Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/list/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. Cages, Nests & Butterflies (January 23, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70210 70210-17547605@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 23, 2020 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Anne Bae is a multidisciplinary artist based out of New York. Her sculptural works are infused with symbolism and metaphors in the forms of cages, nests and butterflies. All works are made entirely of varying weights and types of paper, including hanji (Korean traditional) and common coffee filters. Representing concepts of time, memory, openness and constraint, the pieces are created with traditional methods, using scissors and simple die-cutting tools; cross-disciplinary techniques, such as weaving and tatting used in fiber arts; and technologies like laser cutting machines. There are two series of paper nests: one created entirely without the use of adhesive, and the other involves tatting with knots. Viewers are encouraged to contemplate, find meaning and ultimately – hope.

Gifts of Art Gallery – University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:17:01 -0500 2020-01-23T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-23T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Unhidden Frame by Anne Bae, photograph by the artist.
Fractured History: Digital Art on Canvas (January 23, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70212 70212-17547712@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 23, 2020 8:00am
Location: Cancer Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Fractured History explores concepts of identity, love, loss and the connection between music, history and civil rights. Aaron Dworkin is a social entrepreneur, author, artist and professor of music. Classically trained in the violin, Dworkin grew up in a diverse household; his adoptive family is Jewish, his biological mother is Irish Catholic, and his biological father is African-American and a Jehovah’s Witness. His passion for inclusion and social justice inspired him to found the Sphinx Organization, which works to help reflect the diversity in the US in orchestras. The digital and mixed media works in this exhibit combine elements of music, diversity, and an evolving aesthetic of the abstract that mirrors a disjunct search for unconditional love.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Rogel Cancer Center, Level 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:23:03 -0500 2020-01-23T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-23T17:00:00-05:00 Cancer Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Diana’s Trumpet by Aaron Dworkin.
Hats & Fascinators (January 23, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70196 70196-17547186@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 23, 2020 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Luke Song’s Detroit millinery was frequented by the late great Aretha Franklin. Franklin wore her much-discussed Mr. Song hat for her performance at President Barack Obama’s 2009 inauguration. Mr. Song Millinery has been in business since 1982, making hats for church, the Kentucky Derby, Ascot, and other special occasions. Hats by Mr. Song Millinery are also on display at the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame, several African-American Museums, and the Smithsonian. “So consider yourself a part of history if you decide to wear one." – Pamela Thomas-Graham, “The Best Makers of Couture Millinery in the World”, 8/13/2019.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center North Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:03:50 -0500 2020-01-23T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-23T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Contessa by Mr. Song Millinery, photograph by Moza.
Healing Power of Nature: Mixed Media (January 23, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70205 70205-17547439@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 23, 2020 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Allison Svoboda was born in Detroit. A proud Midwesterner, she splits her time between studios in Chicago and Pentwater, Michigan. She is recognized for her ethereal paintings and sculptural installations. Finding the edge between intuitive and deliberate mark making, Svoboda’s work is a meditation on the earth’s last places of quiet and untouched beauty. Challenging the viewer to rethink their responsibility to Mother Earth, her collage works are intricate paintings layered to create sculptural works. These paintings are based on fractal geometry (infinitely unfolding terrains of self-similar shapes like those in living things. In 2015, she received a Hemera fellowship to study Zen and calligraphy in Japan, which continues to influence her work.

Gifts of Art Gallery – University Hospital Main Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:11:44 -0500 2020-01-23T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-23T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition by Allison Svoboda, photograph by the artist
High School Photo Project (January 23, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70202 70202-17547272@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 23, 2020 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

In her early career, Linda Erf Swift worked as a teacher and social worker in public schools, and later graduated from the School of the Art Institute, Chicago. 12 years into her current work, Swift photographs students in three high schools on Chicago’s Southside: Kenwood Academy, King College Prep (public schools) and University High (private). She asks seniors to bring in a quotation they believe speaks to their identity, and Swift takes their portrait with it on a blackboard behind them. The images challenge viewers to evaluate their assumptions about adolescents by opening a door into what young people really think and aspire to. The students’ choices reveal a youth culture that is wise and artistic, assertive and joyful, discerning and full of possibility.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center South Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:23:35 -0500 2020-01-23T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-23T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Noelle by Linda Erf Swift.
Personal Space: Oil & Chalk Pastel (January 23, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70207 70207-17547522@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 23, 2020 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

In this body of work, Detroit artist and U-M alumna Laura Cavanagh explores quiet, intimate spaces. An introvert by nature, “space,” and the preservation of personal space, is immensely important to her. She encounters these spaces both indoors and out, and she employs light and color to capture her emotional state relevant to the space. She works with oil and chalk pastel, a medium that allows her to make tangible those moments that are fleeting and transitory. Cavanagh breaks down architectural elements into bold blocks of color, creating an atmosphere of still quietude, so critical to her creative process.

Gifts of Art Gallery – University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:14:30 -0500 2020-01-23T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-23T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Is It Really Over? by Laura Cavanagh, photograph by the artist.
Shrines & Reliquaries: Memorializing Climate (January 23, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70204 70204-17547356@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 23, 2020 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

In 2017 Leslie Sobel, as artist in residence at Kluane National Park in Yukon Territory, Canada, camped on an icefield with a group of climate scientists. The landscape shrines in this exhibit combine her work as an environmental artist with the experience of that pristine, remote, beautiful, and at risk environment. The mixed media boxes – utilizing painting, monotype, photography, resin and encaustic – capture memories of places being altered by climate change. Meant to bring complex ideas and big emotions into a size one can literally hold in one’s hands, the works have charred exteriors and bright colors and metal leaf echoing traditional Tibetan iconography in depicting the beauty and spiritual power of high places.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center South Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:25:37 -0500 2020-01-23T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-23T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Sheep Mountain and Kluane Lake by Leslie Sobel, photograph by the artist.
Whimsical Worlds (January 23, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70195 70195-17547104@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 23, 2020 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Surrealist painter and instructor Greg Potter is based in Franklin, Indiana. After more than 20 years in the service and four tours in the Middle East, he is now pursuing his passion in painting and 3D art. Lightheartedness, quirkiness, and a desire for freedom are his creatures’ main traits as they fly on nests, sail on lakes, or venture into outer space. Looking for autonomy on their way somewhere, his boldly colored animal explorers, tourists, and misfits are uncaring about their surroundings and challenge expectations. They are out of their element due to circumstances beyond their control. One patient shared that for her, Potter’s work symbolized the process of adapting to a diagnosis by transforming into someone stronger and wiser without losing who you really are.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center North Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 10:25:57 -0500 2020-01-23T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-23T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Flying Penguins with Ugly Sweaters by Gregory Potter, photograph by the artist.
Reflections: An Ordinary Day (January 23, 2020 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68062 68062-16988265@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 23, 2020 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

UMMA’s second exhibition of Inuit art derived from the Power Family’s generous promised gift to the Museum in 2018 explores the relationship between the artist and the representation of everyday experiences. Through a selection of mid-century to contemporary Inuit prints, drawings, and sculptures that portray seemingly ordinary reflections of daily life along with daydreaming meditations, the exhibition bridges the mundane and the fantastic. Together, these artworks present a distinct imagery and a visual poetry culled from the day-to-day reality of life in the far polar north. The perspectives range from soaring gazes at the horizon to glimpses of commonplace social interactions. These contemplations reveal intimate connections among the artists, their communities, and their locale—a specific place and time composed of icy regions and vast seas and tundras. Reflections: An Ordinary Day takes visitors on a lyrical journey of the myriad spaces and routines within an Arctic landscape.

This exhibition is made possible by the Power Family Program for Inuit Art, established in 2018 through the generosity of Philip and Kathy Power.

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Exhibition Mon, 16 Dec 2019 12:16:33 -0500 2020-01-23T11:00:00-05:00 2020-01-23T17:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition https://umma.umich.edu/sites/default/files/FriendVisits.jpg
Blues & Boogie-Woogie Piano (January 23, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70799 70799-17644324@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 23, 2020 12:00pm
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

DUNCAN MCMILLAN WILL BE FILLING IN FOR MR. B. Percussionist Pete Siers has an international reputation for his intensely physical yet dynamically sensitive drumming, attention to detail, and mastery of many different styles. He has played Carnegie Hall, has toured Europe several times, and is a long-time favorite at many jazz festivals across the US.

Gifts of Art free concert
Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020, 12:00-1:00 pm
University Hospital Main Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109

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Performance Tue, 21 Jan 2020 15:16:57 -0500 2020-01-23T12:00:00-05:00 2020-01-23T13:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Performance Duncan McMillan & Pete Siers, courtesy of Gifts of Art
Cages, Nests & Butterflies (January 24, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70210 70210-17547606@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 24, 2020 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Anne Bae is a multidisciplinary artist based out of New York. Her sculptural works are infused with symbolism and metaphors in the forms of cages, nests and butterflies. All works are made entirely of varying weights and types of paper, including hanji (Korean traditional) and common coffee filters. Representing concepts of time, memory, openness and constraint, the pieces are created with traditional methods, using scissors and simple die-cutting tools; cross-disciplinary techniques, such as weaving and tatting used in fiber arts; and technologies like laser cutting machines. There are two series of paper nests: one created entirely without the use of adhesive, and the other involves tatting with knots. Viewers are encouraged to contemplate, find meaning and ultimately – hope.

Gifts of Art Gallery – University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:17:01 -0500 2020-01-24T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-24T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Unhidden Frame by Anne Bae, photograph by the artist.
Fractured History: Digital Art on Canvas (January 24, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70212 70212-17547713@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 24, 2020 8:00am
Location: Cancer Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Fractured History explores concepts of identity, love, loss and the connection between music, history and civil rights. Aaron Dworkin is a social entrepreneur, author, artist and professor of music. Classically trained in the violin, Dworkin grew up in a diverse household; his adoptive family is Jewish, his biological mother is Irish Catholic, and his biological father is African-American and a Jehovah’s Witness. His passion for inclusion and social justice inspired him to found the Sphinx Organization, which works to help reflect the diversity in the US in orchestras. The digital and mixed media works in this exhibit combine elements of music, diversity, and an evolving aesthetic of the abstract that mirrors a disjunct search for unconditional love.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Rogel Cancer Center, Level 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:23:03 -0500 2020-01-24T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-24T17:00:00-05:00 Cancer Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Diana’s Trumpet by Aaron Dworkin.
Hats & Fascinators (January 24, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70196 70196-17547187@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 24, 2020 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Luke Song’s Detroit millinery was frequented by the late great Aretha Franklin. Franklin wore her much-discussed Mr. Song hat for her performance at President Barack Obama’s 2009 inauguration. Mr. Song Millinery has been in business since 1982, making hats for church, the Kentucky Derby, Ascot, and other special occasions. Hats by Mr. Song Millinery are also on display at the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame, several African-American Museums, and the Smithsonian. “So consider yourself a part of history if you decide to wear one." – Pamela Thomas-Graham, “The Best Makers of Couture Millinery in the World”, 8/13/2019.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center North Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:03:50 -0500 2020-01-24T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-24T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Contessa by Mr. Song Millinery, photograph by Moza.
Healing Power of Nature: Mixed Media (January 24, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70205 70205-17547440@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 24, 2020 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Allison Svoboda was born in Detroit. A proud Midwesterner, she splits her time between studios in Chicago and Pentwater, Michigan. She is recognized for her ethereal paintings and sculptural installations. Finding the edge between intuitive and deliberate mark making, Svoboda’s work is a meditation on the earth’s last places of quiet and untouched beauty. Challenging the viewer to rethink their responsibility to Mother Earth, her collage works are intricate paintings layered to create sculptural works. These paintings are based on fractal geometry (infinitely unfolding terrains of self-similar shapes like those in living things. In 2015, she received a Hemera fellowship to study Zen and calligraphy in Japan, which continues to influence her work.

Gifts of Art Gallery – University Hospital Main Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:11:44 -0500 2020-01-24T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-24T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition by Allison Svoboda, photograph by the artist
High School Photo Project (January 24, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70202 70202-17547273@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 24, 2020 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

In her early career, Linda Erf Swift worked as a teacher and social worker in public schools, and later graduated from the School of the Art Institute, Chicago. 12 years into her current work, Swift photographs students in three high schools on Chicago’s Southside: Kenwood Academy, King College Prep (public schools) and University High (private). She asks seniors to bring in a quotation they believe speaks to their identity, and Swift takes their portrait with it on a blackboard behind them. The images challenge viewers to evaluate their assumptions about adolescents by opening a door into what young people really think and aspire to. The students’ choices reveal a youth culture that is wise and artistic, assertive and joyful, discerning and full of possibility.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center South Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:23:35 -0500 2020-01-24T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-24T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Noelle by Linda Erf Swift.
Personal Space: Oil & Chalk Pastel (January 24, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70207 70207-17547523@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 24, 2020 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

In this body of work, Detroit artist and U-M alumna Laura Cavanagh explores quiet, intimate spaces. An introvert by nature, “space,” and the preservation of personal space, is immensely important to her. She encounters these spaces both indoors and out, and she employs light and color to capture her emotional state relevant to the space. She works with oil and chalk pastel, a medium that allows her to make tangible those moments that are fleeting and transitory. Cavanagh breaks down architectural elements into bold blocks of color, creating an atmosphere of still quietude, so critical to her creative process.

Gifts of Art Gallery – University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:14:30 -0500 2020-01-24T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-24T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Is It Really Over? by Laura Cavanagh, photograph by the artist.
Shrines & Reliquaries: Memorializing Climate (January 24, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70204 70204-17547357@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 24, 2020 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

In 2017 Leslie Sobel, as artist in residence at Kluane National Park in Yukon Territory, Canada, camped on an icefield with a group of climate scientists. The landscape shrines in this exhibit combine her work as an environmental artist with the experience of that pristine, remote, beautiful, and at risk environment. The mixed media boxes – utilizing painting, monotype, photography, resin and encaustic – capture memories of places being altered by climate change. Meant to bring complex ideas and big emotions into a size one can literally hold in one’s hands, the works have charred exteriors and bright colors and metal leaf echoing traditional Tibetan iconography in depicting the beauty and spiritual power of high places.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center South Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:25:37 -0500 2020-01-24T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-24T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Sheep Mountain and Kluane Lake by Leslie Sobel, photograph by the artist.
Whimsical Worlds (January 24, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70195 70195-17547105@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 24, 2020 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Surrealist painter and instructor Greg Potter is based in Franklin, Indiana. After more than 20 years in the service and four tours in the Middle East, he is now pursuing his passion in painting and 3D art. Lightheartedness, quirkiness, and a desire for freedom are his creatures’ main traits as they fly on nests, sail on lakes, or venture into outer space. Looking for autonomy on their way somewhere, his boldly colored animal explorers, tourists, and misfits are uncaring about their surroundings and challenge expectations. They are out of their element due to circumstances beyond their control. One patient shared that for her, Potter’s work symbolized the process of adapting to a diagnosis by transforming into someone stronger and wiser without losing who you really are.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center North Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 10:25:57 -0500 2020-01-24T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-24T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Flying Penguins with Ugly Sweaters by Gregory Potter, photograph by the artist.
Reflections: An Ordinary Day (January 24, 2020 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68062 68062-16988266@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 24, 2020 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

UMMA’s second exhibition of Inuit art derived from the Power Family’s generous promised gift to the Museum in 2018 explores the relationship between the artist and the representation of everyday experiences. Through a selection of mid-century to contemporary Inuit prints, drawings, and sculptures that portray seemingly ordinary reflections of daily life along with daydreaming meditations, the exhibition bridges the mundane and the fantastic. Together, these artworks present a distinct imagery and a visual poetry culled from the day-to-day reality of life in the far polar north. The perspectives range from soaring gazes at the horizon to glimpses of commonplace social interactions. These contemplations reveal intimate connections among the artists, their communities, and their locale—a specific place and time composed of icy regions and vast seas and tundras. Reflections: An Ordinary Day takes visitors on a lyrical journey of the myriad spaces and routines within an Arctic landscape.

This exhibition is made possible by the Power Family Program for Inuit Art, established in 2018 through the generosity of Philip and Kathy Power.

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Exhibition Mon, 16 Dec 2019 12:16:33 -0500 2020-01-24T11:00:00-05:00 2020-01-24T17:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition https://umma.umich.edu/sites/default/files/FriendVisits.jpg
Cages, Nests & Butterflies (January 25, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70210 70210-17547607@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, January 25, 2020 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Anne Bae is a multidisciplinary artist based out of New York. Her sculptural works are infused with symbolism and metaphors in the forms of cages, nests and butterflies. All works are made entirely of varying weights and types of paper, including hanji (Korean traditional) and common coffee filters. Representing concepts of time, memory, openness and constraint, the pieces are created with traditional methods, using scissors and simple die-cutting tools; cross-disciplinary techniques, such as weaving and tatting used in fiber arts; and technologies like laser cutting machines. There are two series of paper nests: one created entirely without the use of adhesive, and the other involves tatting with knots. Viewers are encouraged to contemplate, find meaning and ultimately – hope.

Gifts of Art Gallery – University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:17:01 -0500 2020-01-25T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-25T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Unhidden Frame by Anne Bae, photograph by the artist.
Fractured History: Digital Art on Canvas (January 25, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70212 70212-17547714@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, January 25, 2020 8:00am
Location: Cancer Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Fractured History explores concepts of identity, love, loss and the connection between music, history and civil rights. Aaron Dworkin is a social entrepreneur, author, artist and professor of music. Classically trained in the violin, Dworkin grew up in a diverse household; his adoptive family is Jewish, his biological mother is Irish Catholic, and his biological father is African-American and a Jehovah’s Witness. His passion for inclusion and social justice inspired him to found the Sphinx Organization, which works to help reflect the diversity in the US in orchestras. The digital and mixed media works in this exhibit combine elements of music, diversity, and an evolving aesthetic of the abstract that mirrors a disjunct search for unconditional love.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Rogel Cancer Center, Level 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:23:03 -0500 2020-01-25T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-25T17:00:00-05:00 Cancer Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Diana’s Trumpet by Aaron Dworkin.
Hats & Fascinators (January 25, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70196 70196-17547188@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, January 25, 2020 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Luke Song’s Detroit millinery was frequented by the late great Aretha Franklin. Franklin wore her much-discussed Mr. Song hat for her performance at President Barack Obama’s 2009 inauguration. Mr. Song Millinery has been in business since 1982, making hats for church, the Kentucky Derby, Ascot, and other special occasions. Hats by Mr. Song Millinery are also on display at the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame, several African-American Museums, and the Smithsonian. “So consider yourself a part of history if you decide to wear one." – Pamela Thomas-Graham, “The Best Makers of Couture Millinery in the World”, 8/13/2019.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center North Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:03:50 -0500 2020-01-25T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-25T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Contessa by Mr. Song Millinery, photograph by Moza.
Healing Power of Nature: Mixed Media (January 25, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70205 70205-17547441@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, January 25, 2020 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Allison Svoboda was born in Detroit. A proud Midwesterner, she splits her time between studios in Chicago and Pentwater, Michigan. She is recognized for her ethereal paintings and sculptural installations. Finding the edge between intuitive and deliberate mark making, Svoboda’s work is a meditation on the earth’s last places of quiet and untouched beauty. Challenging the viewer to rethink their responsibility to Mother Earth, her collage works are intricate paintings layered to create sculptural works. These paintings are based on fractal geometry (infinitely unfolding terrains of self-similar shapes like those in living things. In 2015, she received a Hemera fellowship to study Zen and calligraphy in Japan, which continues to influence her work.

Gifts of Art Gallery – University Hospital Main Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:11:44 -0500 2020-01-25T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-25T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition by Allison Svoboda, photograph by the artist
High School Photo Project (January 25, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70202 70202-17547274@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, January 25, 2020 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

In her early career, Linda Erf Swift worked as a teacher and social worker in public schools, and later graduated from the School of the Art Institute, Chicago. 12 years into her current work, Swift photographs students in three high schools on Chicago’s Southside: Kenwood Academy, King College Prep (public schools) and University High (private). She asks seniors to bring in a quotation they believe speaks to their identity, and Swift takes their portrait with it on a blackboard behind them. The images challenge viewers to evaluate their assumptions about adolescents by opening a door into what young people really think and aspire to. The students’ choices reveal a youth culture that is wise and artistic, assertive and joyful, discerning and full of possibility.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center South Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:23:35 -0500 2020-01-25T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-25T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Noelle by Linda Erf Swift.
Personal Space: Oil & Chalk Pastel (January 25, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70207 70207-17547524@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, January 25, 2020 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

In this body of work, Detroit artist and U-M alumna Laura Cavanagh explores quiet, intimate spaces. An introvert by nature, “space,” and the preservation of personal space, is immensely important to her. She encounters these spaces both indoors and out, and she employs light and color to capture her emotional state relevant to the space. She works with oil and chalk pastel, a medium that allows her to make tangible those moments that are fleeting and transitory. Cavanagh breaks down architectural elements into bold blocks of color, creating an atmosphere of still quietude, so critical to her creative process.

