the large scale robotic sculpture.

Chico MacMurtrie is the Artistic Director of Amorphic Robot Works, an interdisciplinary creative collective located in Brooklyn, NY. MacMurtrie/ARW have received numerous awards for their experimental new media artworks, including five grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Andy Warhol Foundation Grant, the Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship, VIDA Life 11.0, and Prix Ars Electronica. Chico MacMurtrie was awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship in Fine Arts in 2016.

Visiting artist Chico MacMurtrie's residency and project is sponsored by the U-M Institute for the Humanities in collaboration with U-M Museum of Art, Michigan Robotics, Michigan Engineering, School of Information, Penny Stamps Speaker Series, Stamps School of Art and Design, and ArtsEngin.

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Exhibition Tue, 06 Feb 2018 15:59:29 -0500 2018-03-01T09:00:00-05:00 2018-03-01T17:00:00-05:00 202 S. Thayer Institute for the Humanities Exhibition Border Crossers
Exhibition | Excavating Archaeology @ U-M: 1817‐2017 (March 1, 2018 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/44170 44170-9889163@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 1, 2018 9:00am
Location: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
Organized By: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

This exhibition explores the history of archaeology and museums at the University of Michigan for the past 200 years and looks forward to the future of archaeology and museums at Michigan in the coming century. The exhibition relies on carefully chosen objects, archival documents and images, and other illustrative materials to examine moments in the history of the University of Michigan’s involvements in archaeology and the location of archaeology in the museum environment.

Curators: Carla M. Sinopoli and Terry G. Wilfong

Visit the exhibition website: http://exhibitions.kelsey.lsa.umich.edu/excavating-archaeology-bicentennial/

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Exhibition Mon, 15 Jan 2018 18:25:09 -0500 2018-03-01T09:00:00-05:00 2018-03-01T16:00:00-05:00 Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Exhibition Excavating Archaeology @ the University of Michigan
New at UMMA: Paul Rand (March 1, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/46548 46548-10547152@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 1, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Throughout the second half of the twentieth century, pioneering art director and graphic designer Paul Rand (1914–1996) was celebrated for crafting the brand identities of such American corporate icons as ABC, IBM, UPS, and Westinghouse. Rand considered the designer’s task to be the symbolic communication of a company’s character. This recent acquisition presentation features the poster Rand created as part of IBM’s THINK promotional campaign. The design is a rebus, or visual puzzle, wherein Rand cleverly transforms the letters of IBM’s logo into pictures. The whimsical use of symbols encourages viewers to interpret—or think—in order to comprehend the company’s intended message that it values “insight,” “industriousness,” and “motivation.” The poster is part of a larger recent gift of archival Paul Rand objects donated to UMMA by Franc Nunoo-Quarcoo—professor in the U-M Stamps School of Art and Design and published scholar on Paul Rand—and Maria Phillips.

This work was recently gifted to UMMA by Maria Phillips and Franc Nunoo-Quarcoo.

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Exhibition Tue, 16 Jan 2018 13:23:47 -0500 2018-03-01T11:00:00-05:00 2018-03-01T17:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Paul Rand
Patricia Piccinini: The Comforter (March 1, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/46549 46549-10547273@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 1, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Australian artist Patricia Piccinini’s strange, hyperreal yet sentimental sculptures are often rooted in her speculative visualizations of future species—beings transformed by, or even created by, developments in genetic engineering and technology. On view at UMMA, "The Comforter" presents the likeness of a young girl whose appearance suggests a rare genetic condition causing excessive hair across her face and body. In her lap she tenderly cradles an udder-shaped, eyeless creature—a possible reference to current experiments in genetically altered milk-producing animals. The encounter staged by the sculpture, though curious and unexplained, appears to be one of innocence and intimacy, and suggests the potential for emotional connection between a diversity of beings. This theme is a common one for Piccinini, whose work incorporates (often obliquely) ideas and questions about the ethical implications of scientific progress and the conflicts in our culture between the natural and the man-made.

Lead support for "Patricia Piccinini: The Comforter" is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment, and the University of Michigan Institute for the Humanities and the Institute for Research on Women and Gender.

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Exhibition Mon, 06 Nov 2017 14:26:03 -0500 2018-03-01T11:00:00-05:00 2018-03-01T17:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition The Comforter
Tim Noble and Sue Webster: The Masterpiece (March 1, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/46545 46545-10546997@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 1, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Since the 1980s, British artists Tim Noble and Sue Webster have been known for their shadow sculptures built from materials as diverse as scrap metal, garbage, taxidermy, and sex toys. When light is directed at these assemblages, they project shadows that are exceptionally accurate and intricate representations of other things entirely.

"The Masterpiece" (2014) is a shadow self-portrait of the artists created from metal casts of dead vermin they collected and welded together into a ball. From afar the casts appear to be a stunning abstract silver sculpture; on closer inspection the disturbing menagerie of creatures emerges, only to change form again—as a shadow on the wall—into a precise and elegant image that is astonishingly different from the objects that create it.

Lead support for "Tim Noble and Sue Webster: The Masterpiece" is provided by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment, the Susan and Richard Gutow Fund, and the University of Michigan Institute for the Humanities. Additional generous support is provided by the Richard and Janet Miller Fund.

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Exhibition Mon, 06 Nov 2017 14:05:10 -0500 2018-03-01T11:00:00-05:00 2018-03-01T17:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Tim Noble and Sue Webster
"Ruth Gruber, Photojournalist" Art Exhibition (March 1, 2018 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/47419 47419-10898837@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 1, 2018 12:00pm
Location: Duderstadt Center
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

"Ruth Gruber, Photojournalist" celebrates the remarkable life, vision, and heroic tenacity of a 20th-century pioneer and trailblazer. Once the world’s youngest Ph.D., Ruth Gruber died in November of 2016 at the age of 105. The photographs in this exhibition span more than 50 years, from her groundbreaking reportage of the Soviet Arctic in the 1930s and iconic images of Jewish refugees from the ship Exodus 1947, to her later photographs of Ethiopian Jews in the midst of civil war in the 1980s. A selection of Gruber’s vintage prints, never before exhibited, will be presented alongside contemporary prints made from her original negatives.

The Opening Reception will take place on Wednesday, February 7, 2018, at 6:00pm.

"Ruth Gruber, Photojournalist" is organized by the International Center of Photography and was made possible by Friends of Ruth Gruber. The exhibition is also co-sponsored by the U-M Office of the Provost.

Photo: Unidentified Photographer; Ruth Gruber, Alaska, 1941-43

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Exhibition Fri, 19 Jan 2018 14:04:54 -0500 2018-03-01T12:00:00-05:00 2018-03-01T18:00:00-05:00 Duderstadt Center Rackham Graduate School Exhibition Unidentified Photographer; Ruth Gruber, Alaska, 1941-43
Window Installation | Cosmogonic Tattoos (March 2, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/44018 44018-9869354@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 2, 2018 12:00am
Location: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
Organized By: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

In celebration of the University’s Bicentennial in 2017, artist and professor Jim Cogswell has been invited by the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology and the University of Michigan Museum of Art to create a set of public window installations in response to the objects in their collections. Titled "Cosmogonic Tattoos," his project uses adhesive vinyl images applied in saturated colors to windows in the two buildings, highlighting the role of these museums in the life of our campus community. Through close examination of objects separated from us by deep chronological and cultural divides, imaginatively transformed within our campus context, this project celebrates the power of architecture, ornament, and material objects to shape knowledge, historical memory, and cultural identity.

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Exhibition Wed, 27 Sep 2017 20:17:23 -0400 2018-03-02T00:00:00-05:00 2018-03-02T23:59:00-05:00 Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Exhibition Cosmogonic Tattoos
The Accolades Awards- Nominations open (March 2, 2018 7:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/50294 50294-11701610@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 2, 2018 7:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Arts at Michigan

Nominations are now being accepted for The Accolades- Achievement in the Arts Awards!

The student-driven artistic community at the University of Michigan is one of the most vibrant in the nation; there are over two hundred and fifty diverse student arts organizations operating across Michigan's campus. These groups produce innovative and engaging art across all fields and their presence enriches the culture of the University. The Accolades Awards were developed by Arts at Michigan to foster the artistic growth of the student body at the University of Michigan by recognizing the accomplishments of the many extraordinary student arts groups on campus.

