Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/list/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. Gifts of Art presents Collected Surface: Functional Ceramics (June 24, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52359 52359-12649689@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, June 24, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

The Huron Valley Ceramics Collective (Isabella Comai, Dennison Dorsey, Sasha Guo and Margaret A. Miller) is a group of emerging artists who work out of the Clay Work Studio in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The works in this exhibit are an expression of how ceramics mediate our daily life though use. The artists explore life and reflection through surface and narrative elements by using a combination of wheel thrown and hand built terra cotta, stoneware and porcelain.

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Exhibition Wed, 16 May 2018 08:45:37 -0400 2018-06-24T08:00:00-04:00 2018-06-24T20:00:00-04:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Haunted Hard Drive by Dennison Dorsey, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Flexx – Semi-Industrial Jewelry (June 24, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52362 52362-12649941@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, June 24, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Starting with the material of screen spline, Marsha Chamberlin combines items such as grommets, bungee cord, washers, nuts, floor matting and more with an array of beads to create a contemporary, semi-industrial style of work. Pieces often contrast the functionality of hardware with sparkles and colors that provide a unique style.
Marsha Chamberlin was president and CEO of the Ann Arbor Art Center (formerly Ann Arbor Art Association) for 33 years.

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Exhibition Wed, 16 May 2018 08:55:00 -0400 2018-06-24T08:00:00-04:00 2018-06-24T20:00:00-04:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Squiggle in Red by Marsha Chamberlin, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Flora & Fauxna: Photography (June 24, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52361 52361-12649857@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, June 24, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Patty Carroll’s highly intense, saturated color photographs have led to her recognition as one of Photolucida’s Top 50 Photographers (2104, 2017). Flora & Fauxna is a still life series about women and their homes using decorative fabric, artificial flowers and ceramic birds to create a sumptuous, and often humorous, ornate world. Unlike traditional still life images, these photographs show no horizon line, dramatic lighting, or symbols of death and decay. Birds in many cultures are messengers between heaven and earth, acting as a bridge between the mundane and spiritual life. In Carroll’s work, birds represent the human desire to escape gravity and reach the level of angels.

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Exhibition Wed, 16 May 2018 08:51:28 -0400 2018-06-24T08:00:00-04:00 2018-06-24T20:00:00-04:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Red Flamingos by Patty Carroll, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Nature Illustrated: Oil & Acrylic Painting (June 24, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52353 52353-12641737@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, June 24, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

John Megahan grew up in the Pacific Northwest. The mountains of Idaho, Oregon and Washington instilled in him a deep love and appreciation for nature. In college he studied art and biology, and after graduation worked as a freelance illustrator for commercial and educational institutions. Since 1996, he has been a scientific illustrator for the U-M Museum of Zoology. In addition to scientific illustration and painting, he occasionally teaches at the U-M Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design, the University of Oregon, and illustrates children’s books.

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Exhibition Tue, 15 May 2018 16:18:01 -0400 2018-06-24T08:00:00-04:00 2018-06-24T20:00:00-04:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Facing the Storm (North American Wolverine – Gulo gulo) by John Megahan, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Not Your Grandmother’s Dolls (June 24, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52354 52354-12641821@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, June 24, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Charlie Patricolo has been creating, engineering and executing dolls for 25 years, and teaching doll making for 20. She studied at the John C. Campbell Folk School in North Carolina, and has been a member of the Southern Highland Craft Guild since 2002. When teaching, Patricolo feels that, “Watching someone go from ‘I can’t do this’ to ‘I can’t believe I did this!’ is pretty fantastic!” Her inspiration often comes when she isn’t looking for it: in songs and books when a line rings out so clearly it cannot be ignored, or a piece of fabric that refuses to be left behind. Patricolo is now based in North Carolina, but lived most of her life in Michigan.

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Exhibition Tue, 15 May 2018 16:21:11 -0400 2018-06-24T08:00:00-04:00 2018-06-24T20:00:00-04:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Wild Turkey by Charlie Patricolo, photograph by Richard Babb. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Reconstructed Blueprints: Acrylic Painting (June 24, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52360 52360-12649773@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, June 24, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

In this exhibit, Adnan Charara translates his assembled characters, from both collage and found object assemblage, into commanding acrylic paintings. The backgrounds interact with the figures, who represent history, identity, and the struggle for a sense of belonging. They are blueprints for being human: imperfect, unique and multi-faceted. Charara works in various mediums ranging from drawing, to jewelry, to large scale sculpture. He is a Lebanese-American artist with a studio in Detroit.

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Exhibition Wed, 16 May 2018 08:48:40 -0400 2018-06-24T08:00:00-04:00 2018-06-24T20:00:00-04:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition The Conductor by Adnan Charara, photograph by Julia Stephenson. High resolution version available upon request.
Nothing Makes Sense, Except Love: The Cinematic Musings of Director Alan Rudolph (June 24, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52575 52575-12857368@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, June 24, 2018 8:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: University Library

This exhibit features materials reproduced from the Alan Rudolph Collection now part of the University of Michigan Library Special Collections Research Center. Told in Rudolph’s first-person voice, it chronicles his career.

Quirky, off kilter, stylishly romantic and filled with moments of wry humor, Alan Rudolph makes movies with dreamy eyed protagonists searching for love in all the wrong places. He often mashes up genres into something new and unique and peppers his films with elements not always beholden to realism. He began his four decade career under the watchful eye of mentor Robert Altman, but he soon created a body of work that is clearly his own vision.

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Exhibition Wed, 06 Jun 2018 11:00:26 -0400 2018-06-24T08:00:00-04:00 2018-06-24T23:00:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library University Library Exhibition Alan Rudolph
Seven Fantasy Classics for Children (June 24, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/51471 51471-12112569@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, June 24, 2018 8:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: University Library

Students in Lisa Makman’s English 313 course, Children’s Literature and the Invention of Modern Childhood, curated this exhibit of classic stories for children. The exhibit focuses on seven classic stories: Aladdin, Alice in Wonderland, Cinderella, Hansel and Gretel, the Little Mermaid, Little Red Riding Hood, and Peter Pan. Drawing on the rich collection of children’s literature in the Special Collections Research Center, the books range from late nineteenth century editions to contemporary pop-up books. By showcasing different takes on each story, the exhibit explores the variation in how these tales are told and illustrated.

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Exhibition Wed, 28 Mar 2018 15:41:38 -0400 2018-06-24T08:00:00-04:00 2018-06-24T17:00:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library University Library Exhibition Fantasy Classics
Quaker Oats Makes a Movie: A Scrumdiddlyumptious Wonka Adventure (June 24, 2018 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/51870 51870-12274495@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, June 24, 2018 10:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: University Library

​Quaker Oats forged a new path in the entertainment industry by jointly marketing consumer packaged goods and a major motion picture in 1971, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Having never made a motion picture before, their foray into the filmmaking industry was unexpected and unprecedented. The company saw this film as an opportunity to essentially make a feature-length commercial for their new line of Wonka candy products.

Students in Matthew Solomon's class, SAC 355: Authorship and the Archive, culled though hundreds of production documents related to the film to curate an exhibit that tells a little known behind-the-scenes story about one of the most beloved films.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Apr 2018 13:13:44 -0400 2018-06-24T10:00:00-04:00 2018-06-24T17:00:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library University Library Exhibition Wonka
Exercising the Eye: The Gertrude Kasle Collection (June 24, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49505 49505-11465062@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, June 24, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Gallery hours are 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Tuesday–Saturday and 12–5 p.m. Sunday; galleries are closed on Mondays.

This exhibition celebrates Gertrude Kasle (1917–2016), a key figure in the formation of Detroit’s contemporary art community in the 1960s and 70s. A pioneering female gallerist, Kasle provided midwest audiences with a venue in which to experience avant-garde art from centers like New York City, while also supporting and exhibiting regional artists. Featuring a collection of paintings, works on paper, and sculptures from the height of the Abstract Expressionist movement through the early twenty-first century, 'Exercising the Eye' speaks to the relationships Kasle fostered with local, national, and international artists and her appreciation for artistic expression and experimentation. Critical voices from the last fifty years include Philip Guston, Jane Hammond, Grace Hartigan, Jasper Johns, Michele Oka Doner, and Robert Rauschenberg. The exhibition offers visitors a unique opportunity to explore a dynamic moment in Detroit’s cultural history and insight into Kasle’s love of looking and learning.

Lead support for 'Exercising the Eye: The Gertrude Kasle Collection' is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, Michigan Medicine, and the University of Michigan CEW Frances and Sydney Lewis Visiting Leaders Fund.

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Exhibition Tue, 30 Jan 2018 15:29:23 -0500 2018-06-24T11:00:00-04:00 2018-06-24T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition William Tarr, 'Study for Gates of the Six Million,' ca. 1980, bronze. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Bequest of Gertrude Kasle, 2016/2.113
Marcel Dzama: A Jester's Dance (June 24, 2018 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/52025 52025-12362740@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, June 24, 2018 12:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Canadian artist Marcel Dzama is known for imaginative drawings, sculptures, dioramas, and films rooted in the traditions of Surrealism, Dada and outsider art. His 2013 film Une danse des bouffons (or A jester's dance) tells the tale of a romance between two principal figures of these traditions: Dada icon Marcel Duchamp and Brazilian sculptor Maria Martins, who was the model for Duchamp's final, enigmatic artwork Étant donnés. Rife with art-historical references not only to the work of Duchamp but also to Francisco Goya, Francis Picabia and Joseph Beuys, among others, Une danse des bouffons navigates a sexually charged and mesmerizing world in which fantasy and torture run amok. The gallery presentation also includes a storyboard for the film featuring Dzama’s ink and watercolor drawings, renderings of small hybrid figures resembling children’s book illustrations. The drawings underscore the fantastical elements in a film that combines the carnivalesque with a nightmarish exploration of the surreal.

Lead support for Marcel Dzama: A Jester's Dance is provided by Candy and Michael Barasch. Additional generous support is provided by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment and the University of Michigan Institute for the Humanities and the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.

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Exhibition Thu, 19 Apr 2018 15:26:24 -0400 2018-06-24T12:00:00-04:00 2018-06-24T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Marcel Dzama, Une danse des bouffons (or A jester’s dance), 2013, video projection, edition of 4. Courtesy David Zwirner, New York/London
New at UMMA: Illuminated Manuscript (June 24, 2018 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50849 50849-11884944@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, June 24, 2018 12:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Books of hours—custom-made for private devotion in the Christian faith—were a bestseller in medieval Europe. These manuscripts incorporated prayers, hymns, biblical stories, and monthly calendars featuring religious feast days, which were often supplemented by images painted in exquisite detail. Today, books of hours are a testament to the visually rich material culture of the Middle Ages. UMMA was recently gifted a bejeweled double-sided calendar leaf for January. Executed on parchment, the page highlights the material opulence and artistry involved in manuscript illumination. Accompanying the calendar are painted images or miniatures of the labor and characteristic activity of the month, and Aquarius, the zodiac sign for January, embodied by a man collecting water from a stream. The folio’s luminous, gilded surface, accentuated by the use of bright colors, was meant to transport the medieval viewer into a state of spiritual transcendence.

This work was recently gifted to UMMA by Mrs. Carrol Robertsen.

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Exhibition Thu, 08 Mar 2018 13:55:41 -0500 2018-06-24T12:00:00-04:00 2018-06-24T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Artist unknown, Calendar leaf (January), from a Book of Hours, 1462, ink, tempera, and gold leaf on parchment. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Carrol Robertsen, 2015/2.6B (recto)
See Through: Windows and Mirrors in Twentieth-Century Photography (June 24, 2018 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/52257 52257-12577015@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, June 24, 2018 12:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

See Through: Mirrors and Windows in Twentieth-Century Photography brings together a group of images that are doubly framed—once by the camera lens and again by the border of a mirror or window. By refracting and distorting, revealing and concealing, these reflective and transparent surfaces both draw attention to the photographer’s efforts to frame the world and expose the contingent nature of reality. Highlights from the exhibition include works by Eugène Atget, Robert Doisneau, Elliott Erwitt, Walker Evans, André Kertész, Joanne Leonard, Danny Lyon, and Joel Meyerowitz. By extending the limits of perception, these witty and provocative works invite us to see [through to] new visual possibilities.

Lead support for See Through: Windows and Mirrors in Twentieth-Century Photography is provided by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment.

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Exhibition Wed, 09 May 2018 11:40:04 -0400 2018-06-24T12:00:00-04:00 2018-06-24T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Elliott Erwitt, Cracked Glass with Boy—Colorado, 1955, gelatin silver print. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Gift of Gerald Lotenberg, 1981/2.194.2, © Elliott Erwitt / Magnum Photos
Unrecorded: Reimagining Artist Identities in Africa (June 24, 2018 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/51906 51906-12285905@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, June 24, 2018 12:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Historical collecting practices have had a lasting impact on representations of Africa, its history, culture, and life today. Labeled as ‘unknown’ or ‘anonymous,’ African artists became associated with broad cultural styles and collective identities rather than personal creativity and individual agency. The exhibition Unrecorded: Reimagining Artist Identities in Africa includes artworks from both named and unrecorded, contemporary and historic artists to tell an alternative story. It explores how the changing attributes of an ‘African’ artist’s identity, and constructions of African identity more broadly, have shaped perceptions of Africa outside of the continent.

Lead support for Unrecorded: Reimagining Artist Identities in Africa is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost and the African Studies Center. Additional generous support is provided by the University of Michigan Department of Afroamerican and African Studies and Susan Ullrich.

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Exhibition Thu, 12 Apr 2018 14:51:24 -0400 2018-06-24T12:00:00-04:00 2018-06-24T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Unrecorded
Guided Tour - See Through: Mirrors and Windows in Twentieth-Century Photography (June 24, 2018 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/52268 52268-12579994@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, June 24, 2018 2:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

See Through looks at how photographers of these images doubly frame the world around us —once through the frame of the camera lens and, again, through the frame of a reflective mirror or transparent window. UMMA Docents will reveal which photographers include their own reflections in their photographs, highlighting their active role in the creation of images. A tour will also indicate which photographers look outward, enacting an exchange of public and, sometimes, voyeuristic glances; and which look inward to domestic spaces, framing intimate views and personal moments among families and lovers. Mirrors and windows, like the medium of photography itself, expand the limits of the human eye to perceive the world and, in turn, invite viewers to see through to new visual possibilities.

Lead support for See Through: Windows and Mirrors in Twentieth-Century Photography is provided by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment.

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Social / Informal Gathering Wed, 09 May 2018 13:09:40 -0400 2018-06-24T14:00:00-04:00 2018-06-24T15:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Social / Informal Gathering Elliott Erwitt, Cracked Glass with Boy—Colorado, 1955, gelatin silver print. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Gift of Gerald Lotenberg, 1981/2.194.2, © Elliott Erwitt / Magnum Photos
Gifts of Art presents Collected Surface: Functional Ceramics (June 25, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52359 52359-12649690@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, June 25, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

The Huron Valley Ceramics Collective (Isabella Comai, Dennison Dorsey, Sasha Guo and Margaret A. Miller) is a group of emerging artists who work out of the Clay Work Studio in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The works in this exhibit are an expression of how ceramics mediate our daily life though use. The artists explore life and reflection through surface and narrative elements by using a combination of wheel thrown and hand built terra cotta, stoneware and porcelain.

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Exhibition Wed, 16 May 2018 08:45:37 -0400 2018-06-25T08:00:00-04:00 2018-06-25T20:00:00-04:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Haunted Hard Drive by Dennison Dorsey, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Flexx – Semi-Industrial Jewelry (June 25, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52362 52362-12649942@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, June 25, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Starting with the material of screen spline, Marsha Chamberlin combines items such as grommets, bungee cord, washers, nuts, floor matting and more with an array of beads to create a contemporary, semi-industrial style of work. Pieces often contrast the functionality of hardware with sparkles and colors that provide a unique style.
Marsha Chamberlin was president and CEO of the Ann Arbor Art Center (formerly Ann Arbor Art Association) for 33 years.

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Exhibition Wed, 16 May 2018 08:55:00 -0400 2018-06-25T08:00:00-04:00 2018-06-25T20:00:00-04:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Squiggle in Red by Marsha Chamberlin, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Flora & Fauxna: Photography (June 25, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52361 52361-12649858@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, June 25, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Patty Carroll’s highly intense, saturated color photographs have led to her recognition as one of Photolucida’s Top 50 Photographers (2104, 2017). Flora & Fauxna is a still life series about women and their homes using decorative fabric, artificial flowers and ceramic birds to create a sumptuous, and often humorous, ornate world. Unlike traditional still life images, these photographs show no horizon line, dramatic lighting, or symbols of death and decay. Birds in many cultures are messengers between heaven and earth, acting as a bridge between the mundane and spiritual life. In Carroll’s work, birds represent the human desire to escape gravity and reach the level of angels.

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Exhibition Wed, 16 May 2018 08:51:28 -0400 2018-06-25T08:00:00-04:00 2018-06-25T20:00:00-04:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Red Flamingos by Patty Carroll, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Nature Illustrated: Oil & Acrylic Painting (June 25, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52353 52353-12641738@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, June 25, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

John Megahan grew up in the Pacific Northwest. The mountains of Idaho, Oregon and Washington instilled in him a deep love and appreciation for nature. In college he studied art and biology, and after graduation worked as a freelance illustrator for commercial and educational institutions. Since 1996, he has been a scientific illustrator for the U-M Museum of Zoology. In addition to scientific illustration and painting, he occasionally teaches at the U-M Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design, the University of Oregon, and illustrates children’s books.

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Exhibition Tue, 15 May 2018 16:18:01 -0400 2018-06-25T08:00:00-04:00 2018-06-25T20:00:00-04:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Facing the Storm (North American Wolverine – Gulo gulo) by John Megahan, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Not Your Grandmother’s Dolls (June 25, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52354 52354-12641822@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, June 25, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Charlie Patricolo has been creating, engineering and executing dolls for 25 years, and teaching doll making for 20. She studied at the John C. Campbell Folk School in North Carolina, and has been a member of the Southern Highland Craft Guild since 2002. When teaching, Patricolo feels that, “Watching someone go from ‘I can’t do this’ to ‘I can’t believe I did this!’ is pretty fantastic!” Her inspiration often comes when she isn’t looking for it: in songs and books when a line rings out so clearly it cannot be ignored, or a piece of fabric that refuses to be left behind. Patricolo is now based in North Carolina, but lived most of her life in Michigan.

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Exhibition Tue, 15 May 2018 16:21:11 -0400 2018-06-25T08:00:00-04:00 2018-06-25T20:00:00-04:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Wild Turkey by Charlie Patricolo, photograph by Richard Babb. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Reconstructed Blueprints: Acrylic Painting (June 25, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52360 52360-12649774@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, June 25, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

In this exhibit, Adnan Charara translates his assembled characters, from both collage and found object assemblage, into commanding acrylic paintings. The backgrounds interact with the figures, who represent history, identity, and the struggle for a sense of belonging. They are blueprints for being human: imperfect, unique and multi-faceted. Charara works in various mediums ranging from drawing, to jewelry, to large scale sculpture. He is a Lebanese-American artist with a studio in Detroit.

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Exhibition Wed, 16 May 2018 08:48:40 -0400 2018-06-25T08:00:00-04:00 2018-06-25T20:00:00-04:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition The Conductor by Adnan Charara, photograph by Julia Stephenson. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Water’s Presence: Landscapes in Oil (June 25, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52363 52363-12650026@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, June 25, 2018 8:00am
Location: Cancer Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Cathy VanVoorhis’ oil landscape paintings represent her experience of the healing power of nature. VanVoorhis travels to lakes, rivers and streams to witness the ecology and beauty of natural coastlines of Michigan. She finds inspiration in the writing of naturalists such as Rachel Carson, and the understanding of the intricate web of all life. This series of paintings focuses on the healing that comes from contemplation of bodies of water. This beautiful element can bring a meditative calm and inner peace, as one feels a connection to the timeless forces of life. VanVoorhis is a lecturer at the U-M Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.

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Exhibition Wed, 16 May 2018 09:05:25 -0400 2018-06-25T08:00:00-04:00 2018-06-25T17:00:00-04:00 Cancer Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Trees at the Shore by Cathy VanVoorhis, photograph by Mark VanVoorhis. High resolution version available upon request.
Nothing Makes Sense, Except Love: The Cinematic Musings of Director Alan Rudolph (June 25, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52575 52575-12857369@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, June 25, 2018 8:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: University Library

This exhibit features materials reproduced from the Alan Rudolph Collection now part of the University of Michigan Library Special Collections Research Center. Told in Rudolph’s first-person voice, it chronicles his career.

Quirky, off kilter, stylishly romantic and filled with moments of wry humor, Alan Rudolph makes movies with dreamy eyed protagonists searching for love in all the wrong places. He often mashes up genres into something new and unique and peppers his films with elements not always beholden to realism. He began his four decade career under the watchful eye of mentor Robert Altman, but he soon created a body of work that is clearly his own vision.

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Exhibition Wed, 06 Jun 2018 11:00:26 -0400 2018-06-25T08:00:00-04:00 2018-06-25T23:00:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library University Library Exhibition Alan Rudolph
Seven Fantasy Classics for Children (June 25, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/51471 51471-12112570@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, June 25, 2018 8:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: University Library

Students in Lisa Makman’s English 313 course, Children’s Literature and the Invention of Modern Childhood, curated this exhibit of classic stories for children. The exhibit focuses on seven classic stories: Aladdin, Alice in Wonderland, Cinderella, Hansel and Gretel, the Little Mermaid, Little Red Riding Hood, and Peter Pan. Drawing on the rich collection of children’s literature in the Special Collections Research Center, the books range from late nineteenth century editions to contemporary pop-up books. By showcasing different takes on each story, the exhibit explores the variation in how these tales are told and illustrated.

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Exhibition Wed, 28 Mar 2018 15:41:38 -0400 2018-06-25T08:00:00-04:00 2018-06-25T17:00:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library University Library Exhibition Fantasy Classics
Quaker Oats Makes a Movie: A Scrumdiddlyumptious Wonka Adventure (June 25, 2018 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/51870 51870-12274496@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, June 25, 2018 10:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: University Library

​Quaker Oats forged a new path in the entertainment industry by jointly marketing consumer packaged goods and a major motion picture in 1971, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Having never made a motion picture before, their foray into the filmmaking industry was unexpected and unprecedented. The company saw this film as an opportunity to essentially make a feature-length commercial for their new line of Wonka candy products.

Students in Matthew Solomon's class, SAC 355: Authorship and the Archive, culled though hundreds of production documents related to the film to curate an exhibit that tells a little known behind-the-scenes story about one of the most beloved films.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Apr 2018 13:13:44 -0400 2018-06-25T10:00:00-04:00 2018-06-25T17:00:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library University Library Exhibition Wonka
Exercising the Eye: The Gertrude Kasle Collection (June 25, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49505 49505-11465063@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, June 25, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Gallery hours are 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Tuesday–Saturday and 12–5 p.m. Sunday; galleries are closed on Mondays.

This exhibition celebrates Gertrude Kasle (1917–2016), a key figure in the formation of Detroit’s contemporary art community in the 1960s and 70s. A pioneering female gallerist, Kasle provided midwest audiences with a venue in which to experience avant-garde art from centers like New York City, while also supporting and exhibiting regional artists. Featuring a collection of paintings, works on paper, and sculptures from the height of the Abstract Expressionist movement through the early twenty-first century, 'Exercising the Eye' speaks to the relationships Kasle fostered with local, national, and international artists and her appreciation for artistic expression and experimentation. Critical voices from the last fifty years include Philip Guston, Jane Hammond, Grace Hartigan, Jasper Johns, Michele Oka Doner, and Robert Rauschenberg. The exhibition offers visitors a unique opportunity to explore a dynamic moment in Detroit’s cultural history and insight into Kasle’s love of looking and learning.

Lead support for 'Exercising the Eye: The Gertrude Kasle Collection' is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, Michigan Medicine, and the University of Michigan CEW Frances and Sydney Lewis Visiting Leaders Fund.

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Exhibition Tue, 30 Jan 2018 15:29:23 -0500 2018-06-25T11:00:00-04:00 2018-06-25T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition William Tarr, 'Study for Gates of the Six Million,' ca. 1980, bronze. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Bequest of Gertrude Kasle, 2016/2.113
Gifts of Art presents Collected Surface: Functional Ceramics (June 26, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52359 52359-12649691@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, June 26, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

The Huron Valley Ceramics Collective (Isabella Comai, Dennison Dorsey, Sasha Guo and Margaret A. Miller) is a group of emerging artists who work out of the Clay Work Studio in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The works in this exhibit are an expression of how ceramics mediate our daily life though use. The artists explore life and reflection through surface and narrative elements by using a combination of wheel thrown and hand built terra cotta, stoneware and porcelain.

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Exhibition Wed, 16 May 2018 08:45:37 -0400 2018-06-26T08:00:00-04:00 2018-06-26T20:00:00-04:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Haunted Hard Drive by Dennison Dorsey, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Flexx – Semi-Industrial Jewelry (June 26, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52362 52362-12649943@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, June 26, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Starting with the material of screen spline, Marsha Chamberlin combines items such as grommets, bungee cord, washers, nuts, floor matting and more with an array of beads to create a contemporary, semi-industrial style of work. Pieces often contrast the functionality of hardware with sparkles and colors that provide a unique style.
Marsha Chamberlin was president and CEO of the Ann Arbor Art Center (formerly Ann Arbor Art Association) for 33 years.