Gifts of Art Gallery – University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:14:30 -0500 2020-01-25T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-25T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Is It Really Over? by Laura Cavanagh, photograph by the artist.
Shrines & Reliquaries: Memorializing Climate (January 25, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70204 70204-17547358@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, January 25, 2020 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

In 2017 Leslie Sobel, as artist in residence at Kluane National Park in Yukon Territory, Canada, camped on an icefield with a group of climate scientists. The landscape shrines in this exhibit combine her work as an environmental artist with the experience of that pristine, remote, beautiful, and at risk environment. The mixed media boxes – utilizing painting, monotype, photography, resin and encaustic – capture memories of places being altered by climate change. Meant to bring complex ideas and big emotions into a size one can literally hold in one’s hands, the works have charred exteriors and bright colors and metal leaf echoing traditional Tibetan iconography in depicting the beauty and spiritual power of high places.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center South Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:25:37 -0500 2020-01-25T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-25T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Sheep Mountain and Kluane Lake by Leslie Sobel, photograph by the artist.
Whimsical Worlds (January 25, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70195 70195-17547106@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, January 25, 2020 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Surrealist painter and instructor Greg Potter is based in Franklin, Indiana. After more than 20 years in the service and four tours in the Middle East, he is now pursuing his passion in painting and 3D art. Lightheartedness, quirkiness, and a desire for freedom are his creatures’ main traits as they fly on nests, sail on lakes, or venture into outer space. Looking for autonomy on their way somewhere, his boldly colored animal explorers, tourists, and misfits are uncaring about their surroundings and challenge expectations. They are out of their element due to circumstances beyond their control. One patient shared that for her, Potter’s work symbolized the process of adapting to a diagnosis by transforming into someone stronger and wiser without losing who you really are.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center North Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 10:25:57 -0500 2020-01-25T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-25T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Flying Penguins with Ugly Sweaters by Gregory Potter, photograph by the artist.
A Teenager's Guide to the Galaxy (January 25, 2020 10:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70944 70944-17758134@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, January 25, 2020 10:30am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

Written by teenagers, this unique cosmic experience takes you on a dynamic journey across the universe and through time.

The new Planetarium & Dome Theater has comfortable seating for 57 visitors and space for up to 9 wheelchairs, easy-access seats, and a limited number of hearing assistance devices. Tickets $8. Available one hour prior to show.

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Presentation Mon, 06 Jan 2020 11:12:04 -0500 2020-01-25T10:30:00-05:00 2020-01-25T12:30:00-05:00 Biological Sciences Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation A Teenager's Guide to the Galaxy
Family Art Studio: Imaginary Places (January 25, 2020 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68752 68752-17147140@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, January 25, 2020 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Families with children ages six and up are invited to look, learn, and create together in this hands-on workshop. Take a tour of abstract paintings in UMMA's Collection Ensemble installation, as well as work by artists such as Helen Frankenthaler and Joan Mitchell, followed by a hands-on workshop where you will create an abstract painting of your own! Led by local artist and UMMA docent Susan Clinthorne.

Please note:  Adults must accompany children. We cannot guarantee your spot if you arrive more than 15 minutes late.

Please also note: there will be video recording at this event. If you do not wish to participate, talk with an UMMA staff member on-site.

Family Art Studio is generously supported by the University of Michigan Credit Union Arts Adventures Program, UMMA's Lead Sponsor for Student and Family Engagement.  

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 24 Jan 2020 12:17:17 -0500 2020-01-25T11:00:00-05:00 2020-01-25T13:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Workshop / Seminar Museum of Art
Reflections: An Ordinary Day (January 25, 2020 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68062 68062-16988267@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, January 25, 2020 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

UMMA’s second exhibition of Inuit art derived from the Power Family’s generous promised gift to the Museum in 2018 explores the relationship between the artist and the representation of everyday experiences. Through a selection of mid-century to contemporary Inuit prints, drawings, and sculptures that portray seemingly ordinary reflections of daily life along with daydreaming meditations, the exhibition bridges the mundane and the fantastic. Together, these artworks present a distinct imagery and a visual poetry culled from the day-to-day reality of life in the far polar north. The perspectives range from soaring gazes at the horizon to glimpses of commonplace social interactions. These contemplations reveal intimate connections among the artists, their communities, and their locale—a specific place and time composed of icy regions and vast seas and tundras. Reflections: An Ordinary Day takes visitors on a lyrical journey of the myriad spaces and routines within an Arctic landscape.

This exhibition is made possible by the Power Family Program for Inuit Art, established in 2018 through the generosity of Philip and Kathy Power.

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Exhibition Mon, 16 Dec 2019 12:16:33 -0500 2020-01-25T11:00:00-05:00 2020-01-25T17:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition https://umma.umich.edu/sites/default/files/FriendVisits.jpg
Scientist in the Forum (January 25, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69901 69901-17482978@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, January 25, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Check at the Welcome Desk for schedule.

Join a University of Michigan researcher in the Science Forum for a special peek into cutting-edge research. Interactive presentations last about 15 minutes, with time for conversation afterwards. Presentations are appropriate for ages 5 and up.

Schedule subject to change.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 05 Feb 2020 14:32:50 -0500 2020-01-25T13:00:00-05:00 2020-01-25T13:15:00-05:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Lecture / Discussion Scientists in the Forum, most weekends at 1:00 p.m.
UMMA Pop Up: Lily Talmers (January 25, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69588 69588-17368303@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, January 25, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

.Everyone and their cousin is trying to become a folk singer these days— Lily Talmers is no exception. Hailing from metro Detroit, and now a student in Ann Arbor, her songwriting is introspective and often cutting, drawing mostly from the 60's folk tradition. She is a singer, and multi-instrumentalist, accompanying herself on guitar, piano, and clawhammer banjo. Her writing technique is delicate, in which she intermingles the political and the extremely personal. Inspired by writers such as Gillian Welch, Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen, and Andrew Marlin (of Mandolin Orange), she perfectly balances the lyrical "heaviness" with a lightness in voice and accompaniment. You can find her on Instagram, Facebook, and check her out on Spotify.

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Performance Fri, 06 Dec 2019 12:16:32 -0500 2020-01-25T13:00:00-05:00 2020-01-25T14:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Performance Museum of Art
Family Art Studio: Imaginary Places (January 25, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68753 68753-17147141@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, January 25, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

DescriptionFamilies with children ages six and up are invited to look, learn, and create together in this hands-on workshop. Take a tour of abstract paintings in UMMA's Collection Ensemble installation, as well as work by artists such as Helen Frankenthaler and Joan Mitchell, followed by a hands-on workshop where you will create an abstract painting of your own! Led by local artist and UMMA docent Susan Clinthorne.

Please note:  Adults must accompany children. We cannot guarantee your spot if you arrive more than 15 minutes late.

Please also note: there will be video recording at this event. If you do not wish to participate, talk with an UMMA staff member on-site.

Family Art Studio is generously supported by the University of Michigan Credit Union Arts Adventures Program, UMMA's Lead Sponsor for Student and Family Engagement.  

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 24 Jan 2020 12:17:17 -0500 2020-01-25T14:00:00-05:00 2020-01-25T16:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Workshop / Seminar Museum of Art
Cages, Nests & Butterflies (January 26, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70210 70210-17547608@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, January 26, 2020 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Anne Bae is a multidisciplinary artist based out of New York. Her sculptural works are infused with symbolism and metaphors in the forms of cages, nests and butterflies. All works are made entirely of varying weights and types of paper, including hanji (Korean traditional) and common coffee filters. Representing concepts of time, memory, openness and constraint, the pieces are created with traditional methods, using scissors and simple die-cutting tools; cross-disciplinary techniques, such as weaving and tatting used in fiber arts; and technologies like laser cutting machines. There are two series of paper nests: one created entirely without the use of adhesive, and the other involves tatting with knots. Viewers are encouraged to contemplate, find meaning and ultimately – hope.

Gifts of Art Gallery – University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:17:01 -0500 2020-01-26T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-26T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Unhidden Frame by Anne Bae, photograph by the artist.
Fractured History: Digital Art on Canvas (January 26, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70212 70212-17547715@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, January 26, 2020 8:00am
Location: Cancer Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Fractured History explores concepts of identity, love, loss and the connection between music, history and civil rights. Aaron Dworkin is a social entrepreneur, author, artist and professor of music. Classically trained in the violin, Dworkin grew up in a diverse household; his adoptive family is Jewish, his biological mother is Irish Catholic, and his biological father is African-American and a Jehovah’s Witness. His passion for inclusion and social justice inspired him to found the Sphinx Organization, which works to help reflect the diversity in the US in orchestras. The digital and mixed media works in this exhibit combine elements of music, diversity, and an evolving aesthetic of the abstract that mirrors a disjunct search for unconditional love.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Rogel Cancer Center, Level 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:23:03 -0500 2020-01-26T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-26T17:00:00-05:00 Cancer Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Diana’s Trumpet by Aaron Dworkin.
Hats & Fascinators (January 26, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70196 70196-17547189@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, January 26, 2020 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Luke Song’s Detroit millinery was frequented by the late great Aretha Franklin. Franklin wore her much-discussed Mr. Song hat for her performance at President Barack Obama’s 2009 inauguration. Mr. Song Millinery has been in business since 1982, making hats for church, the Kentucky Derby, Ascot, and other special occasions. Hats by Mr. Song Millinery are also on display at the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame, several African-American Museums, and the Smithsonian. “So consider yourself a part of history if you decide to wear one." – Pamela Thomas-Graham, “The Best Makers of Couture Millinery in the World”, 8/13/2019.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center North Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:03:50 -0500 2020-01-26T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-26T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Contessa by Mr. Song Millinery, photograph by Moza.
Healing Power of Nature: Mixed Media (January 26, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70205 70205-17547442@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, January 26, 2020 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Allison Svoboda was born in Detroit. A proud Midwesterner, she splits her time between studios in Chicago and Pentwater, Michigan. She is recognized for her ethereal paintings and sculptural installations. Finding the edge between intuitive and deliberate mark making, Svoboda’s work is a meditation on the earth’s last places of quiet and untouched beauty. Challenging the viewer to rethink their responsibility to Mother Earth, her collage works are intricate paintings layered to create sculptural works. These paintings are based on fractal geometry (infinitely unfolding terrains of self-similar shapes like those in living things. In 2015, she received a Hemera fellowship to study Zen and calligraphy in Japan, which continues to influence her work.

Gifts of Art Gallery – University Hospital Main Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:11:44 -0500 2020-01-26T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-26T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition by Allison Svoboda, photograph by the artist
High School Photo Project (January 26, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70202 70202-17547275@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, January 26, 2020 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

In her early career, Linda Erf Swift worked as a teacher and social worker in public schools, and later graduated from the School of the Art Institute, Chicago. 12 years into her current work, Swift photographs students in three high schools on Chicago’s Southside: Kenwood Academy, King College Prep (public schools) and University High (private). She asks seniors to bring in a quotation they believe speaks to their identity, and Swift takes their portrait with it on a blackboard behind them. The images challenge viewers to evaluate their assumptions about adolescents by opening a door into what young people really think and aspire to. The students’ choices reveal a youth culture that is wise and artistic, assertive and joyful, discerning and full of possibility.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center South Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:23:35 -0500 2020-01-26T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-26T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Noelle by Linda Erf Swift.
Personal Space: Oil & Chalk Pastel (January 26, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70207 70207-17547525@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, January 26, 2020 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

In this body of work, Detroit artist and U-M alumna Laura Cavanagh explores quiet, intimate spaces. An introvert by nature, “space,” and the preservation of personal space, is immensely important to her. She encounters these spaces both indoors and out, and she employs light and color to capture her emotional state relevant to the space. She works with oil and chalk pastel, a medium that allows her to make tangible those moments that are fleeting and transitory. Cavanagh breaks down architectural elements into bold blocks of color, creating an atmosphere of still quietude, so critical to her creative process.

Gifts of Art Gallery – University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:14:30 -0500 2020-01-26T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-26T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Is It Really Over? by Laura Cavanagh, photograph by the artist.
Shrines & Reliquaries: Memorializing Climate (January 26, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70204 70204-17547359@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, January 26, 2020 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

In 2017 Leslie Sobel, as artist in residence at Kluane National Park in Yukon Territory, Canada, camped on an icefield with a group of climate scientists. The landscape shrines in this exhibit combine her work as an environmental artist with the experience of that pristine, remote, beautiful, and at risk environment. The mixed media boxes – utilizing painting, monotype, photography, resin and encaustic – capture memories of places being altered by climate change. Meant to bring complex ideas and big emotions into a size one can literally hold in one’s hands, the works have charred exteriors and bright colors and metal leaf echoing traditional Tibetan iconography in depicting the beauty and spiritual power of high places.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center South Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:25:37 -0500 2020-01-26T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-26T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Sheep Mountain and Kluane Lake by Leslie Sobel, photograph by the artist.
Whimsical Worlds (January 26, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70195 70195-17547107@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, January 26, 2020 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Surrealist painter and instructor Greg Potter is based in Franklin, Indiana. After more than 20 years in the service and four tours in the Middle East, he is now pursuing his passion in painting and 3D art. Lightheartedness, quirkiness, and a desire for freedom are his creatures’ main traits as they fly on nests, sail on lakes, or venture into outer space. Looking for autonomy on their way somewhere, his boldly colored animal explorers, tourists, and misfits are uncaring about their surroundings and challenge expectations. They are out of their element due to circumstances beyond their control. One patient shared that for her, Potter’s work symbolized the process of adapting to a diagnosis by transforming into someone stronger and wiser without losing who you really are.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center North Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 10:25:57 -0500 2020-01-26T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-26T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Flying Penguins with Ugly Sweaters by Gregory Potter, photograph by the artist.
A Teenager's Guide to the Galaxy (January 26, 2020 10:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70944 70944-17758137@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, January 26, 2020 10:30am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

Written by teenagers, this unique cosmic experience takes you on a dynamic journey across the universe and through time.

The new Planetarium & Dome Theater has comfortable seating for 57 visitors and space for up to 9 wheelchairs, easy-access seats, and a limited number of hearing assistance devices. Tickets $8. Available one hour prior to show.

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Presentation Mon, 06 Jan 2020 11:12:04 -0500 2020-01-26T10:30:00-05:00 2020-01-26T11:30:00-05:00 Biological Sciences Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation A Teenager's Guide to the Galaxy
Reflections: An Ordinary Day (January 26, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68062 68062-16988268@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, January 26, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

UMMA’s second exhibition of Inuit art derived from the Power Family’s generous promised gift to the Museum in 2018 explores the relationship between the artist and the representation of everyday experiences. Through a selection of mid-century to contemporary Inuit prints, drawings, and sculptures that portray seemingly ordinary reflections of daily life along with daydreaming meditations, the exhibition bridges the mundane and the fantastic. Together, these artworks present a distinct imagery and a visual poetry culled from the day-to-day reality of life in the far polar north. The perspectives range from soaring gazes at the horizon to glimpses of commonplace social interactions. These contemplations reveal intimate connections among the artists, their communities, and their locale—a specific place and time composed of icy regions and vast seas and tundras. Reflections: An Ordinary Day takes visitors on a lyrical journey of the myriad spaces and routines within an Arctic landscape.

This exhibition is made possible by the Power Family Program for Inuit Art, established in 2018 through the generosity of Philip and Kathy Power.

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Exhibition Mon, 16 Dec 2019 12:16:33 -0500 2020-01-26T12:00:00-05:00 2020-01-26T17:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition https://umma.umich.edu/sites/default/files/FriendVisits.jpg
Scientist in the Forum (January 26, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69901 69901-17482981@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, January 26, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Check at the Welcome Desk for schedule.

Join a University of Michigan researcher in the Science Forum for a special peek into cutting-edge research. Interactive presentations last about 15 minutes, with time for conversation afterwards. Presentations are appropriate for ages 5 and up.

Schedule subject to change.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 05 Feb 2020 14:32:50 -0500 2020-01-26T13:00:00-05:00 2020-01-26T13:15:00-05:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Lecture / Discussion Scientists in the Forum, most weekends at 1:00 p.m.
Americana Sampler (January 27, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70213 70213-17547756@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 27, 2020 8:00am
Location: Cancer Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Established in 1923 through the generosity of U-M Regent William L. Clements, the Clements Library is a treasure house of American history. It collects, preserves, and makes available primary sources about the Americas, with particular strengths in 18th and 19th century Americana. Drawing upon all four divisions of materials – books, manuscripts, maps and graphics – this display presents a small sampling of reproductions of the internationally significant holdings at the Clements and illustrates some topical strengths of the collections. Selections include handsome original artwork, compelling manuscripts, and printed resources with geographical connections spanning from the Caribbean to the Great Lakes.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Rogel Cancer Center Entrance Alcove, Level 2.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Opens January 27, 2020
Open Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:28:27 -0500 2020-01-27T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-27T17:00:00-05:00 Cancer Center Gifts of Art Exhibition British Men o’ War off Long Island, ca. 1814 by William Paine from U-M William L. Clements Library collection.
Cages, Nests & Butterflies (January 27, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70210 70210-17547609@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 27, 2020 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Anne Bae is a multidisciplinary artist based out of New York. Her sculptural works are infused with symbolism and metaphors in the forms of cages, nests and butterflies. All works are made entirely of varying weights and types of paper, including hanji (Korean traditional) and common coffee filters. Representing concepts of time, memory, openness and constraint, the pieces are created with traditional methods, using scissors and simple die-cutting tools; cross-disciplinary techniques, such as weaving and tatting used in fiber arts; and technologies like laser cutting machines. There are two series of paper nests: one created entirely without the use of adhesive, and the other involves tatting with knots. Viewers are encouraged to contemplate, find meaning and ultimately – hope.

Gifts of Art Gallery – University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:17:01 -0500 2020-01-27T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-27T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Unhidden Frame by Anne Bae, photograph by the artist.
Fractured History: Digital Art on Canvas (January 27, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70212 70212-17547716@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 27, 2020 8:00am
Location: Cancer Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Fractured History explores concepts of identity, love, loss and the connection between music, history and civil rights. Aaron Dworkin is a social entrepreneur, author, artist and professor of music. Classically trained in the violin, Dworkin grew up in a diverse household; his adoptive family is Jewish, his biological mother is Irish Catholic, and his biological father is African-American and a Jehovah’s Witness. His passion for inclusion and social justice inspired him to found the Sphinx Organization, which works to help reflect the diversity in the US in orchestras. The digital and mixed media works in this exhibit combine elements of music, diversity, and an evolving aesthetic of the abstract that mirrors a disjunct search for unconditional love.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Rogel Cancer Center, Level 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:23:03 -0500 2020-01-27T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-27T17:00:00-05:00 Cancer Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Diana’s Trumpet by Aaron Dworkin.
Hats & Fascinators (January 27, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70196 70196-17547190@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 27, 2020 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Luke Song’s Detroit millinery was frequented by the late great Aretha Franklin. Franklin wore her much-discussed Mr. Song hat for her performance at President Barack Obama’s 2009 inauguration. Mr. Song Millinery has been in business since 1982, making hats for church, the Kentucky Derby, Ascot, and other special occasions. Hats by Mr. Song Millinery are also on display at the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame, several African-American Museums, and the Smithsonian. “So consider yourself a part of history if you decide to wear one." – Pamela Thomas-Graham, “The Best Makers of Couture Millinery in the World”, 8/13/2019.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center North Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:03:50 -0500 2020-01-27T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-27T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Contessa by Mr. Song Millinery, photograph by Moza.
Healing Power of Nature: Mixed Media (January 27, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70205 70205-17547443@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 27, 2020 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Allison Svoboda was born in Detroit. A proud Midwesterner, she splits her time between studios in Chicago and Pentwater, Michigan. She is recognized for her ethereal paintings and sculptural installations. Finding the edge between intuitive and deliberate mark making, Svoboda’s work is a meditation on the earth’s last places of quiet and untouched beauty. Challenging the viewer to rethink their responsibility to Mother Earth, her collage works are intricate paintings layered to create sculptural works. These paintings are based on fractal geometry (infinitely unfolding terrains of self-similar shapes like those in living things. In 2015, she received a Hemera fellowship to study Zen and calligraphy in Japan, which continues to influence her work.

Gifts of Art Gallery – University Hospital Main Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:11:44 -0500 2020-01-27T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-27T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition by Allison Svoboda, photograph by the artist
High School Photo Project (January 27, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70202 70202-17547276@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 27, 2020 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

In her early career, Linda Erf Swift worked as a teacher and social worker in public schools, and later graduated from the School of the Art Institute, Chicago. 12 years into her current work, Swift photographs students in three high schools on Chicago’s Southside: Kenwood Academy, King College Prep (public schools) and University High (private). She asks seniors to bring in a quotation they believe speaks to their identity, and Swift takes their portrait with it on a blackboard behind them. The images challenge viewers to evaluate their assumptions about adolescents by opening a door into what young people really think and aspire to. The students’ choices reveal a youth culture that is wise and artistic, assertive and joyful, discerning and full of possibility.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center South Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:23:35 -0500 2020-01-27T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-27T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Noelle by Linda Erf Swift.
Personal Space: Oil & Chalk Pastel (January 27, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70207 70207-17547526@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 27, 2020 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

In this body of work, Detroit artist and U-M alumna Laura Cavanagh explores quiet, intimate spaces. An introvert by nature, “space,” and the preservation of personal space, is immensely important to her. She encounters these spaces both indoors and out, and she employs light and color to capture her emotional state relevant to the space. She works with oil and chalk pastel, a medium that allows her to make tangible those moments that are fleeting and transitory. Cavanagh breaks down architectural elements into bold blocks of color, creating an atmosphere of still quietude, so critical to her creative process.

