Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/list/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. Trade Show | Outdoors for All (November 30, 2022 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/101705 101705-21802267@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 30, 2022 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Tauber Institute for Global Operations

University of Michigan’s Art & Design, Business, Engineering, and School of Information students are gearing up for the Integrated Product Development (IPD) Trade Show! Members of our community will gather to view and make purchase decisions from the “best of the best” of their work over the past semester in this interdisciplinary course.

IPD is an experiential, cross-disciplinary course that puts teams of students from Art & Design, Business, Engineering, and Information in a competitive product development environment. This innovative course has been featured on CNN and written in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Businessweek. The course is hosted by the Tauber Institute for Global Operations and is taught jointly by faculty members Eric Svaan of the Stephen M. Ross School of Business and Stephanie Tharp from the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.

The Problem Statement: to design and produce a tangible product that lowers barriers to participation in outdoor activities by persons who have lost functional use of one or more limbs.

Catch the competitive buzz!

View the products online. Then cast your vote!

VOTE ONLINE:
https://myumi.ch/Z6WdZ

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Other Wed, 30 Nov 2022 11:48:48 -0500 2022-11-30T00:00:00-05:00 2022-11-30T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Tauber Institute for Global Operations Other IPD ONLINE TRADE SHOW
"I have a crisis for you": Women Artists of Ukraine Respond to War (November 30, 2022 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/96538 96538-21792851@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 30, 2022 9:00am
Location: Lane Hall
Organized By: Institute for Research on Women and Gender

An exhibit curated by Grace Mahoney and Jessica Zychowicz
Featuring work by Kinder Album, JT Blatty, Oksana Briukhovetska (MFA, Stamps School of Art and Design), Oksana Kazmina, Sonya Hukaylo, Svetlana Lavochkina, Kateryna Lisovenko, and Lyuba Yakimchuk.

Lane Hall Exhibit Space
204 South State Street

About the exhibit:
In February 2022, the world witnessed the invasion of Ukraine and all-out war of aggression by the Russian Federation. Since this time, massive casualties, human rights violations, and an unprecedented refugee crisis have ensued. Women artists of Ukraine have responded. They paint on found materials in refugee housing, illustrate in bomb shelters, photograph their shelled cities wearing press passes and bulletproof jackets. They document, create, and share. They post their daily journals and images on social media. They perform at the Grammy Awards. They know their message is powerful, and the amplification of their voices is critical for victory in a very real battle for survival.

Curated by Grace Mahoney (U-M Slavic Languages and Literatures) and Jessica Zychowicz, Ph.D. (Fulbright Ukraine and U-M Alumna), "'I have a crisis for you': Women Artists of Ukraine Respond to War" showcases work created by women artists in response to Russia’s war in Ukraine. The involved artists are painters, photographers, filmmakers, poets, translators, and textile artists. Many of the works exhibited demonstrate a continuity of engagement by the artists with the topic of war, especially since 2014 when the people of Ukraine gathered in a “Revolution of Dignity” against attempts by the Russian Federation to control the country’s independence resulting in Russia’s annexation of the Crimean Peninsula and backing of pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine’s east.

The featured artists have also been selected because of their prominent interest and exploration of issues relating to gender in their works. The title for this exhibit comes from a poem of the same name by Lyuba Yakimchuk:

“— our love’s gone missing, I explain to a friend/ it vanished in one of the wars/ we waged in our kitchen/ — change the word ‘war’ to ‘crisis,’ he suggests/ because a crisis is something everyone has from time to time.”

Like in Yakimchuk’s poem, many of these artists approach the war with personal perspectives. They intertwine, juxtapose, and disrupt experiences of war with the intimacies of personal relationships, the workings interior lives, and perceptions of social roles. The featured artworks and documents engage a range of subjects from women volunteering as combatants to the processes of grieving and reflect ongoing discourses in Ukrainian feminist scholarship.

The exhibit will be accompanied by a companion website which includes an expanded set of informational and aid-related resources.

"'I have a crisis for you': Women Artists of Ukraine Respond to War" is hosted by the University of Michigan’s Institute for Research on Women and Gender (IRWG) and the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies with co-sponsorship from the Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies, the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, the Museum Studies Program, the Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia, and the Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies.

Related Events:

Opening Reception with comments by the curators
4:00-6:00 pm ET, Thursday, September 15th, 2022
Lane Hall

Artists’ Roundtable (Hybrid)
3:30-5:00pm ET, Friday, September 16th, 2022
Weiser Hall, 1010

*U-M classes may schedule visits outside of regular gallery hours by emailing LaneHallExhibits@umich.edu

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Exhibition Tue, 22 Nov 2022 14:47:29 -0500 2022-11-30T09:00:00-05:00 2022-11-30T16:00:00-05:00 Lane Hall Institute for Research on Women and Gender Exhibition Lane Hall Fall Exhibit, 2022
La Pelea/The Fight (November 30, 2022 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/97756 97756-21795086@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 30, 2022 9:00am
Location: 202 S. Thayer
Organized By: Institute for the Humanities

About the Exhibition
*La Pelea/The Fight* is a 46-foot panoramic oil-on-canvas. At the center of the “picture” and surrounded by a jeering crowd, the viewer becomes literally and conceptually involved as the one who is about to fight and defend themself. Depending on where the viewer is standing in the space, however, a different perspective can emerge, suggesting that even a public, collective experience is highly subjective.

Like much of Diaz’s work, *La Pelea/The Fight* brings into question the reliability of the narrator and the complexity of stories, especially as they pertain to the manipulation of facts and suggestions of criminality by the media and those in positions of power. It is timely in an era defined by polarity and politically driven half-truths and fictions, and a reminder that it is the necessary tension of a myriad of perspectives that bring us closer to some truth, rather than the singular view from where we are standing.

About the Artist
Born in 1977 in Mexico, Diaz considers image and information, and how the media and individuals represent stories to a different end. His immersive Panoramic paintings allow for the viewer to be witness, gaining a different perspective or experience depending on the positioning in relation to the work. His work is so original, fresh and contemporary, while at the same time harkening back to the traditions of Mexican muralists like Diego Rivera.