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Exhibition Wed, 16 May 2018 08:55:00 -0400 2018-06-26T08:00:00-04:00 2018-06-26T20:00:00-04:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Squiggle in Red by Marsha Chamberlin, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Flora & Fauxna: Photography (June 26, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52361 52361-12649859@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, June 26, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Patty Carroll’s highly intense, saturated color photographs have led to her recognition as one of Photolucida’s Top 50 Photographers (2104, 2017). Flora & Fauxna is a still life series about women and their homes using decorative fabric, artificial flowers and ceramic birds to create a sumptuous, and often humorous, ornate world. Unlike traditional still life images, these photographs show no horizon line, dramatic lighting, or symbols of death and decay. Birds in many cultures are messengers between heaven and earth, acting as a bridge between the mundane and spiritual life. In Carroll’s work, birds represent the human desire to escape gravity and reach the level of angels.

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Exhibition Wed, 16 May 2018 08:51:28 -0400 2018-06-26T08:00:00-04:00 2018-06-26T20:00:00-04:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Red Flamingos by Patty Carroll, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Nature Illustrated: Oil & Acrylic Painting (June 26, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52353 52353-12641739@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, June 26, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

John Megahan grew up in the Pacific Northwest. The mountains of Idaho, Oregon and Washington instilled in him a deep love and appreciation for nature. In college he studied art and biology, and after graduation worked as a freelance illustrator for commercial and educational institutions. Since 1996, he has been a scientific illustrator for the U-M Museum of Zoology. In addition to scientific illustration and painting, he occasionally teaches at the U-M Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design, the University of Oregon, and illustrates children’s books.

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Exhibition Tue, 15 May 2018 16:18:01 -0400 2018-06-26T08:00:00-04:00 2018-06-26T20:00:00-04:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Facing the Storm (North American Wolverine – Gulo gulo) by John Megahan, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Not Your Grandmother’s Dolls (June 26, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52354 52354-12641823@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, June 26, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Charlie Patricolo has been creating, engineering and executing dolls for 25 years, and teaching doll making for 20. She studied at the John C. Campbell Folk School in North Carolina, and has been a member of the Southern Highland Craft Guild since 2002. When teaching, Patricolo feels that, “Watching someone go from ‘I can’t do this’ to ‘I can’t believe I did this!’ is pretty fantastic!” Her inspiration often comes when she isn’t looking for it: in songs and books when a line rings out so clearly it cannot be ignored, or a piece of fabric that refuses to be left behind. Patricolo is now based in North Carolina, but lived most of her life in Michigan.

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Exhibition Tue, 15 May 2018 16:21:11 -0400 2018-06-26T08:00:00-04:00 2018-06-26T20:00:00-04:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Wild Turkey by Charlie Patricolo, photograph by Richard Babb. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Reconstructed Blueprints: Acrylic Painting (June 26, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52360 52360-12649775@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, June 26, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

In this exhibit, Adnan Charara translates his assembled characters, from both collage and found object assemblage, into commanding acrylic paintings. The backgrounds interact with the figures, who represent history, identity, and the struggle for a sense of belonging. They are blueprints for being human: imperfect, unique and multi-faceted. Charara works in various mediums ranging from drawing, to jewelry, to large scale sculpture. He is a Lebanese-American artist with a studio in Detroit.

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Exhibition Wed, 16 May 2018 08:48:40 -0400 2018-06-26T08:00:00-04:00 2018-06-26T20:00:00-04:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition The Conductor by Adnan Charara, photograph by Julia Stephenson. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Water’s Presence: Landscapes in Oil (June 26, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52363 52363-12650027@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, June 26, 2018 8:00am
Location: Cancer Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Cathy VanVoorhis’ oil landscape paintings represent her experience of the healing power of nature. VanVoorhis travels to lakes, rivers and streams to witness the ecology and beauty of natural coastlines of Michigan. She finds inspiration in the writing of naturalists such as Rachel Carson, and the understanding of the intricate web of all life. This series of paintings focuses on the healing that comes from contemplation of bodies of water. This beautiful element can bring a meditative calm and inner peace, as one feels a connection to the timeless forces of life. VanVoorhis is a lecturer at the U-M Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.

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Exhibition Wed, 16 May 2018 09:05:25 -0400 2018-06-26T08:00:00-04:00 2018-06-26T17:00:00-04:00 Cancer Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Trees at the Shore by Cathy VanVoorhis, photograph by Mark VanVoorhis. High resolution version available upon request.
Nothing Makes Sense, Except Love: The Cinematic Musings of Director Alan Rudolph (June 26, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52575 52575-12857370@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, June 26, 2018 8:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: University Library

This exhibit features materials reproduced from the Alan Rudolph Collection now part of the University of Michigan Library Special Collections Research Center. Told in Rudolph’s first-person voice, it chronicles his career.

Quirky, off kilter, stylishly romantic and filled with moments of wry humor, Alan Rudolph makes movies with dreamy eyed protagonists searching for love in all the wrong places. He often mashes up genres into something new and unique and peppers his films with elements not always beholden to realism. He began his four decade career under the watchful eye of mentor Robert Altman, but he soon created a body of work that is clearly his own vision.

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Exhibition Wed, 06 Jun 2018 11:00:26 -0400 2018-06-26T08:00:00-04:00 2018-06-26T23:00:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library University Library Exhibition Alan Rudolph
Seven Fantasy Classics for Children (June 26, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/51471 51471-12112571@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, June 26, 2018 8:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: University Library

Students in Lisa Makman’s English 313 course, Children’s Literature and the Invention of Modern Childhood, curated this exhibit of classic stories for children. The exhibit focuses on seven classic stories: Aladdin, Alice in Wonderland, Cinderella, Hansel and Gretel, the Little Mermaid, Little Red Riding Hood, and Peter Pan. Drawing on the rich collection of children’s literature in the Special Collections Research Center, the books range from late nineteenth century editions to contemporary pop-up books. By showcasing different takes on each story, the exhibit explores the variation in how these tales are told and illustrated.

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Exhibition Wed, 28 Mar 2018 15:41:38 -0400 2018-06-26T08:00:00-04:00 2018-06-26T17:00:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library University Library Exhibition Fantasy Classics
Quaker Oats Makes a Movie: A Scrumdiddlyumptious Wonka Adventure (June 26, 2018 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/51870 51870-12274497@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, June 26, 2018 10:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: University Library

​Quaker Oats forged a new path in the entertainment industry by jointly marketing consumer packaged goods and a major motion picture in 1971, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Having never made a motion picture before, their foray into the filmmaking industry was unexpected and unprecedented. The company saw this film as an opportunity to essentially make a feature-length commercial for their new line of Wonka candy products.

Students in Matthew Solomon's class, SAC 355: Authorship and the Archive, culled though hundreds of production documents related to the film to curate an exhibit that tells a little known behind-the-scenes story about one of the most beloved films.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Apr 2018 13:13:44 -0400 2018-06-26T10:00:00-04:00 2018-06-26T17:00:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library University Library Exhibition Wonka
Exercising the Eye: The Gertrude Kasle Collection (June 26, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49505 49505-11465064@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, June 26, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Gallery hours are 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Tuesday–Saturday and 12–5 p.m. Sunday; galleries are closed on Mondays.

This exhibition celebrates Gertrude Kasle (1917–2016), a key figure in the formation of Detroit’s contemporary art community in the 1960s and 70s. A pioneering female gallerist, Kasle provided midwest audiences with a venue in which to experience avant-garde art from centers like New York City, while also supporting and exhibiting regional artists. Featuring a collection of paintings, works on paper, and sculptures from the height of the Abstract Expressionist movement through the early twenty-first century, 'Exercising the Eye' speaks to the relationships Kasle fostered with local, national, and international artists and her appreciation for artistic expression and experimentation. Critical voices from the last fifty years include Philip Guston, Jane Hammond, Grace Hartigan, Jasper Johns, Michele Oka Doner, and Robert Rauschenberg. The exhibition offers visitors a unique opportunity to explore a dynamic moment in Detroit’s cultural history and insight into Kasle’s love of looking and learning.

Lead support for 'Exercising the Eye: The Gertrude Kasle Collection' is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, Michigan Medicine, and the University of Michigan CEW Frances and Sydney Lewis Visiting Leaders Fund.

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Exhibition Tue, 30 Jan 2018 15:29:23 -0500 2018-06-26T11:00:00-04:00 2018-06-26T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition William Tarr, 'Study for Gates of the Six Million,' ca. 1980, bronze. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Bequest of Gertrude Kasle, 2016/2.113
Marcel Dzama: A Jester's Dance (June 26, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52025 52025-12362777@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, June 26, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Canadian artist Marcel Dzama is known for imaginative drawings, sculptures, dioramas, and films rooted in the traditions of Surrealism, Dada and outsider art. His 2013 film Une danse des bouffons (or A jester's dance) tells the tale of a romance between two principal figures of these traditions: Dada icon Marcel Duchamp and Brazilian sculptor Maria Martins, who was the model for Duchamp's final, enigmatic artwork Étant donnés. Rife with art-historical references not only to the work of Duchamp but also to Francisco Goya, Francis Picabia and Joseph Beuys, among others, Une danse des bouffons navigates a sexually charged and mesmerizing world in which fantasy and torture run amok. The gallery presentation also includes a storyboard for the film featuring Dzama’s ink and watercolor drawings, renderings of small hybrid figures resembling children’s book illustrations. The drawings underscore the fantastical elements in a film that combines the carnivalesque with a nightmarish exploration of the surreal.

Lead support for Marcel Dzama: A Jester's Dance is provided by Candy and Michael Barasch. Additional generous support is provided by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment and the University of Michigan Institute for the Humanities and the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.

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Exhibition Thu, 19 Apr 2018 15:26:24 -0400 2018-06-26T11:00:00-04:00 2018-06-26T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Marcel Dzama, Une danse des bouffons (or A jester’s dance), 2013, video projection, edition of 4. Courtesy David Zwirner, New York/London
Materials On Hand: The Art of Ellen Wilt (June 26, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52089 52089-12418618@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, June 26, 2018 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Curated by Srimoyee Mitra with the assistance of James Barker and Jennifer Junkermeier, Materials On Hand: The Art of Ellen Wilt is a retrospective exhibition that pays homage to and celebrates fifty years of Ellen Wilt’s expansive art practice. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Wilt has lived and worked in Ann Arbor since 1949 and completed two degrees (BFA, ‘69 and MA, ‘70) at the University of Michigan. She is an important figure in Ann Arbor’s art community, who has consistently worked at fostering a vibrant arts community as an artist and educator in the Academy and beyond. She was an art professor for 17 years (1969-85) at the Eastern Michigan University. During this time she also organized and facilitated numerous community-engaged projects that empowered first-time and emerging artists to show their work. It was not until she retired and was well into her 70s that she turned her focus to her own art practice. Her work was duly recognized with numerous awards from the Michigan Water Color Society, Washtenaw Council for the Arts, and the Holland Friends of Art between 1984 and 1993.

For the first time in the last three decades, Materials On Hand: The Art of Ellen Wilt brings together over 40 carefully selected works from personal and private collections that highlight Wilt’s artistic contributions in Southeastern Michigan. Her intuitive and playful bricolage way of working reveals the scope of her achievement and her specific interest in the Michigan region and its landscape. She has developed multiple bodies of work that feature domestic objects from teapots to chairs while also reckoning with iconic architectural tropes of bridges and tunnels which are ongoing motifs in her work. Wilt continually experiments and explores new ways of working in a variety of two dimensional mediums including, oil, acrylic and watercolor. Since the 1970s she has incorporated collage into her practice using whatever materials she has available to her. These range from butcher paper, aluminum foil, and tissue to balsa wood, toothpicks and other found objects. She creates mixed media paintings, cut outs, rubbings and installations that reimagine the agency of mundane objects and invite viewers to look again.

Exhibition Dates: Thursday, May 31 - Sunday, September 9, 2018
Exhibition Reception: Thursday, May 31, 2018 from 6-8 pm
A conversation with Ellen Wilt: June 9, 2018 from 2-3 pm

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Exhibition Wed, 02 May 2018 12:15:13 -0400 2018-06-26T11:00:00-04:00 2018-06-26T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition https://stamps.umich.edu/images/uploads/exhibitions/Wilt-Exhibition20182.jpg
New at UMMA: Illuminated Manuscript (June 26, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/50849 50849-11884946@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, June 26, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Books of hours—custom-made for private devotion in the Christian faith—were a bestseller in medieval Europe. These manuscripts incorporated prayers, hymns, biblical stories, and monthly calendars featuring religious feast days, which were often supplemented by images painted in exquisite detail. Today, books of hours are a testament to the visually rich material culture of the Middle Ages. UMMA was recently gifted a bejeweled double-sided calendar leaf for January. Executed on parchment, the page highlights the material opulence and artistry involved in manuscript illumination. Accompanying the calendar are painted images or miniatures of the labor and characteristic activity of the month, and Aquarius, the zodiac sign for January, embodied by a man collecting water from a stream. The folio’s luminous, gilded surface, accentuated by the use of bright colors, was meant to transport the medieval viewer into a state of spiritual transcendence.

This work was recently gifted to UMMA by Mrs. Carrol Robertsen.

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Exhibition Thu, 08 Mar 2018 13:55:41 -0500 2018-06-26T11:00:00-04:00 2018-06-26T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Artist unknown, Calendar leaf (January), from a Book of Hours, 1462, ink, tempera, and gold leaf on parchment. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Carrol Robertsen, 2015/2.6B (recto)
See Through: Windows and Mirrors in Twentieth-Century Photography (June 26, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52257 52257-12577032@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, June 26, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

See Through: Mirrors and Windows in Twentieth-Century Photography brings together a group of images that are doubly framed—once by the camera lens and again by the border of a mirror or window. By refracting and distorting, revealing and concealing, these reflective and transparent surfaces both draw attention to the photographer’s efforts to frame the world and expose the contingent nature of reality. Highlights from the exhibition include works by Eugène Atget, Robert Doisneau, Elliott Erwitt, Walker Evans, André Kertész, Joanne Leonard, Danny Lyon, and Joel Meyerowitz. By extending the limits of perception, these witty and provocative works invite us to see [through to] new visual possibilities.

Lead support for See Through: Windows and Mirrors in Twentieth-Century Photography is provided by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment.

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Exhibition Wed, 09 May 2018 11:40:04 -0400 2018-06-26T11:00:00-04:00 2018-06-26T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Elliott Erwitt, Cracked Glass with Boy—Colorado, 1955, gelatin silver print. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Gift of Gerald Lotenberg, 1981/2.194.2, © Elliott Erwitt / Magnum Photos
Unrecorded: Reimagining Artist Identities in Africa (June 26, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/51906 51906-12285923@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, June 26, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Historical collecting practices have had a lasting impact on representations of Africa, its history, culture, and life today. Labeled as ‘unknown’ or ‘anonymous,’ African artists became associated with broad cultural styles and collective identities rather than personal creativity and individual agency. The exhibition Unrecorded: Reimagining Artist Identities in Africa includes artworks from both named and unrecorded, contemporary and historic artists to tell an alternative story. It explores how the changing attributes of an ‘African’ artist’s identity, and constructions of African identity more broadly, have shaped perceptions of Africa outside of the continent.

Lead support for Unrecorded: Reimagining Artist Identities in Africa is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost and the African Studies Center. Additional generous support is provided by the University of Michigan Department of Afroamerican and African Studies and Susan Ullrich.

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Exhibition Thu, 12 Apr 2018 14:51:24 -0400 2018-06-26T11:00:00-04:00 2018-06-26T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Unrecorded
Gifts of Art presents Collected Surface: Functional Ceramics (June 27, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52359 52359-12649692@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 27, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

The Huron Valley Ceramics Collective (Isabella Comai, Dennison Dorsey, Sasha Guo and Margaret A. Miller) is a group of emerging artists who work out of the Clay Work Studio in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The works in this exhibit are an expression of how ceramics mediate our daily life though use. The artists explore life and reflection through surface and narrative elements by using a combination of wheel thrown and hand built terra cotta, stoneware and porcelain.

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Exhibition Wed, 16 May 2018 08:45:37 -0400 2018-06-27T08:00:00-04:00 2018-06-27T20:00:00-04:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Haunted Hard Drive by Dennison Dorsey, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Flexx – Semi-Industrial Jewelry (June 27, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52362 52362-12649944@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 27, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Starting with the material of screen spline, Marsha Chamberlin combines items such as grommets, bungee cord, washers, nuts, floor matting and more with an array of beads to create a contemporary, semi-industrial style of work. Pieces often contrast the functionality of hardware with sparkles and colors that provide a unique style.
Marsha Chamberlin was president and CEO of the Ann Arbor Art Center (formerly Ann Arbor Art Association) for 33 years.

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Exhibition Wed, 16 May 2018 08:55:00 -0400 2018-06-27T08:00:00-04:00 2018-06-27T20:00:00-04:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Squiggle in Red by Marsha Chamberlin, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Flora & Fauxna: Photography (June 27, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52361 52361-12649860@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 27, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Patty Carroll’s highly intense, saturated color photographs have led to her recognition as one of Photolucida’s Top 50 Photographers (2104, 2017). Flora & Fauxna is a still life series about women and their homes using decorative fabric, artificial flowers and ceramic birds to create a sumptuous, and often humorous, ornate world. Unlike traditional still life images, these photographs show no horizon line, dramatic lighting, or symbols of death and decay. Birds in many cultures are messengers between heaven and earth, acting as a bridge between the mundane and spiritual life. In Carroll’s work, birds represent the human desire to escape gravity and reach the level of angels.

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Exhibition Wed, 16 May 2018 08:51:28 -0400 2018-06-27T08:00:00-04:00 2018-06-27T20:00:00-04:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Red Flamingos by Patty Carroll, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Nature Illustrated: Oil & Acrylic Painting (June 27, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52353 52353-12641740@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 27, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

John Megahan grew up in the Pacific Northwest. The mountains of Idaho, Oregon and Washington instilled in him a deep love and appreciation for nature. In college he studied art and biology, and after graduation worked as a freelance illustrator for commercial and educational institutions. Since 1996, he has been a scientific illustrator for the U-M Museum of Zoology. In addition to scientific illustration and painting, he occasionally teaches at the U-M Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design, the University of Oregon, and illustrates children’s books.

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Exhibition Tue, 15 May 2018 16:18:01 -0400 2018-06-27T08:00:00-04:00 2018-06-27T20:00:00-04:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Facing the Storm (North American Wolverine – Gulo gulo) by John Megahan, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Not Your Grandmother’s Dolls (June 27, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52354 52354-12641824@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 27, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Charlie Patricolo has been creating, engineering and executing dolls for 25 years, and teaching doll making for 20. She studied at the John C. Campbell Folk School in North Carolina, and has been a member of the Southern Highland Craft Guild since 2002. When teaching, Patricolo feels that, “Watching someone go from ‘I can’t do this’ to ‘I can’t believe I did this!’ is pretty fantastic!” Her inspiration often comes when she isn’t looking for it: in songs and books when a line rings out so clearly it cannot be ignored, or a piece of fabric that refuses to be left behind. Patricolo is now based in North Carolina, but lived most of her life in Michigan.

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Exhibition Tue, 15 May 2018 16:21:11 -0400 2018-06-27T08:00:00-04:00 2018-06-27T20:00:00-04:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Wild Turkey by Charlie Patricolo, photograph by Richard Babb. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Reconstructed Blueprints: Acrylic Painting (June 27, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52360 52360-12649776@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 27, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

In this exhibit, Adnan Charara translates his assembled characters, from both collage and found object assemblage, into commanding acrylic paintings. The backgrounds interact with the figures, who represent history, identity, and the struggle for a sense of belonging. They are blueprints for being human: imperfect, unique and multi-faceted. Charara works in various mediums ranging from drawing, to jewelry, to large scale sculpture. He is a Lebanese-American artist with a studio in Detroit.

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Exhibition Wed, 16 May 2018 08:48:40 -0400 2018-06-27T08:00:00-04:00 2018-06-27T20:00:00-04:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition The Conductor by Adnan Charara, photograph by Julia Stephenson. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Water’s Presence: Landscapes in Oil (June 27, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52363 52363-12650028@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 27, 2018 8:00am
Location: Cancer Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Cathy VanVoorhis’ oil landscape paintings represent her experience of the healing power of nature. VanVoorhis travels to lakes, rivers and streams to witness the ecology and beauty of natural coastlines of Michigan. She finds inspiration in the writing of naturalists such as Rachel Carson, and the understanding of the intricate web of all life. This series of paintings focuses on the healing that comes from contemplation of bodies of water. This beautiful element can bring a meditative calm and inner peace, as one feels a connection to the timeless forces of life. VanVoorhis is a lecturer at the U-M Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.

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Exhibition Wed, 16 May 2018 09:05:25 -0400 2018-06-27T08:00:00-04:00 2018-06-27T17:00:00-04:00 Cancer Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Trees at the Shore by Cathy VanVoorhis, photograph by Mark VanVoorhis. High resolution version available upon request.
Nothing Makes Sense, Except Love: The Cinematic Musings of Director Alan Rudolph (June 27, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52575 52575-12857371@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 27, 2018 8:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: University Library

This exhibit features materials reproduced from the Alan Rudolph Collection now part of the University of Michigan Library Special Collections Research Center. Told in Rudolph’s first-person voice, it chronicles his career.

Quirky, off kilter, stylishly romantic and filled with moments of wry humor, Alan Rudolph makes movies with dreamy eyed protagonists searching for love in all the wrong places. He often mashes up genres into something new and unique and peppers his films with elements not always beholden to realism. He began his four decade career under the watchful eye of mentor Robert Altman, but he soon created a body of work that is clearly his own vision.

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Exhibition Wed, 06 Jun 2018 11:00:26 -0400 2018-06-27T08:00:00-04:00 2018-06-27T23:00:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library University Library Exhibition Alan Rudolph
Seven Fantasy Classics for Children (June 27, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/51471 51471-12112572@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 27, 2018 8:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: University Library

Students in Lisa Makman’s English 313 course, Children’s Literature and the Invention of Modern Childhood, curated this exhibit of classic stories for children. The exhibit focuses on seven classic stories: Aladdin, Alice in Wonderland, Cinderella, Hansel and Gretel, the Little Mermaid, Little Red Riding Hood, and Peter Pan. Drawing on the rich collection of children’s literature in the Special Collections Research Center, the books range from late nineteenth century editions to contemporary pop-up books. By showcasing different takes on each story, the exhibit explores the variation in how these tales are told and illustrated.

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Exhibition Wed, 28 Mar 2018 15:41:38 -0400 2018-06-27T08:00:00-04:00 2018-06-27T17:00:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library University Library Exhibition Fantasy Classics
Quaker Oats Makes a Movie: A Scrumdiddlyumptious Wonka Adventure (June 27, 2018 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/51870 51870-12274498@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 27, 2018 10:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: University Library

​Quaker Oats forged a new path in the entertainment industry by jointly marketing consumer packaged goods and a major motion picture in 1971, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Having never made a motion picture before, their foray into the filmmaking industry was unexpected and unprecedented. The company saw this film as an opportunity to essentially make a feature-length commercial for their new line of Wonka candy products.

Students in Matthew Solomon's class, SAC 355: Authorship and the Archive, culled though hundreds of production documents related to the film to curate an exhibit that tells a little known behind-the-scenes story about one of the most beloved films.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Apr 2018 13:13:44 -0400 2018-06-27T10:00:00-04:00 2018-06-27T17:00:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library University Library Exhibition Wonka
Exercising the Eye: The Gertrude Kasle Collection (June 27, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49505 49505-11465065@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 27, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Gallery hours are 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Tuesday–Saturday and 12–5 p.m. Sunday; galleries are closed on Mondays.

This exhibition celebrates Gertrude Kasle (1917–2016), a key figure in the formation of Detroit’s contemporary art community in the 1960s and 70s. A pioneering female gallerist, Kasle provided midwest audiences with a venue in which to experience avant-garde art from centers like New York City, while also supporting and exhibiting regional artists. Featuring a collection of paintings, works on paper, and sculptures from the height of the Abstract Expressionist movement through the early twenty-first century, 'Exercising the Eye' speaks to the relationships Kasle fostered with local, national, and international artists and her appreciation for artistic expression and experimentation. Critical voices from the last fifty years include Philip Guston, Jane Hammond, Grace Hartigan, Jasper Johns, Michele Oka Doner, and Robert Rauschenberg. The exhibition offers visitors a unique opportunity to explore a dynamic moment in Detroit’s cultural history and insight into Kasle’s love of looking and learning.

Lead support for 'Exercising the Eye: The Gertrude Kasle Collection' is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, Michigan Medicine, and the University of Michigan CEW Frances and Sydney Lewis Visiting Leaders Fund.