Gifts of Art Gallery – University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:14:30 -0500 2020-01-27T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-27T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Is It Really Over? by Laura Cavanagh, photograph by the artist.
Shrines & Reliquaries: Memorializing Climate (January 27, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70204 70204-17547360@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 27, 2020 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

In 2017 Leslie Sobel, as artist in residence at Kluane National Park in Yukon Territory, Canada, camped on an icefield with a group of climate scientists. The landscape shrines in this exhibit combine her work as an environmental artist with the experience of that pristine, remote, beautiful, and at risk environment. The mixed media boxes – utilizing painting, monotype, photography, resin and encaustic – capture memories of places being altered by climate change. Meant to bring complex ideas and big emotions into a size one can literally hold in one’s hands, the works have charred exteriors and bright colors and metal leaf echoing traditional Tibetan iconography in depicting the beauty and spiritual power of high places.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center South Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:25:37 -0500 2020-01-27T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-27T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Sheep Mountain and Kluane Lake by Leslie Sobel, photograph by the artist.
Whimsical Worlds (January 27, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70195 70195-17547108@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 27, 2020 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Surrealist painter and instructor Greg Potter is based in Franklin, Indiana. After more than 20 years in the service and four tours in the Middle East, he is now pursuing his passion in painting and 3D art. Lightheartedness, quirkiness, and a desire for freedom are his creatures’ main traits as they fly on nests, sail on lakes, or venture into outer space. Looking for autonomy on their way somewhere, his boldly colored animal explorers, tourists, and misfits are uncaring about their surroundings and challenge expectations. They are out of their element due to circumstances beyond their control. One patient shared that for her, Potter’s work symbolized the process of adapting to a diagnosis by transforming into someone stronger and wiser without losing who you really are.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center North Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 10:25:57 -0500 2020-01-27T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-27T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Flying Penguins with Ugly Sweaters by Gregory Potter, photograph by the artist.
Americana Sampler (January 28, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70213 70213-17547757@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 28, 2020 8:00am
Location: Cancer Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Established in 1923 through the generosity of U-M Regent William L. Clements, the Clements Library is a treasure house of American history. It collects, preserves, and makes available primary sources about the Americas, with particular strengths in 18th and 19th century Americana. Drawing upon all four divisions of materials – books, manuscripts, maps and graphics – this display presents a small sampling of reproductions of the internationally significant holdings at the Clements and illustrates some topical strengths of the collections. Selections include handsome original artwork, compelling manuscripts, and printed resources with geographical connections spanning from the Caribbean to the Great Lakes.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Rogel Cancer Center Entrance Alcove, Level 2.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Opens January 27, 2020
Open Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:28:27 -0500 2020-01-28T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-28T17:00:00-05:00 Cancer Center Gifts of Art Exhibition British Men o’ War off Long Island, ca. 1814 by William Paine from U-M William L. Clements Library collection.
Cages, Nests & Butterflies (January 28, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70210 70210-17547610@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 28, 2020 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Anne Bae is a multidisciplinary artist based out of New York. Her sculptural works are infused with symbolism and metaphors in the forms of cages, nests and butterflies. All works are made entirely of varying weights and types of paper, including hanji (Korean traditional) and common coffee filters. Representing concepts of time, memory, openness and constraint, the pieces are created with traditional methods, using scissors and simple die-cutting tools; cross-disciplinary techniques, such as weaving and tatting used in fiber arts; and technologies like laser cutting machines. There are two series of paper nests: one created entirely without the use of adhesive, and the other involves tatting with knots. Viewers are encouraged to contemplate, find meaning and ultimately – hope.

Gifts of Art Gallery – University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:17:01 -0500 2020-01-28T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-28T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Unhidden Frame by Anne Bae, photograph by the artist.
Fractured History: Digital Art on Canvas (January 28, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70212 70212-17547717@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 28, 2020 8:00am
Location: Cancer Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Fractured History explores concepts of identity, love, loss and the connection between music, history and civil rights. Aaron Dworkin is a social entrepreneur, author, artist and professor of music. Classically trained in the violin, Dworkin grew up in a diverse household; his adoptive family is Jewish, his biological mother is Irish Catholic, and his biological father is African-American and a Jehovah’s Witness. His passion for inclusion and social justice inspired him to found the Sphinx Organization, which works to help reflect the diversity in the US in orchestras. The digital and mixed media works in this exhibit combine elements of music, diversity, and an evolving aesthetic of the abstract that mirrors a disjunct search for unconditional love.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Rogel Cancer Center, Level 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:23:03 -0500 2020-01-28T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-28T17:00:00-05:00 Cancer Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Diana’s Trumpet by Aaron Dworkin.
Hats & Fascinators (January 28, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70196 70196-17547191@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 28, 2020 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Luke Song’s Detroit millinery was frequented by the late great Aretha Franklin. Franklin wore her much-discussed Mr. Song hat for her performance at President Barack Obama’s 2009 inauguration. Mr. Song Millinery has been in business since 1982, making hats for church, the Kentucky Derby, Ascot, and other special occasions. Hats by Mr. Song Millinery are also on display at the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame, several African-American Museums, and the Smithsonian. “So consider yourself a part of history if you decide to wear one." – Pamela Thomas-Graham, “The Best Makers of Couture Millinery in the World”, 8/13/2019.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center North Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:03:50 -0500 2020-01-28T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-28T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Contessa by Mr. Song Millinery, photograph by Moza.
Healing Power of Nature: Mixed Media (January 28, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70205 70205-17547444@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 28, 2020 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Allison Svoboda was born in Detroit. A proud Midwesterner, she splits her time between studios in Chicago and Pentwater, Michigan. She is recognized for her ethereal paintings and sculptural installations. Finding the edge between intuitive and deliberate mark making, Svoboda’s work is a meditation on the earth’s last places of quiet and untouched beauty. Challenging the viewer to rethink their responsibility to Mother Earth, her collage works are intricate paintings layered to create sculptural works. These paintings are based on fractal geometry (infinitely unfolding terrains of self-similar shapes like those in living things. In 2015, she received a Hemera fellowship to study Zen and calligraphy in Japan, which continues to influence her work.

Gifts of Art Gallery – University Hospital Main Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:11:44 -0500 2020-01-28T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-28T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition by Allison Svoboda, photograph by the artist
High School Photo Project (January 28, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70202 70202-17547277@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 28, 2020 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

In her early career, Linda Erf Swift worked as a teacher and social worker in public schools, and later graduated from the School of the Art Institute, Chicago. 12 years into her current work, Swift photographs students in three high schools on Chicago’s Southside: Kenwood Academy, King College Prep (public schools) and University High (private). She asks seniors to bring in a quotation they believe speaks to their identity, and Swift takes their portrait with it on a blackboard behind them. The images challenge viewers to evaluate their assumptions about adolescents by opening a door into what young people really think and aspire to. The students’ choices reveal a youth culture that is wise and artistic, assertive and joyful, discerning and full of possibility.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center South Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:23:35 -0500 2020-01-28T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-28T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Noelle by Linda Erf Swift.
Personal Space: Oil & Chalk Pastel (January 28, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70207 70207-17547527@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 28, 2020 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

In this body of work, Detroit artist and U-M alumna Laura Cavanagh explores quiet, intimate spaces. An introvert by nature, “space,” and the preservation of personal space, is immensely important to her. She encounters these spaces both indoors and out, and she employs light and color to capture her emotional state relevant to the space. She works with oil and chalk pastel, a medium that allows her to make tangible those moments that are fleeting and transitory. Cavanagh breaks down architectural elements into bold blocks of color, creating an atmosphere of still quietude, so critical to her creative process.

Gifts of Art Gallery – University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:14:30 -0500 2020-01-28T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-28T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Is It Really Over? by Laura Cavanagh, photograph by the artist.
Shrines & Reliquaries: Memorializing Climate (January 28, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70204 70204-17547361@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 28, 2020 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

In 2017 Leslie Sobel, as artist in residence at Kluane National Park in Yukon Territory, Canada, camped on an icefield with a group of climate scientists. The landscape shrines in this exhibit combine her work as an environmental artist with the experience of that pristine, remote, beautiful, and at risk environment. The mixed media boxes – utilizing painting, monotype, photography, resin and encaustic – capture memories of places being altered by climate change. Meant to bring complex ideas and big emotions into a size one can literally hold in one’s hands, the works have charred exteriors and bright colors and metal leaf echoing traditional Tibetan iconography in depicting the beauty and spiritual power of high places.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center South Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:25:37 -0500 2020-01-28T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-28T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Sheep Mountain and Kluane Lake by Leslie Sobel, photograph by the artist.
Whimsical Worlds (January 28, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70195 70195-17547109@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 28, 2020 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Surrealist painter and instructor Greg Potter is based in Franklin, Indiana. After more than 20 years in the service and four tours in the Middle East, he is now pursuing his passion in painting and 3D art. Lightheartedness, quirkiness, and a desire for freedom are his creatures’ main traits as they fly on nests, sail on lakes, or venture into outer space. Looking for autonomy on their way somewhere, his boldly colored animal explorers, tourists, and misfits are uncaring about their surroundings and challenge expectations. They are out of their element due to circumstances beyond their control. One patient shared that for her, Potter’s work symbolized the process of adapting to a diagnosis by transforming into someone stronger and wiser without losing who you really are.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center North Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 10:25:57 -0500 2020-01-28T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-28T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Flying Penguins with Ugly Sweaters by Gregory Potter, photograph by the artist.
Reflections: An Ordinary Day (January 28, 2020 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68062 68062-16988269@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 28, 2020 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

UMMA’s second exhibition of Inuit art derived from the Power Family’s generous promised gift to the Museum in 2018 explores the relationship between the artist and the representation of everyday experiences. Through a selection of mid-century to contemporary Inuit prints, drawings, and sculptures that portray seemingly ordinary reflections of daily life along with daydreaming meditations, the exhibition bridges the mundane and the fantastic. Together, these artworks present a distinct imagery and a visual poetry culled from the day-to-day reality of life in the far polar north. The perspectives range from soaring gazes at the horizon to glimpses of commonplace social interactions. These contemplations reveal intimate connections among the artists, their communities, and their locale—a specific place and time composed of icy regions and vast seas and tundras. Reflections: An Ordinary Day takes visitors on a lyrical journey of the myriad spaces and routines within an Arctic landscape.

This exhibition is made possible by the Power Family Program for Inuit Art, established in 2018 through the generosity of Philip and Kathy Power.

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Exhibition Mon, 16 Dec 2019 12:16:33 -0500 2020-01-28T11:00:00-05:00 2020-01-28T17:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition https://umma.umich.edu/sites/default/files/FriendVisits.jpg
Americana Sampler (January 29, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70213 70213-17547758@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 29, 2020 8:00am
Location: Cancer Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Established in 1923 through the generosity of U-M Regent William L. Clements, the Clements Library is a treasure house of American history. It collects, preserves, and makes available primary sources about the Americas, with particular strengths in 18th and 19th century Americana. Drawing upon all four divisions of materials – books, manuscripts, maps and graphics – this display presents a small sampling of reproductions of the internationally significant holdings at the Clements and illustrates some topical strengths of the collections. Selections include handsome original artwork, compelling manuscripts, and printed resources with geographical connections spanning from the Caribbean to the Great Lakes.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Rogel Cancer Center Entrance Alcove, Level 2.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Opens January 27, 2020
Open Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:28:27 -0500 2020-01-29T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-29T17:00:00-05:00 Cancer Center Gifts of Art Exhibition British Men o’ War off Long Island, ca. 1814 by William Paine from U-M William L. Clements Library collection.
Cages, Nests & Butterflies (January 29, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70210 70210-17547611@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 29, 2020 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Anne Bae is a multidisciplinary artist based out of New York. Her sculptural works are infused with symbolism and metaphors in the forms of cages, nests and butterflies. All works are made entirely of varying weights and types of paper, including hanji (Korean traditional) and common coffee filters. Representing concepts of time, memory, openness and constraint, the pieces are created with traditional methods, using scissors and simple die-cutting tools; cross-disciplinary techniques, such as weaving and tatting used in fiber arts; and technologies like laser cutting machines. There are two series of paper nests: one created entirely without the use of adhesive, and the other involves tatting with knots. Viewers are encouraged to contemplate, find meaning and ultimately – hope.

Gifts of Art Gallery – University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:17:01 -0500 2020-01-29T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-29T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Unhidden Frame by Anne Bae, photograph by the artist.
Fractured History: Digital Art on Canvas (January 29, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70212 70212-17547718@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 29, 2020 8:00am
Location: Cancer Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Fractured History explores concepts of identity, love, loss and the connection between music, history and civil rights. Aaron Dworkin is a social entrepreneur, author, artist and professor of music. Classically trained in the violin, Dworkin grew up in a diverse household; his adoptive family is Jewish, his biological mother is Irish Catholic, and his biological father is African-American and a Jehovah’s Witness. His passion for inclusion and social justice inspired him to found the Sphinx Organization, which works to help reflect the diversity in the US in orchestras. The digital and mixed media works in this exhibit combine elements of music, diversity, and an evolving aesthetic of the abstract that mirrors a disjunct search for unconditional love.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Rogel Cancer Center, Level 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:23:03 -0500 2020-01-29T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-29T17:00:00-05:00 Cancer Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Diana’s Trumpet by Aaron Dworkin.
Hats & Fascinators (January 29, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70196 70196-17547192@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 29, 2020 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Luke Song’s Detroit millinery was frequented by the late great Aretha Franklin. Franklin wore her much-discussed Mr. Song hat for her performance at President Barack Obama’s 2009 inauguration. Mr. Song Millinery has been in business since 1982, making hats for church, the Kentucky Derby, Ascot, and other special occasions. Hats by Mr. Song Millinery are also on display at the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame, several African-American Museums, and the Smithsonian. “So consider yourself a part of history if you decide to wear one." – Pamela Thomas-Graham, “The Best Makers of Couture Millinery in the World”, 8/13/2019.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center North Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:03:50 -0500 2020-01-29T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-29T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Contessa by Mr. Song Millinery, photograph by Moza.
Healing Power of Nature: Mixed Media (January 29, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70205 70205-17547445@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 29, 2020 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Allison Svoboda was born in Detroit. A proud Midwesterner, she splits her time between studios in Chicago and Pentwater, Michigan. She is recognized for her ethereal paintings and sculptural installations. Finding the edge between intuitive and deliberate mark making, Svoboda’s work is a meditation on the earth’s last places of quiet and untouched beauty. Challenging the viewer to rethink their responsibility to Mother Earth, her collage works are intricate paintings layered to create sculptural works. These paintings are based on fractal geometry (infinitely unfolding terrains of self-similar shapes like those in living things. In 2015, she received a Hemera fellowship to study Zen and calligraphy in Japan, which continues to influence her work.

Gifts of Art Gallery – University Hospital Main Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:11:44 -0500 2020-01-29T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-29T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition by Allison Svoboda, photograph by the artist
High School Photo Project (January 29, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70202 70202-17547278@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 29, 2020 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

In her early career, Linda Erf Swift worked as a teacher and social worker in public schools, and later graduated from the School of the Art Institute, Chicago. 12 years into her current work, Swift photographs students in three high schools on Chicago’s Southside: Kenwood Academy, King College Prep (public schools) and University High (private). She asks seniors to bring in a quotation they believe speaks to their identity, and Swift takes their portrait with it on a blackboard behind them. The images challenge viewers to evaluate their assumptions about adolescents by opening a door into what young people really think and aspire to. The students’ choices reveal a youth culture that is wise and artistic, assertive and joyful, discerning and full of possibility.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center South Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:23:35 -0500 2020-01-29T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-29T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Noelle by Linda Erf Swift.
Personal Space: Oil & Chalk Pastel (January 29, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70207 70207-17547528@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 29, 2020 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

In this body of work, Detroit artist and U-M alumna Laura Cavanagh explores quiet, intimate spaces. An introvert by nature, “space,” and the preservation of personal space, is immensely important to her. She encounters these spaces both indoors and out, and she employs light and color to capture her emotional state relevant to the space. She works with oil and chalk pastel, a medium that allows her to make tangible those moments that are fleeting and transitory. Cavanagh breaks down architectural elements into bold blocks of color, creating an atmosphere of still quietude, so critical to her creative process.

Gifts of Art Gallery – University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:14:30 -0500 2020-01-29T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-29T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Is It Really Over? by Laura Cavanagh, photograph by the artist.
Shrines & Reliquaries: Memorializing Climate (January 29, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70204 70204-17547362@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 29, 2020 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

In 2017 Leslie Sobel, as artist in residence at Kluane National Park in Yukon Territory, Canada, camped on an icefield with a group of climate scientists. The landscape shrines in this exhibit combine her work as an environmental artist with the experience of that pristine, remote, beautiful, and at risk environment. The mixed media boxes – utilizing painting, monotype, photography, resin and encaustic – capture memories of places being altered by climate change. Meant to bring complex ideas and big emotions into a size one can literally hold in one’s hands, the works have charred exteriors and bright colors and metal leaf echoing traditional Tibetan iconography in depicting the beauty and spiritual power of high places.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center South Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:25:37 -0500 2020-01-29T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-29T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Sheep Mountain and Kluane Lake by Leslie Sobel, photograph by the artist.
Whimsical Worlds (January 29, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70195 70195-17547110@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 29, 2020 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Surrealist painter and instructor Greg Potter is based in Franklin, Indiana. After more than 20 years in the service and four tours in the Middle East, he is now pursuing his passion in painting and 3D art. Lightheartedness, quirkiness, and a desire for freedom are his creatures’ main traits as they fly on nests, sail on lakes, or venture into outer space. Looking for autonomy on their way somewhere, his boldly colored animal explorers, tourists, and misfits are uncaring about their surroundings and challenge expectations. They are out of their element due to circumstances beyond their control. One patient shared that for her, Potter’s work symbolized the process of adapting to a diagnosis by transforming into someone stronger and wiser without losing who you really are.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center North Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 10:25:57 -0500 2020-01-29T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-29T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Flying Penguins with Ugly Sweaters by Gregory Potter, photograph by the artist.
Reflections: An Ordinary Day (January 29, 2020 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68062 68062-16988270@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 29, 2020 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

UMMA’s second exhibition of Inuit art derived from the Power Family’s generous promised gift to the Museum in 2018 explores the relationship between the artist and the representation of everyday experiences. Through a selection of mid-century to contemporary Inuit prints, drawings, and sculptures that portray seemingly ordinary reflections of daily life along with daydreaming meditations, the exhibition bridges the mundane and the fantastic. Together, these artworks present a distinct imagery and a visual poetry culled from the day-to-day reality of life in the far polar north. The perspectives range from soaring gazes at the horizon to glimpses of commonplace social interactions. These contemplations reveal intimate connections among the artists, their communities, and their locale—a specific place and time composed of icy regions and vast seas and tundras. Reflections: An Ordinary Day takes visitors on a lyrical journey of the myriad spaces and routines within an Arctic landscape.

This exhibition is made possible by the Power Family Program for Inuit Art, established in 2018 through the generosity of Philip and Kathy Power.

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Exhibition Mon, 16 Dec 2019 12:16:33 -0500 2020-01-29T11:00:00-05:00 2020-01-29T17:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition https://umma.umich.edu/sites/default/files/FriendVisits.jpg
Americana Sampler (January 30, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70213 70213-17547759@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 30, 2020 8:00am
Location: Cancer Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Established in 1923 through the generosity of U-M Regent William L. Clements, the Clements Library is a treasure house of American history. It collects, preserves, and makes available primary sources about the Americas, with particular strengths in 18th and 19th century Americana. Drawing upon all four divisions of materials – books, manuscripts, maps and graphics – this display presents a small sampling of reproductions of the internationally significant holdings at the Clements and illustrates some topical strengths of the collections. Selections include handsome original artwork, compelling manuscripts, and printed resources with geographical connections spanning from the Caribbean to the Great Lakes.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Rogel Cancer Center Entrance Alcove, Level 2.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Opens January 27, 2020
Open Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:28:27 -0500 2020-01-30T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-30T17:00:00-05:00 Cancer Center Gifts of Art Exhibition British Men o’ War off Long Island, ca. 1814 by William Paine from U-M William L. Clements Library collection.
Cages, Nests & Butterflies (January 30, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70210 70210-17547612@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 30, 2020 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Anne Bae is a multidisciplinary artist based out of New York. Her sculptural works are infused with symbolism and metaphors in the forms of cages, nests and butterflies. All works are made entirely of varying weights and types of paper, including hanji (Korean traditional) and common coffee filters. Representing concepts of time, memory, openness and constraint, the pieces are created with traditional methods, using scissors and simple die-cutting tools; cross-disciplinary techniques, such as weaving and tatting used in fiber arts; and technologies like laser cutting machines. There are two series of paper nests: one created entirely without the use of adhesive, and the other involves tatting with knots. Viewers are encouraged to contemplate, find meaning and ultimately – hope.