Awards are designed to recognize achievements by student organizations in a wide range of categories, including Theatre, Music, Dance, Comedy and Improv, Visual Arts, Literary publications and more. Nominations are open from February 18- March 30, and the entire campus will be encouraged to vote for the most deserving groups in each category online. Then, on Tuesday, April 23rd, the last day of classes, we will announce the winners for this year's Accolades awards through a series of announcements on social media. Winners in each category will receive $100 for their organization, plus other great prizes.

Consider nominating your student org for their work: http://artsatmichigan.umich.edu/programs/accolades/

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Other Mon, 18 Feb 2019 10:43:33 -0500 2018-03-02T07:00:00-05:00 2018-03-02T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Arts at Michigan Other Accolades Banner
Exhibition in the RC Art Gallery (March 2, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/50221 50221-11687481@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 2, 2018 8:00am
Location: East Quadrangle
Organized By: Residential College

Mr Yiu Keung Lee was born in Hong Kong and came to the United States in 1988 to pursue his BFA at Eastern Michigan University studied under several Professors including Susanne Stephenson. After graduated as an MFA from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor in 1995. Among his teachers are John Stephenson, Georgette Zirbes and Jean-Pierre LaRocque. Mr. Lee continued to teach at various institutions in Michigan including University of Michigan’s Residential College in Ann Arbor, Henry Ford Community College in Dearborn and Schoolcraft College in Livonia. Mr. Lee is currently teaching as an Adjunct at the Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti and a visiting artist at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit during the Fall 2016 school year. He is also teaching at Clay Work Studio which he founded in the Summer of 2014. Recent exhibition including “Vitrified”, a four-artist exhibition at Pewabic Pottery in Detroit and solo exhibition at Washtenaw Community College in Ann Arbor.

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Exhibition Mon, 19 Feb 2018 08:28:46 -0500 2018-03-02T08:00:00-05:00 2018-03-02T17:00:00-05:00 East Quadrangle Residential College Exhibition GAL Announcement
Gifts of Art presents Contemplate the Calm: Mixed Media (March 2, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47148 47148-10802060@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 2, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

A Japanese native, now living in Royal Oak, Michigan, Hiroko Lancour has become a full-time artist after retiring from her career in information technology. She is a mixed media artist with cross cultural aesthetics between East and West. Lancour often uses repetitive patterns and processes with natural materials such as paper and fiber. Her contemplative works transcend cultural differences to address common feelings among many people.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 13:39:05 -0500 2018-03-02T08:00:00-05:00 2018-03-02T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Lost & Found by Hiroko Lancour, photo by Tim Thayer. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Detroit Music Legends (March 2, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47154 47154-10802397@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 2, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

As a community activist and artist in Detroit who focuses on neighborhood empowerment, Nicole Macdonald makes large scale public paintings featuring city luminaries past and present on reclaimed materials. The Detroit Music Legend portraits are 6 x 8 foot, the size of the windows where they will be installed in late 2018 on the Detroit Savings Bank Building, designed by Albert Kahn at 6438 Woodward Avenue. A muralist, collagist, painter and tagger, Macdonald co-founded City Sculpture, a nonprofit Detroit art park, is a board member of Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit, and has exhibited at the Detroit Institute of Arts and Casco Gallery, Netherlands.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 14:01:41 -0500 2018-03-02T08:00:00-05:00 2018-03-02T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition CL & Aretha Franklin (detail) by Nicole Macdonald, photograph by Bruce Giffin. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Distinctive American Art Tile (March 2, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47151 47151-10802145@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 2, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Motawi Tileworks was started in Ann Arbor, Michigan 25 years ago by Nawal Motawi in a small garage. Today, Motawi tiles are sold in over 300 locations nationwide, including galleries and the shops in Detroit Institute of Arts and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. Tiles are made from a porcelain hybrid clay, a recipe unique to Motawi tiles. The raised lines on each tile require a hand glaze technique to pool the glaze between the lines. Motawi Tileworks has many themed collections, some based on the work of fine artists such as Frank Lloyd Wright and Charley Harper. You can also see 17 permanent Motawi art tile murals throughout Michigan Medicine.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 13:45:33 -0500 2018-03-02T08:00:00-05:00 2018-03-02T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Spring Chickadees by Motawi Tileworks, photograph by Matt Sturm. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents From Mud to Beauty: Ceramics (March 2, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47153 47153-10802313@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 2, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Jean-Marc Fontaine, a French scientist and artist who earned his Ph.D. from University of Pierre et Marie Curie in Paris, presents a unique set of ceramic works inspired from 10th-8th century BC to the present day. The style varies from simple, traditional forms to elaborate, one-of-a-kind creations. Featuring rustic antique surfaces, warm colors and highly individualized textures, his work also occasionally takes whimsical forms. He also plays the accordion. Fontaine is a research scientist at the U-M Medical School in biochemistry.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 13:55:16 -0500 2018-03-02T08:00:00-05:00 2018-03-02T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Amlash Bull Rhyton 3 by Jean-Marc Fontaine, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Ink Portraits (March 2, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47155 47155-10802481@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 2, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Based out of Chelsea, Michigan, John Pappas believes that if you can imagine a fun idea making sense, you should make it. He applies this to both his graphic design and fine art. With so much to see and ruminate on in life, Pappas keeps his hands busy by putting pen to paper. This body of work consists of portraits drawn with ink on a variety of surfaces including paper, basswood and aspen panels in an offbeat pen and ink style that leans heavily on pointillism and crosshatching. The subjects range from athletes to musicians to personal friends.

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Exhibition Mon, 18 Dec 2017 15:39:27 -0500 2018-03-02T08:00:00-05:00 2018-03-02T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Jason Solowczuk by John Pappas, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents My Playground: Assemblage Sculpture (March 2, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47156 47156-10802565@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 2, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Starting with watercolor, Joan Painter-Jones’ work kept building out farther and farther until it became sculpture. Brought up in a household where money was tight, she doesn’t like to waste anything and is captivated by old scraps of things with peeling paint and rusty metal – especially broken things that have a story to tell. She usually starts out with an interesting piece of wood and builds on it, often painting on it and adding collage, all while developing an emotional connection to it. Working in her quiet Milan, Michigan backyard art loft “playground,” she has no message to preach with her work, just her own personal wish for peace and justice.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 14:09:26 -0500 2018-03-02T08:00:00-05:00 2018-03-02T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Fair Play II by Joan Painter-Jones, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Prairie Mantras: Paint & Vinyl on Aluminum (March 2, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47152 47152-10802229@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 2, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Desiree Warren’s current body of work is a journey using one shape (the orzo) to create a multitude of layers that evoke landscapes and organic assimilations. Growing up in the country in Kansas, she had wide open spaces to explore, as well as many of her family’s dilapidated farm buildings and overgrown pasture lands. At the University of Kansas, she began working with street sign material and has continued to incorporate aluminum and vinyl in her work. Part of this series is included in the 2017 Women to Watch: Metals exhibition at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas City, Missouri, where she lives and works.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 13:49:25 -0500 2018-03-02T08:00:00-05:00 2018-03-02T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Crooning Cottonwoods by Desiree Warren, photo by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents The Desert Southwest: Photography (March 2, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47157 47157-10802649@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 2, 2018 8:00am
Location: Cancer Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Born and raised in Flint, Michigan, Daniel Sidoli has always had the creative itch. It led him to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and a BA degree in Fine Arts. With this body of work, his intent is to capture images that illustrate the unique landscape that erosion sculpts over time. His goal with photography is to be artistic yet convey truth. He wants the subject to inspire the audience and leave a lasting impression: to elicit an emotional response. Each image represents moments in time and of journeys traveled, both figuratively and literally, since he is involved in every step of the process as he sees each piece to completion.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 14:12:52 -0500 2018-03-02T08:00:00-05:00 2018-03-02T20:00:00-05:00 Cancer Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Sacred Light by Daniel Sidoli. High resolution version available upon request.
Border Crossers (March 2, 2018 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49825 49825-11543767@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 2, 2018 9:00am
Location: 202 S. Thayer
Organized By: Institute for the Humanities

Students across campus—from LSA, Engineering, Art and Design, and Information—will work with visiting artist Chico MacMurtrie during winter semester 2018 planning, building, and launching a 40-foot robotic sculpture that poetically explores the notion of borders and boundary conditions. The project, led by the Institute for the Humanities, symbolizes the humanities in action, and the empowerment that can be achieved through working together, overcoming obstacles and divides, and discovering creative solutions.