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Exhibition Tue, 30 Jan 2018 15:29:23 -0500 2018-06-27T11:00:00-04:00 2018-06-27T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition William Tarr, 'Study for Gates of the Six Million,' ca. 1980, bronze. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Bequest of Gertrude Kasle, 2016/2.113
Marcel Dzama: A Jester's Dance (June 27, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52025 52025-12362795@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 27, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Canadian artist Marcel Dzama is known for imaginative drawings, sculptures, dioramas, and films rooted in the traditions of Surrealism, Dada and outsider art. His 2013 film Une danse des bouffons (or A jester's dance) tells the tale of a romance between two principal figures of these traditions: Dada icon Marcel Duchamp and Brazilian sculptor Maria Martins, who was the model for Duchamp's final, enigmatic artwork Étant donnés. Rife with art-historical references not only to the work of Duchamp but also to Francisco Goya, Francis Picabia and Joseph Beuys, among others, Une danse des bouffons navigates a sexually charged and mesmerizing world in which fantasy and torture run amok. The gallery presentation also includes a storyboard for the film featuring Dzama’s ink and watercolor drawings, renderings of small hybrid figures resembling children’s book illustrations. The drawings underscore the fantastical elements in a film that combines the carnivalesque with a nightmarish exploration of the surreal.

Lead support for Marcel Dzama: A Jester's Dance is provided by Candy and Michael Barasch. Additional generous support is provided by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment and the University of Michigan Institute for the Humanities and the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.

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Exhibition Thu, 19 Apr 2018 15:26:24 -0400 2018-06-27T11:00:00-04:00 2018-06-27T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Marcel Dzama, Une danse des bouffons (or A jester’s dance), 2013, video projection, edition of 4. Courtesy David Zwirner, New York/London
Materials On Hand: The Art of Ellen Wilt (June 27, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52089 52089-12418619@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 27, 2018 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Curated by Srimoyee Mitra with the assistance of James Barker and Jennifer Junkermeier, Materials On Hand: The Art of Ellen Wilt is a retrospective exhibition that pays homage to and celebrates fifty years of Ellen Wilt’s expansive art practice. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Wilt has lived and worked in Ann Arbor since 1949 and completed two degrees (BFA, ‘69 and MA, ‘70) at the University of Michigan. She is an important figure in Ann Arbor’s art community, who has consistently worked at fostering a vibrant arts community as an artist and educator in the Academy and beyond. She was an art professor for 17 years (1969-85) at the Eastern Michigan University. During this time she also organized and facilitated numerous community-engaged projects that empowered first-time and emerging artists to show their work. It was not until she retired and was well into her 70s that she turned her focus to her own art practice. Her work was duly recognized with numerous awards from the Michigan Water Color Society, Washtenaw Council for the Arts, and the Holland Friends of Art between 1984 and 1993.

For the first time in the last three decades, Materials On Hand: The Art of Ellen Wilt brings together over 40 carefully selected works from personal and private collections that highlight Wilt’s artistic contributions in Southeastern Michigan. Her intuitive and playful bricolage way of working reveals the scope of her achievement and her specific interest in the Michigan region and its landscape. She has developed multiple bodies of work that feature domestic objects from teapots to chairs while also reckoning with iconic architectural tropes of bridges and tunnels which are ongoing motifs in her work. Wilt continually experiments and explores new ways of working in a variety of two dimensional mediums including, oil, acrylic and watercolor. Since the 1970s she has incorporated collage into her practice using whatever materials she has available to her. These range from butcher paper, aluminum foil, and tissue to balsa wood, toothpicks and other found objects. She creates mixed media paintings, cut outs, rubbings and installations that reimagine the agency of mundane objects and invite viewers to look again.

Exhibition Dates: Thursday, May 31 - Sunday, September 9, 2018
Exhibition Reception: Thursday, May 31, 2018 from 6-8 pm
A conversation with Ellen Wilt: June 9, 2018 from 2-3 pm

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Exhibition Wed, 02 May 2018 12:15:13 -0400 2018-06-27T11:00:00-04:00 2018-06-27T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition https://stamps.umich.edu/images/uploads/exhibitions/Wilt-Exhibition20182.jpg
New at UMMA: Illuminated Manuscript (June 27, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/50849 50849-11884947@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 27, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Books of hours—custom-made for private devotion in the Christian faith—were a bestseller in medieval Europe. These manuscripts incorporated prayers, hymns, biblical stories, and monthly calendars featuring religious feast days, which were often supplemented by images painted in exquisite detail. Today, books of hours are a testament to the visually rich material culture of the Middle Ages. UMMA was recently gifted a bejeweled double-sided calendar leaf for January. Executed on parchment, the page highlights the material opulence and artistry involved in manuscript illumination. Accompanying the calendar are painted images or miniatures of the labor and characteristic activity of the month, and Aquarius, the zodiac sign for January, embodied by a man collecting water from a stream. The folio’s luminous, gilded surface, accentuated by the use of bright colors, was meant to transport the medieval viewer into a state of spiritual transcendence.

This work was recently gifted to UMMA by Mrs. Carrol Robertsen.

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Exhibition Thu, 08 Mar 2018 13:55:41 -0500 2018-06-27T11:00:00-04:00 2018-06-27T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Artist unknown, Calendar leaf (January), from a Book of Hours, 1462, ink, tempera, and gold leaf on parchment. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Carrol Robertsen, 2015/2.6B (recto)
See Through: Windows and Mirrors in Twentieth-Century Photography (June 27, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52257 52257-12577048@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 27, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

See Through: Mirrors and Windows in Twentieth-Century Photography brings together a group of images that are doubly framed—once by the camera lens and again by the border of a mirror or window. By refracting and distorting, revealing and concealing, these reflective and transparent surfaces both draw attention to the photographer’s efforts to frame the world and expose the contingent nature of reality. Highlights from the exhibition include works by Eugène Atget, Robert Doisneau, Elliott Erwitt, Walker Evans, André Kertész, Joanne Leonard, Danny Lyon, and Joel Meyerowitz. By extending the limits of perception, these witty and provocative works invite us to see [through to] new visual possibilities.

Lead support for See Through: Windows and Mirrors in Twentieth-Century Photography is provided by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment.

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Exhibition Wed, 09 May 2018 11:40:04 -0400 2018-06-27T11:00:00-04:00 2018-06-27T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Elliott Erwitt, Cracked Glass with Boy—Colorado, 1955, gelatin silver print. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Gift of Gerald Lotenberg, 1981/2.194.2, © Elliott Erwitt / Magnum Photos
Unrecorded: Reimagining Artist Identities in Africa (June 27, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/51906 51906-12285941@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 27, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Historical collecting practices have had a lasting impact on representations of Africa, its history, culture, and life today. Labeled as ‘unknown’ or ‘anonymous,’ African artists became associated with broad cultural styles and collective identities rather than personal creativity and individual agency. The exhibition Unrecorded: Reimagining Artist Identities in Africa includes artworks from both named and unrecorded, contemporary and historic artists to tell an alternative story. It explores how the changing attributes of an ‘African’ artist’s identity, and constructions of African identity more broadly, have shaped perceptions of Africa outside of the continent.

Lead support for Unrecorded: Reimagining Artist Identities in Africa is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost and the African Studies Center. Additional generous support is provided by the University of Michigan Department of Afroamerican and African Studies and Susan Ullrich.

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Exhibition Thu, 12 Apr 2018 14:51:24 -0400 2018-06-27T11:00:00-04:00 2018-06-27T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Unrecorded
Gifts of Art presents Collected Surface: Functional Ceramics (June 28, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52359 52359-12649693@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 28, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

The Huron Valley Ceramics Collective (Isabella Comai, Dennison Dorsey, Sasha Guo and Margaret A. Miller) is a group of emerging artists who work out of the Clay Work Studio in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The works in this exhibit are an expression of how ceramics mediate our daily life though use. The artists explore life and reflection through surface and narrative elements by using a combination of wheel thrown and hand built terra cotta, stoneware and porcelain.

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Exhibition Wed, 16 May 2018 08:45:37 -0400 2018-06-28T08:00:00-04:00 2018-06-28T20:00:00-04:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Haunted Hard Drive by Dennison Dorsey, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Flexx – Semi-Industrial Jewelry (June 28, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52362 52362-12649945@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 28, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Starting with the material of screen spline, Marsha Chamberlin combines items such as grommets, bungee cord, washers, nuts, floor matting and more with an array of beads to create a contemporary, semi-industrial style of work. Pieces often contrast the functionality of hardware with sparkles and colors that provide a unique style.
Marsha Chamberlin was president and CEO of the Ann Arbor Art Center (formerly Ann Arbor Art Association) for 33 years.

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Exhibition Wed, 16 May 2018 08:55:00 -0400 2018-06-28T08:00:00-04:00 2018-06-28T20:00:00-04:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Squiggle in Red by Marsha Chamberlin, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Flora & Fauxna: Photography (June 28, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52361 52361-12649861@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 28, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Patty Carroll’s highly intense, saturated color photographs have led to her recognition as one of Photolucida’s Top 50 Photographers (2104, 2017). Flora & Fauxna is a still life series about women and their homes using decorative fabric, artificial flowers and ceramic birds to create a sumptuous, and often humorous, ornate world. Unlike traditional still life images, these photographs show no horizon line, dramatic lighting, or symbols of death and decay. Birds in many cultures are messengers between heaven and earth, acting as a bridge between the mundane and spiritual life. In Carroll’s work, birds represent the human desire to escape gravity and reach the level of angels.

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Exhibition Wed, 16 May 2018 08:51:28 -0400 2018-06-28T08:00:00-04:00 2018-06-28T20:00:00-04:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Red Flamingos by Patty Carroll, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Nature Illustrated: Oil & Acrylic Painting (June 28, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52353 52353-12641741@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 28, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

John Megahan grew up in the Pacific Northwest. The mountains of Idaho, Oregon and Washington instilled in him a deep love and appreciation for nature. In college he studied art and biology, and after graduation worked as a freelance illustrator for commercial and educational institutions. Since 1996, he has been a scientific illustrator for the U-M Museum of Zoology. In addition to scientific illustration and painting, he occasionally teaches at the U-M Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design, the University of Oregon, and illustrates children’s books.

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Exhibition Tue, 15 May 2018 16:18:01 -0400 2018-06-28T08:00:00-04:00 2018-06-28T20:00:00-04:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Facing the Storm (North American Wolverine – Gulo gulo) by John Megahan, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Not Your Grandmother’s Dolls (June 28, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52354 52354-12641825@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 28, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Charlie Patricolo has been creating, engineering and executing dolls for 25 years, and teaching doll making for 20. She studied at the John C. Campbell Folk School in North Carolina, and has been a member of the Southern Highland Craft Guild since 2002. When teaching, Patricolo feels that, “Watching someone go from ‘I can’t do this’ to ‘I can’t believe I did this!’ is pretty fantastic!” Her inspiration often comes when she isn’t looking for it: in songs and books when a line rings out so clearly it cannot be ignored, or a piece of fabric that refuses to be left behind. Patricolo is now based in North Carolina, but lived most of her life in Michigan.

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Exhibition Tue, 15 May 2018 16:21:11 -0400 2018-06-28T08:00:00-04:00 2018-06-28T20:00:00-04:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Wild Turkey by Charlie Patricolo, photograph by Richard Babb. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Reconstructed Blueprints: Acrylic Painting (June 28, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52360 52360-12649777@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 28, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

In this exhibit, Adnan Charara translates his assembled characters, from both collage and found object assemblage, into commanding acrylic paintings. The backgrounds interact with the figures, who represent history, identity, and the struggle for a sense of belonging. They are blueprints for being human: imperfect, unique and multi-faceted. Charara works in various mediums ranging from drawing, to jewelry, to large scale sculpture. He is a Lebanese-American artist with a studio in Detroit.

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Exhibition Wed, 16 May 2018 08:48:40 -0400 2018-06-28T08:00:00-04:00 2018-06-28T20:00:00-04:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition The Conductor by Adnan Charara, photograph by Julia Stephenson. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Water’s Presence: Landscapes in Oil (June 28, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52363 52363-12650029@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 28, 2018 8:00am
Location: Cancer Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Cathy VanVoorhis’ oil landscape paintings represent her experience of the healing power of nature. VanVoorhis travels to lakes, rivers and streams to witness the ecology and beauty of natural coastlines of Michigan. She finds inspiration in the writing of naturalists such as Rachel Carson, and the understanding of the intricate web of all life. This series of paintings focuses on the healing that comes from contemplation of bodies of water. This beautiful element can bring a meditative calm and inner peace, as one feels a connection to the timeless forces of life. VanVoorhis is a lecturer at the U-M Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.

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Exhibition Wed, 16 May 2018 09:05:25 -0400 2018-06-28T08:00:00-04:00 2018-06-28T17:00:00-04:00 Cancer Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Trees at the Shore by Cathy VanVoorhis, photograph by Mark VanVoorhis. High resolution version available upon request.
Nothing Makes Sense, Except Love: The Cinematic Musings of Director Alan Rudolph (June 28, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52575 52575-12857372@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 28, 2018 8:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: University Library

This exhibit features materials reproduced from the Alan Rudolph Collection now part of the University of Michigan Library Special Collections Research Center. Told in Rudolph’s first-person voice, it chronicles his career.

Quirky, off kilter, stylishly romantic and filled with moments of wry humor, Alan Rudolph makes movies with dreamy eyed protagonists searching for love in all the wrong places. He often mashes up genres into something new and unique and peppers his films with elements not always beholden to realism. He began his four decade career under the watchful eye of mentor Robert Altman, but he soon created a body of work that is clearly his own vision.

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Exhibition Wed, 06 Jun 2018 11:00:26 -0400 2018-06-28T08:00:00-04:00 2018-06-28T23:00:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library University Library Exhibition Alan Rudolph
Seven Fantasy Classics for Children (June 28, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/51471 51471-12112573@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 28, 2018 8:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: University Library

Students in Lisa Makman’s English 313 course, Children’s Literature and the Invention of Modern Childhood, curated this exhibit of classic stories for children. The exhibit focuses on seven classic stories: Aladdin, Alice in Wonderland, Cinderella, Hansel and Gretel, the Little Mermaid, Little Red Riding Hood, and Peter Pan. Drawing on the rich collection of children’s literature in the Special Collections Research Center, the books range from late nineteenth century editions to contemporary pop-up books. By showcasing different takes on each story, the exhibit explores the variation in how these tales are told and illustrated.

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Exhibition Wed, 28 Mar 2018 15:41:38 -0400 2018-06-28T08:00:00-04:00 2018-06-28T17:00:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library University Library Exhibition Fantasy Classics
Quaker Oats Makes a Movie: A Scrumdiddlyumptious Wonka Adventure (June 28, 2018 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/51870 51870-12274499@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 28, 2018 10:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: University Library

​Quaker Oats forged a new path in the entertainment industry by jointly marketing consumer packaged goods and a major motion picture in 1971, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Having never made a motion picture before, their foray into the filmmaking industry was unexpected and unprecedented. The company saw this film as an opportunity to essentially make a feature-length commercial for their new line of Wonka candy products.

Students in Matthew Solomon's class, SAC 355: Authorship and the Archive, culled though hundreds of production documents related to the film to curate an exhibit that tells a little known behind-the-scenes story about one of the most beloved films.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Apr 2018 13:13:44 -0400 2018-06-28T10:00:00-04:00 2018-06-28T17:00:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library University Library Exhibition Wonka
Exercising the Eye: The Gertrude Kasle Collection (June 28, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49505 49505-11465066@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 28, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Gallery hours are 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Tuesday–Saturday and 12–5 p.m. Sunday; galleries are closed on Mondays.

This exhibition celebrates Gertrude Kasle (1917–2016), a key figure in the formation of Detroit’s contemporary art community in the 1960s and 70s. A pioneering female gallerist, Kasle provided midwest audiences with a venue in which to experience avant-garde art from centers like New York City, while also supporting and exhibiting regional artists. Featuring a collection of paintings, works on paper, and sculptures from the height of the Abstract Expressionist movement through the early twenty-first century, 'Exercising the Eye' speaks to the relationships Kasle fostered with local, national, and international artists and her appreciation for artistic expression and experimentation. Critical voices from the last fifty years include Philip Guston, Jane Hammond, Grace Hartigan, Jasper Johns, Michele Oka Doner, and Robert Rauschenberg. The exhibition offers visitors a unique opportunity to explore a dynamic moment in Detroit’s cultural history and insight into Kasle’s love of looking and learning.

Lead support for 'Exercising the Eye: The Gertrude Kasle Collection' is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, Michigan Medicine, and the University of Michigan CEW Frances and Sydney Lewis Visiting Leaders Fund.

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Exhibition Tue, 30 Jan 2018 15:29:23 -0500 2018-06-28T11:00:00-04:00 2018-06-28T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition William Tarr, 'Study for Gates of the Six Million,' ca. 1980, bronze. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Bequest of Gertrude Kasle, 2016/2.113
Marcel Dzama: A Jester's Dance (June 28, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52025 52025-12362813@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 28, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Canadian artist Marcel Dzama is known for imaginative drawings, sculptures, dioramas, and films rooted in the traditions of Surrealism, Dada and outsider art. His 2013 film Une danse des bouffons (or A jester's dance) tells the tale of a romance between two principal figures of these traditions: Dada icon Marcel Duchamp and Brazilian sculptor Maria Martins, who was the model for Duchamp's final, enigmatic artwork Étant donnés. Rife with art-historical references not only to the work of Duchamp but also to Francisco Goya, Francis Picabia and Joseph Beuys, among others, Une danse des bouffons navigates a sexually charged and mesmerizing world in which fantasy and torture run amok. The gallery presentation also includes a storyboard for the film featuring Dzama’s ink and watercolor drawings, renderings of small hybrid figures resembling children’s book illustrations. The drawings underscore the fantastical elements in a film that combines the carnivalesque with a nightmarish exploration of the surreal.

Lead support for Marcel Dzama: A Jester's Dance is provided by Candy and Michael Barasch. Additional generous support is provided by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment and the University of Michigan Institute for the Humanities and the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.

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Exhibition Thu, 19 Apr 2018 15:26:24 -0400 2018-06-28T11:00:00-04:00 2018-06-28T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Marcel Dzama, Une danse des bouffons (or A jester’s dance), 2013, video projection, edition of 4. Courtesy David Zwirner, New York/London
Materials On Hand: The Art of Ellen Wilt (June 28, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52089 52089-12418620@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 28, 2018 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Curated by Srimoyee Mitra with the assistance of James Barker and Jennifer Junkermeier, Materials On Hand: The Art of Ellen Wilt is a retrospective exhibition that pays homage to and celebrates fifty years of Ellen Wilt’s expansive art practice. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Wilt has lived and worked in Ann Arbor since 1949 and completed two degrees (BFA, ‘69 and MA, ‘70) at the University of Michigan. She is an important figure in Ann Arbor’s art community, who has consistently worked at fostering a vibrant arts community as an artist and educator in the Academy and beyond. She was an art professor for 17 years (1969-85) at the Eastern Michigan University. During this time she also organized and facilitated numerous community-engaged projects that empowered first-time and emerging artists to show their work. It was not until she retired and was well into her 70s that she turned her focus to her own art practice. Her work was duly recognized with numerous awards from the Michigan Water Color Society, Washtenaw Council for the Arts, and the Holland Friends of Art between 1984 and 1993.

For the first time in the last three decades, Materials On Hand: The Art of Ellen Wilt brings together over 40 carefully selected works from personal and private collections that highlight Wilt’s artistic contributions in Southeastern Michigan. Her intuitive and playful bricolage way of working reveals the scope of her achievement and her specific interest in the Michigan region and its landscape. She has developed multiple bodies of work that feature domestic objects from teapots to chairs while also reckoning with iconic architectural tropes of bridges and tunnels which are ongoing motifs in her work. Wilt continually experiments and explores new ways of working in a variety of two dimensional mediums including, oil, acrylic and watercolor. Since the 1970s she has incorporated collage into her practice using whatever materials she has available to her. These range from butcher paper, aluminum foil, and tissue to balsa wood, toothpicks and other found objects. She creates mixed media paintings, cut outs, rubbings and installations that reimagine the agency of mundane objects and invite viewers to look again.

Exhibition Dates: Thursday, May 31 - Sunday, September 9, 2018
Exhibition Reception: Thursday, May 31, 2018 from 6-8 pm
A conversation with Ellen Wilt: June 9, 2018 from 2-3 pm

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Exhibition Wed, 02 May 2018 12:15:13 -0400 2018-06-28T11:00:00-04:00 2018-06-28T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition https://stamps.umich.edu/images/uploads/exhibitions/Wilt-Exhibition20182.jpg
New at UMMA: Illuminated Manuscript (June 28, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/50849 50849-11884948@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 28, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Books of hours—custom-made for private devotion in the Christian faith—were a bestseller in medieval Europe. These manuscripts incorporated prayers, hymns, biblical stories, and monthly calendars featuring religious feast days, which were often supplemented by images painted in exquisite detail. Today, books of hours are a testament to the visually rich material culture of the Middle Ages. UMMA was recently gifted a bejeweled double-sided calendar leaf for January. Executed on parchment, the page highlights the material opulence and artistry involved in manuscript illumination. Accompanying the calendar are painted images or miniatures of the labor and characteristic activity of the month, and Aquarius, the zodiac sign for January, embodied by a man collecting water from a stream. The folio’s luminous, gilded surface, accentuated by the use of bright colors, was meant to transport the medieval viewer into a state of spiritual transcendence.

This work was recently gifted to UMMA by Mrs. Carrol Robertsen.

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Exhibition Thu, 08 Mar 2018 13:55:41 -0500 2018-06-28T11:00:00-04:00 2018-06-28T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Artist unknown, Calendar leaf (January), from a Book of Hours, 1462, ink, tempera, and gold leaf on parchment. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Carrol Robertsen, 2015/2.6B (recto)
See Through: Windows and Mirrors in Twentieth-Century Photography (June 28, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52257 52257-12577064@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 28, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

See Through: Mirrors and Windows in Twentieth-Century Photography brings together a group of images that are doubly framed—once by the camera lens and again by the border of a mirror or window. By refracting and distorting, revealing and concealing, these reflective and transparent surfaces both draw attention to the photographer’s efforts to frame the world and expose the contingent nature of reality. Highlights from the exhibition include works by Eugène Atget, Robert Doisneau, Elliott Erwitt, Walker Evans, André Kertész, Joanne Leonard, Danny Lyon, and Joel Meyerowitz. By extending the limits of perception, these witty and provocative works invite us to see [through to] new visual possibilities.

Lead support for See Through: Windows and Mirrors in Twentieth-Century Photography is provided by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment.

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Exhibition Wed, 09 May 2018 11:40:04 -0400 2018-06-28T11:00:00-04:00 2018-06-28T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Elliott Erwitt, Cracked Glass with Boy—Colorado, 1955, gelatin silver print. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Gift of Gerald Lotenberg, 1981/2.194.2, © Elliott Erwitt / Magnum Photos
Unrecorded: Reimagining Artist Identities in Africa (June 28, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/51906 51906-12285957@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 28, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Historical collecting practices have had a lasting impact on representations of Africa, its history, culture, and life today. Labeled as ‘unknown’ or ‘anonymous,’ African artists became associated with broad cultural styles and collective identities rather than personal creativity and individual agency. The exhibition Unrecorded: Reimagining Artist Identities in Africa includes artworks from both named and unrecorded, contemporary and historic artists to tell an alternative story. It explores how the changing attributes of an ‘African’ artist’s identity, and constructions of African identity more broadly, have shaped perceptions of Africa outside of the continent.

Lead support for Unrecorded: Reimagining Artist Identities in Africa is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost and the African Studies Center. Additional generous support is provided by the University of Michigan Department of Afroamerican and African Studies and Susan Ullrich.

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Exhibition Thu, 12 Apr 2018 14:51:24 -0400 2018-06-28T11:00:00-04:00 2018-06-28T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Unrecorded
Gifts of Art presents Collected Surface: Functional Ceramics (June 29, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52359 52359-12649694@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 29, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

The Huron Valley Ceramics Collective (Isabella Comai, Dennison Dorsey, Sasha Guo and Margaret A. Miller) is a group of emerging artists who work out of the Clay Work Studio in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The works in this exhibit are an expression of how ceramics mediate our daily life though use. The artists explore life and reflection through surface and narrative elements by using a combination of wheel thrown and hand built terra cotta, stoneware and porcelain.

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Exhibition Wed, 16 May 2018 08:45:37 -0400 2018-06-29T08:00:00-04:00 2018-06-29T20:00:00-04:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Haunted Hard Drive by Dennison Dorsey, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Flexx – Semi-Industrial Jewelry (June 29, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52362 52362-12649946@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 29, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Starting with the material of screen spline, Marsha Chamberlin combines items such as grommets, bungee cord, washers, nuts, floor matting and more with an array of beads to create a contemporary, semi-industrial style of work. Pieces often contrast the functionality of hardware with sparkles and colors that provide a unique style.
Marsha Chamberlin was president and CEO of the Ann Arbor Art Center (formerly Ann Arbor Art Association) for 33 years.