Gifts of Art Gallery – University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:17:01 -0500 2020-01-30T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-30T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Unhidden Frame by Anne Bae, photograph by the artist.
Fractured History: Digital Art on Canvas (January 30, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70212 70212-17547719@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 30, 2020 8:00am
Location: Cancer Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Fractured History explores concepts of identity, love, loss and the connection between music, history and civil rights. Aaron Dworkin is a social entrepreneur, author, artist and professor of music. Classically trained in the violin, Dworkin grew up in a diverse household; his adoptive family is Jewish, his biological mother is Irish Catholic, and his biological father is African-American and a Jehovah’s Witness. His passion for inclusion and social justice inspired him to found the Sphinx Organization, which works to help reflect the diversity in the US in orchestras. The digital and mixed media works in this exhibit combine elements of music, diversity, and an evolving aesthetic of the abstract that mirrors a disjunct search for unconditional love.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Rogel Cancer Center, Level 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:23:03 -0500 2020-01-30T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-30T17:00:00-05:00 Cancer Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Diana’s Trumpet by Aaron Dworkin.
Hats & Fascinators (January 30, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70196 70196-17547193@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 30, 2020 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Luke Song’s Detroit millinery was frequented by the late great Aretha Franklin. Franklin wore her much-discussed Mr. Song hat for her performance at President Barack Obama’s 2009 inauguration. Mr. Song Millinery has been in business since 1982, making hats for church, the Kentucky Derby, Ascot, and other special occasions. Hats by Mr. Song Millinery are also on display at the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame, several African-American Museums, and the Smithsonian. “So consider yourself a part of history if you decide to wear one." – Pamela Thomas-Graham, “The Best Makers of Couture Millinery in the World”, 8/13/2019.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center North Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:03:50 -0500 2020-01-30T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-30T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Contessa by Mr. Song Millinery, photograph by Moza.
Healing Power of Nature: Mixed Media (January 30, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70205 70205-17547446@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 30, 2020 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Allison Svoboda was born in Detroit. A proud Midwesterner, she splits her time between studios in Chicago and Pentwater, Michigan. She is recognized for her ethereal paintings and sculptural installations. Finding the edge between intuitive and deliberate mark making, Svoboda’s work is a meditation on the earth’s last places of quiet and untouched beauty. Challenging the viewer to rethink their responsibility to Mother Earth, her collage works are intricate paintings layered to create sculptural works. These paintings are based on fractal geometry (infinitely unfolding terrains of self-similar shapes like those in living things. In 2015, she received a Hemera fellowship to study Zen and calligraphy in Japan, which continues to influence her work.

Gifts of Art Gallery – University Hospital Main Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:11:44 -0500 2020-01-30T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-30T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition by Allison Svoboda, photograph by the artist
High School Photo Project (January 30, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70202 70202-17547279@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 30, 2020 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

In her early career, Linda Erf Swift worked as a teacher and social worker in public schools, and later graduated from the School of the Art Institute, Chicago. 12 years into her current work, Swift photographs students in three high schools on Chicago’s Southside: Kenwood Academy, King College Prep (public schools) and University High (private). She asks seniors to bring in a quotation they believe speaks to their identity, and Swift takes their portrait with it on a blackboard behind them. The images challenge viewers to evaluate their assumptions about adolescents by opening a door into what young people really think and aspire to. The students’ choices reveal a youth culture that is wise and artistic, assertive and joyful, discerning and full of possibility.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center South Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:23:35 -0500 2020-01-30T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-30T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Noelle by Linda Erf Swift.
Personal Space: Oil & Chalk Pastel (January 30, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70207 70207-17547529@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 30, 2020 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

In this body of work, Detroit artist and U-M alumna Laura Cavanagh explores quiet, intimate spaces. An introvert by nature, “space,” and the preservation of personal space, is immensely important to her. She encounters these spaces both indoors and out, and she employs light and color to capture her emotional state relevant to the space. She works with oil and chalk pastel, a medium that allows her to make tangible those moments that are fleeting and transitory. Cavanagh breaks down architectural elements into bold blocks of color, creating an atmosphere of still quietude, so critical to her creative process.

Gifts of Art Gallery – University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:14:30 -0500 2020-01-30T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-30T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Is It Really Over? by Laura Cavanagh, photograph by the artist.
Shrines & Reliquaries: Memorializing Climate (January 30, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70204 70204-17547363@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 30, 2020 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

In 2017 Leslie Sobel, as artist in residence at Kluane National Park in Yukon Territory, Canada, camped on an icefield with a group of climate scientists. The landscape shrines in this exhibit combine her work as an environmental artist with the experience of that pristine, remote, beautiful, and at risk environment. The mixed media boxes – utilizing painting, monotype, photography, resin and encaustic – capture memories of places being altered by climate change. Meant to bring complex ideas and big emotions into a size one can literally hold in one’s hands, the works have charred exteriors and bright colors and metal leaf echoing traditional Tibetan iconography in depicting the beauty and spiritual power of high places.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center South Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:25:37 -0500 2020-01-30T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-30T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Sheep Mountain and Kluane Lake by Leslie Sobel, photograph by the artist.
Whimsical Worlds (January 30, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70195 70195-17547111@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 30, 2020 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Surrealist painter and instructor Greg Potter is based in Franklin, Indiana. After more than 20 years in the service and four tours in the Middle East, he is now pursuing his passion in painting and 3D art. Lightheartedness, quirkiness, and a desire for freedom are his creatures’ main traits as they fly on nests, sail on lakes, or venture into outer space. Looking for autonomy on their way somewhere, his boldly colored animal explorers, tourists, and misfits are uncaring about their surroundings and challenge expectations. They are out of their element due to circumstances beyond their control. One patient shared that for her, Potter’s work symbolized the process of adapting to a diagnosis by transforming into someone stronger and wiser without losing who you really are.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center North Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 10:25:57 -0500 2020-01-30T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-30T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Flying Penguins with Ugly Sweaters by Gregory Potter, photograph by the artist.
Reflections: An Ordinary Day (January 30, 2020 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68062 68062-16988271@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 30, 2020 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

UMMA’s second exhibition of Inuit art derived from the Power Family’s generous promised gift to the Museum in 2018 explores the relationship between the artist and the representation of everyday experiences. Through a selection of mid-century to contemporary Inuit prints, drawings, and sculptures that portray seemingly ordinary reflections of daily life along with daydreaming meditations, the exhibition bridges the mundane and the fantastic. Together, these artworks present a distinct imagery and a visual poetry culled from the day-to-day reality of life in the far polar north. The perspectives range from soaring gazes at the horizon to glimpses of commonplace social interactions. These contemplations reveal intimate connections among the artists, their communities, and their locale—a specific place and time composed of icy regions and vast seas and tundras. Reflections: An Ordinary Day takes visitors on a lyrical journey of the myriad spaces and routines within an Arctic landscape.

This exhibition is made possible by the Power Family Program for Inuit Art, established in 2018 through the generosity of Philip and Kathy Power.

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Exhibition Mon, 16 Dec 2019 12:16:33 -0500 2020-01-30T11:00:00-05:00 2020-01-30T17:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition https://umma.umich.edu/sites/default/files/FriendVisits.jpg
Jazz & More (January 30, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70800 70800-17644325@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 30, 2020 12:00pm
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

This trio features vocalist and guitarist Beth Stalker. A Detroit native, Stalker was an American Idol finalist, has won 7 Detroit Music Awards, and performs in a variety of musical styles. For the past 25 years, guitar virtuoso Jake Reichbart has been delighting audiences in the Great Lakes region and beyond. Along the way, he has picked up numerous praises and awards for his performances and recordings. While a noted bandleader and an in-demand sideman, Reichbart has made a name for himself with his instrumental solo work.

Gifts of Art free concert
Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020, 12:00-1:00 pm
University Hospital Main Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109

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Performance Mon, 23 Dec 2019 13:34:16 -0500 2020-01-30T12:00:00-05:00 2020-01-30T13:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Performance Photograph of Beth Stalker.
Americana Sampler (January 31, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70213 70213-17547760@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 31, 2020 8:00am
Location: Cancer Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Established in 1923 through the generosity of U-M Regent William L. Clements, the Clements Library is a treasure house of American history. It collects, preserves, and makes available primary sources about the Americas, with particular strengths in 18th and 19th century Americana. Drawing upon all four divisions of materials – books, manuscripts, maps and graphics – this display presents a small sampling of reproductions of the internationally significant holdings at the Clements and illustrates some topical strengths of the collections. Selections include handsome original artwork, compelling manuscripts, and printed resources with geographical connections spanning from the Caribbean to the Great Lakes.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Rogel Cancer Center Entrance Alcove, Level 2.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Opens January 27, 2020
Open Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:28:27 -0500 2020-01-31T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-31T17:00:00-05:00 Cancer Center Gifts of Art Exhibition British Men o’ War off Long Island, ca. 1814 by William Paine from U-M William L. Clements Library collection.
Cages, Nests & Butterflies (January 31, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70210 70210-17547613@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 31, 2020 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Anne Bae is a multidisciplinary artist based out of New York. Her sculptural works are infused with symbolism and metaphors in the forms of cages, nests and butterflies. All works are made entirely of varying weights and types of paper, including hanji (Korean traditional) and common coffee filters. Representing concepts of time, memory, openness and constraint, the pieces are created with traditional methods, using scissors and simple die-cutting tools; cross-disciplinary techniques, such as weaving and tatting used in fiber arts; and technologies like laser cutting machines. There are two series of paper nests: one created entirely without the use of adhesive, and the other involves tatting with knots. Viewers are encouraged to contemplate, find meaning and ultimately – hope.

Gifts of Art Gallery – University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:17:01 -0500 2020-01-31T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-31T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Unhidden Frame by Anne Bae, photograph by the artist.
Fractured History: Digital Art on Canvas (January 31, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70212 70212-17547720@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 31, 2020 8:00am
Location: Cancer Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Fractured History explores concepts of identity, love, loss and the connection between music, history and civil rights. Aaron Dworkin is a social entrepreneur, author, artist and professor of music. Classically trained in the violin, Dworkin grew up in a diverse household; his adoptive family is Jewish, his biological mother is Irish Catholic, and his biological father is African-American and a Jehovah’s Witness. His passion for inclusion and social justice inspired him to found the Sphinx Organization, which works to help reflect the diversity in the US in orchestras. The digital and mixed media works in this exhibit combine elements of music, diversity, and an evolving aesthetic of the abstract that mirrors a disjunct search for unconditional love.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Rogel Cancer Center, Level 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:23:03 -0500 2020-01-31T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-31T17:00:00-05:00 Cancer Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Diana’s Trumpet by Aaron Dworkin.
Hats & Fascinators (January 31, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70196 70196-17547194@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 31, 2020 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Luke Song’s Detroit millinery was frequented by the late great Aretha Franklin. Franklin wore her much-discussed Mr. Song hat for her performance at President Barack Obama’s 2009 inauguration. Mr. Song Millinery has been in business since 1982, making hats for church, the Kentucky Derby, Ascot, and other special occasions. Hats by Mr. Song Millinery are also on display at the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame, several African-American Museums, and the Smithsonian. “So consider yourself a part of history if you decide to wear one." – Pamela Thomas-Graham, “The Best Makers of Couture Millinery in the World”, 8/13/2019.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center North Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:03:50 -0500 2020-01-31T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-31T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Contessa by Mr. Song Millinery, photograph by Moza.
Healing Power of Nature: Mixed Media (January 31, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70205 70205-17547447@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 31, 2020 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Allison Svoboda was born in Detroit. A proud Midwesterner, she splits her time between studios in Chicago and Pentwater, Michigan. She is recognized for her ethereal paintings and sculptural installations. Finding the edge between intuitive and deliberate mark making, Svoboda’s work is a meditation on the earth’s last places of quiet and untouched beauty. Challenging the viewer to rethink their responsibility to Mother Earth, her collage works are intricate paintings layered to create sculptural works. These paintings are based on fractal geometry (infinitely unfolding terrains of self-similar shapes like those in living things. In 2015, she received a Hemera fellowship to study Zen and calligraphy in Japan, which continues to influence her work.

Gifts of Art Gallery – University Hospital Main Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:11:44 -0500 2020-01-31T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-31T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition by Allison Svoboda, photograph by the artist
High School Photo Project (January 31, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70202 70202-17547280@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 31, 2020 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

In her early career, Linda Erf Swift worked as a teacher and social worker in public schools, and later graduated from the School of the Art Institute, Chicago. 12 years into her current work, Swift photographs students in three high schools on Chicago’s Southside: Kenwood Academy, King College Prep (public schools) and University High (private). She asks seniors to bring in a quotation they believe speaks to their identity, and Swift takes their portrait with it on a blackboard behind them. The images challenge viewers to evaluate their assumptions about adolescents by opening a door into what young people really think and aspire to. The students’ choices reveal a youth culture that is wise and artistic, assertive and joyful, discerning and full of possibility.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center South Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:23:35 -0500 2020-01-31T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-31T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Noelle by Linda Erf Swift.
Personal Space: Oil & Chalk Pastel (January 31, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70207 70207-17547530@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 31, 2020 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

In this body of work, Detroit artist and U-M alumna Laura Cavanagh explores quiet, intimate spaces. An introvert by nature, “space,” and the preservation of personal space, is immensely important to her. She encounters these spaces both indoors and out, and she employs light and color to capture her emotional state relevant to the space. She works with oil and chalk pastel, a medium that allows her to make tangible those moments that are fleeting and transitory. Cavanagh breaks down architectural elements into bold blocks of color, creating an atmosphere of still quietude, so critical to her creative process.

Gifts of Art Gallery – University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:14:30 -0500 2020-01-31T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-31T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Is It Really Over? by Laura Cavanagh, photograph by the artist.
Shrines & Reliquaries: Memorializing Climate (January 31, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70204 70204-17547364@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 31, 2020 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

In 2017 Leslie Sobel, as artist in residence at Kluane National Park in Yukon Territory, Canada, camped on an icefield with a group of climate scientists. The landscape shrines in this exhibit combine her work as an environmental artist with the experience of that pristine, remote, beautiful, and at risk environment. The mixed media boxes – utilizing painting, monotype, photography, resin and encaustic – capture memories of places being altered by climate change. Meant to bring complex ideas and big emotions into a size one can literally hold in one’s hands, the works have charred exteriors and bright colors and metal leaf echoing traditional Tibetan iconography in depicting the beauty and spiritual power of high places.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center South Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:25:37 -0500 2020-01-31T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-31T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Sheep Mountain and Kluane Lake by Leslie Sobel, photograph by the artist.
Whimsical Worlds (January 31, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70195 70195-17547112@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 31, 2020 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Surrealist painter and instructor Greg Potter is based in Franklin, Indiana. After more than 20 years in the service and four tours in the Middle East, he is now pursuing his passion in painting and 3D art. Lightheartedness, quirkiness, and a desire for freedom are his creatures’ main traits as they fly on nests, sail on lakes, or venture into outer space. Looking for autonomy on their way somewhere, his boldly colored animal explorers, tourists, and misfits are uncaring about their surroundings and challenge expectations. They are out of their element due to circumstances beyond their control. One patient shared that for her, Potter’s work symbolized the process of adapting to a diagnosis by transforming into someone stronger and wiser without losing who you really are.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center North Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 10:25:57 -0500 2020-01-31T08:00:00-05:00 2020-01-31T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Flying Penguins with Ugly Sweaters by Gregory Potter, photograph by the artist.
Reflections: An Ordinary Day (January 31, 2020 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68062 68062-16988272@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 31, 2020 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

UMMA’s second exhibition of Inuit art derived from the Power Family’s generous promised gift to the Museum in 2018 explores the relationship between the artist and the representation of everyday experiences. Through a selection of mid-century to contemporary Inuit prints, drawings, and sculptures that portray seemingly ordinary reflections of daily life along with daydreaming meditations, the exhibition bridges the mundane and the fantastic. Together, these artworks present a distinct imagery and a visual poetry culled from the day-to-day reality of life in the far polar north. The perspectives range from soaring gazes at the horizon to glimpses of commonplace social interactions. These contemplations reveal intimate connections among the artists, their communities, and their locale—a specific place and time composed of icy regions and vast seas and tundras. Reflections: An Ordinary Day takes visitors on a lyrical journey of the myriad spaces and routines within an Arctic landscape.

This exhibition is made possible by the Power Family Program for Inuit Art, established in 2018 through the generosity of Philip and Kathy Power.

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Exhibition Mon, 16 Dec 2019 12:16:33 -0500 2020-01-31T11:00:00-05:00 2020-01-31T17:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition https://umma.umich.edu/sites/default/files/FriendVisits.jpg
Americana Sampler (February 1, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70213 70213-17547761@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 1, 2020 8:00am
Location: Cancer Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Established in 1923 through the generosity of U-M Regent William L. Clements, the Clements Library is a treasure house of American history. It collects, preserves, and makes available primary sources about the Americas, with particular strengths in 18th and 19th century Americana. Drawing upon all four divisions of materials – books, manuscripts, maps and graphics – this display presents a small sampling of reproductions of the internationally significant holdings at the Clements and illustrates some topical strengths of the collections. Selections include handsome original artwork, compelling manuscripts, and printed resources with geographical connections spanning from the Caribbean to the Great Lakes.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Rogel Cancer Center Entrance Alcove, Level 2.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Opens January 27, 2020
Open Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:28:27 -0500 2020-02-01T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-01T17:00:00-05:00 Cancer Center Gifts of Art Exhibition British Men o’ War off Long Island, ca. 1814 by William Paine from U-M William L. Clements Library collection.
Cages, Nests & Butterflies (February 1, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70210 70210-17547614@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 1, 2020 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Anne Bae is a multidisciplinary artist based out of New York. Her sculptural works are infused with symbolism and metaphors in the forms of cages, nests and butterflies. All works are made entirely of varying weights and types of paper, including hanji (Korean traditional) and common coffee filters. Representing concepts of time, memory, openness and constraint, the pieces are created with traditional methods, using scissors and simple die-cutting tools; cross-disciplinary techniques, such as weaving and tatting used in fiber arts; and technologies like laser cutting machines. There are two series of paper nests: one created entirely without the use of adhesive, and the other involves tatting with knots. Viewers are encouraged to contemplate, find meaning and ultimately – hope.

Gifts of Art Gallery – University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:17:01 -0500 2020-02-01T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-01T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Unhidden Frame by Anne Bae, photograph by the artist.
Fractured History: Digital Art on Canvas (February 1, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70212 70212-17547721@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 1, 2020 8:00am
Location: Cancer Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Fractured History explores concepts of identity, love, loss and the connection between music, history and civil rights. Aaron Dworkin is a social entrepreneur, author, artist and professor of music. Classically trained in the violin, Dworkin grew up in a diverse household; his adoptive family is Jewish, his biological mother is Irish Catholic, and his biological father is African-American and a Jehovah’s Witness. His passion for inclusion and social justice inspired him to found the Sphinx Organization, which works to help reflect the diversity in the US in orchestras. The digital and mixed media works in this exhibit combine elements of music, diversity, and an evolving aesthetic of the abstract that mirrors a disjunct search for unconditional love.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Rogel Cancer Center, Level 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:23:03 -0500 2020-02-01T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-01T17:00:00-05:00 Cancer Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Diana’s Trumpet by Aaron Dworkin.
Hats & Fascinators (February 1, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70196 70196-17547195@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 1, 2020 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Luke Song’s Detroit millinery was frequented by the late great Aretha Franklin. Franklin wore her much-discussed Mr. Song hat for her performance at President Barack Obama’s 2009 inauguration. Mr. Song Millinery has been in business since 1982, making hats for church, the Kentucky Derby, Ascot, and other special occasions. Hats by Mr. Song Millinery are also on display at the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame, several African-American Museums, and the Smithsonian. “So consider yourself a part of history if you decide to wear one." – Pamela Thomas-Graham, “The Best Makers of Couture Millinery in the World”, 8/13/2019.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center North Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:03:50 -0500 2020-02-01T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-01T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Contessa by Mr. Song Millinery, photograph by Moza.
Healing Power of Nature: Mixed Media (February 1, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70205 70205-17547448@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 1, 2020 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Allison Svoboda was born in Detroit. A proud Midwesterner, she splits her time between studios in Chicago and Pentwater, Michigan. She is recognized for her ethereal paintings and sculptural installations. Finding the edge between intuitive and deliberate mark making, Svoboda’s work is a meditation on the earth’s last places of quiet and untouched beauty. Challenging the viewer to rethink their responsibility to Mother Earth, her collage works are intricate paintings layered to create sculptural works. These paintings are based on fractal geometry (infinitely unfolding terrains of self-similar shapes like those in living things. In 2015, she received a Hemera fellowship to study Zen and calligraphy in Japan, which continues to influence her work.