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Exhibition Fri, 21 Oct 2022 13:34:34 -0400 2022-11-30T09:00:00-05:00 2022-11-30T17:00:00-05:00 202 S. Thayer Institute for the Humanities Exhibition La Pelea
LaToya Ruby Frazier: Flint Is Family In Three Acts (November 30, 2022 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/95590 95590-21790415@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 30, 2022 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Organized by Stamps Gallery in partnership with the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, Michigan State University, and the Flint Institute of Arts.
“No matter how dark a situation may be, a camera can extract the light and turn a negative into a positive. In creating Flint Is Family In Three Acts, I see the role of photographs as empowering and enacting visible change: in Act I, the photographs bear witness and reclaim history; in Act II, the photographs reveal a hidden narrative; in Act III, the photographs are a catalyst for obtaining resources.”
—LaToya Ruby Frazier
Flint Is Family In Three Acts is a multi-part exhibition by renowned artist LaToya Ruby Frazier. For five years, Frazier researched and collaborated with two poets, activists, mothers and residents of Flint, Michigan, Shea Cobb and Amber Hasan, as they endured one of the most devastating ecological crises in U.S. history. Resulting in a monumental oeuvre of photographs, video, and texts Frazier developed Flint Is Family In Three Acts (2016-2021) to advocate for access to clean and safe drinking water for all regardless of race, religion and economic status. The series records stories of surviving and thriving, especially within racialized and marginalized neighborhoods in Flint, to ensure that they remained visible in national debates concerning environmental justice. Drawing inspiration from the urgency in Frazier’s work, which also sheds light on building equitable and inclusive futures, Stamps Gallery, part of the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan, initiated a partnership with the Flint Institute of Arts and the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University to bring this important exhibition together for the first time in Michigan. As co-presenters of this landmark exhibition, our goal is to offer a creative pedagogical platform that reaches broader audiences across Michigan and beyond - Flint is Family: Act I (2016-2017) will take place at the Flint Institute of Arts, Act II (2017-2019) at the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, and Act III (2019) at Stamps Gallery. The exhibition served as a catalyst to bring three disparate institutions together to deepen our understanding of individual and institutional agency in advocating for equity, transparency and environmental justice in our respective communities, while also highlighting the role of the artist as an agent for enacting positive social change.

Curated by Srimoyee Mitra, Tracee Glab, and Steven L. Bridges with the assistance of Jennifer Junkermeier-Khan, Rachel Winter, and Rachael Holstege.

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Exhibition Mon, 19 Dec 2022 18:15:06 -0500 2022-11-30T11:00:00-05:00 2022-11-30T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Photograph of a group of people in a grassy lot playing in water that is being sprayed from a large truck with solar panels
Respond/ Resist/ Rethink 2022 (November 30, 2022 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/96386 96386-21792422@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 30, 2022 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Water is the lifeblood of civilizations, the center of cities, the foundation of creation stories and the connective tissue of culture. Water is a life force, without it humanity will cease to exist. Fresh water is necessary for the survival of all living organisms on Earth. The human body is made up of over 60% water and humanity cannot survive without it. Water is a vital life source that holds (and generates) power. It is nourishing, quenching, and refreshing but has also been commodified, polluted, and politicized. From the Standing Rock, Leech Lake and Fond du Lac reservations, to the straits of Mackinac where oil pipelines threaten important waterways, to the polluted Mississippi River and drying Colorado River Basin, to water shutoffs in Detroit, PFAs in Ann Arbor, and the Flint Water crisis (to name just a few), ensuring access to clean water (and the sustainable ecologies it supports) is an ongoing struggle that requires intersectional, intergenerational, and collective knowledge sharing, discussion and action to protect.
Call for Work
Stamps Gallery invites the undergraduate and graduate students of Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design to participate in a poster and video exhibition that responds to the prompt: The care, sustainability, and access to free and clean water is arguably one of the most urgent and challenging issues of our time “What can you do to spread awareness of water issues and conservation measures?”
Eligible students: submit your work using our online form by Friday, August 19, 2022 →
Eligibility
Must be a currently enrolled undergraduate or graduate major in the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.Eligible students may submit one work (poster or video).Time-based work must be submitted as a YouTube/Vimeo link.Timeline
The deadline for submitting work is Friday, August 19, 2022, 5pm, EST. A selection committee composed of students, faculty, and Stamps Gallery staff will review submitted work in the weeks following the deadline.Students whose works are selected will be notified by September 2, 2022. The exhibition will take place from September 15, 2022 - January 14, 2023.Why posters & videos?
Posters can function as catalysts for change. For generations, posters have served as an effective tool to circulate ideas and messages to the public. Visually striking, and designed to draw attention from passersby, posters can be conversation starters, invite people to pause, reflect, spread the word, get involved. They have been a powerful medium for many conceptual artists and graphic designers to create powerful images and messages that could respond to immediate issues and be distributed widely. Similarly, video art was another exciting immediate medium for conceptual artists in the 1960s and 1970s as the technology became more accessible to the masses. Video art provided an alternative to the dominant broadcasting corporations. Artists made experimental films, recorded performances, and first-person narratives that were then exhibited and screened at galleries, museums, and events. Posters and videos continue to be salient features in the 21st Century to respond to urgent issues and questions facing the present moment.
Context
Stamps Gallery is an incubator and lab for contemporary artists and designers to explore ideas and projects that catalyze positive social change. As the pandemic grips our nation it has exposed the social, political, and economic disparities that have disproportionately impacted Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. The world witnessed in horror and sadness the meaningless loss of African American lives with George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, among many others that we will never know. National and international outcries brought people together from multiple races, genders, and generations - on social media and in the streets - to publicly demand an end to police brutality, structural racism, and emphasizing that Black Lives Matter. What is the role of a university gallery in this time of crisis? How can we foster an inclusive platform for the students in our community to voice their ideas and foster a community based on equality, belonging, respect? We launched Respond/ Resist/ Rethink in the fall 2020 to kick off the fall semester with student work paired with the work of leading artists exhibiting at the Gallery.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Sep 2022 18:15:26 -0400 2022-11-30T11:00:00-05:00 2022-11-30T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design
Trade Show | Outdoors for All (December 1, 2022 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/101705 101705-21802268@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 1, 2022 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Tauber Institute for Global Operations

University of Michigan’s Art & Design, Business, Engineering, and School of Information students are gearing up for the Integrated Product Development (IPD) Trade Show! Members of our community will gather to view and make purchase decisions from the “best of the best” of their work over the past semester in this interdisciplinary course.

IPD is an experiential, cross-disciplinary course that puts teams of students from Art & Design, Business, Engineering, and Information in a competitive product development environment. This innovative course has been featured on CNN and written in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Businessweek. The course is hosted by the Tauber Institute for Global Operations and is taught jointly by faculty members Eric Svaan of the Stephen M. Ross School of Business and Stephanie Tharp from the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.

The Problem Statement: to design and produce a tangible product that lowers barriers to participation in outdoor activities by persons who have lost functional use of one or more limbs.

Catch the competitive buzz!

View the products online. Then cast your vote!

VOTE ONLINE:
https://myumi.ch/Z6WdZ

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Other Wed, 30 Nov 2022 11:48:48 -0500 2022-12-01T00:00:00-05:00 2022-12-01T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Tauber Institute for Global Operations Other IPD ONLINE TRADE SHOW
"I have a crisis for you": Women Artists of Ukraine Respond to War (December 1, 2022 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/96538 96538-21792852@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 1, 2022 9:00am
Location: Lane Hall
Organized By: Institute for Research on Women and Gender

An exhibit curated by Grace Mahoney and Jessica Zychowicz
Featuring work by Kinder Album, JT Blatty, Oksana Briukhovetska (MFA, Stamps School of Art and Design), Oksana Kazmina, Sonya Hukaylo, Svetlana Lavochkina, Kateryna Lisovenko, and Lyuba Yakimchuk.