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Exhibition Wed, 16 May 2018 08:55:00 -0400 2018-06-29T08:00:00-04:00 2018-06-29T20:00:00-04:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Squiggle in Red by Marsha Chamberlin, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Flora & Fauxna: Photography (June 29, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52361 52361-12649862@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 29, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Patty Carroll’s highly intense, saturated color photographs have led to her recognition as one of Photolucida’s Top 50 Photographers (2104, 2017). Flora & Fauxna is a still life series about women and their homes using decorative fabric, artificial flowers and ceramic birds to create a sumptuous, and often humorous, ornate world. Unlike traditional still life images, these photographs show no horizon line, dramatic lighting, or symbols of death and decay. Birds in many cultures are messengers between heaven and earth, acting as a bridge between the mundane and spiritual life. In Carroll’s work, birds represent the human desire to escape gravity and reach the level of angels.

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Exhibition Wed, 16 May 2018 08:51:28 -0400 2018-06-29T08:00:00-04:00 2018-06-29T20:00:00-04:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Red Flamingos by Patty Carroll, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Nature Illustrated: Oil & Acrylic Painting (June 29, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52353 52353-12641742@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 29, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

John Megahan grew up in the Pacific Northwest. The mountains of Idaho, Oregon and Washington instilled in him a deep love and appreciation for nature. In college he studied art and biology, and after graduation worked as a freelance illustrator for commercial and educational institutions. Since 1996, he has been a scientific illustrator for the U-M Museum of Zoology. In addition to scientific illustration and painting, he occasionally teaches at the U-M Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design, the University of Oregon, and illustrates children’s books.

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Exhibition Tue, 15 May 2018 16:18:01 -0400 2018-06-29T08:00:00-04:00 2018-06-29T20:00:00-04:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Facing the Storm (North American Wolverine – Gulo gulo) by John Megahan, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Not Your Grandmother’s Dolls (June 29, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52354 52354-12641826@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 29, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Charlie Patricolo has been creating, engineering and executing dolls for 25 years, and teaching doll making for 20. She studied at the John C. Campbell Folk School in North Carolina, and has been a member of the Southern Highland Craft Guild since 2002. When teaching, Patricolo feels that, “Watching someone go from ‘I can’t do this’ to ‘I can’t believe I did this!’ is pretty fantastic!” Her inspiration often comes when she isn’t looking for it: in songs and books when a line rings out so clearly it cannot be ignored, or a piece of fabric that refuses to be left behind. Patricolo is now based in North Carolina, but lived most of her life in Michigan.

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Exhibition Tue, 15 May 2018 16:21:11 -0400 2018-06-29T08:00:00-04:00 2018-06-29T20:00:00-04:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Wild Turkey by Charlie Patricolo, photograph by Richard Babb. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Reconstructed Blueprints: Acrylic Painting (June 29, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52360 52360-12649778@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 29, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

In this exhibit, Adnan Charara translates his assembled characters, from both collage and found object assemblage, into commanding acrylic paintings. The backgrounds interact with the figures, who represent history, identity, and the struggle for a sense of belonging. They are blueprints for being human: imperfect, unique and multi-faceted. Charara works in various mediums ranging from drawing, to jewelry, to large scale sculpture. He is a Lebanese-American artist with a studio in Detroit.

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Exhibition Wed, 16 May 2018 08:48:40 -0400 2018-06-29T08:00:00-04:00 2018-06-29T20:00:00-04:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition The Conductor by Adnan Charara, photograph by Julia Stephenson. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Water’s Presence: Landscapes in Oil (June 29, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52363 52363-12650030@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 29, 2018 8:00am
Location: Cancer Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Cathy VanVoorhis’ oil landscape paintings represent her experience of the healing power of nature. VanVoorhis travels to lakes, rivers and streams to witness the ecology and beauty of natural coastlines of Michigan. She finds inspiration in the writing of naturalists such as Rachel Carson, and the understanding of the intricate web of all life. This series of paintings focuses on the healing that comes from contemplation of bodies of water. This beautiful element can bring a meditative calm and inner peace, as one feels a connection to the timeless forces of life. VanVoorhis is a lecturer at the U-M Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.

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Exhibition Wed, 16 May 2018 09:05:25 -0400 2018-06-29T08:00:00-04:00 2018-06-29T17:00:00-04:00 Cancer Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Trees at the Shore by Cathy VanVoorhis, photograph by Mark VanVoorhis. High resolution version available upon request.
Nothing Makes Sense, Except Love: The Cinematic Musings of Director Alan Rudolph (June 29, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52575 52575-12857373@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 29, 2018 8:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: University Library

This exhibit features materials reproduced from the Alan Rudolph Collection now part of the University of Michigan Library Special Collections Research Center. Told in Rudolph’s first-person voice, it chronicles his career.

Quirky, off kilter, stylishly romantic and filled with moments of wry humor, Alan Rudolph makes movies with dreamy eyed protagonists searching for love in all the wrong places. He often mashes up genres into something new and unique and peppers his films with elements not always beholden to realism. He began his four decade career under the watchful eye of mentor Robert Altman, but he soon created a body of work that is clearly his own vision.

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Exhibition Wed, 06 Jun 2018 11:00:26 -0400 2018-06-29T08:00:00-04:00 2018-06-29T23:00:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library University Library Exhibition Alan Rudolph
Seven Fantasy Classics for Children (June 29, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/51471 51471-12112574@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 29, 2018 8:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: University Library

Students in Lisa Makman’s English 313 course, Children’s Literature and the Invention of Modern Childhood, curated this exhibit of classic stories for children. The exhibit focuses on seven classic stories: Aladdin, Alice in Wonderland, Cinderella, Hansel and Gretel, the Little Mermaid, Little Red Riding Hood, and Peter Pan. Drawing on the rich collection of children’s literature in the Special Collections Research Center, the books range from late nineteenth century editions to contemporary pop-up books. By showcasing different takes on each story, the exhibit explores the variation in how these tales are told and illustrated.

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Exhibition Wed, 28 Mar 2018 15:41:38 -0400 2018-06-29T08:00:00-04:00 2018-06-29T17:00:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library University Library Exhibition Fantasy Classics
Quaker Oats Makes a Movie: A Scrumdiddlyumptious Wonka Adventure (June 29, 2018 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/51870 51870-12274500@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 29, 2018 10:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: University Library

​Quaker Oats forged a new path in the entertainment industry by jointly marketing consumer packaged goods and a major motion picture in 1971, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Having never made a motion picture before, their foray into the filmmaking industry was unexpected and unprecedented. The company saw this film as an opportunity to essentially make a feature-length commercial for their new line of Wonka candy products.

Students in Matthew Solomon's class, SAC 355: Authorship and the Archive, culled though hundreds of production documents related to the film to curate an exhibit that tells a little known behind-the-scenes story about one of the most beloved films.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Apr 2018 13:13:44 -0400 2018-06-29T10:00:00-04:00 2018-06-29T17:00:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library University Library Exhibition Wonka
Exercising the Eye: The Gertrude Kasle Collection (June 29, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49505 49505-11465067@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 29, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Gallery hours are 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Tuesday–Saturday and 12–5 p.m. Sunday; galleries are closed on Mondays.

This exhibition celebrates Gertrude Kasle (1917–2016), a key figure in the formation of Detroit’s contemporary art community in the 1960s and 70s. A pioneering female gallerist, Kasle provided midwest audiences with a venue in which to experience avant-garde art from centers like New York City, while also supporting and exhibiting regional artists. Featuring a collection of paintings, works on paper, and sculptures from the height of the Abstract Expressionist movement through the early twenty-first century, 'Exercising the Eye' speaks to the relationships Kasle fostered with local, national, and international artists and her appreciation for artistic expression and experimentation. Critical voices from the last fifty years include Philip Guston, Jane Hammond, Grace Hartigan, Jasper Johns, Michele Oka Doner, and Robert Rauschenberg. The exhibition offers visitors a unique opportunity to explore a dynamic moment in Detroit’s cultural history and insight into Kasle’s love of looking and learning.

Lead support for 'Exercising the Eye: The Gertrude Kasle Collection' is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, Michigan Medicine, and the University of Michigan CEW Frances and Sydney Lewis Visiting Leaders Fund.

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Exhibition Tue, 30 Jan 2018 15:29:23 -0500 2018-06-29T11:00:00-04:00 2018-06-29T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition William Tarr, 'Study for Gates of the Six Million,' ca. 1980, bronze. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Bequest of Gertrude Kasle, 2016/2.113
Marcel Dzama: A Jester's Dance (June 29, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52025 52025-12362831@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 29, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Canadian artist Marcel Dzama is known for imaginative drawings, sculptures, dioramas, and films rooted in the traditions of Surrealism, Dada and outsider art. His 2013 film Une danse des bouffons (or A jester's dance) tells the tale of a romance between two principal figures of these traditions: Dada icon Marcel Duchamp and Brazilian sculptor Maria Martins, who was the model for Duchamp's final, enigmatic artwork Étant donnés. Rife with art-historical references not only to the work of Duchamp but also to Francisco Goya, Francis Picabia and Joseph Beuys, among others, Une danse des bouffons navigates a sexually charged and mesmerizing world in which fantasy and torture run amok. The gallery presentation also includes a storyboard for the film featuring Dzama’s ink and watercolor drawings, renderings of small hybrid figures resembling children’s book illustrations. The drawings underscore the fantastical elements in a film that combines the carnivalesque with a nightmarish exploration of the surreal.

Lead support for Marcel Dzama: A Jester's Dance is provided by Candy and Michael Barasch. Additional generous support is provided by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment and the University of Michigan Institute for the Humanities and the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.

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Exhibition Thu, 19 Apr 2018 15:26:24 -0400 2018-06-29T11:00:00-04:00 2018-06-29T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Marcel Dzama, Une danse des bouffons (or A jester’s dance), 2013, video projection, edition of 4. Courtesy David Zwirner, New York/London
Marcel Dzama: A Jester's Dance (June 29, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52025 52025-12362848@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 29, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Canadian artist Marcel Dzama is known for imaginative drawings, sculptures, dioramas, and films rooted in the traditions of Surrealism, Dada and outsider art. His 2013 film Une danse des bouffons (or A jester's dance) tells the tale of a romance between two principal figures of these traditions: Dada icon Marcel Duchamp and Brazilian sculptor Maria Martins, who was the model for Duchamp's final, enigmatic artwork Étant donnés. Rife with art-historical references not only to the work of Duchamp but also to Francisco Goya, Francis Picabia and Joseph Beuys, among others, Une danse des bouffons navigates a sexually charged and mesmerizing world in which fantasy and torture run amok. The gallery presentation also includes a storyboard for the film featuring Dzama’s ink and watercolor drawings, renderings of small hybrid figures resembling children’s book illustrations. The drawings underscore the fantastical elements in a film that combines the carnivalesque with a nightmarish exploration of the surreal.

Lead support for Marcel Dzama: A Jester's Dance is provided by Candy and Michael Barasch. Additional generous support is provided by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment and the University of Michigan Institute for the Humanities and the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.

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Exhibition Thu, 19 Apr 2018 15:26:24 -0400 2018-06-29T11:00:00-04:00 2018-06-29T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Marcel Dzama, Une danse des bouffons (or A jester’s dance), 2013, video projection, edition of 4. Courtesy David Zwirner, New York/London
Materials On Hand: The Art of Ellen Wilt (June 29, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52089 52089-12418621@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 29, 2018 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Curated by Srimoyee Mitra with the assistance of James Barker and Jennifer Junkermeier, Materials On Hand: The Art of Ellen Wilt is a retrospective exhibition that pays homage to and celebrates fifty years of Ellen Wilt’s expansive art practice. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Wilt has lived and worked in Ann Arbor since 1949 and completed two degrees (BFA, ‘69 and MA, ‘70) at the University of Michigan. She is an important figure in Ann Arbor’s art community, who has consistently worked at fostering a vibrant arts community as an artist and educator in the Academy and beyond. She was an art professor for 17 years (1969-85) at the Eastern Michigan University. During this time she also organized and facilitated numerous community-engaged projects that empowered first-time and emerging artists to show their work. It was not until she retired and was well into her 70s that she turned her focus to her own art practice. Her work was duly recognized with numerous awards from the Michigan Water Color Society, Washtenaw Council for the Arts, and the Holland Friends of Art between 1984 and 1993.

For the first time in the last three decades, Materials On Hand: The Art of Ellen Wilt brings together over 40 carefully selected works from personal and private collections that highlight Wilt’s artistic contributions in Southeastern Michigan. Her intuitive and playful bricolage way of working reveals the scope of her achievement and her specific interest in the Michigan region and its landscape. She has developed multiple bodies of work that feature domestic objects from teapots to chairs while also reckoning with iconic architectural tropes of bridges and tunnels which are ongoing motifs in her work. Wilt continually experiments and explores new ways of working in a variety of two dimensional mediums including, oil, acrylic and watercolor. Since the 1970s she has incorporated collage into her practice using whatever materials she has available to her. These range from butcher paper, aluminum foil, and tissue to balsa wood, toothpicks and other found objects. She creates mixed media paintings, cut outs, rubbings and installations that reimagine the agency of mundane objects and invite viewers to look again.

Exhibition Dates: Thursday, May 31 - Sunday, September 9, 2018
Exhibition Reception: Thursday, May 31, 2018 from 6-8 pm
A conversation with Ellen Wilt: June 9, 2018 from 2-3 pm

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Exhibition Wed, 02 May 2018 12:15:13 -0400 2018-06-29T11:00:00-04:00 2018-06-29T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition https://stamps.umich.edu/images/uploads/exhibitions/Wilt-Exhibition20182.jpg
New at UMMA: Illuminated Manuscript (June 29, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/50849 50849-11884949@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 29, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Books of hours—custom-made for private devotion in the Christian faith—were a bestseller in medieval Europe. These manuscripts incorporated prayers, hymns, biblical stories, and monthly calendars featuring religious feast days, which were often supplemented by images painted in exquisite detail. Today, books of hours are a testament to the visually rich material culture of the Middle Ages. UMMA was recently gifted a bejeweled double-sided calendar leaf for January. Executed on parchment, the page highlights the material opulence and artistry involved in manuscript illumination. Accompanying the calendar are painted images or miniatures of the labor and characteristic activity of the month, and Aquarius, the zodiac sign for January, embodied by a man collecting water from a stream. The folio’s luminous, gilded surface, accentuated by the use of bright colors, was meant to transport the medieval viewer into a state of spiritual transcendence.

This work was recently gifted to UMMA by Mrs. Carrol Robertsen.

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Exhibition Thu, 08 Mar 2018 13:55:41 -0500 2018-06-29T11:00:00-04:00 2018-06-29T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Artist unknown, Calendar leaf (January), from a Book of Hours, 1462, ink, tempera, and gold leaf on parchment. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Carrol Robertsen, 2015/2.6B (recto)
See Through: Windows and Mirrors in Twentieth-Century Photography (June 29, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52257 52257-12577080@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 29, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

See Through: Mirrors and Windows in Twentieth-Century Photography brings together a group of images that are doubly framed—once by the camera lens and again by the border of a mirror or window. By refracting and distorting, revealing and concealing, these reflective and transparent surfaces both draw attention to the photographer’s efforts to frame the world and expose the contingent nature of reality. Highlights from the exhibition include works by Eugène Atget, Robert Doisneau, Elliott Erwitt, Walker Evans, André Kertész, Joanne Leonard, Danny Lyon, and Joel Meyerowitz. By extending the limits of perception, these witty and provocative works invite us to see [through to] new visual possibilities.

Lead support for See Through: Windows and Mirrors in Twentieth-Century Photography is provided by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment.

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Exhibition Wed, 09 May 2018 11:40:04 -0400 2018-06-29T11:00:00-04:00 2018-06-29T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Elliott Erwitt, Cracked Glass with Boy—Colorado, 1955, gelatin silver print. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Gift of Gerald Lotenberg, 1981/2.194.2, © Elliott Erwitt / Magnum Photos
Unrecorded: Reimagining Artist Identities in Africa (June 29, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/51906 51906-12285974@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 29, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Historical collecting practices have had a lasting impact on representations of Africa, its history, culture, and life today. Labeled as ‘unknown’ or ‘anonymous,’ African artists became associated with broad cultural styles and collective identities rather than personal creativity and individual agency. The exhibition Unrecorded: Reimagining Artist Identities in Africa includes artworks from both named and unrecorded, contemporary and historic artists to tell an alternative story. It explores how the changing attributes of an ‘African’ artist’s identity, and constructions of African identity more broadly, have shaped perceptions of Africa outside of the continent.

Lead support for Unrecorded: Reimagining Artist Identities in Africa is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost and the African Studies Center. Additional generous support is provided by the University of Michigan Department of Afroamerican and African Studies and Susan Ullrich.

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Exhibition Thu, 12 Apr 2018 14:51:24 -0400 2018-06-29T11:00:00-04:00 2018-06-29T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Unrecorded
Gifts of Art presents Collected Surface: Functional Ceramics (June 30, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52359 52359-12649695@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, June 30, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

The Huron Valley Ceramics Collective (Isabella Comai, Dennison Dorsey, Sasha Guo and Margaret A. Miller) is a group of emerging artists who work out of the Clay Work Studio in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The works in this exhibit are an expression of how ceramics mediate our daily life though use. The artists explore life and reflection through surface and narrative elements by using a combination of wheel thrown and hand built terra cotta, stoneware and porcelain.

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Exhibition Wed, 16 May 2018 08:45:37 -0400 2018-06-30T08:00:00-04:00 2018-06-30T20:00:00-04:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Haunted Hard Drive by Dennison Dorsey, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Flexx – Semi-Industrial Jewelry (June 30, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52362 52362-12649947@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, June 30, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Starting with the material of screen spline, Marsha Chamberlin combines items such as grommets, bungee cord, washers, nuts, floor matting and more with an array of beads to create a contemporary, semi-industrial style of work. Pieces often contrast the functionality of hardware with sparkles and colors that provide a unique style.
Marsha Chamberlin was president and CEO of the Ann Arbor Art Center (formerly Ann Arbor Art Association) for 33 years.

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Exhibition Wed, 16 May 2018 08:55:00 -0400 2018-06-30T08:00:00-04:00 2018-06-30T20:00:00-04:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Squiggle in Red by Marsha Chamberlin, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Flora & Fauxna: Photography (June 30, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52361 52361-12649863@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, June 30, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Patty Carroll’s highly intense, saturated color photographs have led to her recognition as one of Photolucida’s Top 50 Photographers (2104, 2017). Flora & Fauxna is a still life series about women and their homes using decorative fabric, artificial flowers and ceramic birds to create a sumptuous, and often humorous, ornate world. Unlike traditional still life images, these photographs show no horizon line, dramatic lighting, or symbols of death and decay. Birds in many cultures are messengers between heaven and earth, acting as a bridge between the mundane and spiritual life. In Carroll’s work, birds represent the human desire to escape gravity and reach the level of angels.

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Exhibition Wed, 16 May 2018 08:51:28 -0400 2018-06-30T08:00:00-04:00 2018-06-30T20:00:00-04:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Red Flamingos by Patty Carroll, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Nature Illustrated: Oil & Acrylic Painting (June 30, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52353 52353-12641743@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, June 30, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

John Megahan grew up in the Pacific Northwest. The mountains of Idaho, Oregon and Washington instilled in him a deep love and appreciation for nature. In college he studied art and biology, and after graduation worked as a freelance illustrator for commercial and educational institutions. Since 1996, he has been a scientific illustrator for the U-M Museum of Zoology. In addition to scientific illustration and painting, he occasionally teaches at the U-M Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design, the University of Oregon, and illustrates children’s books.

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Exhibition Tue, 15 May 2018 16:18:01 -0400 2018-06-30T08:00:00-04:00 2018-06-30T20:00:00-04:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Facing the Storm (North American Wolverine – Gulo gulo) by John Megahan, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Not Your Grandmother’s Dolls (June 30, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52354 52354-12641827@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, June 30, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Charlie Patricolo has been creating, engineering and executing dolls for 25 years, and teaching doll making for 20. She studied at the John C. Campbell Folk School in North Carolina, and has been a member of the Southern Highland Craft Guild since 2002. When teaching, Patricolo feels that, “Watching someone go from ‘I can’t do this’ to ‘I can’t believe I did this!’ is pretty fantastic!” Her inspiration often comes when she isn’t looking for it: in songs and books when a line rings out so clearly it cannot be ignored, or a piece of fabric that refuses to be left behind. Patricolo is now based in North Carolina, but lived most of her life in Michigan.

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Exhibition Tue, 15 May 2018 16:21:11 -0400 2018-06-30T08:00:00-04:00 2018-06-30T20:00:00-04:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Wild Turkey by Charlie Patricolo, photograph by Richard Babb. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Reconstructed Blueprints: Acrylic Painting (June 30, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52360 52360-12649779@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, June 30, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

In this exhibit, Adnan Charara translates his assembled characters, from both collage and found object assemblage, into commanding acrylic paintings. The backgrounds interact with the figures, who represent history, identity, and the struggle for a sense of belonging. They are blueprints for being human: imperfect, unique and multi-faceted. Charara works in various mediums ranging from drawing, to jewelry, to large scale sculpture. He is a Lebanese-American artist with a studio in Detroit.

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Exhibition Wed, 16 May 2018 08:48:40 -0400 2018-06-30T08:00:00-04:00 2018-06-30T20:00:00-04:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition The Conductor by Adnan Charara, photograph by Julia Stephenson. High resolution version available upon request.
Nothing Makes Sense, Except Love: The Cinematic Musings of Director Alan Rudolph (June 30, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52575 52575-12857374@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, June 30, 2018 8:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: University Library

This exhibit features materials reproduced from the Alan Rudolph Collection now part of the University of Michigan Library Special Collections Research Center. Told in Rudolph’s first-person voice, it chronicles his career.

Quirky, off kilter, stylishly romantic and filled with moments of wry humor, Alan Rudolph makes movies with dreamy eyed protagonists searching for love in all the wrong places. He often mashes up genres into something new and unique and peppers his films with elements not always beholden to realism. He began his four decade career under the watchful eye of mentor Robert Altman, but he soon created a body of work that is clearly his own vision.

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Exhibition Wed, 06 Jun 2018 11:00:26 -0400 2018-06-30T08:00:00-04:00 2018-06-30T23:00:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library University Library Exhibition Alan Rudolph
Seven Fantasy Classics for Children (June 30, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/51471 51471-12112575@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, June 30, 2018 8:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: University Library

Students in Lisa Makman’s English 313 course, Children’s Literature and the Invention of Modern Childhood, curated this exhibit of classic stories for children. The exhibit focuses on seven classic stories: Aladdin, Alice in Wonderland, Cinderella, Hansel and Gretel, the Little Mermaid, Little Red Riding Hood, and Peter Pan. Drawing on the rich collection of children’s literature in the Special Collections Research Center, the books range from late nineteenth century editions to contemporary pop-up books. By showcasing different takes on each story, the exhibit explores the variation in how these tales are told and illustrated.

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Exhibition Wed, 28 Mar 2018 15:41:38 -0400 2018-06-30T08:00:00-04:00 2018-06-30T17:00:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library University Library Exhibition Fantasy Classics
Quaker Oats Makes a Movie: A Scrumdiddlyumptious Wonka Adventure (June 30, 2018 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/51870 51870-12274501@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, June 30, 2018 10:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: University Library

​Quaker Oats forged a new path in the entertainment industry by jointly marketing consumer packaged goods and a major motion picture in 1971, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Having never made a motion picture before, their foray into the filmmaking industry was unexpected and unprecedented. The company saw this film as an opportunity to essentially make a feature-length commercial for their new line of Wonka candy products.

Students in Matthew Solomon's class, SAC 355: Authorship and the Archive, culled though hundreds of production documents related to the film to curate an exhibit that tells a little known behind-the-scenes story about one of the most beloved films.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Apr 2018 13:13:44 -0400 2018-06-30T10:00:00-04:00 2018-06-30T17:00:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library University Library Exhibition Wonka
Exercising the Eye: The Gertrude Kasle Collection (June 30, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49505 49505-11465068@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, June 30, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Gallery hours are 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Tuesday–Saturday and 12–5 p.m. Sunday; galleries are closed on Mondays.

This exhibition celebrates Gertrude Kasle (1917–2016), a key figure in the formation of Detroit’s contemporary art community in the 1960s and 70s. A pioneering female gallerist, Kasle provided midwest audiences with a venue in which to experience avant-garde art from centers like New York City, while also supporting and exhibiting regional artists. Featuring a collection of paintings, works on paper, and sculptures from the height of the Abstract Expressionist movement through the early twenty-first century, 'Exercising the Eye' speaks to the relationships Kasle fostered with local, national, and international artists and her appreciation for artistic expression and experimentation. Critical voices from the last fifty years include Philip Guston, Jane Hammond, Grace Hartigan, Jasper Johns, Michele Oka Doner, and Robert Rauschenberg. The exhibition offers visitors a unique opportunity to explore a dynamic moment in Detroit’s cultural history and insight into Kasle’s love of looking and learning.

Lead support for 'Exercising the Eye: The Gertrude Kasle Collection' is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, Michigan Medicine, and the University of Michigan CEW Frances and Sydney Lewis Visiting Leaders Fund.