Macmurtrie is an award winning artist, renowned internationally for his large-scale robotic sculpture, whose work combines materiality and robotics, the visceral and conceptual. His artist residency and interdisciplinary project "Border Crossers" encourages investigation of borders as constructed entities, both embodying a simple curiosity to see what lies on the other side of a border (national, architectural, environmental, etc.) and expression of a utopian desire to live in a world without borders.

In February, MacMurtrie and the students will launch the robotic sculpture during two "performances" and MacMurtrie will give a special Penny W. Stamps Lecture. The gallery exhibition will include large-scale drawings which serve as plans and maps for MacMurtrie's visionary Border Crossers. Life-size robotic models will also be presented in the exhibition in conversation with the drawings. The models, built by the all-student team with MacMurtrie's guidance, are prototypes for the project, offering preliminary steps in the workshop and the process towards realizing the large scale robotic sculpture.

Chico MacMurtrie is the Artistic Director of Amorphic Robot Works, an interdisciplinary creative collective located in Brooklyn, NY. MacMurtrie/ARW have received numerous awards for their experimental new media artworks, including five grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Andy Warhol Foundation Grant, the Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship, VIDA Life 11.0, and Prix Ars Electronica. Chico MacMurtrie was awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship in Fine Arts in 2016.

Visiting artist Chico MacMurtrie's residency and project is sponsored by the U-M Institute for the Humanities in collaboration with U-M Museum of Art, Michigan Robotics, Michigan Engineering, School of Information, Penny Stamps Speaker Series, Stamps School of Art and Design, and ArtsEngin.

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Exhibition Tue, 06 Feb 2018 15:59:29 -0500 2018-03-02T09:00:00-05:00 2018-03-02T17:00:00-05:00 202 S. Thayer Institute for the Humanities Exhibition Border Crossers
Exhibition | Excavating Archaeology @ U-M: 1817‐2017 (March 2, 2018 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/44170 44170-9889164@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 2, 2018 9:00am
Location: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
Organized By: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

This exhibition explores the history of archaeology and museums at the University of Michigan for the past 200 years and looks forward to the future of archaeology and museums at Michigan in the coming century. The exhibition relies on carefully chosen objects, archival documents and images, and other illustrative materials to examine moments in the history of the University of Michigan’s involvements in archaeology and the location of archaeology in the museum environment.

Curators: Carla M. Sinopoli and Terry G. Wilfong

Visit the exhibition website: http://exhibitions.kelsey.lsa.umich.edu/excavating-archaeology-bicentennial/

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Exhibition Mon, 15 Jan 2018 18:25:09 -0500 2018-03-02T09:00:00-05:00 2018-03-02T16:00:00-05:00 Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Exhibition Excavating Archaeology @ the University of Michigan
New at UMMA: Paul Rand (March 2, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/46548 46548-10547153@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 2, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Throughout the second half of the twentieth century, pioneering art director and graphic designer Paul Rand (1914–1996) was celebrated for crafting the brand identities of such American corporate icons as ABC, IBM, UPS, and Westinghouse. Rand considered the designer’s task to be the symbolic communication of a company’s character. This recent acquisition presentation features the poster Rand created as part of IBM’s THINK promotional campaign. The design is a rebus, or visual puzzle, wherein Rand cleverly transforms the letters of IBM’s logo into pictures. The whimsical use of symbols encourages viewers to interpret—or think—in order to comprehend the company’s intended message that it values “insight,” “industriousness,” and “motivation.” The poster is part of a larger recent gift of archival Paul Rand objects donated to UMMA by Franc Nunoo-Quarcoo—professor in the U-M Stamps School of Art and Design and published scholar on Paul Rand—and Maria Phillips.

This work was recently gifted to UMMA by Maria Phillips and Franc Nunoo-Quarcoo.

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Exhibition Tue, 16 Jan 2018 13:23:47 -0500 2018-03-02T11:00:00-05:00 2018-03-02T17:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Paul Rand
Patricia Piccinini: The Comforter (March 2, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/46549 46549-10547274@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 2, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Australian artist Patricia Piccinini’s strange, hyperreal yet sentimental sculptures are often rooted in her speculative visualizations of future species—beings transformed by, or even created by, developments in genetic engineering and technology. On view at UMMA, "The Comforter" presents the likeness of a young girl whose appearance suggests a rare genetic condition causing excessive hair across her face and body. In her lap she tenderly cradles an udder-shaped, eyeless creature—a possible reference to current experiments in genetically altered milk-producing animals. The encounter staged by the sculpture, though curious and unexplained, appears to be one of innocence and intimacy, and suggests the potential for emotional connection between a diversity of beings. This theme is a common one for Piccinini, whose work incorporates (often obliquely) ideas and questions about the ethical implications of scientific progress and the conflicts in our culture between the natural and the man-made.

Lead support for "Patricia Piccinini: The Comforter" is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment, and the University of Michigan Institute for the Humanities and the Institute for Research on Women and Gender.

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Exhibition Mon, 06 Nov 2017 14:26:03 -0500 2018-03-02T11:00:00-05:00 2018-03-02T17:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition The Comforter
Tim Noble and Sue Webster: The Masterpiece (March 2, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/46545 46545-10546998@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 2, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Since the 1980s, British artists Tim Noble and Sue Webster have been known for their shadow sculptures built from materials as diverse as scrap metal, garbage, taxidermy, and sex toys. When light is directed at these assemblages, they project shadows that are exceptionally accurate and intricate representations of other things entirely.

"The Masterpiece" (2014) is a shadow self-portrait of the artists created from metal casts of dead vermin they collected and welded together into a ball. From afar the casts appear to be a stunning abstract silver sculpture; on closer inspection the disturbing menagerie of creatures emerges, only to change form again—as a shadow on the wall—into a precise and elegant image that is astonishingly different from the objects that create it.

Lead support for "Tim Noble and Sue Webster: The Masterpiece" is provided by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment, the Susan and Richard Gutow Fund, and the University of Michigan Institute for the Humanities. Additional generous support is provided by the Richard and Janet Miller Fund.

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Exhibition Mon, 06 Nov 2017 14:05:10 -0500 2018-03-02T11:00:00-05:00 2018-03-02T17:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Tim Noble and Sue Webster
"Ruth Gruber, Photojournalist" Art Exhibition (March 2, 2018 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/47419 47419-10898838@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 2, 2018 12:00pm
Location: Duderstadt Center
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

"Ruth Gruber, Photojournalist" celebrates the remarkable life, vision, and heroic tenacity of a 20th-century pioneer and trailblazer. Once the world’s youngest Ph.D., Ruth Gruber died in November of 2016 at the age of 105. The photographs in this exhibition span more than 50 years, from her groundbreaking reportage of the Soviet Arctic in the 1930s and iconic images of Jewish refugees from the ship Exodus 1947, to her later photographs of Ethiopian Jews in the midst of civil war in the 1980s. A selection of Gruber’s vintage prints, never before exhibited, will be presented alongside contemporary prints made from her original negatives.

The Opening Reception will take place on Wednesday, February 7, 2018, at 6:00pm.

"Ruth Gruber, Photojournalist" is organized by the International Center of Photography and was made possible by Friends of Ruth Gruber. The exhibition is also co-sponsored by the U-M Office of the Provost.

Photo: Unidentified Photographer; Ruth Gruber, Alaska, 1941-43

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Exhibition Fri, 19 Jan 2018 14:04:54 -0500 2018-03-02T12:00:00-05:00 2018-03-02T18:00:00-05:00 Duderstadt Center Rackham Graduate School Exhibition Unidentified Photographer; Ruth Gruber, Alaska, 1941-43
Window Installation | Cosmogonic Tattoos (March 3, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/44018 44018-9869355@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 3, 2018 12:00am
Location: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
Organized By: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

In celebration of the University’s Bicentennial in 2017, artist and professor Jim Cogswell has been invited by the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology and the University of Michigan Museum of Art to create a set of public window installations in response to the objects in their collections. Titled "Cosmogonic Tattoos," his project uses adhesive vinyl images applied in saturated colors to windows in the two buildings, highlighting the role of these museums in the life of our campus community. Through close examination of objects separated from us by deep chronological and cultural divides, imaginatively transformed within our campus context, this project celebrates the power of architecture, ornament, and material objects to shape knowledge, historical memory, and cultural identity.