Gifts of Art Gallery – University Hospital Main Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:11:44 -0500 2020-02-01T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-01T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition by Allison Svoboda, photograph by the artist
High School Photo Project (February 1, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70202 70202-17547281@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 1, 2020 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

In her early career, Linda Erf Swift worked as a teacher and social worker in public schools, and later graduated from the School of the Art Institute, Chicago. 12 years into her current work, Swift photographs students in three high schools on Chicago’s Southside: Kenwood Academy, King College Prep (public schools) and University High (private). She asks seniors to bring in a quotation they believe speaks to their identity, and Swift takes their portrait with it on a blackboard behind them. The images challenge viewers to evaluate their assumptions about adolescents by opening a door into what young people really think and aspire to. The students’ choices reveal a youth culture that is wise and artistic, assertive and joyful, discerning and full of possibility.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center South Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:23:35 -0500 2020-02-01T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-01T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Noelle by Linda Erf Swift.
Personal Space: Oil & Chalk Pastel (February 1, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70207 70207-17547531@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 1, 2020 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

In this body of work, Detroit artist and U-M alumna Laura Cavanagh explores quiet, intimate spaces. An introvert by nature, “space,” and the preservation of personal space, is immensely important to her. She encounters these spaces both indoors and out, and she employs light and color to capture her emotional state relevant to the space. She works with oil and chalk pastel, a medium that allows her to make tangible those moments that are fleeting and transitory. Cavanagh breaks down architectural elements into bold blocks of color, creating an atmosphere of still quietude, so critical to her creative process.

Gifts of Art Gallery – University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:14:30 -0500 2020-02-01T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-01T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Is It Really Over? by Laura Cavanagh, photograph by the artist.
Shrines & Reliquaries: Memorializing Climate (February 1, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70204 70204-17547365@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 1, 2020 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

In 2017 Leslie Sobel, as artist in residence at Kluane National Park in Yukon Territory, Canada, camped on an icefield with a group of climate scientists. The landscape shrines in this exhibit combine her work as an environmental artist with the experience of that pristine, remote, beautiful, and at risk environment. The mixed media boxes – utilizing painting, monotype, photography, resin and encaustic – capture memories of places being altered by climate change. Meant to bring complex ideas and big emotions into a size one can literally hold in one’s hands, the works have charred exteriors and bright colors and metal leaf echoing traditional Tibetan iconography in depicting the beauty and spiritual power of high places.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center South Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:25:37 -0500 2020-02-01T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-01T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Sheep Mountain and Kluane Lake by Leslie Sobel, photograph by the artist.
Whimsical Worlds (February 1, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70195 70195-17547113@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 1, 2020 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Surrealist painter and instructor Greg Potter is based in Franklin, Indiana. After more than 20 years in the service and four tours in the Middle East, he is now pursuing his passion in painting and 3D art. Lightheartedness, quirkiness, and a desire for freedom are his creatures’ main traits as they fly on nests, sail on lakes, or venture into outer space. Looking for autonomy on their way somewhere, his boldly colored animal explorers, tourists, and misfits are uncaring about their surroundings and challenge expectations. They are out of their element due to circumstances beyond their control. One patient shared that for her, Potter’s work symbolized the process of adapting to a diagnosis by transforming into someone stronger and wiser without losing who you really are.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center North Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 10:25:57 -0500 2020-02-01T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-01T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Flying Penguins with Ugly Sweaters by Gregory Potter, photograph by the artist.
Reflections: An Ordinary Day (February 1, 2020 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68062 68062-16988273@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 1, 2020 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

UMMA’s second exhibition of Inuit art derived from the Power Family’s generous promised gift to the Museum in 2018 explores the relationship between the artist and the representation of everyday experiences. Through a selection of mid-century to contemporary Inuit prints, drawings, and sculptures that portray seemingly ordinary reflections of daily life along with daydreaming meditations, the exhibition bridges the mundane and the fantastic. Together, these artworks present a distinct imagery and a visual poetry culled from the day-to-day reality of life in the far polar north. The perspectives range from soaring gazes at the horizon to glimpses of commonplace social interactions. These contemplations reveal intimate connections among the artists, their communities, and their locale—a specific place and time composed of icy regions and vast seas and tundras. Reflections: An Ordinary Day takes visitors on a lyrical journey of the myriad spaces and routines within an Arctic landscape.

This exhibition is made possible by the Power Family Program for Inuit Art, established in 2018 through the generosity of Philip and Kathy Power.

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Exhibition Mon, 16 Dec 2019 12:16:33 -0500 2020-02-01T11:00:00-05:00 2020-02-01T17:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition https://umma.umich.edu/sites/default/files/FriendVisits.jpg
Science Forum Demo (February 1, 2020 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70939 70939-17758015@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 1, 2020 11:00am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Take a journey through deep time as we explore a story that has taken millions of years to unfold, and then examine a brand new discovery! Where did life begin? How did the first four-footed land animals emerge? And why do fossil whales have feet? Participants examine the museum’s fossil whales and related species as they learn about the evolutionary processes responsible for the diversity of life on earth. After a brief presentation, visitors can make a cast of a tooth from an ancient whale species called Dorudon and help to construct an evolutionary timeline.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 06 Jan 2020 10:18:04 -0500 2020-02-01T11:00:00-05:00 2020-02-01T11:15:00-05:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Lecture / Discussion Science Forum Demos
Paleo Prep Lab Chat (February 1, 2020 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/69902 69902-17758046@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 1, 2020 11:30am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us at the visible labs in the atriums for a discussion about the science happening inside. All ages welcome. Please check the Welcome Desk for times.

Stop by and chat with an educator in front of the Paleo Prep Lab near the mastodons and learn about the tools and skills needed to prepare and cast fossils for research and display.

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Class / Instruction Mon, 06 Jan 2020 10:29:38 -0500 2020-02-01T11:30:00-05:00 2020-02-01T11:45:00-05:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Class / Instruction Biological Sciences Building
Scientist in the Forum (February 1, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69901 69901-17758037@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 1, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Check at the Welcome Desk for schedule.

Join a University of Michigan researcher in the Science Forum for a special peek into cutting-edge research. Interactive presentations last about 15 minutes, with time for conversation afterwards. Presentations are appropriate for ages 5 and up.

Schedule subject to change.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 05 Feb 2020 14:32:50 -0500 2020-02-01T13:00:00-05:00 2020-02-01T13:15:00-05:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Lecture / Discussion Scientists in the Forum, most weekends at 1:00 p.m.
Science Forum Demo (February 1, 2020 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70941 70941-17758028@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 1, 2020 3:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us in the Science Forum for 15-20 minute engaging science demonstrations that will help you see the world in a whole new way. Demonstrations are appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above.

Home to 84% of North American surface fresh water, complex ecosystems, and more than 30 million people, the Great Lakes are the backdrop for all life on both of Michigan’s peninsulas. Explore their natural history, current human impact, and the challenges for the future. Can you guess where the oldest fossils are? Or how much of the world’s accessible fresh water the Lakes contain? Join us.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 30 Jan 2020 15:50:16 -0500 2020-02-01T15:00:00-05:00 2020-02-01T15:15:00-05:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Lecture / Discussion UMMNH Science Forum
Biodiversity Lab Chat (February 1, 2020 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69903 69903-17758055@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 1, 2020 3:30pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us at the visible labs in the atriums for a discussion about the science happening inside. All ages welcome. Please check the Welcome Desk for times.

Stop by and chat with an educator in front of the Biodiversity Genomics Lab on the second floor, near the giant pterosaur, to learn about how and why scientists process DNA samples from plants and animals around the world.

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Other Mon, 06 Jan 2020 10:31:16 -0500 2020-02-01T15:30:00-05:00 2020-02-01T15:45:00-05:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Other Biological Sciences Building
Americana Sampler (February 2, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70213 70213-17547762@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 2, 2020 8:00am
Location: Cancer Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Established in 1923 through the generosity of U-M Regent William L. Clements, the Clements Library is a treasure house of American history. It collects, preserves, and makes available primary sources about the Americas, with particular strengths in 18th and 19th century Americana. Drawing upon all four divisions of materials – books, manuscripts, maps and graphics – this display presents a small sampling of reproductions of the internationally significant holdings at the Clements and illustrates some topical strengths of the collections. Selections include handsome original artwork, compelling manuscripts, and printed resources with geographical connections spanning from the Caribbean to the Great Lakes.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Rogel Cancer Center Entrance Alcove, Level 2.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Opens January 27, 2020
Open Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:28:27 -0500 2020-02-02T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-02T17:00:00-05:00 Cancer Center Gifts of Art Exhibition British Men o’ War off Long Island, ca. 1814 by William Paine from U-M William L. Clements Library collection.
Cages, Nests & Butterflies (February 2, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70210 70210-17547615@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 2, 2020 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Anne Bae is a multidisciplinary artist based out of New York. Her sculptural works are infused with symbolism and metaphors in the forms of cages, nests and butterflies. All works are made entirely of varying weights and types of paper, including hanji (Korean traditional) and common coffee filters. Representing concepts of time, memory, openness and constraint, the pieces are created with traditional methods, using scissors and simple die-cutting tools; cross-disciplinary techniques, such as weaving and tatting used in fiber arts; and technologies like laser cutting machines. There are two series of paper nests: one created entirely without the use of adhesive, and the other involves tatting with knots. Viewers are encouraged to contemplate, find meaning and ultimately – hope.

Gifts of Art Gallery – University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:17:01 -0500 2020-02-02T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-02T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Unhidden Frame by Anne Bae, photograph by the artist.
Fractured History: Digital Art on Canvas (February 2, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70212 70212-17547722@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 2, 2020 8:00am
Location: Cancer Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Fractured History explores concepts of identity, love, loss and the connection between music, history and civil rights. Aaron Dworkin is a social entrepreneur, author, artist and professor of music. Classically trained in the violin, Dworkin grew up in a diverse household; his adoptive family is Jewish, his biological mother is Irish Catholic, and his biological father is African-American and a Jehovah’s Witness. His passion for inclusion and social justice inspired him to found the Sphinx Organization, which works to help reflect the diversity in the US in orchestras. The digital and mixed media works in this exhibit combine elements of music, diversity, and an evolving aesthetic of the abstract that mirrors a disjunct search for unconditional love.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Rogel Cancer Center, Level 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:23:03 -0500 2020-02-02T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-02T17:00:00-05:00 Cancer Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Diana’s Trumpet by Aaron Dworkin.
Hats & Fascinators (February 2, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70196 70196-17547196@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 2, 2020 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Luke Song’s Detroit millinery was frequented by the late great Aretha Franklin. Franklin wore her much-discussed Mr. Song hat for her performance at President Barack Obama’s 2009 inauguration. Mr. Song Millinery has been in business since 1982, making hats for church, the Kentucky Derby, Ascot, and other special occasions. Hats by Mr. Song Millinery are also on display at the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame, several African-American Museums, and the Smithsonian. “So consider yourself a part of history if you decide to wear one." – Pamela Thomas-Graham, “The Best Makers of Couture Millinery in the World”, 8/13/2019.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center North Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:03:50 -0500 2020-02-02T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-02T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Contessa by Mr. Song Millinery, photograph by Moza.
Healing Power of Nature: Mixed Media (February 2, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70205 70205-17547449@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 2, 2020 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Allison Svoboda was born in Detroit. A proud Midwesterner, she splits her time between studios in Chicago and Pentwater, Michigan. She is recognized for her ethereal paintings and sculptural installations. Finding the edge between intuitive and deliberate mark making, Svoboda’s work is a meditation on the earth’s last places of quiet and untouched beauty. Challenging the viewer to rethink their responsibility to Mother Earth, her collage works are intricate paintings layered to create sculptural works. These paintings are based on fractal geometry (infinitely unfolding terrains of self-similar shapes like those in living things. In 2015, she received a Hemera fellowship to study Zen and calligraphy in Japan, which continues to influence her work.

Gifts of Art Gallery – University Hospital Main Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:11:44 -0500 2020-02-02T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-02T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition by Allison Svoboda, photograph by the artist
High School Photo Project (February 2, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70202 70202-17547282@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 2, 2020 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

In her early career, Linda Erf Swift worked as a teacher and social worker in public schools, and later graduated from the School of the Art Institute, Chicago. 12 years into her current work, Swift photographs students in three high schools on Chicago’s Southside: Kenwood Academy, King College Prep (public schools) and University High (private). She asks seniors to bring in a quotation they believe speaks to their identity, and Swift takes their portrait with it on a blackboard behind them. The images challenge viewers to evaluate their assumptions about adolescents by opening a door into what young people really think and aspire to. The students’ choices reveal a youth culture that is wise and artistic, assertive and joyful, discerning and full of possibility.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center South Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:23:35 -0500 2020-02-02T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-02T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Noelle by Linda Erf Swift.
Personal Space: Oil & Chalk Pastel (February 2, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70207 70207-17547532@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 2, 2020 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

In this body of work, Detroit artist and U-M alumna Laura Cavanagh explores quiet, intimate spaces. An introvert by nature, “space,” and the preservation of personal space, is immensely important to her. She encounters these spaces both indoors and out, and she employs light and color to capture her emotional state relevant to the space. She works with oil and chalk pastel, a medium that allows her to make tangible those moments that are fleeting and transitory. Cavanagh breaks down architectural elements into bold blocks of color, creating an atmosphere of still quietude, so critical to her creative process.

Gifts of Art Gallery – University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:14:30 -0500 2020-02-02T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-02T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Is It Really Over? by Laura Cavanagh, photograph by the artist.
Shrines & Reliquaries: Memorializing Climate (February 2, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70204 70204-17547366@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 2, 2020 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

In 2017 Leslie Sobel, as artist in residence at Kluane National Park in Yukon Territory, Canada, camped on an icefield with a group of climate scientists. The landscape shrines in this exhibit combine her work as an environmental artist with the experience of that pristine, remote, beautiful, and at risk environment. The mixed media boxes – utilizing painting, monotype, photography, resin and encaustic – capture memories of places being altered by climate change. Meant to bring complex ideas and big emotions into a size one can literally hold in one’s hands, the works have charred exteriors and bright colors and metal leaf echoing traditional Tibetan iconography in depicting the beauty and spiritual power of high places.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center South Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:25:37 -0500 2020-02-02T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-02T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Sheep Mountain and Kluane Lake by Leslie Sobel, photograph by the artist.
Whimsical Worlds (February 2, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70195 70195-17547114@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 2, 2020 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Surrealist painter and instructor Greg Potter is based in Franklin, Indiana. After more than 20 years in the service and four tours in the Middle East, he is now pursuing his passion in painting and 3D art. Lightheartedness, quirkiness, and a desire for freedom are his creatures’ main traits as they fly on nests, sail on lakes, or venture into outer space. Looking for autonomy on their way somewhere, his boldly colored animal explorers, tourists, and misfits are uncaring about their surroundings and challenge expectations. They are out of their element due to circumstances beyond their control. One patient shared that for her, Potter’s work symbolized the process of adapting to a diagnosis by transforming into someone stronger and wiser without losing who you really are.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center North Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 10:25:57 -0500 2020-02-02T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-02T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Flying Penguins with Ugly Sweaters by Gregory Potter, photograph by the artist.
Science Forum Demo (February 2, 2020 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70939 70939-17758020@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 2, 2020 11:00am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Take a journey through deep time as we explore a story that has taken millions of years to unfold, and then examine a brand new discovery! Where did life begin? How did the first four-footed land animals emerge? And why do fossil whales have feet? Participants examine the museum’s fossil whales and related species as they learn about the evolutionary processes responsible for the diversity of life on earth. After a brief presentation, visitors can make a cast of a tooth from an ancient whale species called Dorudon and help to construct an evolutionary timeline.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 06 Jan 2020 10:18:04 -0500 2020-02-02T11:00:00-05:00 2020-02-02T11:15:00-05:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Lecture / Discussion Science Forum Demos
Paleo Prep Lab Chat (February 2, 2020 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/69902 69902-17758051@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 2, 2020 11:30am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us at the visible labs in the atriums for a discussion about the science happening inside. All ages welcome. Please check the Welcome Desk for times.

Stop by and chat with an educator in front of the Paleo Prep Lab near the mastodons and learn about the tools and skills needed to prepare and cast fossils for research and display.

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Class / Instruction Mon, 06 Jan 2020 10:29:38 -0500 2020-02-02T11:30:00-05:00 2020-02-02T11:45:00-05:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Class / Instruction Biological Sciences Building
Reflections: An Ordinary Day (February 2, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68062 68062-16988274@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 2, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

UMMA’s second exhibition of Inuit art derived from the Power Family’s generous promised gift to the Museum in 2018 explores the relationship between the artist and the representation of everyday experiences. Through a selection of mid-century to contemporary Inuit prints, drawings, and sculptures that portray seemingly ordinary reflections of daily life along with daydreaming meditations, the exhibition bridges the mundane and the fantastic. Together, these artworks present a distinct imagery and a visual poetry culled from the day-to-day reality of life in the far polar north. The perspectives range from soaring gazes at the horizon to glimpses of commonplace social interactions. These contemplations reveal intimate connections among the artists, their communities, and their locale—a specific place and time composed of icy regions and vast seas and tundras. Reflections: An Ordinary Day takes visitors on a lyrical journey of the myriad spaces and routines within an Arctic landscape.

This exhibition is made possible by the Power Family Program for Inuit Art, established in 2018 through the generosity of Philip and Kathy Power.

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Exhibition Mon, 16 Dec 2019 12:16:33 -0500 2020-02-02T12:00:00-05:00 2020-02-02T17:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition https://umma.umich.edu/sites/default/files/FriendVisits.jpg
Scientist in the Forum (February 2, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69901 69901-17758042@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 2, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Check at the Welcome Desk for schedule.

Join a University of Michigan researcher in the Science Forum for a special peek into cutting-edge research. Interactive presentations last about 15 minutes, with time for conversation afterwards. Presentations are appropriate for ages 5 and up.

Schedule subject to change.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 05 Feb 2020 14:32:50 -0500 2020-02-02T13:00:00-05:00 2020-02-02T13:15:00-05:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Lecture / Discussion Scientists in the Forum, most weekends at 1:00 p.m.
UMMA Pop Up: Grant Flick & Hannah O'Brien (February 2, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70808 70808-17646386@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 2, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

SMTD students Grant Flick (fiddle and tenor guitar), and Hannah O’Brien (fiddle), have been working together to compose in multiple genres. With Hannah’s fiddling style rooted in traditional Irish music, and Grant’s background in American old-time, bluegrass and jazz music, the two have worked to fuse these genres as well as explore new traditional folk outlets. The duo will be playing traditional tunes as well as new compositions and arrangements that they are excited to share. 

For a taste of this music, you can find Grant’s work on Instagram as well as his albums with Jacob Warren and their group, Westbound Situation on Spotify and Bandcamp. 

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Performance Sun, 02 Feb 2020 18:17:33 -0500 2020-02-02T13:00:00-05:00 2020-02-02T14:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Performance Museum of Art
Science Forum Demo (February 2, 2020 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70941 70941-17758033@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 2, 2020 3:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us in the Science Forum for 15-20 minute engaging science demonstrations that will help you see the world in a whole new way. Demonstrations are appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above.

Home to 84% of North American surface fresh water, complex ecosystems, and more than 30 million people, the Great Lakes are the backdrop for all life on both of Michigan’s peninsulas. Explore their natural history, current human impact, and the challenges for the future. Can you guess where the oldest fossils are? Or how much of the world’s accessible fresh water the Lakes contain? Join us.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 30 Jan 2020 15:50:16 -0500 2020-02-02T15:00:00-05:00 2020-02-02T15:15:00-05:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Lecture / Discussion UMMNH Science Forum
Biodiversity Lab Chat (February 2, 2020 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69903 69903-17758060@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 2, 2020 3:30pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us at the visible labs in the atriums for a discussion about the science happening inside. All ages welcome. Please check the Welcome Desk for times.

Stop by and chat with an educator in front of the Biodiversity Genomics Lab on the second floor, near the giant pterosaur, to learn about how and why scientists process DNA samples from plants and animals around the world.

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Other Mon, 06 Jan 2020 10:31:16 -0500 2020-02-02T15:30:00-05:00 2020-02-02T15:45:00-05:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Other Biological Sciences Building
Malaysian Cultural Night 2020 (February 2, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71700 71700-17868607@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 2, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre
Organized By: Michigan Malaysian Students' Association (MiMSA)

For the past 10 years, the Michigan Malaysian Students' Association (MiMSA) has come together to prepare for one special night every year: the Malaysian Cultural Night.
Free for all, people of all ages are welcome to spend their evening with a musical that delves into Malaysian art, culture and racial dynamics. Guests are also invited for a free dinner with some good Malaysian company after the show. This year, we present Kita.

Kita (Us)

Malaysian Cultural Night 2020 will follow the story of 4 Malaysian students who transferred to the University of Michigan, each with their unique background stories. The light hearted play will showcase unity among ethnically diverse people, and most importantly, the significance of true friendship. The characters will embody individuals that struggle with family expectations, finding their identities away from home, making friends all whilst adapting to a new culture in a new country. This play is highly relatable to students who are studying abroad, and it aims to realize the experience as well as to educate the non-Malaysian audience on our identity. MCN 2020 will also showcase a variety of traditional dances from different ethnic groups in Malaysia.