Lane Hall Exhibit Space
204 South State Street

About the exhibit:
In February 2022, the world witnessed the invasion of Ukraine and all-out war of aggression by the Russian Federation. Since this time, massive casualties, human rights violations, and an unprecedented refugee crisis have ensued. Women artists of Ukraine have responded. They paint on found materials in refugee housing, illustrate in bomb shelters, photograph their shelled cities wearing press passes and bulletproof jackets. They document, create, and share. They post their daily journals and images on social media. They perform at the Grammy Awards. They know their message is powerful, and the amplification of their voices is critical for victory in a very real battle for survival.

Curated by Grace Mahoney (U-M Slavic Languages and Literatures) and Jessica Zychowicz, Ph.D. (Fulbright Ukraine and U-M Alumna), "'I have a crisis for you': Women Artists of Ukraine Respond to War" showcases work created by women artists in response to Russia’s war in Ukraine. The involved artists are painters, photographers, filmmakers, poets, translators, and textile artists. Many of the works exhibited demonstrate a continuity of engagement by the artists with the topic of war, especially since 2014 when the people of Ukraine gathered in a “Revolution of Dignity” against attempts by the Russian Federation to control the country’s independence resulting in Russia’s annexation of the Crimean Peninsula and backing of pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine’s east.

The featured artists have also been selected because of their prominent interest and exploration of issues relating to gender in their works. The title for this exhibit comes from a poem of the same name by Lyuba Yakimchuk:

“— our love’s gone missing, I explain to a friend/ it vanished in one of the wars/ we waged in our kitchen/ — change the word ‘war’ to ‘crisis,’ he suggests/ because a crisis is something everyone has from time to time.”

Like in Yakimchuk’s poem, many of these artists approach the war with personal perspectives. They intertwine, juxtapose, and disrupt experiences of war with the intimacies of personal relationships, the workings interior lives, and perceptions of social roles. The featured artworks and documents engage a range of subjects from women volunteering as combatants to the processes of grieving and reflect ongoing discourses in Ukrainian feminist scholarship.

The exhibit will be accompanied by a companion website which includes an expanded set of informational and aid-related resources.

"'I have a crisis for you': Women Artists of Ukraine Respond to War" is hosted by the University of Michigan’s Institute for Research on Women and Gender (IRWG) and the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies with co-sponsorship from the Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies, the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, the Museum Studies Program, the Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia, and the Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies.

Related Events:

Opening Reception with comments by the curators
4:00-6:00 pm ET, Thursday, September 15th, 2022
Lane Hall

Artists’ Roundtable (Hybrid)
3:30-5:00pm ET, Friday, September 16th, 2022
Weiser Hall, 1010

*U-M classes may schedule visits outside of regular gallery hours by emailing LaneHallExhibits@umich.edu

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Exhibition Tue, 22 Nov 2022 14:47:29 -0500 2022-12-01T09:00:00-05:00 2022-12-01T16:00:00-05:00 Lane Hall Institute for Research on Women and Gender Exhibition Lane Hall Fall Exhibit, 2022
La Pelea/The Fight (December 1, 2022 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/97756 97756-21795087@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 1, 2022 9:00am
Location: 202 S. Thayer
Organized By: Institute for the Humanities

About the Exhibition
*La Pelea/The Fight* is a 46-foot panoramic oil-on-canvas. At the center of the “picture” and surrounded by a jeering crowd, the viewer becomes literally and conceptually involved as the one who is about to fight and defend themself. Depending on where the viewer is standing in the space, however, a different perspective can emerge, suggesting that even a public, collective experience is highly subjective.

Like much of Diaz’s work, *La Pelea/The Fight* brings into question the reliability of the narrator and the complexity of stories, especially as they pertain to the manipulation of facts and suggestions of criminality by the media and those in positions of power. It is timely in an era defined by polarity and politically driven half-truths and fictions, and a reminder that it is the necessary tension of a myriad of perspectives that bring us closer to some truth, rather than the singular view from where we are standing.

About the Artist
Born in 1977 in Mexico, Diaz considers image and information, and how the media and individuals represent stories to a different end. His immersive Panoramic paintings allow for the viewer to be witness, gaining a different perspective or experience depending on the positioning in relation to the work. His work is so original, fresh and contemporary, while at the same time harkening back to the traditions of Mexican muralists like Diego Rivera.

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Exhibition Fri, 21 Oct 2022 13:34:34 -0400 2022-12-01T09:00:00-05:00 2022-12-01T17:00:00-05:00 202 S. Thayer Institute for the Humanities Exhibition La Pelea
LaToya Ruby Frazier: Flint Is Family In Three Acts (December 1, 2022 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/95590 95590-21790416@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 1, 2022 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Organized by Stamps Gallery in partnership with the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, Michigan State University, and the Flint Institute of Arts.
“No matter how dark a situation may be, a camera can extract the light and turn a negative into a positive. In creating Flint Is Family In Three Acts, I see the role of photographs as empowering and enacting visible change: in Act I, the photographs bear witness and reclaim history; in Act II, the photographs reveal a hidden narrative; in Act III, the photographs are a catalyst for obtaining resources.”
—LaToya Ruby Frazier
Flint Is Family In Three Acts is a multi-part exhibition by renowned artist LaToya Ruby Frazier. For five years, Frazier researched and collaborated with two poets, activists, mothers and residents of Flint, Michigan, Shea Cobb and Amber Hasan, as they endured one of the most devastating ecological crises in U.S. history. Resulting in a monumental oeuvre of photographs, video, and texts Frazier developed Flint Is Family In Three Acts (2016-2021) to advocate for access to clean and safe drinking water for all regardless of race, religion and economic status. The series records stories of surviving and thriving, especially within racialized and marginalized neighborhoods in Flint, to ensure that they remained visible in national debates concerning environmental justice. Drawing inspiration from the urgency in Frazier’s work, which also sheds light on building equitable and inclusive futures, Stamps Gallery, part of the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan, initiated a partnership with the Flint Institute of Arts and the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University to bring this important exhibition together for the first time in Michigan. As co-presenters of this landmark exhibition, our goal is to offer a creative pedagogical platform that reaches broader audiences across Michigan and beyond - Flint is Family: Act I (2016-2017) will take place at the Flint Institute of Arts, Act II (2017-2019) at the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, and Act III (2019) at Stamps Gallery. The exhibition served as a catalyst to bring three disparate institutions together to deepen our understanding of individual and institutional agency in advocating for equity, transparency and environmental justice in our respective communities, while also highlighting the role of the artist as an agent for enacting positive social change.