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Exhibition Wed, 27 Sep 2017 20:17:23 -0400 2018-03-03T00:00:00-05:00 2018-03-03T23:59:00-05:00 Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Exhibition Cosmogonic Tattoos
The Accolades Awards- Nominations open (March 3, 2018 7:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/50294 50294-11701611@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 3, 2018 7:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Arts at Michigan

Nominations are now being accepted for The Accolades- Achievement in the Arts Awards!

The student-driven artistic community at the University of Michigan is one of the most vibrant in the nation; there are over two hundred and fifty diverse student arts organizations operating across Michigan's campus. These groups produce innovative and engaging art across all fields and their presence enriches the culture of the University. The Accolades Awards were developed by Arts at Michigan to foster the artistic growth of the student body at the University of Michigan by recognizing the accomplishments of the many extraordinary student arts groups on campus.

Awards are designed to recognize achievements by student organizations in a wide range of categories, including Theatre, Music, Dance, Comedy and Improv, Visual Arts, Literary publications and more. Nominations are open from February 18- March 30, and the entire campus will be encouraged to vote for the most deserving groups in each category online. Then, on Tuesday, April 23rd, the last day of classes, we will announce the winners for this year's Accolades awards through a series of announcements on social media. Winners in each category will receive $100 for their organization, plus other great prizes.

Consider nominating your student org for their work: http://artsatmichigan.umich.edu/programs/accolades/

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Other Mon, 18 Feb 2019 10:43:33 -0500 2018-03-03T07:00:00-05:00 2018-03-03T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Arts at Michigan Other Accolades Banner
Exhibition in the RC Art Gallery (March 3, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/50221 50221-11687482@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 3, 2018 8:00am
Location: East Quadrangle
Organized By: Residential College

Mr Yiu Keung Lee was born in Hong Kong and came to the United States in 1988 to pursue his BFA at Eastern Michigan University studied under several Professors including Susanne Stephenson. After graduated as an MFA from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor in 1995. Among his teachers are John Stephenson, Georgette Zirbes and Jean-Pierre LaRocque. Mr. Lee continued to teach at various institutions in Michigan including University of Michigan’s Residential College in Ann Arbor, Henry Ford Community College in Dearborn and Schoolcraft College in Livonia. Mr. Lee is currently teaching as an Adjunct at the Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti and a visiting artist at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit during the Fall 2016 school year. He is also teaching at Clay Work Studio which he founded in the Summer of 2014. Recent exhibition including “Vitrified”, a four-artist exhibition at Pewabic Pottery in Detroit and solo exhibition at Washtenaw Community College in Ann Arbor.

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Exhibition Mon, 19 Feb 2018 08:28:46 -0500 2018-03-03T08:00:00-05:00 2018-03-03T17:00:00-05:00 East Quadrangle Residential College Exhibition GAL Announcement
Gifts of Art presents Contemplate the Calm: Mixed Media (March 3, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47148 47148-10802061@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 3, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

A Japanese native, now living in Royal Oak, Michigan, Hiroko Lancour has become a full-time artist after retiring from her career in information technology. She is a mixed media artist with cross cultural aesthetics between East and West. Lancour often uses repetitive patterns and processes with natural materials such as paper and fiber. Her contemplative works transcend cultural differences to address common feelings among many people.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 13:39:05 -0500 2018-03-03T08:00:00-05:00 2018-03-03T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Lost & Found by Hiroko Lancour, photo by Tim Thayer. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Detroit Music Legends (March 3, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47154 47154-10802398@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 3, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

As a community activist and artist in Detroit who focuses on neighborhood empowerment, Nicole Macdonald makes large scale public paintings featuring city luminaries past and present on reclaimed materials. The Detroit Music Legend portraits are 6 x 8 foot, the size of the windows where they will be installed in late 2018 on the Detroit Savings Bank Building, designed by Albert Kahn at 6438 Woodward Avenue. A muralist, collagist, painter and tagger, Macdonald co-founded City Sculpture, a nonprofit Detroit art park, is a board member of Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit, and has exhibited at the Detroit Institute of Arts and Casco Gallery, Netherlands.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 14:01:41 -0500 2018-03-03T08:00:00-05:00 2018-03-03T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition CL & Aretha Franklin (detail) by Nicole Macdonald, photograph by Bruce Giffin. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Distinctive American Art Tile (March 3, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47151 47151-10802146@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 3, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Motawi Tileworks was started in Ann Arbor, Michigan 25 years ago by Nawal Motawi in a small garage. Today, Motawi tiles are sold in over 300 locations nationwide, including galleries and the shops in Detroit Institute of Arts and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. Tiles are made from a porcelain hybrid clay, a recipe unique to Motawi tiles. The raised lines on each tile require a hand glaze technique to pool the glaze between the lines. Motawi Tileworks has many themed collections, some based on the work of fine artists such as Frank Lloyd Wright and Charley Harper. You can also see 17 permanent Motawi art tile murals throughout Michigan Medicine.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 13:45:33 -0500 2018-03-03T08:00:00-05:00 2018-03-03T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Spring Chickadees by Motawi Tileworks, photograph by Matt Sturm. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents From Mud to Beauty: Ceramics (March 3, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47153 47153-10802314@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 3, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Jean-Marc Fontaine, a French scientist and artist who earned his Ph.D. from University of Pierre et Marie Curie in Paris, presents a unique set of ceramic works inspired from 10th-8th century BC to the present day. The style varies from simple, traditional forms to elaborate, one-of-a-kind creations. Featuring rustic antique surfaces, warm colors and highly individualized textures, his work also occasionally takes whimsical forms. He also plays the accordion. Fontaine is a research scientist at the U-M Medical School in biochemistry.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 13:55:16 -0500 2018-03-03T08:00:00-05:00 2018-03-03T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Amlash Bull Rhyton 3 by Jean-Marc Fontaine, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Ink Portraits (March 3, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47155 47155-10802482@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 3, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Based out of Chelsea, Michigan, John Pappas believes that if you can imagine a fun idea making sense, you should make it. He applies this to both his graphic design and fine art. With so much to see and ruminate on in life, Pappas keeps his hands busy by putting pen to paper. This body of work consists of portraits drawn with ink on a variety of surfaces including paper, basswood and aspen panels in an offbeat pen and ink style that leans heavily on pointillism and crosshatching. The subjects range from athletes to musicians to personal friends.