To RSVP: https://www.universe.com/events/malaysian-cultural-night-2020-tickets-6TYBWL

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Performance Sun, 19 Jan 2020 10:53:10 -0500 2020-02-02T18:00:00-05:00 2020-02-02T21:00:00-05:00 Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre Michigan Malaysian Students' Association (MiMSA) Performance Malaysian Cultural Night 2020
Americana Sampler (February 3, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70213 70213-17547763@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 3, 2020 8:00am
Location: Cancer Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Established in 1923 through the generosity of U-M Regent William L. Clements, the Clements Library is a treasure house of American history. It collects, preserves, and makes available primary sources about the Americas, with particular strengths in 18th and 19th century Americana. Drawing upon all four divisions of materials – books, manuscripts, maps and graphics – this display presents a small sampling of reproductions of the internationally significant holdings at the Clements and illustrates some topical strengths of the collections. Selections include handsome original artwork, compelling manuscripts, and printed resources with geographical connections spanning from the Caribbean to the Great Lakes.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Rogel Cancer Center Entrance Alcove, Level 2.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Opens January 27, 2020
Open Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:28:27 -0500 2020-02-03T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-03T17:00:00-05:00 Cancer Center Gifts of Art Exhibition British Men o’ War off Long Island, ca. 1814 by William Paine from U-M William L. Clements Library collection.
Cages, Nests & Butterflies (February 3, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70210 70210-17547616@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 3, 2020 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Anne Bae is a multidisciplinary artist based out of New York. Her sculptural works are infused with symbolism and metaphors in the forms of cages, nests and butterflies. All works are made entirely of varying weights and types of paper, including hanji (Korean traditional) and common coffee filters. Representing concepts of time, memory, openness and constraint, the pieces are created with traditional methods, using scissors and simple die-cutting tools; cross-disciplinary techniques, such as weaving and tatting used in fiber arts; and technologies like laser cutting machines. There are two series of paper nests: one created entirely without the use of adhesive, and the other involves tatting with knots. Viewers are encouraged to contemplate, find meaning and ultimately – hope.

Gifts of Art Gallery – University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:17:01 -0500 2020-02-03T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-03T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Unhidden Frame by Anne Bae, photograph by the artist.
Fractured History: Digital Art on Canvas (February 3, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70212 70212-17547723@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 3, 2020 8:00am
Location: Cancer Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Fractured History explores concepts of identity, love, loss and the connection between music, history and civil rights. Aaron Dworkin is a social entrepreneur, author, artist and professor of music. Classically trained in the violin, Dworkin grew up in a diverse household; his adoptive family is Jewish, his biological mother is Irish Catholic, and his biological father is African-American and a Jehovah’s Witness. His passion for inclusion and social justice inspired him to found the Sphinx Organization, which works to help reflect the diversity in the US in orchestras. The digital and mixed media works in this exhibit combine elements of music, diversity, and an evolving aesthetic of the abstract that mirrors a disjunct search for unconditional love.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Rogel Cancer Center, Level 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:23:03 -0500 2020-02-03T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-03T17:00:00-05:00 Cancer Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Diana’s Trumpet by Aaron Dworkin.
Hats & Fascinators (February 3, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70196 70196-17547197@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 3, 2020 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Luke Song’s Detroit millinery was frequented by the late great Aretha Franklin. Franklin wore her much-discussed Mr. Song hat for her performance at President Barack Obama’s 2009 inauguration. Mr. Song Millinery has been in business since 1982, making hats for church, the Kentucky Derby, Ascot, and other special occasions. Hats by Mr. Song Millinery are also on display at the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame, several African-American Museums, and the Smithsonian. “So consider yourself a part of history if you decide to wear one." – Pamela Thomas-Graham, “The Best Makers of Couture Millinery in the World”, 8/13/2019.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center North Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:03:50 -0500 2020-02-03T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-03T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Contessa by Mr. Song Millinery, photograph by Moza.
Healing Power of Nature: Mixed Media (February 3, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70205 70205-17547450@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 3, 2020 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Allison Svoboda was born in Detroit. A proud Midwesterner, she splits her time between studios in Chicago and Pentwater, Michigan. She is recognized for her ethereal paintings and sculptural installations. Finding the edge between intuitive and deliberate mark making, Svoboda’s work is a meditation on the earth’s last places of quiet and untouched beauty. Challenging the viewer to rethink their responsibility to Mother Earth, her collage works are intricate paintings layered to create sculptural works. These paintings are based on fractal geometry (infinitely unfolding terrains of self-similar shapes like those in living things. In 2015, she received a Hemera fellowship to study Zen and calligraphy in Japan, which continues to influence her work.

Gifts of Art Gallery – University Hospital Main Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:11:44 -0500 2020-02-03T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-03T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition by Allison Svoboda, photograph by the artist
High School Photo Project (February 3, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70202 70202-17547283@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 3, 2020 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

In her early career, Linda Erf Swift worked as a teacher and social worker in public schools, and later graduated from the School of the Art Institute, Chicago. 12 years into her current work, Swift photographs students in three high schools on Chicago’s Southside: Kenwood Academy, King College Prep (public schools) and University High (private). She asks seniors to bring in a quotation they believe speaks to their identity, and Swift takes their portrait with it on a blackboard behind them. The images challenge viewers to evaluate their assumptions about adolescents by opening a door into what young people really think and aspire to. The students’ choices reveal a youth culture that is wise and artistic, assertive and joyful, discerning and full of possibility.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center South Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:23:35 -0500 2020-02-03T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-03T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Noelle by Linda Erf Swift.
Personal Space: Oil & Chalk Pastel (February 3, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70207 70207-17547533@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 3, 2020 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

In this body of work, Detroit artist and U-M alumna Laura Cavanagh explores quiet, intimate spaces. An introvert by nature, “space,” and the preservation of personal space, is immensely important to her. She encounters these spaces both indoors and out, and she employs light and color to capture her emotional state relevant to the space. She works with oil and chalk pastel, a medium that allows her to make tangible those moments that are fleeting and transitory. Cavanagh breaks down architectural elements into bold blocks of color, creating an atmosphere of still quietude, so critical to her creative process.

Gifts of Art Gallery – University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:14:30 -0500 2020-02-03T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-03T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Is It Really Over? by Laura Cavanagh, photograph by the artist.
Shrines & Reliquaries: Memorializing Climate (February 3, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70204 70204-17547367@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 3, 2020 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

In 2017 Leslie Sobel, as artist in residence at Kluane National Park in Yukon Territory, Canada, camped on an icefield with a group of climate scientists. The landscape shrines in this exhibit combine her work as an environmental artist with the experience of that pristine, remote, beautiful, and at risk environment. The mixed media boxes – utilizing painting, monotype, photography, resin and encaustic – capture memories of places being altered by climate change. Meant to bring complex ideas and big emotions into a size one can literally hold in one’s hands, the works have charred exteriors and bright colors and metal leaf echoing traditional Tibetan iconography in depicting the beauty and spiritual power of high places.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center South Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:25:37 -0500 2020-02-03T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-03T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Sheep Mountain and Kluane Lake by Leslie Sobel, photograph by the artist.
Whimsical Worlds (February 3, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70195 70195-17547115@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 3, 2020 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Surrealist painter and instructor Greg Potter is based in Franklin, Indiana. After more than 20 years in the service and four tours in the Middle East, he is now pursuing his passion in painting and 3D art. Lightheartedness, quirkiness, and a desire for freedom are his creatures’ main traits as they fly on nests, sail on lakes, or venture into outer space. Looking for autonomy on their way somewhere, his boldly colored animal explorers, tourists, and misfits are uncaring about their surroundings and challenge expectations. They are out of their element due to circumstances beyond their control. One patient shared that for her, Potter’s work symbolized the process of adapting to a diagnosis by transforming into someone stronger and wiser without losing who you really are.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center North Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 10:25:57 -0500 2020-02-03T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-03T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Flying Penguins with Ugly Sweaters by Gregory Potter, photograph by the artist.
Americana Sampler (February 4, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70213 70213-17547764@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 4, 2020 8:00am
Location: Cancer Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Established in 1923 through the generosity of U-M Regent William L. Clements, the Clements Library is a treasure house of American history. It collects, preserves, and makes available primary sources about the Americas, with particular strengths in 18th and 19th century Americana. Drawing upon all four divisions of materials – books, manuscripts, maps and graphics – this display presents a small sampling of reproductions of the internationally significant holdings at the Clements and illustrates some topical strengths of the collections. Selections include handsome original artwork, compelling manuscripts, and printed resources with geographical connections spanning from the Caribbean to the Great Lakes.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Rogel Cancer Center Entrance Alcove, Level 2.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Opens January 27, 2020
Open Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:28:27 -0500 2020-02-04T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-04T17:00:00-05:00 Cancer Center Gifts of Art Exhibition British Men o’ War off Long Island, ca. 1814 by William Paine from U-M William L. Clements Library collection.
Cages, Nests & Butterflies (February 4, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70210 70210-17547617@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 4, 2020 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Anne Bae is a multidisciplinary artist based out of New York. Her sculptural works are infused with symbolism and metaphors in the forms of cages, nests and butterflies. All works are made entirely of varying weights and types of paper, including hanji (Korean traditional) and common coffee filters. Representing concepts of time, memory, openness and constraint, the pieces are created with traditional methods, using scissors and simple die-cutting tools; cross-disciplinary techniques, such as weaving and tatting used in fiber arts; and technologies like laser cutting machines. There are two series of paper nests: one created entirely without the use of adhesive, and the other involves tatting with knots. Viewers are encouraged to contemplate, find meaning and ultimately – hope.

Gifts of Art Gallery – University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:17:01 -0500 2020-02-04T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-04T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Unhidden Frame by Anne Bae, photograph by the artist.
Fractured History: Digital Art on Canvas (February 4, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70212 70212-17547724@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 4, 2020 8:00am
Location: Cancer Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Fractured History explores concepts of identity, love, loss and the connection between music, history and civil rights. Aaron Dworkin is a social entrepreneur, author, artist and professor of music. Classically trained in the violin, Dworkin grew up in a diverse household; his adoptive family is Jewish, his biological mother is Irish Catholic, and his biological father is African-American and a Jehovah’s Witness. His passion for inclusion and social justice inspired him to found the Sphinx Organization, which works to help reflect the diversity in the US in orchestras. The digital and mixed media works in this exhibit combine elements of music, diversity, and an evolving aesthetic of the abstract that mirrors a disjunct search for unconditional love.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Rogel Cancer Center, Level 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:23:03 -0500 2020-02-04T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-04T17:00:00-05:00 Cancer Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Diana’s Trumpet by Aaron Dworkin.
Hats & Fascinators (February 4, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70196 70196-17547198@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 4, 2020 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Luke Song’s Detroit millinery was frequented by the late great Aretha Franklin. Franklin wore her much-discussed Mr. Song hat for her performance at President Barack Obama’s 2009 inauguration. Mr. Song Millinery has been in business since 1982, making hats for church, the Kentucky Derby, Ascot, and other special occasions. Hats by Mr. Song Millinery are also on display at the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame, several African-American Museums, and the Smithsonian. “So consider yourself a part of history if you decide to wear one." – Pamela Thomas-Graham, “The Best Makers of Couture Millinery in the World”, 8/13/2019.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center North Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:03:50 -0500 2020-02-04T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-04T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Contessa by Mr. Song Millinery, photograph by Moza.
Healing Power of Nature: Mixed Media (February 4, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70205 70205-17547451@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 4, 2020 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Allison Svoboda was born in Detroit. A proud Midwesterner, she splits her time between studios in Chicago and Pentwater, Michigan. She is recognized for her ethereal paintings and sculptural installations. Finding the edge between intuitive and deliberate mark making, Svoboda’s work is a meditation on the earth’s last places of quiet and untouched beauty. Challenging the viewer to rethink their responsibility to Mother Earth, her collage works are intricate paintings layered to create sculptural works. These paintings are based on fractal geometry (infinitely unfolding terrains of self-similar shapes like those in living things. In 2015, she received a Hemera fellowship to study Zen and calligraphy in Japan, which continues to influence her work.

Gifts of Art Gallery – University Hospital Main Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:11:44 -0500 2020-02-04T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-04T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition by Allison Svoboda, photograph by the artist
High School Photo Project (February 4, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70202 70202-17547284@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 4, 2020 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

In her early career, Linda Erf Swift worked as a teacher and social worker in public schools, and later graduated from the School of the Art Institute, Chicago. 12 years into her current work, Swift photographs students in three high schools on Chicago’s Southside: Kenwood Academy, King College Prep (public schools) and University High (private). She asks seniors to bring in a quotation they believe speaks to their identity, and Swift takes their portrait with it on a blackboard behind them. The images challenge viewers to evaluate their assumptions about adolescents by opening a door into what young people really think and aspire to. The students’ choices reveal a youth culture that is wise and artistic, assertive and joyful, discerning and full of possibility.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center South Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:23:35 -0500 2020-02-04T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-04T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Noelle by Linda Erf Swift.
Personal Space: Oil & Chalk Pastel (February 4, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70207 70207-17547534@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 4, 2020 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

In this body of work, Detroit artist and U-M alumna Laura Cavanagh explores quiet, intimate spaces. An introvert by nature, “space,” and the preservation of personal space, is immensely important to her. She encounters these spaces both indoors and out, and she employs light and color to capture her emotional state relevant to the space. She works with oil and chalk pastel, a medium that allows her to make tangible those moments that are fleeting and transitory. Cavanagh breaks down architectural elements into bold blocks of color, creating an atmosphere of still quietude, so critical to her creative process.

Gifts of Art Gallery – University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:14:30 -0500 2020-02-04T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-04T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Is It Really Over? by Laura Cavanagh, photograph by the artist.
Shrines & Reliquaries: Memorializing Climate (February 4, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70204 70204-17547368@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 4, 2020 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

In 2017 Leslie Sobel, as artist in residence at Kluane National Park in Yukon Territory, Canada, camped on an icefield with a group of climate scientists. The landscape shrines in this exhibit combine her work as an environmental artist with the experience of that pristine, remote, beautiful, and at risk environment. The mixed media boxes – utilizing painting, monotype, photography, resin and encaustic – capture memories of places being altered by climate change. Meant to bring complex ideas and big emotions into a size one can literally hold in one’s hands, the works have charred exteriors and bright colors and metal leaf echoing traditional Tibetan iconography in depicting the beauty and spiritual power of high places.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center South Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:25:37 -0500 2020-02-04T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-04T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Sheep Mountain and Kluane Lake by Leslie Sobel, photograph by the artist.
Whimsical Worlds (February 4, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70195 70195-17547116@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 4, 2020 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Surrealist painter and instructor Greg Potter is based in Franklin, Indiana. After more than 20 years in the service and four tours in the Middle East, he is now pursuing his passion in painting and 3D art. Lightheartedness, quirkiness, and a desire for freedom are his creatures’ main traits as they fly on nests, sail on lakes, or venture into outer space. Looking for autonomy on their way somewhere, his boldly colored animal explorers, tourists, and misfits are uncaring about their surroundings and challenge expectations. They are out of their element due to circumstances beyond their control. One patient shared that for her, Potter’s work symbolized the process of adapting to a diagnosis by transforming into someone stronger and wiser without losing who you really are.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center North Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 10:25:57 -0500 2020-02-04T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-04T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Flying Penguins with Ugly Sweaters by Gregory Potter, photograph by the artist.
Reflections: An Ordinary Day (February 4, 2020 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68062 68062-16988275@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 4, 2020 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

UMMA’s second exhibition of Inuit art derived from the Power Family’s generous promised gift to the Museum in 2018 explores the relationship between the artist and the representation of everyday experiences. Through a selection of mid-century to contemporary Inuit prints, drawings, and sculptures that portray seemingly ordinary reflections of daily life along with daydreaming meditations, the exhibition bridges the mundane and the fantastic. Together, these artworks present a distinct imagery and a visual poetry culled from the day-to-day reality of life in the far polar north. The perspectives range from soaring gazes at the horizon to glimpses of commonplace social interactions. These contemplations reveal intimate connections among the artists, their communities, and their locale—a specific place and time composed of icy regions and vast seas and tundras. Reflections: An Ordinary Day takes visitors on a lyrical journey of the myriad spaces and routines within an Arctic landscape.

This exhibition is made possible by the Power Family Program for Inuit Art, established in 2018 through the generosity of Philip and Kathy Power.

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Exhibition Mon, 16 Dec 2019 12:16:33 -0500 2020-02-04T11:00:00-05:00 2020-02-04T17:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition https://umma.umich.edu/sites/default/files/FriendVisits.jpg
Americana Sampler (February 5, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70213 70213-17547765@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 8:00am
Location: Cancer Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Established in 1923 through the generosity of U-M Regent William L. Clements, the Clements Library is a treasure house of American history. It collects, preserves, and makes available primary sources about the Americas, with particular strengths in 18th and 19th century Americana. Drawing upon all four divisions of materials – books, manuscripts, maps and graphics – this display presents a small sampling of reproductions of the internationally significant holdings at the Clements and illustrates some topical strengths of the collections. Selections include handsome original artwork, compelling manuscripts, and printed resources with geographical connections spanning from the Caribbean to the Great Lakes.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Rogel Cancer Center Entrance Alcove, Level 2.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Opens January 27, 2020
Open Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:28:27 -0500 2020-02-05T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-05T17:00:00-05:00 Cancer Center Gifts of Art Exhibition British Men o’ War off Long Island, ca. 1814 by William Paine from U-M William L. Clements Library collection.
Cages, Nests & Butterflies (February 5, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70210 70210-17547618@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Anne Bae is a multidisciplinary artist based out of New York. Her sculptural works are infused with symbolism and metaphors in the forms of cages, nests and butterflies. All works are made entirely of varying weights and types of paper, including hanji (Korean traditional) and common coffee filters. Representing concepts of time, memory, openness and constraint, the pieces are created with traditional methods, using scissors and simple die-cutting tools; cross-disciplinary techniques, such as weaving and tatting used in fiber arts; and technologies like laser cutting machines. There are two series of paper nests: one created entirely without the use of adhesive, and the other involves tatting with knots. Viewers are encouraged to contemplate, find meaning and ultimately – hope.

Gifts of Art Gallery – University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:17:01 -0500 2020-02-05T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-05T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Unhidden Frame by Anne Bae, photograph by the artist.
Fractured History: Digital Art on Canvas (February 5, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70212 70212-17547725@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 8:00am
Location: Cancer Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Fractured History explores concepts of identity, love, loss and the connection between music, history and civil rights. Aaron Dworkin is a social entrepreneur, author, artist and professor of music. Classically trained in the violin, Dworkin grew up in a diverse household; his adoptive family is Jewish, his biological mother is Irish Catholic, and his biological father is African-American and a Jehovah’s Witness. His passion for inclusion and social justice inspired him to found the Sphinx Organization, which works to help reflect the diversity in the US in orchestras. The digital and mixed media works in this exhibit combine elements of music, diversity, and an evolving aesthetic of the abstract that mirrors a disjunct search for unconditional love.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Rogel Cancer Center, Level 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:23:03 -0500 2020-02-05T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-05T17:00:00-05:00 Cancer Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Diana’s Trumpet by Aaron Dworkin.
Hats & Fascinators (February 5, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70196 70196-17547199@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Luke Song’s Detroit millinery was frequented by the late great Aretha Franklin. Franklin wore her much-discussed Mr. Song hat for her performance at President Barack Obama’s 2009 inauguration. Mr. Song Millinery has been in business since 1982, making hats for church, the Kentucky Derby, Ascot, and other special occasions. Hats by Mr. Song Millinery are also on display at the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame, several African-American Museums, and the Smithsonian. “So consider yourself a part of history if you decide to wear one." – Pamela Thomas-Graham, “The Best Makers of Couture Millinery in the World”, 8/13/2019.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center North Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:03:50 -0500 2020-02-05T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-05T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Contessa by Mr. Song Millinery, photograph by Moza.
Healing Power of Nature: Mixed Media (February 5, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70205 70205-17547452@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Allison Svoboda was born in Detroit. A proud Midwesterner, she splits her time between studios in Chicago and Pentwater, Michigan. She is recognized for her ethereal paintings and sculptural installations. Finding the edge between intuitive and deliberate mark making, Svoboda’s work is a meditation on the earth’s last places of quiet and untouched beauty. Challenging the viewer to rethink their responsibility to Mother Earth, her collage works are intricate paintings layered to create sculptural works. These paintings are based on fractal geometry (infinitely unfolding terrains of self-similar shapes like those in living things. In 2015, she received a Hemera fellowship to study Zen and calligraphy in Japan, which continues to influence her work.

Gifts of Art Gallery – University Hospital Main Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:11:44 -0500 2020-02-05T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-05T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition by Allison Svoboda, photograph by the artist
High School Photo Project (February 5, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70202 70202-17547285@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

In her early career, Linda Erf Swift worked as a teacher and social worker in public schools, and later graduated from the School of the Art Institute, Chicago. 12 years into her current work, Swift photographs students in three high schools on Chicago’s Southside: Kenwood Academy, King College Prep (public schools) and University High (private). She asks seniors to bring in a quotation they believe speaks to their identity, and Swift takes their portrait with it on a blackboard behind them. The images challenge viewers to evaluate their assumptions about adolescents by opening a door into what young people really think and aspire to. The students’ choices reveal a youth culture that is wise and artistic, assertive and joyful, discerning and full of possibility.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center South Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:23:35 -0500 2020-02-05T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-05T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Noelle by Linda Erf Swift.
Personal Space: Oil & Chalk Pastel (February 5, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70207 70207-17547535@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

In this body of work, Detroit artist and U-M alumna Laura Cavanagh explores quiet, intimate spaces. An introvert by nature, “space,” and the preservation of personal space, is immensely important to her. She encounters these spaces both indoors and out, and she employs light and color to capture her emotional state relevant to the space. She works with oil and chalk pastel, a medium that allows her to make tangible those moments that are fleeting and transitory. Cavanagh breaks down architectural elements into bold blocks of color, creating an atmosphere of still quietude, so critical to her creative process.