Curated by Srimoyee Mitra, Tracee Glab, and Steven L. Bridges with the assistance of Jennifer Junkermeier-Khan, Rachel Winter, and Rachael Holstege.

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Exhibition Mon, 19 Dec 2022 18:15:06 -0500 2022-12-01T11:00:00-05:00 2022-12-01T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Photograph of a group of people in a grassy lot playing in water that is being sprayed from a large truck with solar panels
Respond/ Resist/ Rethink 2022 (December 1, 2022 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/96386 96386-21792423@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 1, 2022 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Water is the lifeblood of civilizations, the center of cities, the foundation of creation stories and the connective tissue of culture. Water is a life force, without it humanity will cease to exist. Fresh water is necessary for the survival of all living organisms on Earth. The human body is made up of over 60% water and humanity cannot survive without it. Water is a vital life source that holds (and generates) power. It is nourishing, quenching, and refreshing but has also been commodified, polluted, and politicized. From the Standing Rock, Leech Lake and Fond du Lac reservations, to the straits of Mackinac where oil pipelines threaten important waterways, to the polluted Mississippi River and drying Colorado River Basin, to water shutoffs in Detroit, PFAs in Ann Arbor, and the Flint Water crisis (to name just a few), ensuring access to clean water (and the sustainable ecologies it supports) is an ongoing struggle that requires intersectional, intergenerational, and collective knowledge sharing, discussion and action to protect.
Call for Work
Stamps Gallery invites the undergraduate and graduate students of Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design to participate in a poster and video exhibition that responds to the prompt: The care, sustainability, and access to free and clean water is arguably one of the most urgent and challenging issues of our time “What can you do to spread awareness of water issues and conservation measures?”
Eligible students: submit your work using our online form by Friday, August 19, 2022 →
Eligibility
Must be a currently enrolled undergraduate or graduate major in the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.Eligible students may submit one work (poster or video).Time-based work must be submitted as a YouTube/Vimeo link.Timeline
The deadline for submitting work is Friday, August 19, 2022, 5pm, EST. A selection committee composed of students, faculty, and Stamps Gallery staff will review submitted work in the weeks following the deadline.Students whose works are selected will be notified by September 2, 2022. The exhibition will take place from September 15, 2022 - January 14, 2023.Why posters & videos?
Posters can function as catalysts for change. For generations, posters have served as an effective tool to circulate ideas and messages to the public. Visually striking, and designed to draw attention from passersby, posters can be conversation starters, invite people to pause, reflect, spread the word, get involved. They have been a powerful medium for many conceptual artists and graphic designers to create powerful images and messages that could respond to immediate issues and be distributed widely. Similarly, video art was another exciting immediate medium for conceptual artists in the 1960s and 1970s as the technology became more accessible to the masses. Video art provided an alternative to the dominant broadcasting corporations. Artists made experimental films, recorded performances, and first-person narratives that were then exhibited and screened at galleries, museums, and events. Posters and videos continue to be salient features in the 21st Century to respond to urgent issues and questions facing the present moment.
Context
Stamps Gallery is an incubator and lab for contemporary artists and designers to explore ideas and projects that catalyze positive social change. As the pandemic grips our nation it has exposed the social, political, and economic disparities that have disproportionately impacted Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. The world witnessed in horror and sadness the meaningless loss of African American lives with George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, among many others that we will never know. National and international outcries brought people together from multiple races, genders, and generations - on social media and in the streets - to publicly demand an end to police brutality, structural racism, and emphasizing that Black Lives Matter. What is the role of a university gallery in this time of crisis? How can we foster an inclusive platform for the students in our community to voice their ideas and foster a community based on equality, belonging, respect? We launched Respond/ Resist/ Rethink in the fall 2020 to kick off the fall semester with student work paired with the work of leading artists exhibiting at the Gallery.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Sep 2022 18:15:26 -0400 2022-12-01T11:00:00-05:00 2022-12-01T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design
Therapy Dog (December 1, 2022 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/100261 100261-21799525@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 1, 2022 11:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Are you stressed out? Do you need time to decompress? Join Sherlock (wellness dog) and take a break in between classes. Sherlock will be available for pets, cuddles and general stress relief. Participants will be required to use hand sanitizer before entering the room with Sherlock. This event is open to Stamps students only.

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Reception / Open House Thu, 03 Nov 2022 12:15:32 -0400 2022-12-01T11:30:00-05:00 2022-12-01T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Reception / Open House A medium-sized black and white dog licks a kneeling woman's face
Tracy Reese: Hope for Flowers (December 1, 2022 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/89853 89853-21665966@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 1, 2022 5:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Tracy Reese is an American designer whose signature rich, daring colors and unique prints are crafted into joyful, feminine clothing for modern women. Tracy Reese’s design philosophy is rooted in a commitment to bringing out the beauty in women of all shapes, sizes, and colors.
Tracy Reese launched her namesake fashion brand in 1998 in New York City and over the past twenty-plus years, expanded to include sub-brands Plenty, Frock! and Black Label enjoying strong partnerships Barney’s, Bergdorf Goodman, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, and Anthropologie. In 2012, First Lady Michelle Obama wore a custom Tracy Reese dress to address the DNC. Other notable fans of the brand include Sarah Jessica Parker, Tracee Ellis Ross, and Oprah Winfrey.
Tracy Reese continues to evolve and has pivoted her business strategy to a more sustainable, slow-fashion model. In 2019, Tracy launched Hope for Flowers by Tracy Reese, a responsibly designed and produced collection. The Hope for Flowers collection employs Reese’s signature silhouettes and love of color and delivers clothing that is easy to wear and gentle on the earth. Each piece is crafted from organic fabrics and ethically sourced materials. The collection is produced in factories that pay fair living wages and support and value quality of life. She moved her design studio to her hometown, Detroit, plugging into the resurgence happening there while actively participating in plans to make Detroit a modern, sustainable garment production hub. Tracy formerly served as president of the board of ISAIC, the Industrial Sewing and Innovation Center, a Detroit-based, industry-shifting factory and Institute anchored in human-centric manufacturing.
A member of the Council of Fashion Designers of America since 1990, Tracy Reese serves on its Board of Directors. Tracy also serves on the boards of NEST Artisan Guild and College for Creative Studies Fashion Accessories Design Program. She is also an artist, as part of Turnaround Arts, a national program of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Reese is working to build an artisan studio in Detroit creating economic opportunities for women in under-served communities. Tracy launched an arts enrichment program for Detroit Public School students to broaden their cultural horizons. In this talk she will discuss the journey to responsible design and the mission of Hope for Flowers which is to create a positive social impact by empowering women and young people.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 03 Oct 2022 08:01:41 -0400 2022-12-01T17:30:00-05:00 2022-12-01T19:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Lecture / Discussion A woman in an orange dress stands in a garden.
Trade Show | Outdoors for All (December 2, 2022 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/101705 101705-21802269@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 2, 2022 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Tauber Institute for Global Operations

University of Michigan’s Art & Design, Business, Engineering, and School of Information students are gearing up for the Integrated Product Development (IPD) Trade Show! Members of our community will gather to view and make purchase decisions from the “best of the best” of their work over the past semester in this interdisciplinary course.