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Exhibition Mon, 18 Dec 2017 15:39:27 -0500 2018-03-03T08:00:00-05:00 2018-03-03T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Jason Solowczuk by John Pappas, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents My Playground: Assemblage Sculpture (March 3, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47156 47156-10802566@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 3, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Starting with watercolor, Joan Painter-Jones’ work kept building out farther and farther until it became sculpture. Brought up in a household where money was tight, she doesn’t like to waste anything and is captivated by old scraps of things with peeling paint and rusty metal – especially broken things that have a story to tell. She usually starts out with an interesting piece of wood and builds on it, often painting on it and adding collage, all while developing an emotional connection to it. Working in her quiet Milan, Michigan backyard art loft “playground,” she has no message to preach with her work, just her own personal wish for peace and justice.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 14:09:26 -0500 2018-03-03T08:00:00-05:00 2018-03-03T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Fair Play II by Joan Painter-Jones, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Prairie Mantras: Paint & Vinyl on Aluminum (March 3, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47152 47152-10802230@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 3, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Desiree Warren’s current body of work is a journey using one shape (the orzo) to create a multitude of layers that evoke landscapes and organic assimilations. Growing up in the country in Kansas, she had wide open spaces to explore, as well as many of her family’s dilapidated farm buildings and overgrown pasture lands. At the University of Kansas, she began working with street sign material and has continued to incorporate aluminum and vinyl in her work. Part of this series is included in the 2017 Women to Watch: Metals exhibition at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas City, Missouri, where she lives and works.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 13:49:25 -0500 2018-03-03T08:00:00-05:00 2018-03-03T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Crooning Cottonwoods by Desiree Warren, photo by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents The Desert Southwest: Photography (March 3, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47157 47157-10802650@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 3, 2018 8:00am
Location: Cancer Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Born and raised in Flint, Michigan, Daniel Sidoli has always had the creative itch. It led him to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and a BA degree in Fine Arts. With this body of work, his intent is to capture images that illustrate the unique landscape that erosion sculpts over time. His goal with photography is to be artistic yet convey truth. He wants the subject to inspire the audience and leave a lasting impression: to elicit an emotional response. Each image represents moments in time and of journeys traveled, both figuratively and literally, since he is involved in every step of the process as he sees each piece to completion.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 14:12:52 -0500 2018-03-03T08:00:00-05:00 2018-03-03T20:00:00-05:00 Cancer Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Sacred Light by Daniel Sidoli. High resolution version available upon request.
New at UMMA: Paul Rand (March 3, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/46548 46548-10547154@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 3, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Throughout the second half of the twentieth century, pioneering art director and graphic designer Paul Rand (1914–1996) was celebrated for crafting the brand identities of such American corporate icons as ABC, IBM, UPS, and Westinghouse. Rand considered the designer’s task to be the symbolic communication of a company’s character. This recent acquisition presentation features the poster Rand created as part of IBM’s THINK promotional campaign. The design is a rebus, or visual puzzle, wherein Rand cleverly transforms the letters of IBM’s logo into pictures. The whimsical use of symbols encourages viewers to interpret—or think—in order to comprehend the company’s intended message that it values “insight,” “industriousness,” and “motivation.” The poster is part of a larger recent gift of archival Paul Rand objects donated to UMMA by Franc Nunoo-Quarcoo—professor in the U-M Stamps School of Art and Design and published scholar on Paul Rand—and Maria Phillips.

This work was recently gifted to UMMA by Maria Phillips and Franc Nunoo-Quarcoo.

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Exhibition Tue, 16 Jan 2018 13:23:47 -0500 2018-03-03T11:00:00-05:00 2018-03-03T17:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Paul Rand
Patricia Piccinini: The Comforter (March 3, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/46549 46549-10547275@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 3, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Australian artist Patricia Piccinini’s strange, hyperreal yet sentimental sculptures are often rooted in her speculative visualizations of future species—beings transformed by, or even created by, developments in genetic engineering and technology. On view at UMMA, "The Comforter" presents the likeness of a young girl whose appearance suggests a rare genetic condition causing excessive hair across her face and body. In her lap she tenderly cradles an udder-shaped, eyeless creature—a possible reference to current experiments in genetically altered milk-producing animals. The encounter staged by the sculpture, though curious and unexplained, appears to be one of innocence and intimacy, and suggests the potential for emotional connection between a diversity of beings. This theme is a common one for Piccinini, whose work incorporates (often obliquely) ideas and questions about the ethical implications of scientific progress and the conflicts in our culture between the natural and the man-made.

Lead support for "Patricia Piccinini: The Comforter" is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment, and the University of Michigan Institute for the Humanities and the Institute for Research on Women and Gender.

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Exhibition Mon, 06 Nov 2017 14:26:03 -0500 2018-03-03T11:00:00-05:00 2018-03-03T17:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition The Comforter
Tim Noble and Sue Webster: The Masterpiece (March 3, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/46545 46545-10546999@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 3, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Since the 1980s, British artists Tim Noble and Sue Webster have been known for their shadow sculptures built from materials as diverse as scrap metal, garbage, taxidermy, and sex toys. When light is directed at these assemblages, they project shadows that are exceptionally accurate and intricate representations of other things entirely.

"The Masterpiece" (2014) is a shadow self-portrait of the artists created from metal casts of dead vermin they collected and welded together into a ball. From afar the casts appear to be a stunning abstract silver sculpture; on closer inspection the disturbing menagerie of creatures emerges, only to change form again—as a shadow on the wall—into a precise and elegant image that is astonishingly different from the objects that create it.

Lead support for "Tim Noble and Sue Webster: The Masterpiece" is provided by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment, the Susan and Richard Gutow Fund, and the University of Michigan Institute for the Humanities. Additional generous support is provided by the Richard and Janet Miller Fund.

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Exhibition Mon, 06 Nov 2017 14:05:10 -0500 2018-03-03T11:00:00-05:00 2018-03-03T17:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Tim Noble and Sue Webster
Exhibition | Excavating Archaeology @ U-M: 1817‐2017 (March 3, 2018 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/44170 44170-9889165@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 3, 2018 1:00pm
Location: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
Organized By: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

This exhibition explores the history of archaeology and museums at the University of Michigan for the past 200 years and looks forward to the future of archaeology and museums at Michigan in the coming century. The exhibition relies on carefully chosen objects, archival documents and images, and other illustrative materials to examine moments in the history of the University of Michigan’s involvements in archaeology and the location of archaeology in the museum environment.

Curators: Carla M. Sinopoli and Terry G. Wilfong

Visit the exhibition website: http://exhibitions.kelsey.lsa.umich.edu/excavating-archaeology-bicentennial/

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Exhibition Mon, 15 Jan 2018 18:25:09 -0500 2018-03-03T13:00:00-05:00 2018-03-03T16:00:00-05:00 Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Exhibition Excavating Archaeology @ the University of Michigan
Window Installation | Cosmogonic Tattoos (March 4, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/44018 44018-9869356@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, March 4, 2018 12:00am
Location: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
Organized By: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

In celebration of the University’s Bicentennial in 2017, artist and professor Jim Cogswell has been invited by the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology and the University of Michigan Museum of Art to create a set of public window installations in response to the objects in their collections. Titled "Cosmogonic Tattoos," his project uses adhesive vinyl images applied in saturated colors to windows in the two buildings, highlighting the role of these museums in the life of our campus community. Through close examination of objects separated from us by deep chronological and cultural divides, imaginatively transformed within our campus context, this project celebrates the power of architecture, ornament, and material objects to shape knowledge, historical memory, and cultural identity.

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Exhibition Wed, 27 Sep 2017 20:17:23 -0400 2018-03-04T00:00:00-05:00 2018-03-04T23:59:00-05:00 Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Exhibition Cosmogonic Tattoos
The Accolades Awards- Nominations open (March 4, 2018 7:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/50294 50294-11701612@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, March 4, 2018 7:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Arts at Michigan

Nominations are now being accepted for The Accolades- Achievement in the Arts Awards!

The student-driven artistic community at the University of Michigan is one of the most vibrant in the nation; there are over two hundred and fifty diverse student arts organizations operating across Michigan's campus. These groups produce innovative and engaging art across all fields and their presence enriches the culture of the University. The Accolades Awards were developed by Arts at Michigan to foster the artistic growth of the student body at the University of Michigan by recognizing the accomplishments of the many extraordinary student arts groups on campus.

Awards are designed to recognize achievements by student organizations in a wide range of categories, including Theatre, Music, Dance, Comedy and Improv, Visual Arts, Literary publications and more. Nominations are open from February 18- March 30, and the entire campus will be encouraged to vote for the most deserving groups in each category online. Then, on Tuesday, April 23rd, the last day of classes, we will announce the winners for this year's Accolades awards through a series of announcements on social media. Winners in each category will receive $100 for their organization, plus other great prizes.

Consider nominating your student org for their work: http://artsatmichigan.umich.edu/programs/accolades/

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Other Mon, 18 Feb 2019 10:43:33 -0500 2018-03-04T07:00:00-05:00 2018-03-04T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Arts at Michigan Other Accolades Banner
Exhibition in the RC Art Gallery (March 4, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/50221 50221-11687483@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, March 4, 2018 8:00am
Location: East Quadrangle
Organized By: Residential College

Mr Yiu Keung Lee was born in Hong Kong and came to the United States in 1988 to pursue his BFA at Eastern Michigan University studied under several Professors including Susanne Stephenson. After graduated as an MFA from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor in 1995. Among his teachers are John Stephenson, Georgette Zirbes and Jean-Pierre LaRocque. Mr. Lee continued to teach at various institutions in Michigan including University of Michigan’s Residential College in Ann Arbor, Henry Ford Community College in Dearborn and Schoolcraft College in Livonia. Mr. Lee is currently teaching as an Adjunct at the Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti and a visiting artist at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit during the Fall 2016 school year. He is also teaching at Clay Work Studio which he founded in the Summer of 2014. Recent exhibition including “Vitrified”, a four-artist exhibition at Pewabic Pottery in Detroit and solo exhibition at Washtenaw Community College in Ann Arbor.