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Exhibition Tue, 30 Jan 2018 15:29:23 -0500 2018-06-30T11:00:00-04:00 2018-06-30T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition William Tarr, 'Study for Gates of the Six Million,' ca. 1980, bronze. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Bequest of Gertrude Kasle, 2016/2.113
Marcel Dzama: A Jester's Dance (June 30, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52025 52025-12362722@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, June 30, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Canadian artist Marcel Dzama is known for imaginative drawings, sculptures, dioramas, and films rooted in the traditions of Surrealism, Dada and outsider art. His 2013 film Une danse des bouffons (or A jester's dance) tells the tale of a romance between two principal figures of these traditions: Dada icon Marcel Duchamp and Brazilian sculptor Maria Martins, who was the model for Duchamp's final, enigmatic artwork Étant donnés. Rife with art-historical references not only to the work of Duchamp but also to Francisco Goya, Francis Picabia and Joseph Beuys, among others, Une danse des bouffons navigates a sexually charged and mesmerizing world in which fantasy and torture run amok. The gallery presentation also includes a storyboard for the film featuring Dzama’s ink and watercolor drawings, renderings of small hybrid figures resembling children’s book illustrations. The drawings underscore the fantastical elements in a film that combines the carnivalesque with a nightmarish exploration of the surreal.

Lead support for Marcel Dzama: A Jester's Dance is provided by Candy and Michael Barasch. Additional generous support is provided by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment and the University of Michigan Institute for the Humanities and the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.

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Exhibition Thu, 19 Apr 2018 15:26:24 -0400 2018-06-30T11:00:00-04:00 2018-06-30T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Marcel Dzama, Une danse des bouffons (or A jester’s dance), 2013, video projection, edition of 4. Courtesy David Zwirner, New York/London
Materials On Hand: The Art of Ellen Wilt (June 30, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52089 52089-12418622@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, June 30, 2018 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Curated by Srimoyee Mitra with the assistance of James Barker and Jennifer Junkermeier, Materials On Hand: The Art of Ellen Wilt is a retrospective exhibition that pays homage to and celebrates fifty years of Ellen Wilt’s expansive art practice. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Wilt has lived and worked in Ann Arbor since 1949 and completed two degrees (BFA, ‘69 and MA, ‘70) at the University of Michigan. She is an important figure in Ann Arbor’s art community, who has consistently worked at fostering a vibrant arts community as an artist and educator in the Academy and beyond. She was an art professor for 17 years (1969-85) at the Eastern Michigan University. During this time she also organized and facilitated numerous community-engaged projects that empowered first-time and emerging artists to show their work. It was not until she retired and was well into her 70s that she turned her focus to her own art practice. Her work was duly recognized with numerous awards from the Michigan Water Color Society, Washtenaw Council for the Arts, and the Holland Friends of Art between 1984 and 1993.

For the first time in the last three decades, Materials On Hand: The Art of Ellen Wilt brings together over 40 carefully selected works from personal and private collections that highlight Wilt’s artistic contributions in Southeastern Michigan. Her intuitive and playful bricolage way of working reveals the scope of her achievement and her specific interest in the Michigan region and its landscape. She has developed multiple bodies of work that feature domestic objects from teapots to chairs while also reckoning with iconic architectural tropes of bridges and tunnels which are ongoing motifs in her work. Wilt continually experiments and explores new ways of working in a variety of two dimensional mediums including, oil, acrylic and watercolor. Since the 1970s she has incorporated collage into her practice using whatever materials she has available to her. These range from butcher paper, aluminum foil, and tissue to balsa wood, toothpicks and other found objects. She creates mixed media paintings, cut outs, rubbings and installations that reimagine the agency of mundane objects and invite viewers to look again.

Exhibition Dates: Thursday, May 31 - Sunday, September 9, 2018
Exhibition Reception: Thursday, May 31, 2018 from 6-8 pm
A conversation with Ellen Wilt: June 9, 2018 from 2-3 pm

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Exhibition Wed, 02 May 2018 12:15:13 -0400 2018-06-30T11:00:00-04:00 2018-06-30T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition https://stamps.umich.edu/images/uploads/exhibitions/Wilt-Exhibition20182.jpg
New at UMMA: Illuminated Manuscript (June 30, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/50849 50849-11884950@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, June 30, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Books of hours—custom-made for private devotion in the Christian faith—were a bestseller in medieval Europe. These manuscripts incorporated prayers, hymns, biblical stories, and monthly calendars featuring religious feast days, which were often supplemented by images painted in exquisite detail. Today, books of hours are a testament to the visually rich material culture of the Middle Ages. UMMA was recently gifted a bejeweled double-sided calendar leaf for January. Executed on parchment, the page highlights the material opulence and artistry involved in manuscript illumination. Accompanying the calendar are painted images or miniatures of the labor and characteristic activity of the month, and Aquarius, the zodiac sign for January, embodied by a man collecting water from a stream. The folio’s luminous, gilded surface, accentuated by the use of bright colors, was meant to transport the medieval viewer into a state of spiritual transcendence.

This work was recently gifted to UMMA by Mrs. Carrol Robertsen.

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Exhibition Thu, 08 Mar 2018 13:55:41 -0500 2018-06-30T11:00:00-04:00 2018-06-30T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Artist unknown, Calendar leaf (January), from a Book of Hours, 1462, ink, tempera, and gold leaf on parchment. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Carrol Robertsen, 2015/2.6B (recto)
See Through: Windows and Mirrors in Twentieth-Century Photography (June 30, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52257 52257-12576999@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, June 30, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

See Through: Mirrors and Windows in Twentieth-Century Photography brings together a group of images that are doubly framed—once by the camera lens and again by the border of a mirror or window. By refracting and distorting, revealing and concealing, these reflective and transparent surfaces both draw attention to the photographer’s efforts to frame the world and expose the contingent nature of reality. Highlights from the exhibition include works by Eugène Atget, Robert Doisneau, Elliott Erwitt, Walker Evans, André Kertész, Joanne Leonard, Danny Lyon, and Joel Meyerowitz. By extending the limits of perception, these witty and provocative works invite us to see [through to] new visual possibilities.

Lead support for See Through: Windows and Mirrors in Twentieth-Century Photography is provided by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment.

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Exhibition Wed, 09 May 2018 11:40:04 -0400 2018-06-30T11:00:00-04:00 2018-06-30T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Elliott Erwitt, Cracked Glass with Boy—Colorado, 1955, gelatin silver print. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Gift of Gerald Lotenberg, 1981/2.194.2, © Elliott Erwitt / Magnum Photos
Unrecorded: Reimagining Artist Identities in Africa (June 30, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/51906 51906-12285888@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, June 30, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Historical collecting practices have had a lasting impact on representations of Africa, its history, culture, and life today. Labeled as ‘unknown’ or ‘anonymous,’ African artists became associated with broad cultural styles and collective identities rather than personal creativity and individual agency. The exhibition Unrecorded: Reimagining Artist Identities in Africa includes artworks from both named and unrecorded, contemporary and historic artists to tell an alternative story. It explores how the changing attributes of an ‘African’ artist’s identity, and constructions of African identity more broadly, have shaped perceptions of Africa outside of the continent.

Lead support for Unrecorded: Reimagining Artist Identities in Africa is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost and the African Studies Center. Additional generous support is provided by the University of Michigan Department of Afroamerican and African Studies and Susan Ullrich.

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Exhibition Thu, 12 Apr 2018 14:51:24 -0400 2018-06-30T11:00:00-04:00 2018-06-30T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Unrecorded
Gifts of Art presents Collected Surface: Functional Ceramics (July 1, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52359 52359-12649696@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, July 1, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

The Huron Valley Ceramics Collective (Isabella Comai, Dennison Dorsey, Sasha Guo and Margaret A. Miller) is a group of emerging artists who work out of the Clay Work Studio in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The works in this exhibit are an expression of how ceramics mediate our daily life though use. The artists explore life and reflection through surface and narrative elements by using a combination of wheel thrown and hand built terra cotta, stoneware and porcelain.

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Exhibition Wed, 16 May 2018 08:45:37 -0400 2018-07-01T08:00:00-04:00 2018-07-01T20:00:00-04:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Haunted Hard Drive by Dennison Dorsey, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Flexx – Semi-Industrial Jewelry (July 1, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52362 52362-12649948@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, July 1, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Starting with the material of screen spline, Marsha Chamberlin combines items such as grommets, bungee cord, washers, nuts, floor matting and more with an array of beads to create a contemporary, semi-industrial style of work. Pieces often contrast the functionality of hardware with sparkles and colors that provide a unique style.
Marsha Chamberlin was president and CEO of the Ann Arbor Art Center (formerly Ann Arbor Art Association) for 33 years.

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Exhibition Wed, 16 May 2018 08:55:00 -0400 2018-07-01T08:00:00-04:00 2018-07-01T20:00:00-04:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Squiggle in Red by Marsha Chamberlin, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Flora & Fauxna: Photography (July 1, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52361 52361-12649864@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, July 1, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Patty Carroll’s highly intense, saturated color photographs have led to her recognition as one of Photolucida’s Top 50 Photographers (2104, 2017). Flora & Fauxna is a still life series about women and their homes using decorative fabric, artificial flowers and ceramic birds to create a sumptuous, and often humorous, ornate world. Unlike traditional still life images, these photographs show no horizon line, dramatic lighting, or symbols of death and decay. Birds in many cultures are messengers between heaven and earth, acting as a bridge between the mundane and spiritual life. In Carroll’s work, birds represent the human desire to escape gravity and reach the level of angels.

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Exhibition Wed, 16 May 2018 08:51:28 -0400 2018-07-01T08:00:00-04:00 2018-07-01T20:00:00-04:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Red Flamingos by Patty Carroll, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Nature Illustrated: Oil & Acrylic Painting (July 1, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52353 52353-12641744@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, July 1, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

John Megahan grew up in the Pacific Northwest. The mountains of Idaho, Oregon and Washington instilled in him a deep love and appreciation for nature. In college he studied art and biology, and after graduation worked as a freelance illustrator for commercial and educational institutions. Since 1996, he has been a scientific illustrator for the U-M Museum of Zoology. In addition to scientific illustration and painting, he occasionally teaches at the U-M Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design, the University of Oregon, and illustrates children’s books.

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Exhibition Tue, 15 May 2018 16:18:01 -0400 2018-07-01T08:00:00-04:00 2018-07-01T20:00:00-04:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Facing the Storm (North American Wolverine – Gulo gulo) by John Megahan, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Not Your Grandmother’s Dolls (July 1, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52354 52354-12641828@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, July 1, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Charlie Patricolo has been creating, engineering and executing dolls for 25 years, and teaching doll making for 20. She studied at the John C. Campbell Folk School in North Carolina, and has been a member of the Southern Highland Craft Guild since 2002. When teaching, Patricolo feels that, “Watching someone go from ‘I can’t do this’ to ‘I can’t believe I did this!’ is pretty fantastic!” Her inspiration often comes when she isn’t looking for it: in songs and books when a line rings out so clearly it cannot be ignored, or a piece of fabric that refuses to be left behind. Patricolo is now based in North Carolina, but lived most of her life in Michigan.

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Exhibition Tue, 15 May 2018 16:21:11 -0400 2018-07-01T08:00:00-04:00 2018-07-01T20:00:00-04:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Wild Turkey by Charlie Patricolo, photograph by Richard Babb. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Reconstructed Blueprints: Acrylic Painting (July 1, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52360 52360-12649780@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, July 1, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

In this exhibit, Adnan Charara translates his assembled characters, from both collage and found object assemblage, into commanding acrylic paintings. The backgrounds interact with the figures, who represent history, identity, and the struggle for a sense of belonging. They are blueprints for being human: imperfect, unique and multi-faceted. Charara works in various mediums ranging from drawing, to jewelry, to large scale sculpture. He is a Lebanese-American artist with a studio in Detroit.

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Exhibition Wed, 16 May 2018 08:48:40 -0400 2018-07-01T08:00:00-04:00 2018-07-01T20:00:00-04:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition The Conductor by Adnan Charara, photograph by Julia Stephenson. High resolution version available upon request.
Nothing Makes Sense, Except Love: The Cinematic Musings of Director Alan Rudolph (July 1, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52575 52575-12857375@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, July 1, 2018 8:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: University Library

This exhibit features materials reproduced from the Alan Rudolph Collection now part of the University of Michigan Library Special Collections Research Center. Told in Rudolph’s first-person voice, it chronicles his career.

Quirky, off kilter, stylishly romantic and filled with moments of wry humor, Alan Rudolph makes movies with dreamy eyed protagonists searching for love in all the wrong places. He often mashes up genres into something new and unique and peppers his films with elements not always beholden to realism. He began his four decade career under the watchful eye of mentor Robert Altman, but he soon created a body of work that is clearly his own vision.

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Exhibition Wed, 06 Jun 2018 11:00:26 -0400 2018-07-01T08:00:00-04:00 2018-07-01T23:00:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library University Library Exhibition Alan Rudolph
Seven Fantasy Classics for Children (July 1, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/51471 51471-12112576@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, July 1, 2018 8:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: University Library

Students in Lisa Makman’s English 313 course, Children’s Literature and the Invention of Modern Childhood, curated this exhibit of classic stories for children. The exhibit focuses on seven classic stories: Aladdin, Alice in Wonderland, Cinderella, Hansel and Gretel, the Little Mermaid, Little Red Riding Hood, and Peter Pan. Drawing on the rich collection of children’s literature in the Special Collections Research Center, the books range from late nineteenth century editions to contemporary pop-up books. By showcasing different takes on each story, the exhibit explores the variation in how these tales are told and illustrated.

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Exhibition Wed, 28 Mar 2018 15:41:38 -0400 2018-07-01T08:00:00-04:00 2018-07-01T17:00:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library University Library Exhibition Fantasy Classics
Quaker Oats Makes a Movie: A Scrumdiddlyumptious Wonka Adventure (July 1, 2018 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/51870 51870-12274502@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, July 1, 2018 10:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: University Library

​Quaker Oats forged a new path in the entertainment industry by jointly marketing consumer packaged goods and a major motion picture in 1971, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Having never made a motion picture before, their foray into the filmmaking industry was unexpected and unprecedented. The company saw this film as an opportunity to essentially make a feature-length commercial for their new line of Wonka candy products.

Students in Matthew Solomon's class, SAC 355: Authorship and the Archive, culled though hundreds of production documents related to the film to curate an exhibit that tells a little known behind-the-scenes story about one of the most beloved films.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Apr 2018 13:13:44 -0400 2018-07-01T10:00:00-04:00 2018-07-01T17:00:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library University Library Exhibition Wonka
Exercising the Eye: The Gertrude Kasle Collection (July 1, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49505 49505-11465069@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, July 1, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Gallery hours are 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Tuesday–Saturday and 12–5 p.m. Sunday; galleries are closed on Mondays.

This exhibition celebrates Gertrude Kasle (1917–2016), a key figure in the formation of Detroit’s contemporary art community in the 1960s and 70s. A pioneering female gallerist, Kasle provided midwest audiences with a venue in which to experience avant-garde art from centers like New York City, while also supporting and exhibiting regional artists. Featuring a collection of paintings, works on paper, and sculptures from the height of the Abstract Expressionist movement through the early twenty-first century, 'Exercising the Eye' speaks to the relationships Kasle fostered with local, national, and international artists and her appreciation for artistic expression and experimentation. Critical voices from the last fifty years include Philip Guston, Jane Hammond, Grace Hartigan, Jasper Johns, Michele Oka Doner, and Robert Rauschenberg. The exhibition offers visitors a unique opportunity to explore a dynamic moment in Detroit’s cultural history and insight into Kasle’s love of looking and learning.

Lead support for 'Exercising the Eye: The Gertrude Kasle Collection' is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, Michigan Medicine, and the University of Michigan CEW Frances and Sydney Lewis Visiting Leaders Fund.

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Exhibition Tue, 30 Jan 2018 15:29:23 -0500 2018-07-01T11:00:00-04:00 2018-07-01T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition William Tarr, 'Study for Gates of the Six Million,' ca. 1980, bronze. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Bequest of Gertrude Kasle, 2016/2.113
Materials On Hand: The Art of Ellen Wilt (July 1, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52089 52089-12418623@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, July 1, 2018 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Curated by Srimoyee Mitra with the assistance of James Barker and Jennifer Junkermeier, Materials On Hand: The Art of Ellen Wilt is a retrospective exhibition that pays homage to and celebrates fifty years of Ellen Wilt’s expansive art practice. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Wilt has lived and worked in Ann Arbor since 1949 and completed two degrees (BFA, ‘69 and MA, ‘70) at the University of Michigan. She is an important figure in Ann Arbor’s art community, who has consistently worked at fostering a vibrant arts community as an artist and educator in the Academy and beyond. She was an art professor for 17 years (1969-85) at the Eastern Michigan University. During this time she also organized and facilitated numerous community-engaged projects that empowered first-time and emerging artists to show their work. It was not until she retired and was well into her 70s that she turned her focus to her own art practice. Her work was duly recognized with numerous awards from the Michigan Water Color Society, Washtenaw Council for the Arts, and the Holland Friends of Art between 1984 and 1993.

For the first time in the last three decades, Materials On Hand: The Art of Ellen Wilt brings together over 40 carefully selected works from personal and private collections that highlight Wilt’s artistic contributions in Southeastern Michigan. Her intuitive and playful bricolage way of working reveals the scope of her achievement and her specific interest in the Michigan region and its landscape. She has developed multiple bodies of work that feature domestic objects from teapots to chairs while also reckoning with iconic architectural tropes of bridges and tunnels which are ongoing motifs in her work. Wilt continually experiments and explores new ways of working in a variety of two dimensional mediums including, oil, acrylic and watercolor. Since the 1970s she has incorporated collage into her practice using whatever materials she has available to her. These range from butcher paper, aluminum foil, and tissue to balsa wood, toothpicks and other found objects. She creates mixed media paintings, cut outs, rubbings and installations that reimagine the agency of mundane objects and invite viewers to look again.

Exhibition Dates: Thursday, May 31 - Sunday, September 9, 2018
Exhibition Reception: Thursday, May 31, 2018 from 6-8 pm
A conversation with Ellen Wilt: June 9, 2018 from 2-3 pm

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Exhibition Wed, 02 May 2018 12:15:13 -0400 2018-07-01T11:00:00-04:00 2018-07-01T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition https://stamps.umich.edu/images/uploads/exhibitions/Wilt-Exhibition20182.jpg
Marcel Dzama: A Jester's Dance (July 1, 2018 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/52025 52025-12362741@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, July 1, 2018 12:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Canadian artist Marcel Dzama is known for imaginative drawings, sculptures, dioramas, and films rooted in the traditions of Surrealism, Dada and outsider art. His 2013 film Une danse des bouffons (or A jester's dance) tells the tale of a romance between two principal figures of these traditions: Dada icon Marcel Duchamp and Brazilian sculptor Maria Martins, who was the model for Duchamp's final, enigmatic artwork Étant donnés. Rife with art-historical references not only to the work of Duchamp but also to Francisco Goya, Francis Picabia and Joseph Beuys, among others, Une danse des bouffons navigates a sexually charged and mesmerizing world in which fantasy and torture run amok. The gallery presentation also includes a storyboard for the film featuring Dzama’s ink and watercolor drawings, renderings of small hybrid figures resembling children’s book illustrations. The drawings underscore the fantastical elements in a film that combines the carnivalesque with a nightmarish exploration of the surreal.

Lead support for Marcel Dzama: A Jester's Dance is provided by Candy and Michael Barasch. Additional generous support is provided by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment and the University of Michigan Institute for the Humanities and the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.

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Exhibition Thu, 19 Apr 2018 15:26:24 -0400 2018-07-01T12:00:00-04:00 2018-07-01T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Marcel Dzama, Une danse des bouffons (or A jester’s dance), 2013, video projection, edition of 4. Courtesy David Zwirner, New York/London
New at UMMA: Illuminated Manuscript (July 1, 2018 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50849 50849-11884951@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, July 1, 2018 12:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Books of hours—custom-made for private devotion in the Christian faith—were a bestseller in medieval Europe. These manuscripts incorporated prayers, hymns, biblical stories, and monthly calendars featuring religious feast days, which were often supplemented by images painted in exquisite detail. Today, books of hours are a testament to the visually rich material culture of the Middle Ages. UMMA was recently gifted a bejeweled double-sided calendar leaf for January. Executed on parchment, the page highlights the material opulence and artistry involved in manuscript illumination. Accompanying the calendar are painted images or miniatures of the labor and characteristic activity of the month, and Aquarius, the zodiac sign for January, embodied by a man collecting water from a stream. The folio’s luminous, gilded surface, accentuated by the use of bright colors, was meant to transport the medieval viewer into a state of spiritual transcendence.

This work was recently gifted to UMMA by Mrs. Carrol Robertsen.

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Exhibition Thu, 08 Mar 2018 13:55:41 -0500 2018-07-01T12:00:00-04:00 2018-07-01T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Artist unknown, Calendar leaf (January), from a Book of Hours, 1462, ink, tempera, and gold leaf on parchment. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Carrol Robertsen, 2015/2.6B (recto)
See Through: Windows and Mirrors in Twentieth-Century Photography (July 1, 2018 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/52257 52257-12577016@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, July 1, 2018 12:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

See Through: Mirrors and Windows in Twentieth-Century Photography brings together a group of images that are doubly framed—once by the camera lens and again by the border of a mirror or window. By refracting and distorting, revealing and concealing, these reflective and transparent surfaces both draw attention to the photographer’s efforts to frame the world and expose the contingent nature of reality. Highlights from the exhibition include works by Eugène Atget, Robert Doisneau, Elliott Erwitt, Walker Evans, André Kertész, Joanne Leonard, Danny Lyon, and Joel Meyerowitz. By extending the limits of perception, these witty and provocative works invite us to see [through to] new visual possibilities.

Lead support for See Through: Windows and Mirrors in Twentieth-Century Photography is provided by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment.

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Exhibition Wed, 09 May 2018 11:40:04 -0400 2018-07-01T12:00:00-04:00 2018-07-01T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Elliott Erwitt, Cracked Glass with Boy—Colorado, 1955, gelatin silver print. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Gift of Gerald Lotenberg, 1981/2.194.2, © Elliott Erwitt / Magnum Photos
Unrecorded: Reimagining Artist Identities in Africa (July 1, 2018 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/51906 51906-12285906@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, July 1, 2018 12:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Historical collecting practices have had a lasting impact on representations of Africa, its history, culture, and life today. Labeled as ‘unknown’ or ‘anonymous,’ African artists became associated with broad cultural styles and collective identities rather than personal creativity and individual agency. The exhibition Unrecorded: Reimagining Artist Identities in Africa includes artworks from both named and unrecorded, contemporary and historic artists to tell an alternative story. It explores how the changing attributes of an ‘African’ artist’s identity, and constructions of African identity more broadly, have shaped perceptions of Africa outside of the continent.

Lead support for Unrecorded: Reimagining Artist Identities in Africa is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost and the African Studies Center. Additional generous support is provided by the University of Michigan Department of Afroamerican and African Studies and Susan Ullrich.

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Exhibition Thu, 12 Apr 2018 14:51:24 -0400 2018-07-01T12:00:00-04:00 2018-07-01T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Unrecorded
Guided Tour - Exercising the Eye: The Gertrude Kasle Collection (July 1, 2018 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49500 49500-12850973@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, July 1, 2018 2:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

This exhibition celebrates Gertrude Kasle (1917–2016), a key figure in the formation of Detroit’s contemporary art community in the 1960s and 70s. A pioneering female gallerist, Kasle provided midwest audiences with a venue in which to experience avant-garde art from centers like New York City, while also supporting and exhibiting regional artists. Featuring a collection of paintings, works on paper, and sculptures from the height of the Abstract Expressionist movement through the early twenty-first century including Philip Guston, Jane Hammond, Grace Hartigan, Jasper Johns, Michele Oka Doner, and Robert Rauschenberg, among others. Join docents as they explore a dynamic moment in Detroit’s cultural history and insight into Kasle’s love of looking and learning.

Lead support for 'Exercising the Eye: The Gertrude Kasle Collection' is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, Michigan Medicine, and the University of Michigan CEW Frances and Sydney Lewis Visiting Leaders Fund.

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Social / Informal Gathering Tue, 30 Jan 2018 15:05:56 -0500 2018-07-01T14:00:00-04:00 2018-07-01T15:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Social / Informal Gathering William Tarr, 'Study for Gates of the Six Million,' ca. 1980, bronze. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Bequest of Gertrude Kasle, 2016/2.113
Gifts of Art presents Collected Surface: Functional Ceramics (July 2, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52359 52359-12649697@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, July 2, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

The Huron Valley Ceramics Collective (Isabella Comai, Dennison Dorsey, Sasha Guo and Margaret A. Miller) is a group of emerging artists who work out of the Clay Work Studio in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The works in this exhibit are an expression of how ceramics mediate our daily life though use. The artists explore life and reflection through surface and narrative elements by using a combination of wheel thrown and hand built terra cotta, stoneware and porcelain.