IPD is an experiential, cross-disciplinary course that puts teams of students from Art & Design, Business, Engineering, and Information in a competitive product development environment. This innovative course has been featured on CNN and written in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Businessweek. The course is hosted by the Tauber Institute for Global Operations and is taught jointly by faculty members Eric Svaan of the Stephen M. Ross School of Business and Stephanie Tharp from the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.

The Problem Statement: to design and produce a tangible product that lowers barriers to participation in outdoor activities by persons who have lost functional use of one or more limbs.

Catch the competitive buzz!

View the products online. Then cast your vote!

VOTE ONLINE:
https://myumi.ch/Z6WdZ

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Other Wed, 30 Nov 2022 11:48:48 -0500 2022-12-02T00:00:00-05:00 2022-12-02T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Tauber Institute for Global Operations Other IPD ONLINE TRADE SHOW
"I have a crisis for you": Women Artists of Ukraine Respond to War (December 2, 2022 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/96538 96538-21792853@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 2, 2022 9:00am
Location: Lane Hall
Organized By: Institute for Research on Women and Gender

An exhibit curated by Grace Mahoney and Jessica Zychowicz
Featuring work by Kinder Album, JT Blatty, Oksana Briukhovetska (MFA, Stamps School of Art and Design), Oksana Kazmina, Sonya Hukaylo, Svetlana Lavochkina, Kateryna Lisovenko, and Lyuba Yakimchuk.

Lane Hall Exhibit Space
204 South State Street

About the exhibit:
In February 2022, the world witnessed the invasion of Ukraine and all-out war of aggression by the Russian Federation. Since this time, massive casualties, human rights violations, and an unprecedented refugee crisis have ensued. Women artists of Ukraine have responded. They paint on found materials in refugee housing, illustrate in bomb shelters, photograph their shelled cities wearing press passes and bulletproof jackets. They document, create, and share. They post their daily journals and images on social media. They perform at the Grammy Awards. They know their message is powerful, and the amplification of their voices is critical for victory in a very real battle for survival.

Curated by Grace Mahoney (U-M Slavic Languages and Literatures) and Jessica Zychowicz, Ph.D. (Fulbright Ukraine and U-M Alumna), "'I have a crisis for you': Women Artists of Ukraine Respond to War" showcases work created by women artists in response to Russia’s war in Ukraine. The involved artists are painters, photographers, filmmakers, poets, translators, and textile artists. Many of the works exhibited demonstrate a continuity of engagement by the artists with the topic of war, especially since 2014 when the people of Ukraine gathered in a “Revolution of Dignity” against attempts by the Russian Federation to control the country’s independence resulting in Russia’s annexation of the Crimean Peninsula and backing of pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine’s east.

The featured artists have also been selected because of their prominent interest and exploration of issues relating to gender in their works. The title for this exhibit comes from a poem of the same name by Lyuba Yakimchuk:

“— our love’s gone missing, I explain to a friend/ it vanished in one of the wars/ we waged in our kitchen/ — change the word ‘war’ to ‘crisis,’ he suggests/ because a crisis is something everyone has from time to time.”

Like in Yakimchuk’s poem, many of these artists approach the war with personal perspectives. They intertwine, juxtapose, and disrupt experiences of war with the intimacies of personal relationships, the workings interior lives, and perceptions of social roles. The featured artworks and documents engage a range of subjects from women volunteering as combatants to the processes of grieving and reflect ongoing discourses in Ukrainian feminist scholarship.

The exhibit will be accompanied by a companion website which includes an expanded set of informational and aid-related resources.

"'I have a crisis for you': Women Artists of Ukraine Respond to War" is hosted by the University of Michigan’s Institute for Research on Women and Gender (IRWG) and the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies with co-sponsorship from the Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies, the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, the Museum Studies Program, the Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia, and the Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies.

Related Events:

Opening Reception with comments by the curators
4:00-6:00 pm ET, Thursday, September 15th, 2022
Lane Hall

Artists’ Roundtable (Hybrid)
3:30-5:00pm ET, Friday, September 16th, 2022
Weiser Hall, 1010

*U-M classes may schedule visits outside of regular gallery hours by emailing LaneHallExhibits@umich.edu

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Exhibition Tue, 22 Nov 2022 14:47:29 -0500 2022-12-02T09:00:00-05:00 2022-12-02T16:00:00-05:00 Lane Hall Institute for Research on Women and Gender Exhibition Lane Hall Fall Exhibit, 2022
La Pelea/The Fight (December 2, 2022 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/97756 97756-21795088@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 2, 2022 9:00am
Location: 202 S. Thayer
Organized By: Institute for the Humanities

About the Exhibition
*La Pelea/The Fight* is a 46-foot panoramic oil-on-canvas. At the center of the “picture” and surrounded by a jeering crowd, the viewer becomes literally and conceptually involved as the one who is about to fight and defend themself. Depending on where the viewer is standing in the space, however, a different perspective can emerge, suggesting that even a public, collective experience is highly subjective.

Like much of Diaz’s work, *La Pelea/The Fight* brings into question the reliability of the narrator and the complexity of stories, especially as they pertain to the manipulation of facts and suggestions of criminality by the media and those in positions of power. It is timely in an era defined by polarity and politically driven half-truths and fictions, and a reminder that it is the necessary tension of a myriad of perspectives that bring us closer to some truth, rather than the singular view from where we are standing.

About the Artist
Born in 1977 in Mexico, Diaz considers image and information, and how the media and individuals represent stories to a different end. His immersive Panoramic paintings allow for the viewer to be witness, gaining a different perspective or experience depending on the positioning in relation to the work. His work is so original, fresh and contemporary, while at the same time harkening back to the traditions of Mexican muralists like Diego Rivera.

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Exhibition Fri, 21 Oct 2022 13:34:34 -0400 2022-12-02T09:00:00-05:00 2022-12-02T17:00:00-05:00 202 S. Thayer Institute for the Humanities Exhibition La Pelea
RC Student Art Show (December 2, 2022 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/101889 101889-21802618@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 2, 2022 10:00am
Location: East Quadrangle
Organized By: Residential College

Fall 22’ Student Art Show
Open for viewing at the Residential College Art Gallery!

Now through December 2022

Works of art are on display from the Studio Arts and the Arts and the Humanities classes ending this term. Work from ceramics, photography, printmaking, and sculpture courses are represented.

The opening on December 2, 2022, featured music from Residential College music ensembles directed by Katri Ervamaa. The artwork selection includes a broad selection of materials and techniques. From screen printing to film photography, to cold casting and ceramic sculpture there is something for everyone to see.

The gallery is open from 10am to 5pm Monday - Friday.