Gifts of Art Gallery – University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:14:30 -0500 2020-02-05T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-05T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Is It Really Over? by Laura Cavanagh, photograph by the artist.
Shrines & Reliquaries: Memorializing Climate (February 5, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70204 70204-17547369@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

In 2017 Leslie Sobel, as artist in residence at Kluane National Park in Yukon Territory, Canada, camped on an icefield with a group of climate scientists. The landscape shrines in this exhibit combine her work as an environmental artist with the experience of that pristine, remote, beautiful, and at risk environment. The mixed media boxes – utilizing painting, monotype, photography, resin and encaustic – capture memories of places being altered by climate change. Meant to bring complex ideas and big emotions into a size one can literally hold in one’s hands, the works have charred exteriors and bright colors and metal leaf echoing traditional Tibetan iconography in depicting the beauty and spiritual power of high places.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center South Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:25:37 -0500 2020-02-05T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-05T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Sheep Mountain and Kluane Lake by Leslie Sobel, photograph by the artist.
Whimsical Worlds (February 5, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70195 70195-17547117@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Surrealist painter and instructor Greg Potter is based in Franklin, Indiana. After more than 20 years in the service and four tours in the Middle East, he is now pursuing his passion in painting and 3D art. Lightheartedness, quirkiness, and a desire for freedom are his creatures’ main traits as they fly on nests, sail on lakes, or venture into outer space. Looking for autonomy on their way somewhere, his boldly colored animal explorers, tourists, and misfits are uncaring about their surroundings and challenge expectations. They are out of their element due to circumstances beyond their control. One patient shared that for her, Potter’s work symbolized the process of adapting to a diagnosis by transforming into someone stronger and wiser without losing who you really are.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center North Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 10:25:57 -0500 2020-02-05T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-05T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Flying Penguins with Ugly Sweaters by Gregory Potter, photograph by the artist.
Reflections: An Ordinary Day (February 5, 2020 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68062 68062-16988276@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

UMMA’s second exhibition of Inuit art derived from the Power Family’s generous promised gift to the Museum in 2018 explores the relationship between the artist and the representation of everyday experiences. Through a selection of mid-century to contemporary Inuit prints, drawings, and sculptures that portray seemingly ordinary reflections of daily life along with daydreaming meditations, the exhibition bridges the mundane and the fantastic. Together, these artworks present a distinct imagery and a visual poetry culled from the day-to-day reality of life in the far polar north. The perspectives range from soaring gazes at the horizon to glimpses of commonplace social interactions. These contemplations reveal intimate connections among the artists, their communities, and their locale—a specific place and time composed of icy regions and vast seas and tundras. Reflections: An Ordinary Day takes visitors on a lyrical journey of the myriad spaces and routines within an Arctic landscape.

This exhibition is made possible by the Power Family Program for Inuit Art, established in 2018 through the generosity of Philip and Kathy Power.

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Exhibition Mon, 16 Dec 2019 12:16:33 -0500 2020-02-05T11:00:00-05:00 2020-02-05T17:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition https://umma.umich.edu/sites/default/files/FriendVisits.jpg
Americana Sampler (February 6, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70213 70213-17547766@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 6, 2020 8:00am
Location: Cancer Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Established in 1923 through the generosity of U-M Regent William L. Clements, the Clements Library is a treasure house of American history. It collects, preserves, and makes available primary sources about the Americas, with particular strengths in 18th and 19th century Americana. Drawing upon all four divisions of materials – books, manuscripts, maps and graphics – this display presents a small sampling of reproductions of the internationally significant holdings at the Clements and illustrates some topical strengths of the collections. Selections include handsome original artwork, compelling manuscripts, and printed resources with geographical connections spanning from the Caribbean to the Great Lakes.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Rogel Cancer Center Entrance Alcove, Level 2.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Opens January 27, 2020
Open Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:28:27 -0500 2020-02-06T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-06T17:00:00-05:00 Cancer Center Gifts of Art Exhibition British Men o’ War off Long Island, ca. 1814 by William Paine from U-M William L. Clements Library collection.
Cages, Nests & Butterflies (February 6, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70210 70210-17547619@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 6, 2020 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Anne Bae is a multidisciplinary artist based out of New York. Her sculptural works are infused with symbolism and metaphors in the forms of cages, nests and butterflies. All works are made entirely of varying weights and types of paper, including hanji (Korean traditional) and common coffee filters. Representing concepts of time, memory, openness and constraint, the pieces are created with traditional methods, using scissors and simple die-cutting tools; cross-disciplinary techniques, such as weaving and tatting used in fiber arts; and technologies like laser cutting machines. There are two series of paper nests: one created entirely without the use of adhesive, and the other involves tatting with knots. Viewers are encouraged to contemplate, find meaning and ultimately – hope.

Gifts of Art Gallery – University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:17:01 -0500 2020-02-06T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-06T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Unhidden Frame by Anne Bae, photograph by the artist.
Fractured History: Digital Art on Canvas (February 6, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70212 70212-17547726@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 6, 2020 8:00am
Location: Cancer Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Fractured History explores concepts of identity, love, loss and the connection between music, history and civil rights. Aaron Dworkin is a social entrepreneur, author, artist and professor of music. Classically trained in the violin, Dworkin grew up in a diverse household; his adoptive family is Jewish, his biological mother is Irish Catholic, and his biological father is African-American and a Jehovah’s Witness. His passion for inclusion and social justice inspired him to found the Sphinx Organization, which works to help reflect the diversity in the US in orchestras. The digital and mixed media works in this exhibit combine elements of music, diversity, and an evolving aesthetic of the abstract that mirrors a disjunct search for unconditional love.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Rogel Cancer Center, Level 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:23:03 -0500 2020-02-06T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-06T17:00:00-05:00 Cancer Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Diana’s Trumpet by Aaron Dworkin.
Hats & Fascinators (February 6, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70196 70196-17547200@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 6, 2020 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Luke Song’s Detroit millinery was frequented by the late great Aretha Franklin. Franklin wore her much-discussed Mr. Song hat for her performance at President Barack Obama’s 2009 inauguration. Mr. Song Millinery has been in business since 1982, making hats for church, the Kentucky Derby, Ascot, and other special occasions. Hats by Mr. Song Millinery are also on display at the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame, several African-American Museums, and the Smithsonian. “So consider yourself a part of history if you decide to wear one." – Pamela Thomas-Graham, “The Best Makers of Couture Millinery in the World”, 8/13/2019.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center North Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:03:50 -0500 2020-02-06T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-06T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Contessa by Mr. Song Millinery, photograph by Moza.
Healing Power of Nature: Mixed Media (February 6, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70205 70205-17547453@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 6, 2020 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Allison Svoboda was born in Detroit. A proud Midwesterner, she splits her time between studios in Chicago and Pentwater, Michigan. She is recognized for her ethereal paintings and sculptural installations. Finding the edge between intuitive and deliberate mark making, Svoboda’s work is a meditation on the earth’s last places of quiet and untouched beauty. Challenging the viewer to rethink their responsibility to Mother Earth, her collage works are intricate paintings layered to create sculptural works. These paintings are based on fractal geometry (infinitely unfolding terrains of self-similar shapes like those in living things. In 2015, she received a Hemera fellowship to study Zen and calligraphy in Japan, which continues to influence her work.

Gifts of Art Gallery – University Hospital Main Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:11:44 -0500 2020-02-06T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-06T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition by Allison Svoboda, photograph by the artist
High School Photo Project (February 6, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70202 70202-17547286@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 6, 2020 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

In her early career, Linda Erf Swift worked as a teacher and social worker in public schools, and later graduated from the School of the Art Institute, Chicago. 12 years into her current work, Swift photographs students in three high schools on Chicago’s Southside: Kenwood Academy, King College Prep (public schools) and University High (private). She asks seniors to bring in a quotation they believe speaks to their identity, and Swift takes their portrait with it on a blackboard behind them. The images challenge viewers to evaluate their assumptions about adolescents by opening a door into what young people really think and aspire to. The students’ choices reveal a youth culture that is wise and artistic, assertive and joyful, discerning and full of possibility.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center South Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:23:35 -0500 2020-02-06T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-06T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Noelle by Linda Erf Swift.
Personal Space: Oil & Chalk Pastel (February 6, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70207 70207-17547536@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 6, 2020 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

In this body of work, Detroit artist and U-M alumna Laura Cavanagh explores quiet, intimate spaces. An introvert by nature, “space,” and the preservation of personal space, is immensely important to her. She encounters these spaces both indoors and out, and she employs light and color to capture her emotional state relevant to the space. She works with oil and chalk pastel, a medium that allows her to make tangible those moments that are fleeting and transitory. Cavanagh breaks down architectural elements into bold blocks of color, creating an atmosphere of still quietude, so critical to her creative process.

Gifts of Art Gallery – University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:14:30 -0500 2020-02-06T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-06T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Is It Really Over? by Laura Cavanagh, photograph by the artist.
Shrines & Reliquaries: Memorializing Climate (February 6, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70204 70204-17547370@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 6, 2020 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

In 2017 Leslie Sobel, as artist in residence at Kluane National Park in Yukon Territory, Canada, camped on an icefield with a group of climate scientists. The landscape shrines in this exhibit combine her work as an environmental artist with the experience of that pristine, remote, beautiful, and at risk environment. The mixed media boxes – utilizing painting, monotype, photography, resin and encaustic – capture memories of places being altered by climate change. Meant to bring complex ideas and big emotions into a size one can literally hold in one’s hands, the works have charred exteriors and bright colors and metal leaf echoing traditional Tibetan iconography in depicting the beauty and spiritual power of high places.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center South Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:25:37 -0500 2020-02-06T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-06T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Sheep Mountain and Kluane Lake by Leslie Sobel, photograph by the artist.
Whimsical Worlds (February 6, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70195 70195-17547118@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 6, 2020 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Surrealist painter and instructor Greg Potter is based in Franklin, Indiana. After more than 20 years in the service and four tours in the Middle East, he is now pursuing his passion in painting and 3D art. Lightheartedness, quirkiness, and a desire for freedom are his creatures’ main traits as they fly on nests, sail on lakes, or venture into outer space. Looking for autonomy on their way somewhere, his boldly colored animal explorers, tourists, and misfits are uncaring about their surroundings and challenge expectations. They are out of their element due to circumstances beyond their control. One patient shared that for her, Potter’s work symbolized the process of adapting to a diagnosis by transforming into someone stronger and wiser without losing who you really are.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center North Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 10:25:57 -0500 2020-02-06T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-06T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Flying Penguins with Ugly Sweaters by Gregory Potter, photograph by the artist.
Reflections: An Ordinary Day (February 6, 2020 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68062 68062-16988277@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 6, 2020 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

UMMA’s second exhibition of Inuit art derived from the Power Family’s generous promised gift to the Museum in 2018 explores the relationship between the artist and the representation of everyday experiences. Through a selection of mid-century to contemporary Inuit prints, drawings, and sculptures that portray seemingly ordinary reflections of daily life along with daydreaming meditations, the exhibition bridges the mundane and the fantastic. Together, these artworks present a distinct imagery and a visual poetry culled from the day-to-day reality of life in the far polar north. The perspectives range from soaring gazes at the horizon to glimpses of commonplace social interactions. These contemplations reveal intimate connections among the artists, their communities, and their locale—a specific place and time composed of icy regions and vast seas and tundras. Reflections: An Ordinary Day takes visitors on a lyrical journey of the myriad spaces and routines within an Arctic landscape.

This exhibition is made possible by the Power Family Program for Inuit Art, established in 2018 through the generosity of Philip and Kathy Power.

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Exhibition Mon, 16 Dec 2019 12:16:33 -0500 2020-02-06T11:00:00-05:00 2020-02-06T17:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition https://umma.umich.edu/sites/default/files/FriendVisits.jpg
Club Classical (February 6, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71958 71958-17905459@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 6, 2020 12:00pm
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

The CutTime Simfonica string quartet presents a lively and humorous variety program. They mix classical hits with adventurous new works by former DSO bassist Rick Robinson, blending rock, Latin, soul, funk, blues and gospel elements. See what this group does with classical music off the pedestal, featuring Eliot Heaton, Concertmaster of the Michigan Opera Theatre Orchestra. Expect to have your Mozart dramatic, your Bach swung and your rock covered. Audience members can join in the fun on toy percussion.

Gifts of Art free concert
Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020, 12:00-1:00 pm
University Hospital Main Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109

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Performance Thu, 23 Jan 2020 13:03:30 -0500 2020-02-06T12:00:00-05:00 2020-02-06T13:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Performance Photograph of Rick Robinson by Zengquan Xu.
Americana Sampler (February 7, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70213 70213-17547767@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 7, 2020 8:00am
Location: Cancer Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Established in 1923 through the generosity of U-M Regent William L. Clements, the Clements Library is a treasure house of American history. It collects, preserves, and makes available primary sources about the Americas, with particular strengths in 18th and 19th century Americana. Drawing upon all four divisions of materials – books, manuscripts, maps and graphics – this display presents a small sampling of reproductions of the internationally significant holdings at the Clements and illustrates some topical strengths of the collections. Selections include handsome original artwork, compelling manuscripts, and printed resources with geographical connections spanning from the Caribbean to the Great Lakes.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Rogel Cancer Center Entrance Alcove, Level 2.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Opens January 27, 2020
Open Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:28:27 -0500 2020-02-07T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-07T17:00:00-05:00 Cancer Center Gifts of Art Exhibition British Men o’ War off Long Island, ca. 1814 by William Paine from U-M William L. Clements Library collection.
Cages, Nests & Butterflies (February 7, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70210 70210-17547620@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 7, 2020 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Anne Bae is a multidisciplinary artist based out of New York. Her sculptural works are infused with symbolism and metaphors in the forms of cages, nests and butterflies. All works are made entirely of varying weights and types of paper, including hanji (Korean traditional) and common coffee filters. Representing concepts of time, memory, openness and constraint, the pieces are created with traditional methods, using scissors and simple die-cutting tools; cross-disciplinary techniques, such as weaving and tatting used in fiber arts; and technologies like laser cutting machines. There are two series of paper nests: one created entirely without the use of adhesive, and the other involves tatting with knots. Viewers are encouraged to contemplate, find meaning and ultimately – hope.

Gifts of Art Gallery – University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:17:01 -0500 2020-02-07T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-07T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Unhidden Frame by Anne Bae, photograph by the artist.
Fractured History: Digital Art on Canvas (February 7, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70212 70212-17547727@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 7, 2020 8:00am
Location: Cancer Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Fractured History explores concepts of identity, love, loss and the connection between music, history and civil rights. Aaron Dworkin is a social entrepreneur, author, artist and professor of music. Classically trained in the violin, Dworkin grew up in a diverse household; his adoptive family is Jewish, his biological mother is Irish Catholic, and his biological father is African-American and a Jehovah’s Witness. His passion for inclusion and social justice inspired him to found the Sphinx Organization, which works to help reflect the diversity in the US in orchestras. The digital and mixed media works in this exhibit combine elements of music, diversity, and an evolving aesthetic of the abstract that mirrors a disjunct search for unconditional love.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Rogel Cancer Center, Level 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:23:03 -0500 2020-02-07T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-07T17:00:00-05:00 Cancer Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Diana’s Trumpet by Aaron Dworkin.
Hats & Fascinators (February 7, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70196 70196-17547201@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 7, 2020 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Luke Song’s Detroit millinery was frequented by the late great Aretha Franklin. Franklin wore her much-discussed Mr. Song hat for her performance at President Barack Obama’s 2009 inauguration. Mr. Song Millinery has been in business since 1982, making hats for church, the Kentucky Derby, Ascot, and other special occasions. Hats by Mr. Song Millinery are also on display at the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame, several African-American Museums, and the Smithsonian. “So consider yourself a part of history if you decide to wear one." – Pamela Thomas-Graham, “The Best Makers of Couture Millinery in the World”, 8/13/2019.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center North Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:03:50 -0500 2020-02-07T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-07T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Contessa by Mr. Song Millinery, photograph by Moza.
Healing Power of Nature: Mixed Media (February 7, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70205 70205-17547454@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 7, 2020 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Allison Svoboda was born in Detroit. A proud Midwesterner, she splits her time between studios in Chicago and Pentwater, Michigan. She is recognized for her ethereal paintings and sculptural installations. Finding the edge between intuitive and deliberate mark making, Svoboda’s work is a meditation on the earth’s last places of quiet and untouched beauty. Challenging the viewer to rethink their responsibility to Mother Earth, her collage works are intricate paintings layered to create sculptural works. These paintings are based on fractal geometry (infinitely unfolding terrains of self-similar shapes like those in living things. In 2015, she received a Hemera fellowship to study Zen and calligraphy in Japan, which continues to influence her work.

Gifts of Art Gallery – University Hospital Main Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:11:44 -0500 2020-02-07T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-07T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition by Allison Svoboda, photograph by the artist
High School Photo Project (February 7, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70202 70202-17547287@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 7, 2020 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

In her early career, Linda Erf Swift worked as a teacher and social worker in public schools, and later graduated from the School of the Art Institute, Chicago. 12 years into her current work, Swift photographs students in three high schools on Chicago’s Southside: Kenwood Academy, King College Prep (public schools) and University High (private). She asks seniors to bring in a quotation they believe speaks to their identity, and Swift takes their portrait with it on a blackboard behind them. The images challenge viewers to evaluate their assumptions about adolescents by opening a door into what young people really think and aspire to. The students’ choices reveal a youth culture that is wise and artistic, assertive and joyful, discerning and full of possibility.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center South Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:23:35 -0500 2020-02-07T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-07T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Noelle by Linda Erf Swift.
Personal Space: Oil & Chalk Pastel (February 7, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70207 70207-17547537@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 7, 2020 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

In this body of work, Detroit artist and U-M alumna Laura Cavanagh explores quiet, intimate spaces. An introvert by nature, “space,” and the preservation of personal space, is immensely important to her. She encounters these spaces both indoors and out, and she employs light and color to capture her emotional state relevant to the space. She works with oil and chalk pastel, a medium that allows her to make tangible those moments that are fleeting and transitory. Cavanagh breaks down architectural elements into bold blocks of color, creating an atmosphere of still quietude, so critical to her creative process.

Gifts of Art Gallery – University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:14:30 -0500 2020-02-07T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-07T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Is It Really Over? by Laura Cavanagh, photograph by the artist.
Shrines & Reliquaries: Memorializing Climate (February 7, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70204 70204-17547371@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 7, 2020 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

In 2017 Leslie Sobel, as artist in residence at Kluane National Park in Yukon Territory, Canada, camped on an icefield with a group of climate scientists. The landscape shrines in this exhibit combine her work as an environmental artist with the experience of that pristine, remote, beautiful, and at risk environment. The mixed media boxes – utilizing painting, monotype, photography, resin and encaustic – capture memories of places being altered by climate change. Meant to bring complex ideas and big emotions into a size one can literally hold in one’s hands, the works have charred exteriors and bright colors and metal leaf echoing traditional Tibetan iconography in depicting the beauty and spiritual power of high places.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center South Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:25:37 -0500 2020-02-07T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-07T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Sheep Mountain and Kluane Lake by Leslie Sobel, photograph by the artist.
Whimsical Worlds (February 7, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70195 70195-17547119@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 7, 2020 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Surrealist painter and instructor Greg Potter is based in Franklin, Indiana. After more than 20 years in the service and four tours in the Middle East, he is now pursuing his passion in painting and 3D art. Lightheartedness, quirkiness, and a desire for freedom are his creatures’ main traits as they fly on nests, sail on lakes, or venture into outer space. Looking for autonomy on their way somewhere, his boldly colored animal explorers, tourists, and misfits are uncaring about their surroundings and challenge expectations. They are out of their element due to circumstances beyond their control. One patient shared that for her, Potter’s work symbolized the process of adapting to a diagnosis by transforming into someone stronger and wiser without losing who you really are.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center North Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 10:25:57 -0500 2020-02-07T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-07T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Flying Penguins with Ugly Sweaters by Gregory Potter, photograph by the artist.
Reflections: An Ordinary Day (February 7, 2020 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68062 68062-16988278@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 7, 2020 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

UMMA’s second exhibition of Inuit art derived from the Power Family’s generous promised gift to the Museum in 2018 explores the relationship between the artist and the representation of everyday experiences. Through a selection of mid-century to contemporary Inuit prints, drawings, and sculptures that portray seemingly ordinary reflections of daily life along with daydreaming meditations, the exhibition bridges the mundane and the fantastic. Together, these artworks present a distinct imagery and a visual poetry culled from the day-to-day reality of life in the far polar north. The perspectives range from soaring gazes at the horizon to glimpses of commonplace social interactions. These contemplations reveal intimate connections among the artists, their communities, and their locale—a specific place and time composed of icy regions and vast seas and tundras. Reflections: An Ordinary Day takes visitors on a lyrical journey of the myriad spaces and routines within an Arctic landscape.

This exhibition is made possible by the Power Family Program for Inuit Art, established in 2018 through the generosity of Philip and Kathy Power.