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Exhibition Mon, 19 Feb 2018 08:28:46 -0500 2018-03-04T08:00:00-05:00 2018-03-04T17:00:00-05:00 East Quadrangle Residential College Exhibition GAL Announcement
Gifts of Art presents Contemplate the Calm: Mixed Media (March 4, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47148 47148-10802062@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, March 4, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

A Japanese native, now living in Royal Oak, Michigan, Hiroko Lancour has become a full-time artist after retiring from her career in information technology. She is a mixed media artist with cross cultural aesthetics between East and West. Lancour often uses repetitive patterns and processes with natural materials such as paper and fiber. Her contemplative works transcend cultural differences to address common feelings among many people.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 13:39:05 -0500 2018-03-04T08:00:00-05:00 2018-03-04T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Lost & Found by Hiroko Lancour, photo by Tim Thayer. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Detroit Music Legends (March 4, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47154 47154-10802399@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, March 4, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

As a community activist and artist in Detroit who focuses on neighborhood empowerment, Nicole Macdonald makes large scale public paintings featuring city luminaries past and present on reclaimed materials. The Detroit Music Legend portraits are 6 x 8 foot, the size of the windows where they will be installed in late 2018 on the Detroit Savings Bank Building, designed by Albert Kahn at 6438 Woodward Avenue. A muralist, collagist, painter and tagger, Macdonald co-founded City Sculpture, a nonprofit Detroit art park, is a board member of Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit, and has exhibited at the Detroit Institute of Arts and Casco Gallery, Netherlands.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 14:01:41 -0500 2018-03-04T08:00:00-05:00 2018-03-04T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition CL & Aretha Franklin (detail) by Nicole Macdonald, photograph by Bruce Giffin. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Distinctive American Art Tile (March 4, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47151 47151-10802147@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, March 4, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Motawi Tileworks was started in Ann Arbor, Michigan 25 years ago by Nawal Motawi in a small garage. Today, Motawi tiles are sold in over 300 locations nationwide, including galleries and the shops in Detroit Institute of Arts and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. Tiles are made from a porcelain hybrid clay, a recipe unique to Motawi tiles. The raised lines on each tile require a hand glaze technique to pool the glaze between the lines. Motawi Tileworks has many themed collections, some based on the work of fine artists such as Frank Lloyd Wright and Charley Harper. You can also see 17 permanent Motawi art tile murals throughout Michigan Medicine.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 13:45:33 -0500 2018-03-04T08:00:00-05:00 2018-03-04T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Spring Chickadees by Motawi Tileworks, photograph by Matt Sturm. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents From Mud to Beauty: Ceramics (March 4, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47153 47153-10802315@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, March 4, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Jean-Marc Fontaine, a French scientist and artist who earned his Ph.D. from University of Pierre et Marie Curie in Paris, presents a unique set of ceramic works inspired from 10th-8th century BC to the present day. The style varies from simple, traditional forms to elaborate, one-of-a-kind creations. Featuring rustic antique surfaces, warm colors and highly individualized textures, his work also occasionally takes whimsical forms. He also plays the accordion. Fontaine is a research scientist at the U-M Medical School in biochemistry.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 13:55:16 -0500 2018-03-04T08:00:00-05:00 2018-03-04T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Amlash Bull Rhyton 3 by Jean-Marc Fontaine, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Ink Portraits (March 4, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47155 47155-10802483@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, March 4, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Based out of Chelsea, Michigan, John Pappas believes that if you can imagine a fun idea making sense, you should make it. He applies this to both his graphic design and fine art. With so much to see and ruminate on in life, Pappas keeps his hands busy by putting pen to paper. This body of work consists of portraits drawn with ink on a variety of surfaces including paper, basswood and aspen panels in an offbeat pen and ink style that leans heavily on pointillism and crosshatching. The subjects range from athletes to musicians to personal friends.

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Exhibition Mon, 18 Dec 2017 15:39:27 -0500 2018-03-04T08:00:00-05:00 2018-03-04T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Jason Solowczuk by John Pappas, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents My Playground: Assemblage Sculpture (March 4, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47156 47156-10802567@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, March 4, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Starting with watercolor, Joan Painter-Jones’ work kept building out farther and farther until it became sculpture. Brought up in a household where money was tight, she doesn’t like to waste anything and is captivated by old scraps of things with peeling paint and rusty metal – especially broken things that have a story to tell. She usually starts out with an interesting piece of wood and builds on it, often painting on it and adding collage, all while developing an emotional connection to it. Working in her quiet Milan, Michigan backyard art loft “playground,” she has no message to preach with her work, just her own personal wish for peace and justice.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 14:09:26 -0500 2018-03-04T08:00:00-05:00 2018-03-04T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Fair Play II by Joan Painter-Jones, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Prairie Mantras: Paint & Vinyl on Aluminum (March 4, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47152 47152-10802231@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, March 4, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Desiree Warren’s current body of work is a journey using one shape (the orzo) to create a multitude of layers that evoke landscapes and organic assimilations. Growing up in the country in Kansas, she had wide open spaces to explore, as well as many of her family’s dilapidated farm buildings and overgrown pasture lands. At the University of Kansas, she began working with street sign material and has continued to incorporate aluminum and vinyl in her work. Part of this series is included in the 2017 Women to Watch: Metals exhibition at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas City, Missouri, where she lives and works.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 13:49:25 -0500 2018-03-04T08:00:00-05:00 2018-03-04T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Crooning Cottonwoods by Desiree Warren, photo by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents The Desert Southwest: Photography (March 4, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47157 47157-10802651@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, March 4, 2018 8:00am
Location: Cancer Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Born and raised in Flint, Michigan, Daniel Sidoli has always had the creative itch. It led him to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and a BA degree in Fine Arts. With this body of work, his intent is to capture images that illustrate the unique landscape that erosion sculpts over time. His goal with photography is to be artistic yet convey truth. He wants the subject to inspire the audience and leave a lasting impression: to elicit an emotional response. Each image represents moments in time and of journeys traveled, both figuratively and literally, since he is involved in every step of the process as he sees each piece to completion.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 14:12:52 -0500 2018-03-04T08:00:00-05:00 2018-03-04T20:00:00-05:00 Cancer Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Sacred Light by Daniel Sidoli. High resolution version available upon request.
New at UMMA: Paul Rand (March 4, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/46548 46548-10547155@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, March 4, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Throughout the second half of the twentieth century, pioneering art director and graphic designer Paul Rand (1914–1996) was celebrated for crafting the brand identities of such American corporate icons as ABC, IBM, UPS, and Westinghouse. Rand considered the designer’s task to be the symbolic communication of a company’s character. This recent acquisition presentation features the poster Rand created as part of IBM’s THINK promotional campaign. The design is a rebus, or visual puzzle, wherein Rand cleverly transforms the letters of IBM’s logo into pictures. The whimsical use of symbols encourages viewers to interpret—or think—in order to comprehend the company’s intended message that it values “insight,” “industriousness,” and “motivation.” The poster is part of a larger recent gift of archival Paul Rand objects donated to UMMA by Franc Nunoo-Quarcoo—professor in the U-M Stamps School of Art and Design and published scholar on Paul Rand—and Maria Phillips.

This work was recently gifted to UMMA by Maria Phillips and Franc Nunoo-Quarcoo.

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Exhibition Tue, 16 Jan 2018 13:23:47 -0500 2018-03-04T11:00:00-05:00 2018-03-04T17:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Paul Rand
Patricia Piccinini: The Comforter (March 4, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/46549 46549-10547276@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, March 4, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Australian artist Patricia Piccinini’s strange, hyperreal yet sentimental sculptures are often rooted in her speculative visualizations of future species—beings transformed by, or even created by, developments in genetic engineering and technology. On view at UMMA, "The Comforter" presents the likeness of a young girl whose appearance suggests a rare genetic condition causing excessive hair across her face and body. In her lap she tenderly cradles an udder-shaped, eyeless creature—a possible reference to current experiments in genetically altered milk-producing animals. The encounter staged by the sculpture, though curious and unexplained, appears to be one of innocence and intimacy, and suggests the potential for emotional connection between a diversity of beings. This theme is a common one for Piccinini, whose work incorporates (often obliquely) ideas and questions about the ethical implications of scientific progress and the conflicts in our culture between the natural and the man-made.