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Exhibition Wed, 16 May 2018 08:45:37 -0400 2018-07-02T08:00:00-04:00 2018-07-02T20:00:00-04:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Haunted Hard Drive by Dennison Dorsey, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Flexx – Semi-Industrial Jewelry (July 2, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52362 52362-12649949@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, July 2, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Starting with the material of screen spline, Marsha Chamberlin combines items such as grommets, bungee cord, washers, nuts, floor matting and more with an array of beads to create a contemporary, semi-industrial style of work. Pieces often contrast the functionality of hardware with sparkles and colors that provide a unique style.
Marsha Chamberlin was president and CEO of the Ann Arbor Art Center (formerly Ann Arbor Art Association) for 33 years.

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Exhibition Wed, 16 May 2018 08:55:00 -0400 2018-07-02T08:00:00-04:00 2018-07-02T20:00:00-04:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Squiggle in Red by Marsha Chamberlin, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Flora & Fauxna: Photography (July 2, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52361 52361-12649865@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, July 2, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Patty Carroll’s highly intense, saturated color photographs have led to her recognition as one of Photolucida’s Top 50 Photographers (2104, 2017). Flora & Fauxna is a still life series about women and their homes using decorative fabric, artificial flowers and ceramic birds to create a sumptuous, and often humorous, ornate world. Unlike traditional still life images, these photographs show no horizon line, dramatic lighting, or symbols of death and decay. Birds in many cultures are messengers between heaven and earth, acting as a bridge between the mundane and spiritual life. In Carroll’s work, birds represent the human desire to escape gravity and reach the level of angels.

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Exhibition Wed, 16 May 2018 08:51:28 -0400 2018-07-02T08:00:00-04:00 2018-07-02T20:00:00-04:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Red Flamingos by Patty Carroll, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Nature Illustrated: Oil & Acrylic Painting (July 2, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52353 52353-12641745@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, July 2, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

John Megahan grew up in the Pacific Northwest. The mountains of Idaho, Oregon and Washington instilled in him a deep love and appreciation for nature. In college he studied art and biology, and after graduation worked as a freelance illustrator for commercial and educational institutions. Since 1996, he has been a scientific illustrator for the U-M Museum of Zoology. In addition to scientific illustration and painting, he occasionally teaches at the U-M Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design, the University of Oregon, and illustrates children’s books.

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Exhibition Tue, 15 May 2018 16:18:01 -0400 2018-07-02T08:00:00-04:00 2018-07-02T20:00:00-04:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Facing the Storm (North American Wolverine – Gulo gulo) by John Megahan, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Not Your Grandmother’s Dolls (July 2, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52354 52354-12641829@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, July 2, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Charlie Patricolo has been creating, engineering and executing dolls for 25 years, and teaching doll making for 20. She studied at the John C. Campbell Folk School in North Carolina, and has been a member of the Southern Highland Craft Guild since 2002. When teaching, Patricolo feels that, “Watching someone go from ‘I can’t do this’ to ‘I can’t believe I did this!’ is pretty fantastic!” Her inspiration often comes when she isn’t looking for it: in songs and books when a line rings out so clearly it cannot be ignored, or a piece of fabric that refuses to be left behind. Patricolo is now based in North Carolina, but lived most of her life in Michigan.

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Exhibition Tue, 15 May 2018 16:21:11 -0400 2018-07-02T08:00:00-04:00 2018-07-02T20:00:00-04:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Wild Turkey by Charlie Patricolo, photograph by Richard Babb. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Reconstructed Blueprints: Acrylic Painting (July 2, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52360 52360-12649781@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, July 2, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

In this exhibit, Adnan Charara translates his assembled characters, from both collage and found object assemblage, into commanding acrylic paintings. The backgrounds interact with the figures, who represent history, identity, and the struggle for a sense of belonging. They are blueprints for being human: imperfect, unique and multi-faceted. Charara works in various mediums ranging from drawing, to jewelry, to large scale sculpture. He is a Lebanese-American artist with a studio in Detroit.

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Exhibition Wed, 16 May 2018 08:48:40 -0400 2018-07-02T08:00:00-04:00 2018-07-02T20:00:00-04:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition The Conductor by Adnan Charara, photograph by Julia Stephenson. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Water’s Presence: Landscapes in Oil (July 2, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52363 52363-12650033@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, July 2, 2018 8:00am
Location: Cancer Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Cathy VanVoorhis’ oil landscape paintings represent her experience of the healing power of nature. VanVoorhis travels to lakes, rivers and streams to witness the ecology and beauty of natural coastlines of Michigan. She finds inspiration in the writing of naturalists such as Rachel Carson, and the understanding of the intricate web of all life. This series of paintings focuses on the healing that comes from contemplation of bodies of water. This beautiful element can bring a meditative calm and inner peace, as one feels a connection to the timeless forces of life. VanVoorhis is a lecturer at the U-M Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.

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Exhibition Wed, 16 May 2018 09:05:25 -0400 2018-07-02T08:00:00-04:00 2018-07-02T17:00:00-04:00 Cancer Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Trees at the Shore by Cathy VanVoorhis, photograph by Mark VanVoorhis. High resolution version available upon request.
Nothing Makes Sense, Except Love: The Cinematic Musings of Director Alan Rudolph (July 2, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52575 52575-12857376@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, July 2, 2018 8:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: University Library

This exhibit features materials reproduced from the Alan Rudolph Collection now part of the University of Michigan Library Special Collections Research Center. Told in Rudolph’s first-person voice, it chronicles his career.

Quirky, off kilter, stylishly romantic and filled with moments of wry humor, Alan Rudolph makes movies with dreamy eyed protagonists searching for love in all the wrong places. He often mashes up genres into something new and unique and peppers his films with elements not always beholden to realism. He began his four decade career under the watchful eye of mentor Robert Altman, but he soon created a body of work that is clearly his own vision.

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Exhibition Wed, 06 Jun 2018 11:00:26 -0400 2018-07-02T08:00:00-04:00 2018-07-02T23:00:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library University Library Exhibition Alan Rudolph
Seven Fantasy Classics for Children (July 2, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/51471 51471-12112577@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, July 2, 2018 8:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: University Library

Students in Lisa Makman’s English 313 course, Children’s Literature and the Invention of Modern Childhood, curated this exhibit of classic stories for children. The exhibit focuses on seven classic stories: Aladdin, Alice in Wonderland, Cinderella, Hansel and Gretel, the Little Mermaid, Little Red Riding Hood, and Peter Pan. Drawing on the rich collection of children’s literature in the Special Collections Research Center, the books range from late nineteenth century editions to contemporary pop-up books. By showcasing different takes on each story, the exhibit explores the variation in how these tales are told and illustrated.

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Exhibition Wed, 28 Mar 2018 15:41:38 -0400 2018-07-02T08:00:00-04:00 2018-07-02T17:00:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library University Library Exhibition Fantasy Classics
Quaker Oats Makes a Movie: A Scrumdiddlyumptious Wonka Adventure (July 2, 2018 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/51870 51870-12274503@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, July 2, 2018 10:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: University Library

​Quaker Oats forged a new path in the entertainment industry by jointly marketing consumer packaged goods and a major motion picture in 1971, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Having never made a motion picture before, their foray into the filmmaking industry was unexpected and unprecedented. The company saw this film as an opportunity to essentially make a feature-length commercial for their new line of Wonka candy products.

Students in Matthew Solomon's class, SAC 355: Authorship and the Archive, culled though hundreds of production documents related to the film to curate an exhibit that tells a little known behind-the-scenes story about one of the most beloved films.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Apr 2018 13:13:44 -0400 2018-07-02T10:00:00-04:00 2018-07-02T17:00:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library University Library Exhibition Wonka
Exercising the Eye: The Gertrude Kasle Collection (July 2, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49505 49505-11465070@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, July 2, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Gallery hours are 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Tuesday–Saturday and 12–5 p.m. Sunday; galleries are closed on Mondays.

This exhibition celebrates Gertrude Kasle (1917–2016), a key figure in the formation of Detroit’s contemporary art community in the 1960s and 70s. A pioneering female gallerist, Kasle provided midwest audiences with a venue in which to experience avant-garde art from centers like New York City, while also supporting and exhibiting regional artists. Featuring a collection of paintings, works on paper, and sculptures from the height of the Abstract Expressionist movement through the early twenty-first century, 'Exercising the Eye' speaks to the relationships Kasle fostered with local, national, and international artists and her appreciation for artistic expression and experimentation. Critical voices from the last fifty years include Philip Guston, Jane Hammond, Grace Hartigan, Jasper Johns, Michele Oka Doner, and Robert Rauschenberg. The exhibition offers visitors a unique opportunity to explore a dynamic moment in Detroit’s cultural history and insight into Kasle’s love of looking and learning.

Lead support for 'Exercising the Eye: The Gertrude Kasle Collection' is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, Michigan Medicine, and the University of Michigan CEW Frances and Sydney Lewis Visiting Leaders Fund.

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Exhibition Tue, 30 Jan 2018 15:29:23 -0500 2018-07-02T11:00:00-04:00 2018-07-02T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition William Tarr, 'Study for Gates of the Six Million,' ca. 1980, bronze. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Bequest of Gertrude Kasle, 2016/2.113
Gifts of Art presents Collected Surface: Functional Ceramics (July 3, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52359 52359-12649698@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, July 3, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

The Huron Valley Ceramics Collective (Isabella Comai, Dennison Dorsey, Sasha Guo and Margaret A. Miller) is a group of emerging artists who work out of the Clay Work Studio in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The works in this exhibit are an expression of how ceramics mediate our daily life though use. The artists explore life and reflection through surface and narrative elements by using a combination of wheel thrown and hand built terra cotta, stoneware and porcelain.

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Exhibition Wed, 16 May 2018 08:45:37 -0400 2018-07-03T08:00:00-04:00 2018-07-03T20:00:00-04:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Haunted Hard Drive by Dennison Dorsey, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Flexx – Semi-Industrial Jewelry (July 3, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52362 52362-12649950@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, July 3, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Starting with the material of screen spline, Marsha Chamberlin combines items such as grommets, bungee cord, washers, nuts, floor matting and more with an array of beads to create a contemporary, semi-industrial style of work. Pieces often contrast the functionality of hardware with sparkles and colors that provide a unique style.
Marsha Chamberlin was president and CEO of the Ann Arbor Art Center (formerly Ann Arbor Art Association) for 33 years.

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Exhibition Wed, 16 May 2018 08:55:00 -0400 2018-07-03T08:00:00-04:00 2018-07-03T20:00:00-04:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Squiggle in Red by Marsha Chamberlin, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Flora & Fauxna: Photography (July 3, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52361 52361-12649866@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, July 3, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Patty Carroll’s highly intense, saturated color photographs have led to her recognition as one of Photolucida’s Top 50 Photographers (2104, 2017). Flora & Fauxna is a still life series about women and their homes using decorative fabric, artificial flowers and ceramic birds to create a sumptuous, and often humorous, ornate world. Unlike traditional still life images, these photographs show no horizon line, dramatic lighting, or symbols of death and decay. Birds in many cultures are messengers between heaven and earth, acting as a bridge between the mundane and spiritual life. In Carroll’s work, birds represent the human desire to escape gravity and reach the level of angels.

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Exhibition Wed, 16 May 2018 08:51:28 -0400 2018-07-03T08:00:00-04:00 2018-07-03T20:00:00-04:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Red Flamingos by Patty Carroll, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Nature Illustrated: Oil & Acrylic Painting (July 3, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52353 52353-12641746@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, July 3, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

John Megahan grew up in the Pacific Northwest. The mountains of Idaho, Oregon and Washington instilled in him a deep love and appreciation for nature. In college he studied art and biology, and after graduation worked as a freelance illustrator for commercial and educational institutions. Since 1996, he has been a scientific illustrator for the U-M Museum of Zoology. In addition to scientific illustration and painting, he occasionally teaches at the U-M Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design, the University of Oregon, and illustrates children’s books.

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Exhibition Tue, 15 May 2018 16:18:01 -0400 2018-07-03T08:00:00-04:00 2018-07-03T20:00:00-04:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Facing the Storm (North American Wolverine – Gulo gulo) by John Megahan, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Not Your Grandmother’s Dolls (July 3, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52354 52354-12641830@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, July 3, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Charlie Patricolo has been creating, engineering and executing dolls for 25 years, and teaching doll making for 20. She studied at the John C. Campbell Folk School in North Carolina, and has been a member of the Southern Highland Craft Guild since 2002. When teaching, Patricolo feels that, “Watching someone go from ‘I can’t do this’ to ‘I can’t believe I did this!’ is pretty fantastic!” Her inspiration often comes when she isn’t looking for it: in songs and books when a line rings out so clearly it cannot be ignored, or a piece of fabric that refuses to be left behind. Patricolo is now based in North Carolina, but lived most of her life in Michigan.

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Exhibition Tue, 15 May 2018 16:21:11 -0400 2018-07-03T08:00:00-04:00 2018-07-03T20:00:00-04:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Wild Turkey by Charlie Patricolo, photograph by Richard Babb. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Reconstructed Blueprints: Acrylic Painting (July 3, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52360 52360-12649782@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, July 3, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

In this exhibit, Adnan Charara translates his assembled characters, from both collage and found object assemblage, into commanding acrylic paintings. The backgrounds interact with the figures, who represent history, identity, and the struggle for a sense of belonging. They are blueprints for being human: imperfect, unique and multi-faceted. Charara works in various mediums ranging from drawing, to jewelry, to large scale sculpture. He is a Lebanese-American artist with a studio in Detroit.

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Exhibition Wed, 16 May 2018 08:48:40 -0400 2018-07-03T08:00:00-04:00 2018-07-03T20:00:00-04:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition The Conductor by Adnan Charara, photograph by Julia Stephenson. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Water’s Presence: Landscapes in Oil (July 3, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52363 52363-12650034@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, July 3, 2018 8:00am
Location: Cancer Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Cathy VanVoorhis’ oil landscape paintings represent her experience of the healing power of nature. VanVoorhis travels to lakes, rivers and streams to witness the ecology and beauty of natural coastlines of Michigan. She finds inspiration in the writing of naturalists such as Rachel Carson, and the understanding of the intricate web of all life. This series of paintings focuses on the healing that comes from contemplation of bodies of water. This beautiful element can bring a meditative calm and inner peace, as one feels a connection to the timeless forces of life. VanVoorhis is a lecturer at the U-M Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.

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Exhibition Wed, 16 May 2018 09:05:25 -0400 2018-07-03T08:00:00-04:00 2018-07-03T17:00:00-04:00 Cancer Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Trees at the Shore by Cathy VanVoorhis, photograph by Mark VanVoorhis. High resolution version available upon request.
Nothing Makes Sense, Except Love: The Cinematic Musings of Director Alan Rudolph (July 3, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52575 52575-12857377@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, July 3, 2018 8:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: University Library

This exhibit features materials reproduced from the Alan Rudolph Collection now part of the University of Michigan Library Special Collections Research Center. Told in Rudolph’s first-person voice, it chronicles his career.

Quirky, off kilter, stylishly romantic and filled with moments of wry humor, Alan Rudolph makes movies with dreamy eyed protagonists searching for love in all the wrong places. He often mashes up genres into something new and unique and peppers his films with elements not always beholden to realism. He began his four decade career under the watchful eye of mentor Robert Altman, but he soon created a body of work that is clearly his own vision.

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Exhibition Wed, 06 Jun 2018 11:00:26 -0400 2018-07-03T08:00:00-04:00 2018-07-03T23:00:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library University Library Exhibition Alan Rudolph
Seven Fantasy Classics for Children (July 3, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/51471 51471-12112578@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, July 3, 2018 8:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: University Library

Students in Lisa Makman’s English 313 course, Children’s Literature and the Invention of Modern Childhood, curated this exhibit of classic stories for children. The exhibit focuses on seven classic stories: Aladdin, Alice in Wonderland, Cinderella, Hansel and Gretel, the Little Mermaid, Little Red Riding Hood, and Peter Pan. Drawing on the rich collection of children’s literature in the Special Collections Research Center, the books range from late nineteenth century editions to contemporary pop-up books. By showcasing different takes on each story, the exhibit explores the variation in how these tales are told and illustrated.

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Exhibition Wed, 28 Mar 2018 15:41:38 -0400 2018-07-03T08:00:00-04:00 2018-07-03T17:00:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library University Library Exhibition Fantasy Classics
Quaker Oats Makes a Movie: A Scrumdiddlyumptious Wonka Adventure (July 3, 2018 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/51870 51870-12274504@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, July 3, 2018 10:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: University Library

​Quaker Oats forged a new path in the entertainment industry by jointly marketing consumer packaged goods and a major motion picture in 1971, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Having never made a motion picture before, their foray into the filmmaking industry was unexpected and unprecedented. The company saw this film as an opportunity to essentially make a feature-length commercial for their new line of Wonka candy products.

Students in Matthew Solomon's class, SAC 355: Authorship and the Archive, culled though hundreds of production documents related to the film to curate an exhibit that tells a little known behind-the-scenes story about one of the most beloved films.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Apr 2018 13:13:44 -0400 2018-07-03T10:00:00-04:00 2018-07-03T17:00:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library University Library Exhibition Wonka
Exercising the Eye: The Gertrude Kasle Collection (July 3, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49505 49505-11465071@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, July 3, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Gallery hours are 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Tuesday–Saturday and 12–5 p.m. Sunday; galleries are closed on Mondays.

This exhibition celebrates Gertrude Kasle (1917–2016), a key figure in the formation of Detroit’s contemporary art community in the 1960s and 70s. A pioneering female gallerist, Kasle provided midwest audiences with a venue in which to experience avant-garde art from centers like New York City, while also supporting and exhibiting regional artists. Featuring a collection of paintings, works on paper, and sculptures from the height of the Abstract Expressionist movement through the early twenty-first century, 'Exercising the Eye' speaks to the relationships Kasle fostered with local, national, and international artists and her appreciation for artistic expression and experimentation. Critical voices from the last fifty years include Philip Guston, Jane Hammond, Grace Hartigan, Jasper Johns, Michele Oka Doner, and Robert Rauschenberg. The exhibition offers visitors a unique opportunity to explore a dynamic moment in Detroit’s cultural history and insight into Kasle’s love of looking and learning.

Lead support for 'Exercising the Eye: The Gertrude Kasle Collection' is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, Michigan Medicine, and the University of Michigan CEW Frances and Sydney Lewis Visiting Leaders Fund.

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Exhibition Tue, 30 Jan 2018 15:29:23 -0500 2018-07-03T11:00:00-04:00 2018-07-03T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition William Tarr, 'Study for Gates of the Six Million,' ca. 1980, bronze. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Bequest of Gertrude Kasle, 2016/2.113
Marcel Dzama: A Jester's Dance (July 3, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52025 52025-12362778@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, July 3, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Canadian artist Marcel Dzama is known for imaginative drawings, sculptures, dioramas, and films rooted in the traditions of Surrealism, Dada and outsider art. His 2013 film Une danse des bouffons (or A jester's dance) tells the tale of a romance between two principal figures of these traditions: Dada icon Marcel Duchamp and Brazilian sculptor Maria Martins, who was the model for Duchamp's final, enigmatic artwork Étant donnés. Rife with art-historical references not only to the work of Duchamp but also to Francisco Goya, Francis Picabia and Joseph Beuys, among others, Une danse des bouffons navigates a sexually charged and mesmerizing world in which fantasy and torture run amok. The gallery presentation also includes a storyboard for the film featuring Dzama’s ink and watercolor drawings, renderings of small hybrid figures resembling children’s book illustrations. The drawings underscore the fantastical elements in a film that combines the carnivalesque with a nightmarish exploration of the surreal.

Lead support for Marcel Dzama: A Jester's Dance is provided by Candy and Michael Barasch. Additional generous support is provided by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment and the University of Michigan Institute for the Humanities and the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.

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Exhibition Thu, 19 Apr 2018 15:26:24 -0400 2018-07-03T11:00:00-04:00 2018-07-03T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Marcel Dzama, Une danse des bouffons (or A jester’s dance), 2013, video projection, edition of 4. Courtesy David Zwirner, New York/London
Materials On Hand: The Art of Ellen Wilt (July 3, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52089 52089-12418624@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, July 3, 2018 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Curated by Srimoyee Mitra with the assistance of James Barker and Jennifer Junkermeier, Materials On Hand: The Art of Ellen Wilt is a retrospective exhibition that pays homage to and celebrates fifty years of Ellen Wilt’s expansive art practice. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Wilt has lived and worked in Ann Arbor since 1949 and completed two degrees (BFA, ‘69 and MA, ‘70) at the University of Michigan. She is an important figure in Ann Arbor’s art community, who has consistently worked at fostering a vibrant arts community as an artist and educator in the Academy and beyond. She was an art professor for 17 years (1969-85) at the Eastern Michigan University. During this time she also organized and facilitated numerous community-engaged projects that empowered first-time and emerging artists to show their work. It was not until she retired and was well into her 70s that she turned her focus to her own art practice. Her work was duly recognized with numerous awards from the Michigan Water Color Society, Washtenaw Council for the Arts, and the Holland Friends of Art between 1984 and 1993.

For the first time in the last three decades, Materials On Hand: The Art of Ellen Wilt brings together over 40 carefully selected works from personal and private collections that highlight Wilt’s artistic contributions in Southeastern Michigan. Her intuitive and playful bricolage way of working reveals the scope of her achievement and her specific interest in the Michigan region and its landscape. She has developed multiple bodies of work that feature domestic objects from teapots to chairs while also reckoning with iconic architectural tropes of bridges and tunnels which are ongoing motifs in her work. Wilt continually experiments and explores new ways of working in a variety of two dimensional mediums including, oil, acrylic and watercolor. Since the 1970s she has incorporated collage into her practice using whatever materials she has available to her. These range from butcher paper, aluminum foil, and tissue to balsa wood, toothpicks and other found objects. She creates mixed media paintings, cut outs, rubbings and installations that reimagine the agency of mundane objects and invite viewers to look again.

Exhibition Dates: Thursday, May 31 - Sunday, September 9, 2018
Exhibition Reception: Thursday, May 31, 2018 from 6-8 pm
A conversation with Ellen Wilt: June 9, 2018 from 2-3 pm

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Exhibition Wed, 02 May 2018 12:15:13 -0400 2018-07-03T11:00:00-04:00 2018-07-03T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition https://stamps.umich.edu/images/uploads/exhibitions/Wilt-Exhibition20182.jpg
New at UMMA: Illuminated Manuscript (July 3, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/50849 50849-11884953@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, July 3, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Books of hours—custom-made for private devotion in the Christian faith—were a bestseller in medieval Europe. These manuscripts incorporated prayers, hymns, biblical stories, and monthly calendars featuring religious feast days, which were often supplemented by images painted in exquisite detail. Today, books of hours are a testament to the visually rich material culture of the Middle Ages. UMMA was recently gifted a bejeweled double-sided calendar leaf for January. Executed on parchment, the page highlights the material opulence and artistry involved in manuscript illumination. Accompanying the calendar are painted images or miniatures of the labor and characteristic activity of the month, and Aquarius, the zodiac sign for January, embodied by a man collecting water from a stream. The folio’s luminous, gilded surface, accentuated by the use of bright colors, was meant to transport the medieval viewer into a state of spiritual transcendence.

This work was recently gifted to UMMA by Mrs. Carrol Robertsen.

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Exhibition Thu, 08 Mar 2018 13:55:41 -0500 2018-07-03T11:00:00-04:00 2018-07-03T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Artist unknown, Calendar leaf (January), from a Book of Hours, 1462, ink, tempera, and gold leaf on parchment. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Carrol Robertsen, 2015/2.6B (recto)
See Through: Windows and Mirrors in Twentieth-Century Photography (July 3, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52257 52257-12577033@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, July 3, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

See Through: Mirrors and Windows in Twentieth-Century Photography brings together a group of images that are doubly framed—once by the camera lens and again by the border of a mirror or window. By refracting and distorting, revealing and concealing, these reflective and transparent surfaces both draw attention to the photographer’s efforts to frame the world and expose the contingent nature of reality. Highlights from the exhibition include works by Eugène Atget, Robert Doisneau, Elliott Erwitt, Walker Evans, André Kertész, Joanne Leonard, Danny Lyon, and Joel Meyerowitz. By extending the limits of perception, these witty and provocative works invite us to see [through to] new visual possibilities.

Lead support for See Through: Windows and Mirrors in Twentieth-Century Photography is provided by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment.

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Exhibition Wed, 09 May 2018 11:40:04 -0400 2018-07-03T11:00:00-04:00 2018-07-03T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Elliott Erwitt, Cracked Glass with Boy—Colorado, 1955, gelatin silver print. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Gift of Gerald Lotenberg, 1981/2.194.2, © Elliott Erwitt / Magnum Photos
Unrecorded: Reimagining Artist Identities in Africa (July 3, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/51906 51906-12285924@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, July 3, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Historical collecting practices have had a lasting impact on representations of Africa, its history, culture, and life today. Labeled as ‘unknown’ or ‘anonymous,’ African artists became associated with broad cultural styles and collective identities rather than personal creativity and individual agency. The exhibition Unrecorded: Reimagining Artist Identities in Africa includes artworks from both named and unrecorded, contemporary and historic artists to tell an alternative story. It explores how the changing attributes of an ‘African’ artist’s identity, and constructions of African identity more broadly, have shaped perceptions of Africa outside of the continent.