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Exhibition Mon, 16 Dec 2019 12:16:33 -0500 2020-02-07T11:00:00-05:00 2020-02-07T17:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition https://umma.umich.edu/sites/default/files/FriendVisits.jpg
Americana Sampler (February 8, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70213 70213-17547768@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 8, 2020 8:00am
Location: Cancer Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Established in 1923 through the generosity of U-M Regent William L. Clements, the Clements Library is a treasure house of American history. It collects, preserves, and makes available primary sources about the Americas, with particular strengths in 18th and 19th century Americana. Drawing upon all four divisions of materials – books, manuscripts, maps and graphics – this display presents a small sampling of reproductions of the internationally significant holdings at the Clements and illustrates some topical strengths of the collections. Selections include handsome original artwork, compelling manuscripts, and printed resources with geographical connections spanning from the Caribbean to the Great Lakes.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Rogel Cancer Center Entrance Alcove, Level 2.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Opens January 27, 2020
Open Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:28:27 -0500 2020-02-08T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-08T17:00:00-05:00 Cancer Center Gifts of Art Exhibition British Men o’ War off Long Island, ca. 1814 by William Paine from U-M William L. Clements Library collection.
Cages, Nests & Butterflies (February 8, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70210 70210-17547621@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 8, 2020 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Anne Bae is a multidisciplinary artist based out of New York. Her sculptural works are infused with symbolism and metaphors in the forms of cages, nests and butterflies. All works are made entirely of varying weights and types of paper, including hanji (Korean traditional) and common coffee filters. Representing concepts of time, memory, openness and constraint, the pieces are created with traditional methods, using scissors and simple die-cutting tools; cross-disciplinary techniques, such as weaving and tatting used in fiber arts; and technologies like laser cutting machines. There are two series of paper nests: one created entirely without the use of adhesive, and the other involves tatting with knots. Viewers are encouraged to contemplate, find meaning and ultimately – hope.

Gifts of Art Gallery – University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:17:01 -0500 2020-02-08T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-08T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Unhidden Frame by Anne Bae, photograph by the artist.
Fractured History: Digital Art on Canvas (February 8, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70212 70212-17547728@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 8, 2020 8:00am
Location: Cancer Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Fractured History explores concepts of identity, love, loss and the connection between music, history and civil rights. Aaron Dworkin is a social entrepreneur, author, artist and professor of music. Classically trained in the violin, Dworkin grew up in a diverse household; his adoptive family is Jewish, his biological mother is Irish Catholic, and his biological father is African-American and a Jehovah’s Witness. His passion for inclusion and social justice inspired him to found the Sphinx Organization, which works to help reflect the diversity in the US in orchestras. The digital and mixed media works in this exhibit combine elements of music, diversity, and an evolving aesthetic of the abstract that mirrors a disjunct search for unconditional love.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Rogel Cancer Center, Level 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:23:03 -0500 2020-02-08T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-08T17:00:00-05:00 Cancer Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Diana’s Trumpet by Aaron Dworkin.
Hats & Fascinators (February 8, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70196 70196-17547202@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 8, 2020 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Luke Song’s Detroit millinery was frequented by the late great Aretha Franklin. Franklin wore her much-discussed Mr. Song hat for her performance at President Barack Obama’s 2009 inauguration. Mr. Song Millinery has been in business since 1982, making hats for church, the Kentucky Derby, Ascot, and other special occasions. Hats by Mr. Song Millinery are also on display at the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame, several African-American Museums, and the Smithsonian. “So consider yourself a part of history if you decide to wear one." – Pamela Thomas-Graham, “The Best Makers of Couture Millinery in the World”, 8/13/2019.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center North Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:03:50 -0500 2020-02-08T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-08T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Contessa by Mr. Song Millinery, photograph by Moza.
Healing Power of Nature: Mixed Media (February 8, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70205 70205-17547455@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 8, 2020 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Allison Svoboda was born in Detroit. A proud Midwesterner, she splits her time between studios in Chicago and Pentwater, Michigan. She is recognized for her ethereal paintings and sculptural installations. Finding the edge between intuitive and deliberate mark making, Svoboda’s work is a meditation on the earth’s last places of quiet and untouched beauty. Challenging the viewer to rethink their responsibility to Mother Earth, her collage works are intricate paintings layered to create sculptural works. These paintings are based on fractal geometry (infinitely unfolding terrains of self-similar shapes like those in living things. In 2015, she received a Hemera fellowship to study Zen and calligraphy in Japan, which continues to influence her work.

Gifts of Art Gallery – University Hospital Main Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:11:44 -0500 2020-02-08T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-08T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition by Allison Svoboda, photograph by the artist
High School Photo Project (February 8, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70202 70202-17547288@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 8, 2020 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

In her early career, Linda Erf Swift worked as a teacher and social worker in public schools, and later graduated from the School of the Art Institute, Chicago. 12 years into her current work, Swift photographs students in three high schools on Chicago’s Southside: Kenwood Academy, King College Prep (public schools) and University High (private). She asks seniors to bring in a quotation they believe speaks to their identity, and Swift takes their portrait with it on a blackboard behind them. The images challenge viewers to evaluate their assumptions about adolescents by opening a door into what young people really think and aspire to. The students’ choices reveal a youth culture that is wise and artistic, assertive and joyful, discerning and full of possibility.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center South Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:23:35 -0500 2020-02-08T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-08T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Noelle by Linda Erf Swift.
Personal Space: Oil & Chalk Pastel (February 8, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70207 70207-17547538@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 8, 2020 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

In this body of work, Detroit artist and U-M alumna Laura Cavanagh explores quiet, intimate spaces. An introvert by nature, “space,” and the preservation of personal space, is immensely important to her. She encounters these spaces both indoors and out, and she employs light and color to capture her emotional state relevant to the space. She works with oil and chalk pastel, a medium that allows her to make tangible those moments that are fleeting and transitory. Cavanagh breaks down architectural elements into bold blocks of color, creating an atmosphere of still quietude, so critical to her creative process.

Gifts of Art Gallery – University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:14:30 -0500 2020-02-08T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-08T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Is It Really Over? by Laura Cavanagh, photograph by the artist.
Shrines & Reliquaries: Memorializing Climate (February 8, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70204 70204-17547372@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 8, 2020 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

In 2017 Leslie Sobel, as artist in residence at Kluane National Park in Yukon Territory, Canada, camped on an icefield with a group of climate scientists. The landscape shrines in this exhibit combine her work as an environmental artist with the experience of that pristine, remote, beautiful, and at risk environment. The mixed media boxes – utilizing painting, monotype, photography, resin and encaustic – capture memories of places being altered by climate change. Meant to bring complex ideas and big emotions into a size one can literally hold in one’s hands, the works have charred exteriors and bright colors and metal leaf echoing traditional Tibetan iconography in depicting the beauty and spiritual power of high places.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center South Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:25:37 -0500 2020-02-08T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-08T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Sheep Mountain and Kluane Lake by Leslie Sobel, photograph by the artist.
Whimsical Worlds (February 8, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70195 70195-17547120@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 8, 2020 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Surrealist painter and instructor Greg Potter is based in Franklin, Indiana. After more than 20 years in the service and four tours in the Middle East, he is now pursuing his passion in painting and 3D art. Lightheartedness, quirkiness, and a desire for freedom are his creatures’ main traits as they fly on nests, sail on lakes, or venture into outer space. Looking for autonomy on their way somewhere, his boldly colored animal explorers, tourists, and misfits are uncaring about their surroundings and challenge expectations. They are out of their element due to circumstances beyond their control. One patient shared that for her, Potter’s work symbolized the process of adapting to a diagnosis by transforming into someone stronger and wiser without losing who you really are.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center North Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 10:25:57 -0500 2020-02-08T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-08T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Flying Penguins with Ugly Sweaters by Gregory Potter, photograph by the artist.
Family Art Studio: Printing the World Around Us (February 8, 2020 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68758 68758-17147146@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 8, 2020 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Families with children ages six and up are invited to look, learn, and create together in this hands-on workshop inspired by UMMA's second exhibition of Inuit Art, Reflections: An Ordinary Day. Guided by local artist Sajeev Vadakoottu, participants will make a drawing of an image from their own imagination directly on a screen, essentially creating a stencil, and use that stencil to make prints on paper, bags or t-shirts. (Please bring your own canvas bags or t-shirts!) 

Please note: Adults must accompany children. We cannot guarantee your spot if you arrive more than 15 minutes late.

Please also note: there will be video recording at this event. If you do not wish to participate, talk with an UMMA staff member on-site.

This exhibition is made possible by the Power Family Program for Inuit Art, established in 2018 through the generosity of Philip and Kathy Power.

Family Art Studio is generously supported by the University of Michigan Credit Union Arts Adventures Program, UMMA's Lead Sponsor for Student and Family Engagement.  

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 07 Feb 2020 18:17:23 -0500 2020-02-08T11:00:00-05:00 2020-02-08T13:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Workshop / Seminar Museum of Art
Reflections: An Ordinary Day (February 8, 2020 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68062 68062-16988279@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 8, 2020 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

UMMA’s second exhibition of Inuit art derived from the Power Family’s generous promised gift to the Museum in 2018 explores the relationship between the artist and the representation of everyday experiences. Through a selection of mid-century to contemporary Inuit prints, drawings, and sculptures that portray seemingly ordinary reflections of daily life along with daydreaming meditations, the exhibition bridges the mundane and the fantastic. Together, these artworks present a distinct imagery and a visual poetry culled from the day-to-day reality of life in the far polar north. The perspectives range from soaring gazes at the horizon to glimpses of commonplace social interactions. These contemplations reveal intimate connections among the artists, their communities, and their locale—a specific place and time composed of icy regions and vast seas and tundras. Reflections: An Ordinary Day takes visitors on a lyrical journey of the myriad spaces and routines within an Arctic landscape.

This exhibition is made possible by the Power Family Program for Inuit Art, established in 2018 through the generosity of Philip and Kathy Power.

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Exhibition Mon, 16 Dec 2019 12:16:33 -0500 2020-02-08T11:00:00-05:00 2020-02-08T17:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition https://umma.umich.edu/sites/default/files/FriendVisits.jpg
Science Forum Demo (February 8, 2020 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70939 70939-17758016@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 8, 2020 11:00am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Take a journey through deep time as we explore a story that has taken millions of years to unfold, and then examine a brand new discovery! Where did life begin? How did the first four-footed land animals emerge? And why do fossil whales have feet? Participants examine the museum’s fossil whales and related species as they learn about the evolutionary processes responsible for the diversity of life on earth. After a brief presentation, visitors can make a cast of a tooth from an ancient whale species called Dorudon and help to construct an evolutionary timeline.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 06 Jan 2020 10:18:04 -0500 2020-02-08T11:00:00-05:00 2020-02-08T11:15:00-05:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Lecture / Discussion Science Forum Demos
Paleo Prep Lab Chat (February 8, 2020 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/69902 69902-17758047@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 8, 2020 11:30am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us at the visible labs in the atriums for a discussion about the science happening inside. All ages welcome. Please check the Welcome Desk for times.

Stop by and chat with an educator in front of the Paleo Prep Lab near the mastodons and learn about the tools and skills needed to prepare and cast fossils for research and display.

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Class / Instruction Mon, 06 Jan 2020 10:29:38 -0500 2020-02-08T11:30:00-05:00 2020-02-08T11:45:00-05:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Class / Instruction Biological Sciences Building
Scientist in the Forum (February 8, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69901 69901-17758038@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 8, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Check at the Welcome Desk for schedule.

Join a University of Michigan researcher in the Science Forum for a special peek into cutting-edge research. Interactive presentations last about 15 minutes, with time for conversation afterwards. Presentations are appropriate for ages 5 and up.

Schedule subject to change.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 05 Feb 2020 14:32:50 -0500 2020-02-08T13:00:00-05:00 2020-02-08T13:15:00-05:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Lecture / Discussion Scientists in the Forum, most weekends at 1:00 p.m.
UMMA Pop Up: Andrew Brown's Djangophonique (February 8, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72287 72287-17968248@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 8, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Born in a sandstone Victorian farmhouse that has been in his family since it was built four generations ago, Andrew Brown is the son of a Motown session musician and grew up listening to the sounds of his dad’s piano as he steeped in musical influences from Duke Ellington to Stevie Wonder. As a young man returning from a trip to New Orleans with a newfound interest in Swing music, he co-founded the eclectic Americana group Appleseed Collective, with whom he has toured 150+ dates per year. Traveling all over the continental United States, playing esteemed venues and festivals such as The Ark, Sisters Folk Festival, Wheatland, Cervantes Ballroom, Summercamp Music Festival, Schuba’s, and The Ann Arbor Folk Festival at Hill Auditorium, he cut his teeth as a guitarist, songwriter and band leader. Since slowing down his touring schedule in 2017 he began tirelessly practicing and performing the music of his favorite guitar player: Django Reinhardt. Since then he has studied at various music camps with many of the genres heavy hitting players such as Angelo Debarre, Sebastian Gineaux, and Gonzalo Bergara, and was even invited to back up Denis Chang at one of his concerts. Andrew currently plays throughout Michigan with his own project Djangophonique, his band Appleseed Collective, and his friends' projects Third Coast Gypsy Jazz, and Smoking Dandies. He also teaches guitar, both generally and specifically in the style of Django

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Performance Thu, 30 Jan 2020 18:17:41 -0500 2020-02-08T13:00:00-05:00 2020-02-08T14:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Performance Museum of Art
Family Art Studio: Printing the World Around Us (February 8, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68759 68759-17147147@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 8, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Families with children ages six and up are invited to look, learn, and create together in this hands-on workshop inspired by UMMA's second exhibition of Inuit Art, Reflections: An Ordinary Day. Guided by local artist Sajeev Vadakoottu, participants will make a drawing of an image from their own imagination directly on a screen, essentially creating a stencil, and use that stencil to make prints on paper, bags or t-shirts. (Please bring your own canvas bags or t-shirts!)

Please note: Adults must accompany children. We cannot guarantee your spot if you arrive mroe than 15 minutes late.

Please also note: there will be video recording at this event. If you do not wish to participate, talk with an UMMA staff member on-site.

This exhibition is made possible by the Power Family Program for Inuit Art, established in 2018 through the generosity of Philip and Kathy Power.

Family Art Studio is generously supported by the University of Michigan Credit Union Arts Adventures Program, UMMA's Lead Sponsor for Student and Family Engagement.  

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 15 Jan 2020 12:16:58 -0500 2020-02-08T14:00:00-05:00 2020-02-08T16:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Workshop / Seminar Museum of Art
Saturday Sampler Tour | Read and Look: "Tickle Tut's Toes" (February 8, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69480 69480-17327217@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 8, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
Organized By: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

Join us for a kid-friendly tour of the Egyptian exhibits at the Kelsey Museum! We begin by reading aloud "Tickle Tut's Toes," by Julie Appel and Amy Guglielmo. Then we explore the galleries to find artifacts pictured in the book, like a miniature boat, desk and pens, sandals, painted hieroglyphs, real ancient food, and Egyptian jewelry. During the tour, replica artifacts will be available for kids to touch and learn from. Take home a scavenger hunt, Egyptian hieroglyphs ID sheet, and senet game board for further discovery! This tour is great for our younger visitors, ages 4–7. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

Saturday Sampler tours are free and open to all visitors. If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation to attend this tour, please contact the education office (734-647-4167) at least two weeks in advance. We ask for advance notice as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Other Thu, 14 Nov 2019 14:51:21 -0500 2020-02-08T14:00:00-05:00 2020-02-08T15:00:00-05:00 Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Other Tickle Tut's Toes cover
Science Forum Demo (February 8, 2020 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70941 70941-17758029@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 8, 2020 3:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us in the Science Forum for 15-20 minute engaging science demonstrations that will help you see the world in a whole new way. Demonstrations are appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above.

Home to 84% of North American surface fresh water, complex ecosystems, and more than 30 million people, the Great Lakes are the backdrop for all life on both of Michigan’s peninsulas. Explore their natural history, current human impact, and the challenges for the future. Can you guess where the oldest fossils are? Or how much of the world’s accessible fresh water the Lakes contain? Join us.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 30 Jan 2020 15:50:16 -0500 2020-02-08T15:00:00-05:00 2020-02-08T15:15:00-05:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Lecture / Discussion UMMNH Science Forum
Biodiversity Lab Chat (February 8, 2020 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69903 69903-17758056@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 8, 2020 3:30pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us at the visible labs in the atriums for a discussion about the science happening inside. All ages welcome. Please check the Welcome Desk for times.

Stop by and chat with an educator in front of the Biodiversity Genomics Lab on the second floor, near the giant pterosaur, to learn about how and why scientists process DNA samples from plants and animals around the world.

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Other Mon, 06 Jan 2020 10:31:16 -0500 2020-02-08T15:30:00-05:00 2020-02-08T15:45:00-05:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Other Biological Sciences Building
Americana Sampler (February 9, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70213 70213-17547769@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 9, 2020 8:00am
Location: Cancer Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Established in 1923 through the generosity of U-M Regent William L. Clements, the Clements Library is a treasure house of American history. It collects, preserves, and makes available primary sources about the Americas, with particular strengths in 18th and 19th century Americana. Drawing upon all four divisions of materials – books, manuscripts, maps and graphics – this display presents a small sampling of reproductions of the internationally significant holdings at the Clements and illustrates some topical strengths of the collections. Selections include handsome original artwork, compelling manuscripts, and printed resources with geographical connections spanning from the Caribbean to the Great Lakes.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Rogel Cancer Center Entrance Alcove, Level 2.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Opens January 27, 2020
Open Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:28:27 -0500 2020-02-09T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-09T17:00:00-05:00 Cancer Center Gifts of Art Exhibition British Men o’ War off Long Island, ca. 1814 by William Paine from U-M William L. Clements Library collection.
Cages, Nests & Butterflies (February 9, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70210 70210-17547622@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 9, 2020 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Anne Bae is a multidisciplinary artist based out of New York. Her sculptural works are infused with symbolism and metaphors in the forms of cages, nests and butterflies. All works are made entirely of varying weights and types of paper, including hanji (Korean traditional) and common coffee filters. Representing concepts of time, memory, openness and constraint, the pieces are created with traditional methods, using scissors and simple die-cutting tools; cross-disciplinary techniques, such as weaving and tatting used in fiber arts; and technologies like laser cutting machines. There are two series of paper nests: one created entirely without the use of adhesive, and the other involves tatting with knots. Viewers are encouraged to contemplate, find meaning and ultimately – hope.

Gifts of Art Gallery – University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:17:01 -0500 2020-02-09T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-09T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Unhidden Frame by Anne Bae, photograph by the artist.
Fractured History: Digital Art on Canvas (February 9, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70212 70212-17547729@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 9, 2020 8:00am
Location: Cancer Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Fractured History explores concepts of identity, love, loss and the connection between music, history and civil rights. Aaron Dworkin is a social entrepreneur, author, artist and professor of music. Classically trained in the violin, Dworkin grew up in a diverse household; his adoptive family is Jewish, his biological mother is Irish Catholic, and his biological father is African-American and a Jehovah’s Witness. His passion for inclusion and social justice inspired him to found the Sphinx Organization, which works to help reflect the diversity in the US in orchestras. The digital and mixed media works in this exhibit combine elements of music, diversity, and an evolving aesthetic of the abstract that mirrors a disjunct search for unconditional love.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Rogel Cancer Center, Level 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:23:03 -0500 2020-02-09T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-09T17:00:00-05:00 Cancer Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Diana’s Trumpet by Aaron Dworkin.
Hats & Fascinators (February 9, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70196 70196-17547203@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 9, 2020 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Luke Song’s Detroit millinery was frequented by the late great Aretha Franklin. Franklin wore her much-discussed Mr. Song hat for her performance at President Barack Obama’s 2009 inauguration. Mr. Song Millinery has been in business since 1982, making hats for church, the Kentucky Derby, Ascot, and other special occasions. Hats by Mr. Song Millinery are also on display at the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame, several African-American Museums, and the Smithsonian. “So consider yourself a part of history if you decide to wear one." – Pamela Thomas-Graham, “The Best Makers of Couture Millinery in the World”, 8/13/2019.

Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center North Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:03:50 -0500 2020-02-09T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-09T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Contessa by Mr. Song Millinery, photograph by Moza.
Healing Power of Nature: Mixed Media (February 9, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70205 70205-17547456@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 9, 2020 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Allison Svoboda was born in Detroit. A proud Midwesterner, she splits her time between studios in Chicago and Pentwater, Michigan. She is recognized for her ethereal paintings and sculptural installations. Finding the edge between intuitive and deliberate mark making, Svoboda’s work is a meditation on the earth’s last places of quiet and untouched beauty. Challenging the viewer to rethink their responsibility to Mother Earth, her collage works are intricate paintings layered to create sculptural works. These paintings are based on fractal geometry (infinitely unfolding terrains of self-similar shapes like those in living things. In 2015, she received a Hemera fellowship to study Zen and calligraphy in Japan, which continues to influence her work.

Gifts of Art Gallery – University Hospital Main Lobby, Floor 1.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
On display December 16, 2019-March 6, 2020
Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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Exhibition Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:11:44 -0500 2020-02-09T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-09T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition by Allison Svoboda, photograph by the artist