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Exhibition Tue, 06 Dec 2022 11:14:03 -0500 2022-12-02T10:00:00-05:00 2022-12-02T17:00:00-05:00 East Quadrangle Residential College Exhibition RC Student Art
LaToya Ruby Frazier: Flint Is Family In Three Acts (December 2, 2022 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/95590 95590-21790417@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 2, 2022 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Organized by Stamps Gallery in partnership with the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, Michigan State University, and the Flint Institute of Arts.
“No matter how dark a situation may be, a camera can extract the light and turn a negative into a positive. In creating Flint Is Family In Three Acts, I see the role of photographs as empowering and enacting visible change: in Act I, the photographs bear witness and reclaim history; in Act II, the photographs reveal a hidden narrative; in Act III, the photographs are a catalyst for obtaining resources.”
—LaToya Ruby Frazier
Flint Is Family In Three Acts is a multi-part exhibition by renowned artist LaToya Ruby Frazier. For five years, Frazier researched and collaborated with two poets, activists, mothers and residents of Flint, Michigan, Shea Cobb and Amber Hasan, as they endured one of the most devastating ecological crises in U.S. history. Resulting in a monumental oeuvre of photographs, video, and texts Frazier developed Flint Is Family In Three Acts (2016-2021) to advocate for access to clean and safe drinking water for all regardless of race, religion and economic status. The series records stories of surviving and thriving, especially within racialized and marginalized neighborhoods in Flint, to ensure that they remained visible in national debates concerning environmental justice. Drawing inspiration from the urgency in Frazier’s work, which also sheds light on building equitable and inclusive futures, Stamps Gallery, part of the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan, initiated a partnership with the Flint Institute of Arts and the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University to bring this important exhibition together for the first time in Michigan. As co-presenters of this landmark exhibition, our goal is to offer a creative pedagogical platform that reaches broader audiences across Michigan and beyond - Flint is Family: Act I (2016-2017) will take place at the Flint Institute of Arts, Act II (2017-2019) at the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, and Act III (2019) at Stamps Gallery. The exhibition served as a catalyst to bring three disparate institutions together to deepen our understanding of individual and institutional agency in advocating for equity, transparency and environmental justice in our respective communities, while also highlighting the role of the artist as an agent for enacting positive social change.

Curated by Srimoyee Mitra, Tracee Glab, and Steven L. Bridges with the assistance of Jennifer Junkermeier-Khan, Rachel Winter, and Rachael Holstege.

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Exhibition Mon, 19 Dec 2022 18:15:06 -0500 2022-12-02T11:00:00-05:00 2022-12-02T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Photograph of a group of people in a grassy lot playing in water that is being sprayed from a large truck with solar panels
Member Discount Days at the UMMA Shop (December 2, 2022 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/101409 101409-21801313@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 2, 2022 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

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The UMMA Shop will host its Discount Days for all UMMA Members on Friday, December 2 THROUGH Sunday, December 4 to show our appreciation for our Member community. Shop the amazing selection of books, stationary, art supplies, jewelry and more. Get your membership exclusive discount and gift at checkout!

Visit the shop online! https://umma.umich.edu/shop

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Other Fri, 02 Dec 2022 18:18:49 -0500 2022-12-02T11:00:00-05:00 2022-12-02T17:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Other Museum of Art
Respond/ Resist/ Rethink 2022 (December 2, 2022 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/96386 96386-21792424@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 2, 2022 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Water is the lifeblood of civilizations, the center of cities, the foundation of creation stories and the connective tissue of culture. Water is a life force, without it humanity will cease to exist. Fresh water is necessary for the survival of all living organisms on Earth. The human body is made up of over 60% water and humanity cannot survive without it. Water is a vital life source that holds (and generates) power. It is nourishing, quenching, and refreshing but has also been commodified, polluted, and politicized. From the Standing Rock, Leech Lake and Fond du Lac reservations, to the straits of Mackinac where oil pipelines threaten important waterways, to the polluted Mississippi River and drying Colorado River Basin, to water shutoffs in Detroit, PFAs in Ann Arbor, and the Flint Water crisis (to name just a few), ensuring access to clean water (and the sustainable ecologies it supports) is an ongoing struggle that requires intersectional, intergenerational, and collective knowledge sharing, discussion and action to protect.
Call for Work
Stamps Gallery invites the undergraduate and graduate students of Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design to participate in a poster and video exhibition that responds to the prompt: The care, sustainability, and access to free and clean water is arguably one of the most urgent and challenging issues of our time “What can you do to spread awareness of water issues and conservation measures?”
Eligible students: submit your work using our online form by Friday, August 19, 2022 →
Eligibility
Must be a currently enrolled undergraduate or graduate major in the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.Eligible students may submit one work (poster or video).Time-based work must be submitted as a YouTube/Vimeo link.Timeline
The deadline for submitting work is Friday, August 19, 2022, 5pm, EST. A selection committee composed of students, faculty, and Stamps Gallery staff will review submitted work in the weeks following the deadline.Students whose works are selected will be notified by September 2, 2022. The exhibition will take place from September 15, 2022 - January 14, 2023.Why posters & videos?
Posters can function as catalysts for change. For generations, posters have served as an effective tool to circulate ideas and messages to the public. Visually striking, and designed to draw attention from passersby, posters can be conversation starters, invite people to pause, reflect, spread the word, get involved. They have been a powerful medium for many conceptual artists and graphic designers to create powerful images and messages that could respond to immediate issues and be distributed widely. Similarly, video art was another exciting immediate medium for conceptual artists in the 1960s and 1970s as the technology became more accessible to the masses. Video art provided an alternative to the dominant broadcasting corporations. Artists made experimental films, recorded performances, and first-person narratives that were then exhibited and screened at galleries, museums, and events. Posters and videos continue to be salient features in the 21st Century to respond to urgent issues and questions facing the present moment.
Context
Stamps Gallery is an incubator and lab for contemporary artists and designers to explore ideas and projects that catalyze positive social change. As the pandemic grips our nation it has exposed the social, political, and economic disparities that have disproportionately impacted Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. The world witnessed in horror and sadness the meaningless loss of African American lives with George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, among many others that we will never know. National and international outcries brought people together from multiple races, genders, and generations - on social media and in the streets - to publicly demand an end to police brutality, structural racism, and emphasizing that Black Lives Matter. What is the role of a university gallery in this time of crisis? How can we foster an inclusive platform for the students in our community to voice their ideas and foster a community based on equality, belonging, respect? We launched Respond/ Resist/ Rethink in the fall 2020 to kick off the fall semester with student work paired with the work of leading artists exhibiting at the Gallery.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Sep 2022 18:15:26 -0400 2022-12-02T11:00:00-05:00 2022-12-02T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design
Digitizing the Dodo: Three-Dimensional Digitization for Research and Public Outreach at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History (December 2, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/100639 100639-21800175@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 2, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Museum Studies Program

The Oxford University Museum of Natural History began a large redisplay project in April of this year, with the goal of developing and installing 20 new permanent exhibits in the main court of the Museum. I traveled to Oxford University for my UM Museum Studies practicum to digitize these new displays using structured light scanning technology to create interactive, 3-D models of the objects located within the new exhibits. This project aims to improve both public access to the OUMNH museum space and also begin a digital collection for researchers at Oxford University and beyond.