Lead support for "Patricia Piccinini: The Comforter" is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment, and the University of Michigan Institute for the Humanities and the Institute for Research on Women and Gender.

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Exhibition Mon, 06 Nov 2017 14:26:03 -0500 2018-03-04T11:00:00-05:00 2018-03-04T17:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition The Comforter
Tim Noble and Sue Webster: The Masterpiece (March 4, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/46545 46545-10547000@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, March 4, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Since the 1980s, British artists Tim Noble and Sue Webster have been known for their shadow sculptures built from materials as diverse as scrap metal, garbage, taxidermy, and sex toys. When light is directed at these assemblages, they project shadows that are exceptionally accurate and intricate representations of other things entirely.

"The Masterpiece" (2014) is a shadow self-portrait of the artists created from metal casts of dead vermin they collected and welded together into a ball. From afar the casts appear to be a stunning abstract silver sculpture; on closer inspection the disturbing menagerie of creatures emerges, only to change form again—as a shadow on the wall—into a precise and elegant image that is astonishingly different from the objects that create it.

Lead support for "Tim Noble and Sue Webster: The Masterpiece" is provided by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment, the Susan and Richard Gutow Fund, and the University of Michigan Institute for the Humanities. Additional generous support is provided by the Richard and Janet Miller Fund.

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Exhibition Mon, 06 Nov 2017 14:05:10 -0500 2018-03-04T11:00:00-05:00 2018-03-04T17:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Tim Noble and Sue Webster
Engaging with Art (March 4, 2018 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/48809 48809-11464926@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, March 4, 2018 1:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

UMMA docents will guide visitors through the galleries on tours as diverse as their interests and areas of expertise. Each docent plans a theme and includes a variety of styles and media to illuminate his or her ideas. Themes may be repeated but each docent's approach and choice of objects is unique.

For more information and events, visit umma.umich.edu/events.

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Social / Informal Gathering Tue, 16 Jan 2018 13:43:21 -0500 2018-03-04T13:00:00-05:00 2018-03-04T14:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Social / Informal Gathering engaging with art
Exhibition | Excavating Archaeology @ U-M: 1817‐2017 (March 4, 2018 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/44170 44170-9889166@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, March 4, 2018 1:00pm
Location: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
Organized By: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

This exhibition explores the history of archaeology and museums at the University of Michigan for the past 200 years and looks forward to the future of archaeology and museums at Michigan in the coming century. The exhibition relies on carefully chosen objects, archival documents and images, and other illustrative materials to examine moments in the history of the University of Michigan’s involvements in archaeology and the location of archaeology in the museum environment.

Curators: Carla M. Sinopoli and Terry G. Wilfong

Visit the exhibition website: http://exhibitions.kelsey.lsa.umich.edu/excavating-archaeology-bicentennial/

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Exhibition Mon, 15 Jan 2018 18:25:09 -0500 2018-03-04T13:00:00-05:00 2018-03-04T16:00:00-05:00 Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Exhibition Excavating Archaeology @ the University of Michigan
Window Installation | Cosmogonic Tattoos (March 5, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/44018 44018-9869357@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 5, 2018 12:00am
Location: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
Organized By: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

In celebration of the University’s Bicentennial in 2017, artist and professor Jim Cogswell has been invited by the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology and the University of Michigan Museum of Art to create a set of public window installations in response to the objects in their collections. Titled "Cosmogonic Tattoos," his project uses adhesive vinyl images applied in saturated colors to windows in the two buildings, highlighting the role of these museums in the life of our campus community. Through close examination of objects separated from us by deep chronological and cultural divides, imaginatively transformed within our campus context, this project celebrates the power of architecture, ornament, and material objects to shape knowledge, historical memory, and cultural identity.

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Exhibition Wed, 27 Sep 2017 20:17:23 -0400 2018-03-05T00:00:00-05:00 2018-03-05T23:59:00-05:00 Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Exhibition Cosmogonic Tattoos
The Accolades Awards- Nominations open (March 5, 2018 7:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/50294 50294-11701613@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 5, 2018 7:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Arts at Michigan

Nominations are now being accepted for The Accolades- Achievement in the Arts Awards!

The student-driven artistic community at the University of Michigan is one of the most vibrant in the nation; there are over two hundred and fifty diverse student arts organizations operating across Michigan's campus. These groups produce innovative and engaging art across all fields and their presence enriches the culture of the University. The Accolades Awards were developed by Arts at Michigan to foster the artistic growth of the student body at the University of Michigan by recognizing the accomplishments of the many extraordinary student arts groups on campus.

Awards are designed to recognize achievements by student organizations in a wide range of categories, including Theatre, Music, Dance, Comedy and Improv, Visual Arts, Literary publications and more. Nominations are open from February 18- March 30, and the entire campus will be encouraged to vote for the most deserving groups in each category online. Then, on Tuesday, April 23rd, the last day of classes, we will announce the winners for this year's Accolades awards through a series of announcements on social media. Winners in each category will receive $100 for their organization, plus other great prizes.

Consider nominating your student org for their work: http://artsatmichigan.umich.edu/programs/accolades/

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Other Mon, 18 Feb 2019 10:43:33 -0500 2018-03-05T07:00:00-05:00 2018-03-05T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Arts at Michigan Other Accolades Banner
Exhibition in the RC Art Gallery (March 5, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/50221 50221-11687484@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 5, 2018 8:00am
Location: East Quadrangle
Organized By: Residential College

Mr Yiu Keung Lee was born in Hong Kong and came to the United States in 1988 to pursue his BFA at Eastern Michigan University studied under several Professors including Susanne Stephenson. After graduated as an MFA from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor in 1995. Among his teachers are John Stephenson, Georgette Zirbes and Jean-Pierre LaRocque. Mr. Lee continued to teach at various institutions in Michigan including University of Michigan’s Residential College in Ann Arbor, Henry Ford Community College in Dearborn and Schoolcraft College in Livonia. Mr. Lee is currently teaching as an Adjunct at the Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti and a visiting artist at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit during the Fall 2016 school year. He is also teaching at Clay Work Studio which he founded in the Summer of 2014. Recent exhibition including “Vitrified”, a four-artist exhibition at Pewabic Pottery in Detroit and solo exhibition at Washtenaw Community College in Ann Arbor.

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Exhibition Mon, 19 Feb 2018 08:28:46 -0500 2018-03-05T08:00:00-05:00 2018-03-05T17:00:00-05:00 East Quadrangle Residential College Exhibition GAL Announcement
Gifts of Art presents Contemplate the Calm: Mixed Media (March 5, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47148 47148-10802063@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 5, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

A Japanese native, now living in Royal Oak, Michigan, Hiroko Lancour has become a full-time artist after retiring from her career in information technology. She is a mixed media artist with cross cultural aesthetics between East and West. Lancour often uses repetitive patterns and processes with natural materials such as paper and fiber. Her contemplative works transcend cultural differences to address common feelings among many people.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 13:39:05 -0500 2018-03-05T08:00:00-05:00 2018-03-05T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Lost & Found by Hiroko Lancour, photo by Tim Thayer. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Detroit Music Legends (March 5, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47154 47154-10802400@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 5, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