Lead support for Unrecorded: Reimagining Artist Identities in Africa is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost and the African Studies Center. Additional generous support is provided by the University of Michigan Department of Afroamerican and African Studies and Susan Ullrich.

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Exhibition Thu, 12 Apr 2018 14:51:24 -0400 2018-07-03T11:00:00-04:00 2018-07-03T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Unrecorded
Gifts of Art presents Collected Surface: Functional Ceramics (July 4, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52359 52359-12649699@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, July 4, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

The Huron Valley Ceramics Collective (Isabella Comai, Dennison Dorsey, Sasha Guo and Margaret A. Miller) is a group of emerging artists who work out of the Clay Work Studio in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The works in this exhibit are an expression of how ceramics mediate our daily life though use. The artists explore life and reflection through surface and narrative elements by using a combination of wheel thrown and hand built terra cotta, stoneware and porcelain.

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Exhibition Wed, 16 May 2018 08:45:37 -0400 2018-07-04T08:00:00-04:00 2018-07-04T20:00:00-04:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Haunted Hard Drive by Dennison Dorsey, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Flexx – Semi-Industrial Jewelry (July 4, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52362 52362-12649951@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, July 4, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Starting with the material of screen spline, Marsha Chamberlin combines items such as grommets, bungee cord, washers, nuts, floor matting and more with an array of beads to create a contemporary, semi-industrial style of work. Pieces often contrast the functionality of hardware with sparkles and colors that provide a unique style.
Marsha Chamberlin was president and CEO of the Ann Arbor Art Center (formerly Ann Arbor Art Association) for 33 years.

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Exhibition Wed, 16 May 2018 08:55:00 -0400 2018-07-04T08:00:00-04:00 2018-07-04T20:00:00-04:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Squiggle in Red by Marsha Chamberlin, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Flora & Fauxna: Photography (July 4, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52361 52361-12649867@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, July 4, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Patty Carroll’s highly intense, saturated color photographs have led to her recognition as one of Photolucida’s Top 50 Photographers (2104, 2017). Flora & Fauxna is a still life series about women and their homes using decorative fabric, artificial flowers and ceramic birds to create a sumptuous, and often humorous, ornate world. Unlike traditional still life images, these photographs show no horizon line, dramatic lighting, or symbols of death and decay. Birds in many cultures are messengers between heaven and earth, acting as a bridge between the mundane and spiritual life. In Carroll’s work, birds represent the human desire to escape gravity and reach the level of angels.

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Exhibition Wed, 16 May 2018 08:51:28 -0400 2018-07-04T08:00:00-04:00 2018-07-04T20:00:00-04:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Red Flamingos by Patty Carroll, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Nature Illustrated: Oil & Acrylic Painting (July 4, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52353 52353-12641747@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, July 4, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

John Megahan grew up in the Pacific Northwest. The mountains of Idaho, Oregon and Washington instilled in him a deep love and appreciation for nature. In college he studied art and biology, and after graduation worked as a freelance illustrator for commercial and educational institutions. Since 1996, he has been a scientific illustrator for the U-M Museum of Zoology. In addition to scientific illustration and painting, he occasionally teaches at the U-M Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design, the University of Oregon, and illustrates children’s books.

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Exhibition Tue, 15 May 2018 16:18:01 -0400 2018-07-04T08:00:00-04:00 2018-07-04T20:00:00-04:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Facing the Storm (North American Wolverine – Gulo gulo) by John Megahan, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Not Your Grandmother’s Dolls (July 4, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52354 52354-12641831@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, July 4, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Charlie Patricolo has been creating, engineering and executing dolls for 25 years, and teaching doll making for 20. She studied at the John C. Campbell Folk School in North Carolina, and has been a member of the Southern Highland Craft Guild since 2002. When teaching, Patricolo feels that, “Watching someone go from ‘I can’t do this’ to ‘I can’t believe I did this!’ is pretty fantastic!” Her inspiration often comes when she isn’t looking for it: in songs and books when a line rings out so clearly it cannot be ignored, or a piece of fabric that refuses to be left behind. Patricolo is now based in North Carolina, but lived most of her life in Michigan.

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Exhibition Tue, 15 May 2018 16:21:11 -0400 2018-07-04T08:00:00-04:00 2018-07-04T20:00:00-04:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Wild Turkey by Charlie Patricolo, photograph by Richard Babb. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Reconstructed Blueprints: Acrylic Painting (July 4, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52360 52360-12649783@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, July 4, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

In this exhibit, Adnan Charara translates his assembled characters, from both collage and found object assemblage, into commanding acrylic paintings. The backgrounds interact with the figures, who represent history, identity, and the struggle for a sense of belonging. They are blueprints for being human: imperfect, unique and multi-faceted. Charara works in various mediums ranging from drawing, to jewelry, to large scale sculpture. He is a Lebanese-American artist with a studio in Detroit.

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Exhibition Wed, 16 May 2018 08:48:40 -0400 2018-07-04T08:00:00-04:00 2018-07-04T20:00:00-04:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition The Conductor by Adnan Charara, photograph by Julia Stephenson. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Water’s Presence: Landscapes in Oil (July 4, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52363 52363-12650035@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, July 4, 2018 8:00am
Location: Cancer Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Cathy VanVoorhis’ oil landscape paintings represent her experience of the healing power of nature. VanVoorhis travels to lakes, rivers and streams to witness the ecology and beauty of natural coastlines of Michigan. She finds inspiration in the writing of naturalists such as Rachel Carson, and the understanding of the intricate web of all life. This series of paintings focuses on the healing that comes from contemplation of bodies of water. This beautiful element can bring a meditative calm and inner peace, as one feels a connection to the timeless forces of life. VanVoorhis is a lecturer at the U-M Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.

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Exhibition Wed, 16 May 2018 09:05:25 -0400 2018-07-04T08:00:00-04:00 2018-07-04T17:00:00-04:00 Cancer Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Trees at the Shore by Cathy VanVoorhis, photograph by Mark VanVoorhis. High resolution version available upon request.
Seven Fantasy Classics for Children (July 4, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/51471 51471-12112579@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, July 4, 2018 8:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: University Library

Students in Lisa Makman’s English 313 course, Children’s Literature and the Invention of Modern Childhood, curated this exhibit of classic stories for children. The exhibit focuses on seven classic stories: Aladdin, Alice in Wonderland, Cinderella, Hansel and Gretel, the Little Mermaid, Little Red Riding Hood, and Peter Pan. Drawing on the rich collection of children’s literature in the Special Collections Research Center, the books range from late nineteenth century editions to contemporary pop-up books. By showcasing different takes on each story, the exhibit explores the variation in how these tales are told and illustrated.

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Exhibition Wed, 28 Mar 2018 15:41:38 -0400 2018-07-04T08:00:00-04:00 2018-07-04T17:00:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library University Library Exhibition Fantasy Classics
Quaker Oats Makes a Movie: A Scrumdiddlyumptious Wonka Adventure (July 4, 2018 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/51870 51870-12274505@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, July 4, 2018 10:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: University Library

​Quaker Oats forged a new path in the entertainment industry by jointly marketing consumer packaged goods and a major motion picture in 1971, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Having never made a motion picture before, their foray into the filmmaking industry was unexpected and unprecedented. The company saw this film as an opportunity to essentially make a feature-length commercial for their new line of Wonka candy products.

Students in Matthew Solomon's class, SAC 355: Authorship and the Archive, culled though hundreds of production documents related to the film to curate an exhibit that tells a little known behind-the-scenes story about one of the most beloved films.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Apr 2018 13:13:44 -0400 2018-07-04T10:00:00-04:00 2018-07-04T17:00:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library University Library Exhibition Wonka
Exercising the Eye: The Gertrude Kasle Collection (July 4, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49505 49505-11465072@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, July 4, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Gallery hours are 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Tuesday–Saturday and 12–5 p.m. Sunday; galleries are closed on Mondays.

This exhibition celebrates Gertrude Kasle (1917–2016), a key figure in the formation of Detroit’s contemporary art community in the 1960s and 70s. A pioneering female gallerist, Kasle provided midwest audiences with a venue in which to experience avant-garde art from centers like New York City, while also supporting and exhibiting regional artists. Featuring a collection of paintings, works on paper, and sculptures from the height of the Abstract Expressionist movement through the early twenty-first century, 'Exercising the Eye' speaks to the relationships Kasle fostered with local, national, and international artists and her appreciation for artistic expression and experimentation. Critical voices from the last fifty years include Philip Guston, Jane Hammond, Grace Hartigan, Jasper Johns, Michele Oka Doner, and Robert Rauschenberg. The exhibition offers visitors a unique opportunity to explore a dynamic moment in Detroit’s cultural history and insight into Kasle’s love of looking and learning.

Lead support for 'Exercising the Eye: The Gertrude Kasle Collection' is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, Michigan Medicine, and the University of Michigan CEW Frances and Sydney Lewis Visiting Leaders Fund.

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Exhibition Tue, 30 Jan 2018 15:29:23 -0500 2018-07-04T11:00:00-04:00 2018-07-04T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition William Tarr, 'Study for Gates of the Six Million,' ca. 1980, bronze. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Bequest of Gertrude Kasle, 2016/2.113
Gifts of Art presents Collected Surface: Functional Ceramics (July 5, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52359 52359-12649700@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, July 5, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

The Huron Valley Ceramics Collective (Isabella Comai, Dennison Dorsey, Sasha Guo and Margaret A. Miller) is a group of emerging artists who work out of the Clay Work Studio in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The works in this exhibit are an expression of how ceramics mediate our daily life though use. The artists explore life and reflection through surface and narrative elements by using a combination of wheel thrown and hand built terra cotta, stoneware and porcelain.

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Exhibition Wed, 16 May 2018 08:45:37 -0400 2018-07-05T08:00:00-04:00 2018-07-05T20:00:00-04:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Haunted Hard Drive by Dennison Dorsey, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Flexx – Semi-Industrial Jewelry (July 5, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52362 52362-12649952@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, July 5, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Starting with the material of screen spline, Marsha Chamberlin combines items such as grommets, bungee cord, washers, nuts, floor matting and more with an array of beads to create a contemporary, semi-industrial style of work. Pieces often contrast the functionality of hardware with sparkles and colors that provide a unique style.
Marsha Chamberlin was president and CEO of the Ann Arbor Art Center (formerly Ann Arbor Art Association) for 33 years.

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Exhibition Wed, 16 May 2018 08:55:00 -0400 2018-07-05T08:00:00-04:00 2018-07-05T20:00:00-04:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Squiggle in Red by Marsha Chamberlin, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Flora & Fauxna: Photography (July 5, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52361 52361-12649868@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, July 5, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Patty Carroll’s highly intense, saturated color photographs have led to her recognition as one of Photolucida’s Top 50 Photographers (2104, 2017). Flora & Fauxna is a still life series about women and their homes using decorative fabric, artificial flowers and ceramic birds to create a sumptuous, and often humorous, ornate world. Unlike traditional still life images, these photographs show no horizon line, dramatic lighting, or symbols of death and decay. Birds in many cultures are messengers between heaven and earth, acting as a bridge between the mundane and spiritual life. In Carroll’s work, birds represent the human desire to escape gravity and reach the level of angels.

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Exhibition Wed, 16 May 2018 08:51:28 -0400 2018-07-05T08:00:00-04:00 2018-07-05T20:00:00-04:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Red Flamingos by Patty Carroll, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Nature Illustrated: Oil & Acrylic Painting (July 5, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52353 52353-12641748@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, July 5, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

John Megahan grew up in the Pacific Northwest. The mountains of Idaho, Oregon and Washington instilled in him a deep love and appreciation for nature. In college he studied art and biology, and after graduation worked as a freelance illustrator for commercial and educational institutions. Since 1996, he has been a scientific illustrator for the U-M Museum of Zoology. In addition to scientific illustration and painting, he occasionally teaches at the U-M Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design, the University of Oregon, and illustrates children’s books.

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Exhibition Tue, 15 May 2018 16:18:01 -0400 2018-07-05T08:00:00-04:00 2018-07-05T20:00:00-04:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Facing the Storm (North American Wolverine – Gulo gulo) by John Megahan, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Not Your Grandmother’s Dolls (July 5, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52354 52354-12641832@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, July 5, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Charlie Patricolo has been creating, engineering and executing dolls for 25 years, and teaching doll making for 20. She studied at the John C. Campbell Folk School in North Carolina, and has been a member of the Southern Highland Craft Guild since 2002. When teaching, Patricolo feels that, “Watching someone go from ‘I can’t do this’ to ‘I can’t believe I did this!’ is pretty fantastic!” Her inspiration often comes when she isn’t looking for it: in songs and books when a line rings out so clearly it cannot be ignored, or a piece of fabric that refuses to be left behind. Patricolo is now based in North Carolina, but lived most of her life in Michigan.

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Exhibition Tue, 15 May 2018 16:21:11 -0400 2018-07-05T08:00:00-04:00 2018-07-05T20:00:00-04:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Wild Turkey by Charlie Patricolo, photograph by Richard Babb. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Reconstructed Blueprints: Acrylic Painting (July 5, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52360 52360-12649784@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, July 5, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

In this exhibit, Adnan Charara translates his assembled characters, from both collage and found object assemblage, into commanding acrylic paintings. The backgrounds interact with the figures, who represent history, identity, and the struggle for a sense of belonging. They are blueprints for being human: imperfect, unique and multi-faceted. Charara works in various mediums ranging from drawing, to jewelry, to large scale sculpture. He is a Lebanese-American artist with a studio in Detroit.

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Exhibition Wed, 16 May 2018 08:48:40 -0400 2018-07-05T08:00:00-04:00 2018-07-05T20:00:00-04:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition The Conductor by Adnan Charara, photograph by Julia Stephenson. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Water’s Presence: Landscapes in Oil (July 5, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52363 52363-12650036@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, July 5, 2018 8:00am
Location: Cancer Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Cathy VanVoorhis’ oil landscape paintings represent her experience of the healing power of nature. VanVoorhis travels to lakes, rivers and streams to witness the ecology and beauty of natural coastlines of Michigan. She finds inspiration in the writing of naturalists such as Rachel Carson, and the understanding of the intricate web of all life. This series of paintings focuses on the healing that comes from contemplation of bodies of water. This beautiful element can bring a meditative calm and inner peace, as one feels a connection to the timeless forces of life. VanVoorhis is a lecturer at the U-M Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.

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Exhibition Wed, 16 May 2018 09:05:25 -0400 2018-07-05T08:00:00-04:00 2018-07-05T17:00:00-04:00 Cancer Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Trees at the Shore by Cathy VanVoorhis, photograph by Mark VanVoorhis. High resolution version available upon request.
Nothing Makes Sense, Except Love: The Cinematic Musings of Director Alan Rudolph (July 5, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52575 52575-12857379@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, July 5, 2018 8:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: University Library

This exhibit features materials reproduced from the Alan Rudolph Collection now part of the University of Michigan Library Special Collections Research Center. Told in Rudolph’s first-person voice, it chronicles his career.

Quirky, off kilter, stylishly romantic and filled with moments of wry humor, Alan Rudolph makes movies with dreamy eyed protagonists searching for love in all the wrong places. He often mashes up genres into something new and unique and peppers his films with elements not always beholden to realism. He began his four decade career under the watchful eye of mentor Robert Altman, but he soon created a body of work that is clearly his own vision.

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Exhibition Wed, 06 Jun 2018 11:00:26 -0400 2018-07-05T08:00:00-04:00 2018-07-05T23:00:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library University Library Exhibition Alan Rudolph
Seven Fantasy Classics for Children (July 5, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/51471 51471-12112580@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, July 5, 2018 8:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: University Library

Students in Lisa Makman’s English 313 course, Children’s Literature and the Invention of Modern Childhood, curated this exhibit of classic stories for children. The exhibit focuses on seven classic stories: Aladdin, Alice in Wonderland, Cinderella, Hansel and Gretel, the Little Mermaid, Little Red Riding Hood, and Peter Pan. Drawing on the rich collection of children’s literature in the Special Collections Research Center, the books range from late nineteenth century editions to contemporary pop-up books. By showcasing different takes on each story, the exhibit explores the variation in how these tales are told and illustrated.

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Exhibition Wed, 28 Mar 2018 15:41:38 -0400 2018-07-05T08:00:00-04:00 2018-07-05T17:00:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library University Library Exhibition Fantasy Classics
Quaker Oats Makes a Movie: A Scrumdiddlyumptious Wonka Adventure (July 5, 2018 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/51870 51870-12274506@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, July 5, 2018 10:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: University Library

​Quaker Oats forged a new path in the entertainment industry by jointly marketing consumer packaged goods and a major motion picture in 1971, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Having never made a motion picture before, their foray into the filmmaking industry was unexpected and unprecedented. The company saw this film as an opportunity to essentially make a feature-length commercial for their new line of Wonka candy products.

Students in Matthew Solomon's class, SAC 355: Authorship and the Archive, culled though hundreds of production documents related to the film to curate an exhibit that tells a little known behind-the-scenes story about one of the most beloved films.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Apr 2018 13:13:44 -0400 2018-07-05T10:00:00-04:00 2018-07-05T17:00:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library University Library Exhibition Wonka
Exercising the Eye: The Gertrude Kasle Collection (July 5, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49505 49505-11465073@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, July 5, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Gallery hours are 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Tuesday–Saturday and 12–5 p.m. Sunday; galleries are closed on Mondays.

This exhibition celebrates Gertrude Kasle (1917–2016), a key figure in the formation of Detroit’s contemporary art community in the 1960s and 70s. A pioneering female gallerist, Kasle provided midwest audiences with a venue in which to experience avant-garde art from centers like New York City, while also supporting and exhibiting regional artists. Featuring a collection of paintings, works on paper, and sculptures from the height of the Abstract Expressionist movement through the early twenty-first century, 'Exercising the Eye' speaks to the relationships Kasle fostered with local, national, and international artists and her appreciation for artistic expression and experimentation. Critical voices from the last fifty years include Philip Guston, Jane Hammond, Grace Hartigan, Jasper Johns, Michele Oka Doner, and Robert Rauschenberg. The exhibition offers visitors a unique opportunity to explore a dynamic moment in Detroit’s cultural history and insight into Kasle’s love of looking and learning.

Lead support for 'Exercising the Eye: The Gertrude Kasle Collection' is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, Michigan Medicine, and the University of Michigan CEW Frances and Sydney Lewis Visiting Leaders Fund.

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Exhibition Tue, 30 Jan 2018 15:29:23 -0500 2018-07-05T11:00:00-04:00 2018-07-05T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition William Tarr, 'Study for Gates of the Six Million,' ca. 1980, bronze. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Bequest of Gertrude Kasle, 2016/2.113
Marcel Dzama: A Jester's Dance (July 5, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52025 52025-12362814@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, July 5, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Canadian artist Marcel Dzama is known for imaginative drawings, sculptures, dioramas, and films rooted in the traditions of Surrealism, Dada and outsider art. His 2013 film Une danse des bouffons (or A jester's dance) tells the tale of a romance between two principal figures of these traditions: Dada icon Marcel Duchamp and Brazilian sculptor Maria Martins, who was the model for Duchamp's final, enigmatic artwork Étant donnés. Rife with art-historical references not only to the work of Duchamp but also to Francisco Goya, Francis Picabia and Joseph Beuys, among others, Une danse des bouffons navigates a sexually charged and mesmerizing world in which fantasy and torture run amok. The gallery presentation also includes a storyboard for the film featuring Dzama’s ink and watercolor drawings, renderings of small hybrid figures resembling children’s book illustrations. The drawings underscore the fantastical elements in a film that combines the carnivalesque with a nightmarish exploration of the surreal.

Lead support for Marcel Dzama: A Jester's Dance is provided by Candy and Michael Barasch. Additional generous support is provided by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment and the University of Michigan Institute for the Humanities and the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.

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Exhibition Thu, 19 Apr 2018 15:26:24 -0400 2018-07-05T11:00:00-04:00 2018-07-05T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Marcel Dzama, Une danse des bouffons (or A jester’s dance), 2013, video projection, edition of 4. Courtesy David Zwirner, New York/London
Materials On Hand: The Art of Ellen Wilt (July 5, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52089 52089-12418625@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, July 5, 2018 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Curated by Srimoyee Mitra with the assistance of James Barker and Jennifer Junkermeier, Materials On Hand: The Art of Ellen Wilt is a retrospective exhibition that pays homage to and celebrates fifty years of Ellen Wilt’s expansive art practice. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Wilt has lived and worked in Ann Arbor since 1949 and completed two degrees (BFA, ‘69 and MA, ‘70) at the University of Michigan. She is an important figure in Ann Arbor’s art community, who has consistently worked at fostering a vibrant arts community as an artist and educator in the Academy and beyond. She was an art professor for 17 years (1969-85) at the Eastern Michigan University. During this time she also organized and facilitated numerous community-engaged projects that empowered first-time and emerging artists to show their work. It was not until she retired and was well into her 70s that she turned her focus to her own art practice. Her work was duly recognized with numerous awards from the Michigan Water Color Society, Washtenaw Council for the Arts, and the Holland Friends of Art between 1984 and 1993.

For the first time in the last three decades, Materials On Hand: The Art of Ellen Wilt brings together over 40 carefully selected works from personal and private collections that highlight Wilt’s artistic contributions in Southeastern Michigan. Her intuitive and playful bricolage way of working reveals the scope of her achievement and her specific interest in the Michigan region and its landscape. She has developed multiple bodies of work that feature domestic objects from teapots to chairs while also reckoning with iconic architectural tropes of bridges and tunnels which are ongoing motifs in her work. Wilt continually experiments and explores new ways of working in a variety of two dimensional mediums including, oil, acrylic and watercolor. Since the 1970s she has incorporated collage into her practice using whatever materials she has available to her. These range from butcher paper, aluminum foil, and tissue to balsa wood, toothpicks and other found objects. She creates mixed media paintings, cut outs, rubbings and installations that reimagine the agency of mundane objects and invite viewers to look again.

Exhibition Dates: Thursday, May 31 - Sunday, September 9, 2018
Exhibition Reception: Thursday, May 31, 2018 from 6-8 pm
A conversation with Ellen Wilt: June 9, 2018 from 2-3 pm

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Exhibition Wed, 02 May 2018 12:15:13 -0400 2018-07-05T11:00:00-04:00 2018-07-05T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition https://stamps.umich.edu/images/uploads/exhibitions/Wilt-Exhibition20182.jpg
New at UMMA: Illuminated Manuscript (July 5, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/50849 50849-11884955@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, July 5, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Books of hours—custom-made for private devotion in the Christian faith—were a bestseller in medieval Europe. These manuscripts incorporated prayers, hymns, biblical stories, and monthly calendars featuring religious feast days, which were often supplemented by images painted in exquisite detail. Today, books of hours are a testament to the visually rich material culture of the Middle Ages. UMMA was recently gifted a bejeweled double-sided calendar leaf for January. Executed on parchment, the page highlights the material opulence and artistry involved in manuscript illumination. Accompanying the calendar are painted images or miniatures of the labor and characteristic activity of the month, and Aquarius, the zodiac sign for January, embodied by a man collecting water from a stream. The folio’s luminous, gilded surface, accentuated by the use of bright colors, was meant to transport the medieval viewer into a state of spiritual transcendence.

This work was recently gifted to UMMA by Mrs. Carrol Robertsen.

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Exhibition Thu, 08 Mar 2018 13:55:41 -0500 2018-07-05T11:00:00-04:00 2018-07-05T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Artist unknown, Calendar leaf (January), from a Book of Hours, 1462, ink, tempera, and gold leaf on parchment. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Carrol Robertsen, 2015/2.6B (recto)
See Through: Windows and Mirrors in Twentieth-Century Photography (July 5, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52257 52257-12577065@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, July 5, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

See Through: Mirrors and Windows in Twentieth-Century Photography brings together a group of images that are doubly framed—once by the camera lens and again by the border of a mirror or window. By refracting and distorting, revealing and concealing, these reflective and transparent surfaces both draw attention to the photographer’s efforts to frame the world and expose the contingent nature of reality. Highlights from the exhibition include works by Eugène Atget, Robert Doisneau, Elliott Erwitt, Walker Evans, André Kertész, Joanne Leonard, Danny Lyon, and Joel Meyerowitz. By extending the limits of perception, these witty and provocative works invite us to see [through to] new visual possibilities.

Lead support for See Through: Windows and Mirrors in Twentieth-Century Photography is provided by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment.

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Exhibition Wed, 09 May 2018 11:40:04 -0400 2018-07-05T11:00:00-04:00 2018-07-05T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Elliott Erwitt, Cracked Glass with Boy—Colorado, 1955, gelatin silver print. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Gift of Gerald Lotenberg, 1981/2.194.2, © Elliott Erwitt / Magnum Photos
Unrecorded: Reimagining Artist Identities in Africa (July 5, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/51906 51906-12285958@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, July 5, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Historical collecting practices have had a lasting impact on representations of Africa, its history, culture, and life today. Labeled as ‘unknown’ or ‘anonymous,’ African artists became associated with broad cultural styles and collective identities rather than personal creativity and individual agency. The exhibition Unrecorded: Reimagining Artist Identities in Africa includes artworks from both named and unrecorded, contemporary and historic artists to tell an alternative story. It explores how the changing attributes of an ‘African’ artist’s identity, and constructions of African identity more broadly, have shaped perceptions of Africa outside of the continent.