Complete details and Zoom access here: http://ummsp.rackham.umich.edu/tribe-event/digitizing-the-dodo-three-dimensional-digitization-for-research-and-public-outreach-at-the-oxford-university-museum-of-natural-history/

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Presentation Mon, 24 Oct 2022 17:54:39 -0400 2022-12-02T12:00:00-05:00 2022-12-02T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Museum Studies Program Presentation West
Soul Glow: Mending the Spirit (December 2, 2022 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/101348 101348-21801250@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 2, 2022 3:30pm
Location: Trotter Multicultural Center
Organized By: Trotter Multicultural Center

Join us at the Trotter Multicultural Center for an evening of Blanket Making, cookies, and intentional conversation about how we find and maintain joy during what can sometimes be a very stressful season.

Come make a blanket for yourself, OR make a blanket or two that will be donated to those in our community who are in need.

We hope to see you there!

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The Soul Glow Series looks at the sacred beliefs and practices that bring us joy and inspire creativity, as well as informs our approach to justice and equity work. This series will aim to provide opportunities for students to experience joy and community with one another, as well as spaces where students can begin to imagine what a better future and world looks like.

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Other Mon, 21 Nov 2022 15:01:18 -0500 2022-12-02T15:30:00-05:00 2022-12-02T17:30:00-05:00 Trotter Multicultural Center Trotter Multicultural Center Other Colorful flier with event details
The Fording Tiger: Two Painting Colophons by Yang Weizhen in the Lo Chia-Lun Collection of Chinese Calligraphy, lecture and Q&A with Dr. Amy McNair (December 2, 2022 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/100988 100988-21800644@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 2, 2022 5:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Click here to register: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRU8qbd_Wq4.

Earlier this year, UMMA received a transformative gift of more than 70 works of important and influential Chinese calligraphy. The Lo Chia-Lun Calligraphy Collection adds an impressive breadth of works to an already stellar collection of Chinese paintings and ceramics at UMMA. To mark the occasion, UMMA and the U-M Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies are delighted to present this important lecture with Chinese Art Historian, Dr. Amy McNair. McNair will discuss works in the collection by the famous Yuan-dynasty poet, Yang Weizhen (1296-1370), and highlight the importance of the Lo Chia-Lun Collection in the future studies of Chinese calligraphy. These works are colophons (a publisher's emblem or imprint) to one or two lost paintings, called The Fording Tiger, and are superb examples of his intentionally eccentric, awkward style of writing. The “fording tiger” image comes from the story of the Han-dynasty official Liu Kun (d. 57 CE), whose reputation for good government was so powerful that when he arrived to govern Hongnong (modern Sanmenxia, Henan), the local man-eating tigers swam across the Yellow River rather than face him. Yang was instrumental in establishing the importance of colophons on paintings and reviving the practice of yuefu poetry in the 14th century, making these two colophons containing yuefu poems highly significant works. 

Prior to the keynote, we are delighted to offer a rare opportunity to see works from the Lo Chia-Lun collection in UMMA’s object study rooms. You must register for a study room session. Please register for only one time slot. Capacity is extremely limited.

Both study sessions are currently full. You can register for the waitlist below. 

Waitlist for 4:30 p.m. Study Session 2

More about Dr. Amy McNair Amy McNair is a Professor of Chinese Art History at the University of Kansas and Editor-in-chief of the Asian art history journal Artibus Asiae. Her research interests are Chinese calligraphy and painting, and Chinese Buddhist sculpture. Her 1998 book on the Tang-dynasty calligrapher Yan Zhenqing was recently translated into Chinese as 中正之笔——颜真卿书法与宋代文人政治 (The Righteous Pen—Yan Zhenqing's Calligraphy and the Song Dynasty Literati Politics). Her latest book, The Stigma of the Painting Master: Liang Shicheng and The Xuanhe Catalogue of Paintings, will appear in 2023, published by Harvard Asia Center Publications.

Please join us after Dr. McNair’s talk for refreshments in the UMMA Apse.  

This workshop is made possible by the U-M Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies, the Department of History of Art, and the Jiu-Hwa Lo Upshur Endowment for Chinese Art. The Lo Chia-Lun Calligraphy Collection at UMMA is the gift of Jiu-Fong Lo Chang and Kuei-sheng Chang. 

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Other Fri, 02 Dec 2022 18:18:49 -0500 2022-12-02T17:00:00-05:00 2022-12-02T18:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Other Museum of Art
Spring Awakening (December 2, 2022 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/101211 101211-21801048@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 2, 2022 8:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Union Ticket Office (MUTO)

Join us for In the Round’s inaugural production of SPRING AWAKENING in the Arthur Miller from December 2-4! Enjoy as we tell this beautiful story, focusing through the lens of themes related to LGBTQIA+ culture! We can’t wait to see you there! With Love, The Prod!

In the Round Productions at UM is a student organization, sponsored by the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies that exists with the purpose of inclusion and voicing. We give our members a chance to utilize their voices to share their unique perspectives on queer culture. We give our audiences an opportunity to discuss and combat struggles in queer culture. All are welcome and encouraged to join!

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Performance Wed, 09 Nov 2022 13:57:22 -0500 2022-12-02T20:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Union Ticket Office (MUTO) Performance Spring Awakening at Arthur Miller
Trade Show | Outdoors for All (December 3, 2022 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/101705 101705-21802270@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, December 3, 2022 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Tauber Institute for Global Operations

University of Michigan’s Art & Design, Business, Engineering, and School of Information students are gearing up for the Integrated Product Development (IPD) Trade Show! Members of our community will gather to view and make purchase decisions from the “best of the best” of their work over the past semester in this interdisciplinary course.

IPD is an experiential, cross-disciplinary course that puts teams of students from Art & Design, Business, Engineering, and Information in a competitive product development environment. This innovative course has been featured on CNN and written in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Businessweek. The course is hosted by the Tauber Institute for Global Operations and is taught jointly by faculty members Eric Svaan of the Stephen M. Ross School of Business and Stephanie Tharp from the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.

The Problem Statement: to design and produce a tangible product that lowers barriers to participation in outdoor activities by persons who have lost functional use of one or more limbs.

Catch the competitive buzz!

View the products online. Then cast your vote!