As a community activist and artist in Detroit who focuses on neighborhood empowerment, Nicole Macdonald makes large scale public paintings featuring city luminaries past and present on reclaimed materials. The Detroit Music Legend portraits are 6 x 8 foot, the size of the windows where they will be installed in late 2018 on the Detroit Savings Bank Building, designed by Albert Kahn at 6438 Woodward Avenue. A muralist, collagist, painter and tagger, Macdonald co-founded City Sculpture, a nonprofit Detroit art park, is a board member of Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit, and has exhibited at the Detroit Institute of Arts and Casco Gallery, Netherlands.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 14:01:41 -0500 2018-03-05T08:00:00-05:00 2018-03-05T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition CL & Aretha Franklin (detail) by Nicole Macdonald, photograph by Bruce Giffin. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Distinctive American Art Tile (March 5, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47151 47151-10802148@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 5, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Motawi Tileworks was started in Ann Arbor, Michigan 25 years ago by Nawal Motawi in a small garage. Today, Motawi tiles are sold in over 300 locations nationwide, including galleries and the shops in Detroit Institute of Arts and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. Tiles are made from a porcelain hybrid clay, a recipe unique to Motawi tiles. The raised lines on each tile require a hand glaze technique to pool the glaze between the lines. Motawi Tileworks has many themed collections, some based on the work of fine artists such as Frank Lloyd Wright and Charley Harper. You can also see 17 permanent Motawi art tile murals throughout Michigan Medicine.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 13:45:33 -0500 2018-03-05T08:00:00-05:00 2018-03-05T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Spring Chickadees by Motawi Tileworks, photograph by Matt Sturm. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents From Mud to Beauty: Ceramics (March 5, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47153 47153-10802316@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 5, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Jean-Marc Fontaine, a French scientist and artist who earned his Ph.D. from University of Pierre et Marie Curie in Paris, presents a unique set of ceramic works inspired from 10th-8th century BC to the present day. The style varies from simple, traditional forms to elaborate, one-of-a-kind creations. Featuring rustic antique surfaces, warm colors and highly individualized textures, his work also occasionally takes whimsical forms. He also plays the accordion. Fontaine is a research scientist at the U-M Medical School in biochemistry.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 13:55:16 -0500 2018-03-05T08:00:00-05:00 2018-03-05T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Amlash Bull Rhyton 3 by Jean-Marc Fontaine, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Ink Portraits (March 5, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47155 47155-10802484@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 5, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Based out of Chelsea, Michigan, John Pappas believes that if you can imagine a fun idea making sense, you should make it. He applies this to both his graphic design and fine art. With so much to see and ruminate on in life, Pappas keeps his hands busy by putting pen to paper. This body of work consists of portraits drawn with ink on a variety of surfaces including paper, basswood and aspen panels in an offbeat pen and ink style that leans heavily on pointillism and crosshatching. The subjects range from athletes to musicians to personal friends.

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Exhibition Mon, 18 Dec 2017 15:39:27 -0500 2018-03-05T08:00:00-05:00 2018-03-05T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Jason Solowczuk by John Pappas, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents My Playground: Assemblage Sculpture (March 5, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47156 47156-10802568@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 5, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Starting with watercolor, Joan Painter-Jones’ work kept building out farther and farther until it became sculpture. Brought up in a household where money was tight, she doesn’t like to waste anything and is captivated by old scraps of things with peeling paint and rusty metal – especially broken things that have a story to tell. She usually starts out with an interesting piece of wood and builds on it, often painting on it and adding collage, all while developing an emotional connection to it. Working in her quiet Milan, Michigan backyard art loft “playground,” she has no message to preach with her work, just her own personal wish for peace and justice.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 14:09:26 -0500 2018-03-05T08:00:00-05:00 2018-03-05T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Fair Play II by Joan Painter-Jones, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Prairie Mantras: Paint & Vinyl on Aluminum (March 5, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47152 47152-10802232@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 5, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Desiree Warren’s current body of work is a journey using one shape (the orzo) to create a multitude of layers that evoke landscapes and organic assimilations. Growing up in the country in Kansas, she had wide open spaces to explore, as well as many of her family’s dilapidated farm buildings and overgrown pasture lands. At the University of Kansas, she began working with street sign material and has continued to incorporate aluminum and vinyl in her work. Part of this series is included in the 2017 Women to Watch: Metals exhibition at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas City, Missouri, where she lives and works.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 13:49:25 -0500 2018-03-05T08:00:00-05:00 2018-03-05T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Crooning Cottonwoods by Desiree Warren, photo by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents The Desert Southwest: Photography (March 5, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47157 47157-10802652@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 5, 2018 8:00am
Location: Cancer Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Born and raised in Flint, Michigan, Daniel Sidoli has always had the creative itch. It led him to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and a BA degree in Fine Arts. With this body of work, his intent is to capture images that illustrate the unique landscape that erosion sculpts over time. His goal with photography is to be artistic yet convey truth. He wants the subject to inspire the audience and leave a lasting impression: to elicit an emotional response. Each image represents moments in time and of journeys traveled, both figuratively and literally, since he is involved in every step of the process as he sees each piece to completion.

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Exhibition Wed, 29 Nov 2017 14:12:52 -0500 2018-03-05T08:00:00-05:00 2018-03-05T20:00:00-05:00 Cancer Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Sacred Light by Daniel Sidoli. High resolution version available upon request.
Border Crossers (March 5, 2018 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49825 49825-11543770@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 5, 2018 9:00am
Location: 202 S. Thayer
Organized By: Institute for the Humanities

Students across campus—from LSA, Engineering, Art and Design, and Information—will work with visiting artist Chico MacMurtrie during winter semester 2018 planning, building, and launching a 40-foot robotic sculpture that poetically explores the notion of borders and boundary conditions. The project, led by the Institute for the Humanities, symbolizes the humanities in action, and the empowerment that can be achieved through working together, overcoming obstacles and divides, and discovering creative solutions.

Macmurtrie is an award winning artist, renowned internationally for his large-scale robotic sculpture, whose work combines materiality and robotics, the visceral and conceptual. His artist residency and interdisciplinary project "Border Crossers" encourages investigation of borders as constructed entities, both embodying a simple curiosity to see what lies on the other side of a border (national, architectural, environmental, etc.) and expression of a utopian desire to live in a world without borders.

In February, MacMurtrie and the students will launch the robotic sculpture during two "performances" and MacMurtrie will give a special Penny W. Stamps Lecture. The gallery exhibition will include large-scale drawings which serve as plans and maps for MacMurtrie's visionary Border Crossers. Life-size robotic models will also be presented in the exhibition in conversation with the drawings. The models, built by the all-student team with MacMurtrie's guidance, are prototypes for the project, offering preliminary steps in the workshop and the process towards realizing the large scale robotic sculpture.

Chico MacMurtrie is the Artistic Director of Amorphic Robot Works, an interdisciplinary creative collective located in Brooklyn, NY. MacMurtrie/ARW have received numerous awards for their experimental new media artworks, including five grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Andy Warhol Foundation Grant, the Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship, VIDA Life 11.0, and Prix Ars Electronica. Chico MacMurtrie was awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship in Fine Arts in 2016.

Visiting artist Chico MacMurtrie's residency and project is sponsored by the U-M Institute for the Humanities in collaboration with U-M Museum of Art, Michigan Robotics, Michigan Engineering, School of Information, Penny Stamps Speaker Series, Stamps School of Art and Design, and ArtsEngin.

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Exhibition Tue, 06 Feb 2018 15:59:29 -0500 2018-03-05T09:00:00-05:00 2018-03-05T17:00:00-05:00 202 S. Thayer Institute for the Humanities Exhibition Border Crossers
Handwritten heritage: Arabic texts in manuscript (March 5, 2018 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/50089 50089-11633625@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 5, 2018 10:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: University Library

This exhibit features a selection of prominent Arabic writings from the classical and post-classical periods among the holdings of the Islamic Manuscripts Collection preserved in the University Library.

Carefully transcribed copies of classic literary works by al-Mutanabbī (d.965), Abū al-ʻAlāʼ al-Maʻarrī (d.1057), and al-Ḥarīrī (d.1122) appear alongside influential grammatical, scientific, and mystical writings - even a text on musical theory and performance.

The exhibit is offered in conjunction with the Office of Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs (MESA) celebration of Arab Heritage Month: https://mesa.umich.edu/article/arab-heritage-month

Hours: Mon 8:30am-5pm, Tues 8:30am-8pm, Wed-Fri 8:30am-5pm

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Exhibition Tue, 20 Feb 2018 15:16:50 -0500 2018-03-05T10:00:00-05:00 2018-03-05T17:00:00-05:00 Hatcher Graduate Library University Library Exhibition Opening of the eighth maqāmah (assembly) in Isl. Ms. 650, a late 13th or early 14th c manuscript copy of Maqāmāt al-Ḥarīrī