Lead support for Unrecorded: Reimagining Artist Identities in Africa is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost and the African Studies Center. Additional generous support is provided by the University of Michigan Department of Afroamerican and African Studies and Susan Ullrich.

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Exhibition Thu, 12 Apr 2018 14:51:24 -0400 2018-07-05T11:00:00-04:00 2018-07-05T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Unrecorded
Gifts of Art presents Collected Surface: Functional Ceramics (July 6, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52359 52359-12649701@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, July 6, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

The Huron Valley Ceramics Collective (Isabella Comai, Dennison Dorsey, Sasha Guo and Margaret A. Miller) is a group of emerging artists who work out of the Clay Work Studio in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The works in this exhibit are an expression of how ceramics mediate our daily life though use. The artists explore life and reflection through surface and narrative elements by using a combination of wheel thrown and hand built terra cotta, stoneware and porcelain.

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Exhibition Wed, 16 May 2018 08:45:37 -0400 2018-07-06T08:00:00-04:00 2018-07-06T20:00:00-04:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Haunted Hard Drive by Dennison Dorsey, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Flexx – Semi-Industrial Jewelry (July 6, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52362 52362-12649953@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, July 6, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Starting with the material of screen spline, Marsha Chamberlin combines items such as grommets, bungee cord, washers, nuts, floor matting and more with an array of beads to create a contemporary, semi-industrial style of work. Pieces often contrast the functionality of hardware with sparkles and colors that provide a unique style.
Marsha Chamberlin was president and CEO of the Ann Arbor Art Center (formerly Ann Arbor Art Association) for 33 years.

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Exhibition Wed, 16 May 2018 08:55:00 -0400 2018-07-06T08:00:00-04:00 2018-07-06T20:00:00-04:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Squiggle in Red by Marsha Chamberlin, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Flora & Fauxna: Photography (July 6, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52361 52361-12649869@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, July 6, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Patty Carroll’s highly intense, saturated color photographs have led to her recognition as one of Photolucida’s Top 50 Photographers (2104, 2017). Flora & Fauxna is a still life series about women and their homes using decorative fabric, artificial flowers and ceramic birds to create a sumptuous, and often humorous, ornate world. Unlike traditional still life images, these photographs show no horizon line, dramatic lighting, or symbols of death and decay. Birds in many cultures are messengers between heaven and earth, acting as a bridge between the mundane and spiritual life. In Carroll’s work, birds represent the human desire to escape gravity and reach the level of angels.

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Exhibition Wed, 16 May 2018 08:51:28 -0400 2018-07-06T08:00:00-04:00 2018-07-06T20:00:00-04:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Red Flamingos by Patty Carroll, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Nature Illustrated: Oil & Acrylic Painting (July 6, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52353 52353-12641749@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, July 6, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

John Megahan grew up in the Pacific Northwest. The mountains of Idaho, Oregon and Washington instilled in him a deep love and appreciation for nature. In college he studied art and biology, and after graduation worked as a freelance illustrator for commercial and educational institutions. Since 1996, he has been a scientific illustrator for the U-M Museum of Zoology. In addition to scientific illustration and painting, he occasionally teaches at the U-M Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design, the University of Oregon, and illustrates children’s books.

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Exhibition Tue, 15 May 2018 16:18:01 -0400 2018-07-06T08:00:00-04:00 2018-07-06T20:00:00-04:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Facing the Storm (North American Wolverine – Gulo gulo) by John Megahan, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Not Your Grandmother’s Dolls (July 6, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52354 52354-12641833@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, July 6, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Charlie Patricolo has been creating, engineering and executing dolls for 25 years, and teaching doll making for 20. She studied at the John C. Campbell Folk School in North Carolina, and has been a member of the Southern Highland Craft Guild since 2002. When teaching, Patricolo feels that, “Watching someone go from ‘I can’t do this’ to ‘I can’t believe I did this!’ is pretty fantastic!” Her inspiration often comes when she isn’t looking for it: in songs and books when a line rings out so clearly it cannot be ignored, or a piece of fabric that refuses to be left behind. Patricolo is now based in North Carolina, but lived most of her life in Michigan.

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Exhibition Tue, 15 May 2018 16:21:11 -0400 2018-07-06T08:00:00-04:00 2018-07-06T20:00:00-04:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Wild Turkey by Charlie Patricolo, photograph by Richard Babb. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Reconstructed Blueprints: Acrylic Painting (July 6, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52360 52360-12649785@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, July 6, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

In this exhibit, Adnan Charara translates his assembled characters, from both collage and found object assemblage, into commanding acrylic paintings. The backgrounds interact with the figures, who represent history, identity, and the struggle for a sense of belonging. They are blueprints for being human: imperfect, unique and multi-faceted. Charara works in various mediums ranging from drawing, to jewelry, to large scale sculpture. He is a Lebanese-American artist with a studio in Detroit.

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Exhibition Wed, 16 May 2018 08:48:40 -0400 2018-07-06T08:00:00-04:00 2018-07-06T20:00:00-04:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition The Conductor by Adnan Charara, photograph by Julia Stephenson. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Water’s Presence: Landscapes in Oil (July 6, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52363 52363-12650037@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, July 6, 2018 8:00am
Location: Cancer Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Cathy VanVoorhis’ oil landscape paintings represent her experience of the healing power of nature. VanVoorhis travels to lakes, rivers and streams to witness the ecology and beauty of natural coastlines of Michigan. She finds inspiration in the writing of naturalists such as Rachel Carson, and the understanding of the intricate web of all life. This series of paintings focuses on the healing that comes from contemplation of bodies of water. This beautiful element can bring a meditative calm and inner peace, as one feels a connection to the timeless forces of life. VanVoorhis is a lecturer at the U-M Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.

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Exhibition Wed, 16 May 2018 09:05:25 -0400 2018-07-06T08:00:00-04:00 2018-07-06T17:00:00-04:00 Cancer Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Trees at the Shore by Cathy VanVoorhis, photograph by Mark VanVoorhis. High resolution version available upon request.
Nothing Makes Sense, Except Love: The Cinematic Musings of Director Alan Rudolph (July 6, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52575 52575-12857380@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, July 6, 2018 8:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: University Library

This exhibit features materials reproduced from the Alan Rudolph Collection now part of the University of Michigan Library Special Collections Research Center. Told in Rudolph’s first-person voice, it chronicles his career.

Quirky, off kilter, stylishly romantic and filled with moments of wry humor, Alan Rudolph makes movies with dreamy eyed protagonists searching for love in all the wrong places. He often mashes up genres into something new and unique and peppers his films with elements not always beholden to realism. He began his four decade career under the watchful eye of mentor Robert Altman, but he soon created a body of work that is clearly his own vision.

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Exhibition Wed, 06 Jun 2018 11:00:26 -0400 2018-07-06T08:00:00-04:00 2018-07-06T23:00:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library University Library Exhibition Alan Rudolph
Seven Fantasy Classics for Children (July 6, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/51471 51471-12112581@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, July 6, 2018 8:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: University Library

Students in Lisa Makman’s English 313 course, Children’s Literature and the Invention of Modern Childhood, curated this exhibit of classic stories for children. The exhibit focuses on seven classic stories: Aladdin, Alice in Wonderland, Cinderella, Hansel and Gretel, the Little Mermaid, Little Red Riding Hood, and Peter Pan. Drawing on the rich collection of children’s literature in the Special Collections Research Center, the books range from late nineteenth century editions to contemporary pop-up books. By showcasing different takes on each story, the exhibit explores the variation in how these tales are told and illustrated.

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Exhibition Wed, 28 Mar 2018 15:41:38 -0400 2018-07-06T08:00:00-04:00 2018-07-06T17:00:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library University Library Exhibition Fantasy Classics
Quaker Oats Makes a Movie: A Scrumdiddlyumptious Wonka Adventure (July 6, 2018 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/51870 51870-12274507@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, July 6, 2018 10:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: University Library

​Quaker Oats forged a new path in the entertainment industry by jointly marketing consumer packaged goods and a major motion picture in 1971, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Having never made a motion picture before, their foray into the filmmaking industry was unexpected and unprecedented. The company saw this film as an opportunity to essentially make a feature-length commercial for their new line of Wonka candy products.

Students in Matthew Solomon's class, SAC 355: Authorship and the Archive, culled though hundreds of production documents related to the film to curate an exhibit that tells a little known behind-the-scenes story about one of the most beloved films.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Apr 2018 13:13:44 -0400 2018-07-06T10:00:00-04:00 2018-07-06T17:00:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library University Library Exhibition Wonka
Exercising the Eye: The Gertrude Kasle Collection (July 6, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49505 49505-11465074@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, July 6, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Gallery hours are 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Tuesday–Saturday and 12–5 p.m. Sunday; galleries are closed on Mondays.

This exhibition celebrates Gertrude Kasle (1917–2016), a key figure in the formation of Detroit’s contemporary art community in the 1960s and 70s. A pioneering female gallerist, Kasle provided midwest audiences with a venue in which to experience avant-garde art from centers like New York City, while also supporting and exhibiting regional artists. Featuring a collection of paintings, works on paper, and sculptures from the height of the Abstract Expressionist movement through the early twenty-first century, 'Exercising the Eye' speaks to the relationships Kasle fostered with local, national, and international artists and her appreciation for artistic expression and experimentation. Critical voices from the last fifty years include Philip Guston, Jane Hammond, Grace Hartigan, Jasper Johns, Michele Oka Doner, and Robert Rauschenberg. The exhibition offers visitors a unique opportunity to explore a dynamic moment in Detroit’s cultural history and insight into Kasle’s love of looking and learning.

Lead support for 'Exercising the Eye: The Gertrude Kasle Collection' is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, Michigan Medicine, and the University of Michigan CEW Frances and Sydney Lewis Visiting Leaders Fund.

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Exhibition Tue, 30 Jan 2018 15:29:23 -0500 2018-07-06T11:00:00-04:00 2018-07-06T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition William Tarr, 'Study for Gates of the Six Million,' ca. 1980, bronze. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Bequest of Gertrude Kasle, 2016/2.113
Marcel Dzama: A Jester's Dance (July 6, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52025 52025-12362832@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, July 6, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Canadian artist Marcel Dzama is known for imaginative drawings, sculptures, dioramas, and films rooted in the traditions of Surrealism, Dada and outsider art. His 2013 film Une danse des bouffons (or A jester's dance) tells the tale of a romance between two principal figures of these traditions: Dada icon Marcel Duchamp and Brazilian sculptor Maria Martins, who was the model for Duchamp's final, enigmatic artwork Étant donnés. Rife with art-historical references not only to the work of Duchamp but also to Francisco Goya, Francis Picabia and Joseph Beuys, among others, Une danse des bouffons navigates a sexually charged and mesmerizing world in which fantasy and torture run amok. The gallery presentation also includes a storyboard for the film featuring Dzama’s ink and watercolor drawings, renderings of small hybrid figures resembling children’s book illustrations. The drawings underscore the fantastical elements in a film that combines the carnivalesque with a nightmarish exploration of the surreal.

Lead support for Marcel Dzama: A Jester's Dance is provided by Candy and Michael Barasch. Additional generous support is provided by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment and the University of Michigan Institute for the Humanities and the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.

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Exhibition Thu, 19 Apr 2018 15:26:24 -0400 2018-07-06T11:00:00-04:00 2018-07-06T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Marcel Dzama, Une danse des bouffons (or A jester’s dance), 2013, video projection, edition of 4. Courtesy David Zwirner, New York/London
Marcel Dzama: A Jester's Dance (July 6, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52025 52025-12362849@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, July 6, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Canadian artist Marcel Dzama is known for imaginative drawings, sculptures, dioramas, and films rooted in the traditions of Surrealism, Dada and outsider art. His 2013 film Une danse des bouffons (or A jester's dance) tells the tale of a romance between two principal figures of these traditions: Dada icon Marcel Duchamp and Brazilian sculptor Maria Martins, who was the model for Duchamp's final, enigmatic artwork Étant donnés. Rife with art-historical references not only to the work of Duchamp but also to Francisco Goya, Francis Picabia and Joseph Beuys, among others, Une danse des bouffons navigates a sexually charged and mesmerizing world in which fantasy and torture run amok. The gallery presentation also includes a storyboard for the film featuring Dzama’s ink and watercolor drawings, renderings of small hybrid figures resembling children’s book illustrations. The drawings underscore the fantastical elements in a film that combines the carnivalesque with a nightmarish exploration of the surreal.

Lead support for Marcel Dzama: A Jester's Dance is provided by Candy and Michael Barasch. Additional generous support is provided by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment and the University of Michigan Institute for the Humanities and the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.

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Exhibition Thu, 19 Apr 2018 15:26:24 -0400 2018-07-06T11:00:00-04:00 2018-07-06T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Marcel Dzama, Une danse des bouffons (or A jester’s dance), 2013, video projection, edition of 4. Courtesy David Zwirner, New York/London
Materials On Hand: The Art of Ellen Wilt (July 6, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52089 52089-12418626@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, July 6, 2018 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Curated by Srimoyee Mitra with the assistance of James Barker and Jennifer Junkermeier, Materials On Hand: The Art of Ellen Wilt is a retrospective exhibition that pays homage to and celebrates fifty years of Ellen Wilt’s expansive art practice. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Wilt has lived and worked in Ann Arbor since 1949 and completed two degrees (BFA, ‘69 and MA, ‘70) at the University of Michigan. She is an important figure in Ann Arbor’s art community, who has consistently worked at fostering a vibrant arts community as an artist and educator in the Academy and beyond. She was an art professor for 17 years (1969-85) at the Eastern Michigan University. During this time she also organized and facilitated numerous community-engaged projects that empowered first-time and emerging artists to show their work. It was not until she retired and was well into her 70s that she turned her focus to her own art practice. Her work was duly recognized with numerous awards from the Michigan Water Color Society, Washtenaw Council for the Arts, and the Holland Friends of Art between 1984 and 1993.

For the first time in the last three decades, Materials On Hand: The Art of Ellen Wilt brings together over 40 carefully selected works from personal and private collections that highlight Wilt’s artistic contributions in Southeastern Michigan. Her intuitive and playful bricolage way of working reveals the scope of her achievement and her specific interest in the Michigan region and its landscape. She has developed multiple bodies of work that feature domestic objects from teapots to chairs while also reckoning with iconic architectural tropes of bridges and tunnels which are ongoing motifs in her work. Wilt continually experiments and explores new ways of working in a variety of two dimensional mediums including, oil, acrylic and watercolor. Since the 1970s she has incorporated collage into her practice using whatever materials she has available to her. These range from butcher paper, aluminum foil, and tissue to balsa wood, toothpicks and other found objects. She creates mixed media paintings, cut outs, rubbings and installations that reimagine the agency of mundane objects and invite viewers to look again.

Exhibition Dates: Thursday, May 31 - Sunday, September 9, 2018
Exhibition Reception: Thursday, May 31, 2018 from 6-8 pm
A conversation with Ellen Wilt: June 9, 2018 from 2-3 pm

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Exhibition Wed, 02 May 2018 12:15:13 -0400 2018-07-06T11:00:00-04:00 2018-07-06T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition https://stamps.umich.edu/images/uploads/exhibitions/Wilt-Exhibition20182.jpg
New at UMMA: Illuminated Manuscript (July 6, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/50849 50849-11884956@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, July 6, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Books of hours—custom-made for private devotion in the Christian faith—were a bestseller in medieval Europe. These manuscripts incorporated prayers, hymns, biblical stories, and monthly calendars featuring religious feast days, which were often supplemented by images painted in exquisite detail. Today, books of hours are a testament to the visually rich material culture of the Middle Ages. UMMA was recently gifted a bejeweled double-sided calendar leaf for January. Executed on parchment, the page highlights the material opulence and artistry involved in manuscript illumination. Accompanying the calendar are painted images or miniatures of the labor and characteristic activity of the month, and Aquarius, the zodiac sign for January, embodied by a man collecting water from a stream. The folio’s luminous, gilded surface, accentuated by the use of bright colors, was meant to transport the medieval viewer into a state of spiritual transcendence.

This work was recently gifted to UMMA by Mrs. Carrol Robertsen.

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Exhibition Thu, 08 Mar 2018 13:55:41 -0500 2018-07-06T11:00:00-04:00 2018-07-06T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Artist unknown, Calendar leaf (January), from a Book of Hours, 1462, ink, tempera, and gold leaf on parchment. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Carrol Robertsen, 2015/2.6B (recto)
See Through: Windows and Mirrors in Twentieth-Century Photography (July 6, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52257 52257-12577081@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, July 6, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

See Through: Mirrors and Windows in Twentieth-Century Photography brings together a group of images that are doubly framed—once by the camera lens and again by the border of a mirror or window. By refracting and distorting, revealing and concealing, these reflective and transparent surfaces both draw attention to the photographer’s efforts to frame the world and expose the contingent nature of reality. Highlights from the exhibition include works by Eugène Atget, Robert Doisneau, Elliott Erwitt, Walker Evans, André Kertész, Joanne Leonard, Danny Lyon, and Joel Meyerowitz. By extending the limits of perception, these witty and provocative works invite us to see [through to] new visual possibilities.

Lead support for See Through: Windows and Mirrors in Twentieth-Century Photography is provided by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment.

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Exhibition Wed, 09 May 2018 11:40:04 -0400 2018-07-06T11:00:00-04:00 2018-07-06T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Elliott Erwitt, Cracked Glass with Boy—Colorado, 1955, gelatin silver print. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Gift of Gerald Lotenberg, 1981/2.194.2, © Elliott Erwitt / Magnum Photos
Unrecorded: Reimagining Artist Identities in Africa (July 6, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/51906 51906-12285975@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, July 6, 2018 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Historical collecting practices have had a lasting impact on representations of Africa, its history, culture, and life today. Labeled as ‘unknown’ or ‘anonymous,’ African artists became associated with broad cultural styles and collective identities rather than personal creativity and individual agency. The exhibition Unrecorded: Reimagining Artist Identities in Africa includes artworks from both named and unrecorded, contemporary and historic artists to tell an alternative story. It explores how the changing attributes of an ‘African’ artist’s identity, and constructions of African identity more broadly, have shaped perceptions of Africa outside of the continent.

Lead support for Unrecorded: Reimagining Artist Identities in Africa is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost and the African Studies Center. Additional generous support is provided by the University of Michigan Department of Afroamerican and African Studies and Susan Ullrich.

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Exhibition Thu, 12 Apr 2018 14:51:24 -0400 2018-07-06T11:00:00-04:00 2018-07-06T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Unrecorded
Gifts of Art presents Collected Surface: Functional Ceramics (July 7, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52359 52359-12649702@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, July 7, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

The Huron Valley Ceramics Collective (Isabella Comai, Dennison Dorsey, Sasha Guo and Margaret A. Miller) is a group of emerging artists who work out of the Clay Work Studio in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The works in this exhibit are an expression of how ceramics mediate our daily life though use. The artists explore life and reflection through surface and narrative elements by using a combination of wheel thrown and hand built terra cotta, stoneware and porcelain.

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Exhibition Wed, 16 May 2018 08:45:37 -0400 2018-07-07T08:00:00-04:00 2018-07-07T20:00:00-04:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Haunted Hard Drive by Dennison Dorsey, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Flexx – Semi-Industrial Jewelry (July 7, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52362 52362-12649954@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, July 7, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Starting with the material of screen spline, Marsha Chamberlin combines items such as grommets, bungee cord, washers, nuts, floor matting and more with an array of beads to create a contemporary, semi-industrial style of work. Pieces often contrast the functionality of hardware with sparkles and colors that provide a unique style.
Marsha Chamberlin was president and CEO of the Ann Arbor Art Center (formerly Ann Arbor Art Association) for 33 years.

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Exhibition Wed, 16 May 2018 08:55:00 -0400 2018-07-07T08:00:00-04:00 2018-07-07T20:00:00-04:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Squiggle in Red by Marsha Chamberlin, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Flora & Fauxna: Photography (July 7, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52361 52361-12649870@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, July 7, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Patty Carroll’s highly intense, saturated color photographs have led to her recognition as one of Photolucida’s Top 50 Photographers (2104, 2017). Flora & Fauxna is a still life series about women and their homes using decorative fabric, artificial flowers and ceramic birds to create a sumptuous, and often humorous, ornate world. Unlike traditional still life images, these photographs show no horizon line, dramatic lighting, or symbols of death and decay. Birds in many cultures are messengers between heaven and earth, acting as a bridge between the mundane and spiritual life. In Carroll’s work, birds represent the human desire to escape gravity and reach the level of angels.

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Exhibition Wed, 16 May 2018 08:51:28 -0400 2018-07-07T08:00:00-04:00 2018-07-07T20:00:00-04:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Red Flamingos by Patty Carroll, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Nature Illustrated: Oil & Acrylic Painting (July 7, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52353 52353-12641750@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, July 7, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

John Megahan grew up in the Pacific Northwest. The mountains of Idaho, Oregon and Washington instilled in him a deep love and appreciation for nature. In college he studied art and biology, and after graduation worked as a freelance illustrator for commercial and educational institutions. Since 1996, he has been a scientific illustrator for the U-M Museum of Zoology. In addition to scientific illustration and painting, he occasionally teaches at the U-M Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design, the University of Oregon, and illustrates children’s books.

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Exhibition Tue, 15 May 2018 16:18:01 -0400 2018-07-07T08:00:00-04:00 2018-07-07T20:00:00-04:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Facing the Storm (North American Wolverine – Gulo gulo) by John Megahan, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Not Your Grandmother’s Dolls (July 7, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52354 52354-12641834@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, July 7, 2018 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Charlie Patricolo has been creating, engineering and executing dolls for 25 years, and teaching doll making for 20. She studied at the John C. Campbell Folk School in North Carolina, and has been a member of the Southern Highland Craft Guild since 2002. When teaching, Patricolo feels that, “Watching someone go from ‘I can’t do this’ to ‘I can’t believe I did this!’ is pretty fantastic!” Her inspiration often comes when she isn’t looking for it: in songs and books when a line rings out so clearly it cannot be ignored, or a piece of fabric that refuses to be left behind. Patricolo is now based in North Carolina, but lived most of her life in Michigan.

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Exhibition Tue, 15 May 2018 16:21:11 -0400 2018-07-07T08:00:00-04:00 2018-07-07T20:00:00-04:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Wild Turkey by Charlie Patricolo, photograph by Richard Babb. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Reconstructed Blueprints: Acrylic Painting (July 7, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52360 52360-12649786@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, July 7, 2018 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

In this exhibit, Adnan Charara translates his assembled characters, from both collage and found object assemblage, into commanding acrylic paintings. The backgrounds interact with the figures, who represent history, identity, and the struggle for a sense of belonging. They are blueprints for being human: imperfect, unique and multi-faceted. Charara works in various mediums ranging from drawing, to jewelry, to large scale sculpture. He is a Lebanese-American artist with a studio in Detroit.

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Exhibition Wed, 16 May 2018 08:48:40 -0400 2018-07-07T08:00:00-04:00 2018-07-07T20:00:00-04:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition The Conductor by Adnan Charara, photograph by Julia Stephenson. High resolution version available upon request.
Nothing Makes Sense, Except Love: The Cinematic Musings of Director Alan Rudolph (July 7, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52575 52575-12857381@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, July 7, 2018 8:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: University Library

This exhibit features materials reproduced from the Alan Rudolph Collection now part of the University of Michigan Library Special Collections Research Center. Told in Rudolph’s first-person voice, it chronicles his career.

Quirky, off kilter, stylishly romantic and filled with moments of wry humor, Alan Rudolph makes movies with dreamy eyed protagonists searching for love in all the wrong places. He often mashes up genres into something new and unique and peppers his films with elements not always beholden to realism. He began his four decade career under the watchful eye of mentor Robert Altman, but he soon created a body of work that is clearly his own vision.

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Exhibition Wed, 06 Jun 2018 11:00:26 -0400 2018-07-07T08:00:00-04:00 2018-07-07T23:00:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library University Library Exhibition Alan Rudolph
Seven Fantasy Classics for Children (July 7, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/51471 51471-12112582@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, July 7, 2018 8:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: University Library

Students in Lisa Makman’s English 313 course, Children’s Literature and the Invention of Modern Childhood, curated this exhibit of classic stories for children. The exhibit focuses on seven classic stories: Aladdin, Alice in Wonderland, Cinderella, Hansel and Gretel, the Little Mermaid, Little Red Riding Hood, and Peter Pan. Drawing on the rich collection of children’s literature in the Special Collections Research Center, the books range from late nineteenth century editions to contemporary pop-up books. By showcasing different takes on each story, the exhibit explores the variation in how these tales are told and illustrated.

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Exhibition Wed, 28 Mar 2018 15:41:38 -0400 2018-07-07T08:00:00-04:00 2018-07-07T17:00:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library University Library Exhibition Fantasy Classics