VOTE ONLINE:
https://myumi.ch/Z6WdZ

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Other Wed, 30 Nov 2022 11:48:48 -0500 2022-12-03T00:00:00-05:00 2022-12-03T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Tauber Institute for Global Operations Other IPD ONLINE TRADE SHOW
LaToya Ruby Frazier: Flint Is Family In Three Acts (December 3, 2022 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/95590 95590-21790418@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, December 3, 2022 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Organized by Stamps Gallery in partnership with the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, Michigan State University, and the Flint Institute of Arts.
“No matter how dark a situation may be, a camera can extract the light and turn a negative into a positive. In creating Flint Is Family In Three Acts, I see the role of photographs as empowering and enacting visible change: in Act I, the photographs bear witness and reclaim history; in Act II, the photographs reveal a hidden narrative; in Act III, the photographs are a catalyst for obtaining resources.”
—LaToya Ruby Frazier
Flint Is Family In Three Acts is a multi-part exhibition by renowned artist LaToya Ruby Frazier. For five years, Frazier researched and collaborated with two poets, activists, mothers and residents of Flint, Michigan, Shea Cobb and Amber Hasan, as they endured one of the most devastating ecological crises in U.S. history. Resulting in a monumental oeuvre of photographs, video, and texts Frazier developed Flint Is Family In Three Acts (2016-2021) to advocate for access to clean and safe drinking water for all regardless of race, religion and economic status. The series records stories of surviving and thriving, especially within racialized and marginalized neighborhoods in Flint, to ensure that they remained visible in national debates concerning environmental justice. Drawing inspiration from the urgency in Frazier’s work, which also sheds light on building equitable and inclusive futures, Stamps Gallery, part of the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan, initiated a partnership with the Flint Institute of Arts and the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University to bring this important exhibition together for the first time in Michigan. As co-presenters of this landmark exhibition, our goal is to offer a creative pedagogical platform that reaches broader audiences across Michigan and beyond - Flint is Family: Act I (2016-2017) will take place at the Flint Institute of Arts, Act II (2017-2019) at the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, and Act III (2019) at Stamps Gallery. The exhibition served as a catalyst to bring three disparate institutions together to deepen our understanding of individual and institutional agency in advocating for equity, transparency and environmental justice in our respective communities, while also highlighting the role of the artist as an agent for enacting positive social change.

Curated by Srimoyee Mitra, Tracee Glab, and Steven L. Bridges with the assistance of Jennifer Junkermeier-Khan, Rachel Winter, and Rachael Holstege.

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Exhibition Mon, 19 Dec 2022 18:15:06 -0500 2022-12-03T11:00:00-05:00 2022-12-03T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Photograph of a group of people in a grassy lot playing in water that is being sprayed from a large truck with solar panels
Member Discount Days at the UMMA Shop (December 3, 2022 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/101617 101617-21801586@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, December 3, 2022 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

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The UMMA Shop will host its Discount Days for all UMMA Members on Friday, December 2 THROUGH Sunday, December 4 to show our appreciation for our Member community. Shop the amazing selection of books, stationary, art supplies, jewelry and more. Get your membership exclusive discount and gift at checkout!

Visit the shop online! https://umma.umich.edu/shop

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Other Sat, 03 Dec 2022 18:34:00 -0500 2022-12-03T11:00:00-05:00 2022-12-03T17:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Other Museum of Art
Respond/ Resist/ Rethink 2022 (December 3, 2022 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/96386 96386-21792425@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, December 3, 2022 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Water is the lifeblood of civilizations, the center of cities, the foundation of creation stories and the connective tissue of culture. Water is a life force, without it humanity will cease to exist. Fresh water is necessary for the survival of all living organisms on Earth. The human body is made up of over 60% water and humanity cannot survive without it. Water is a vital life source that holds (and generates) power. It is nourishing, quenching, and refreshing but has also been commodified, polluted, and politicized. From the Standing Rock, Leech Lake and Fond du Lac reservations, to the straits of Mackinac where oil pipelines threaten important waterways, to the polluted Mississippi River and drying Colorado River Basin, to water shutoffs in Detroit, PFAs in Ann Arbor, and the Flint Water crisis (to name just a few), ensuring access to clean water (and the sustainable ecologies it supports) is an ongoing struggle that requires intersectional, intergenerational, and collective knowledge sharing, discussion and action to protect.
Call for Work
Stamps Gallery invites the undergraduate and graduate students of Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design to participate in a poster and video exhibition that responds to the prompt: The care, sustainability, and access to free and clean water is arguably one of the most urgent and challenging issues of our time “What can you do to spread awareness of water issues and conservation measures?”
Eligible students: submit your work using our online form by Friday, August 19, 2022 →
Eligibility
Must be a currently enrolled undergraduate or graduate major in the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.Eligible students may submit one work (poster or video).Time-based work must be submitted as a YouTube/Vimeo link.Timeline
The deadline for submitting work is Friday, August 19, 2022, 5pm, EST. A selection committee composed of students, faculty, and Stamps Gallery staff will review submitted work in the weeks following the deadline.Students whose works are selected will be notified by September 2, 2022. The exhibition will take place from September 15, 2022 - January 14, 2023.Why posters & videos?
Posters can function as catalysts for change. For generations, posters have served as an effective tool to circulate ideas and messages to the public. Visually striking, and designed to draw attention from passersby, posters can be conversation starters, invite people to pause, reflect, spread the word, get involved. They have been a powerful medium for many conceptual artists and graphic designers to create powerful images and messages that could respond to immediate issues and be distributed widely. Similarly, video art was another exciting immediate medium for conceptual artists in the 1960s and 1970s as the technology became more accessible to the masses. Video art provided an alternative to the dominant broadcasting corporations. Artists made experimental films, recorded performances, and first-person narratives that were then exhibited and screened at galleries, museums, and events. Posters and videos continue to be salient features in the 21st Century to respond to urgent issues and questions facing the present moment.
Context
Stamps Gallery is an incubator and lab for contemporary artists and designers to explore ideas and projects that catalyze positive social change. As the pandemic grips our nation it has exposed the social, political, and economic disparities that have disproportionately impacted Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. The world witnessed in horror and sadness the meaningless loss of African American lives with George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, among many others that we will never know. National and international outcries brought people together from multiple races, genders, and generations - on social media and in the streets - to publicly demand an end to police brutality, structural racism, and emphasizing that Black Lives Matter. What is the role of a university gallery in this time of crisis? How can we foster an inclusive platform for the students in our community to voice their ideas and foster a community based on equality, belonging, respect? We launched Respond/ Resist/ Rethink in the fall 2020 to kick off the fall semester with student work paired with the work of leading artists exhibiting at the Gallery.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Sep 2022 18:15:26 -0400 2022-12-03T11:00:00-05:00 2022-12-03T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design
Spring Awakening (December 3, 2022 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/101211 101211-21801049@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, December 3, 2022 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Union Ticket Office (MUTO)

Join us for In the Round’s inaugural production of SPRING AWAKENING in the Arthur Miller from December 2-4! Enjoy as we tell this beautiful story, focusing through the lens of themes related to LGBTQIA+ culture! We can’t wait to see you there! With Love, The Prod!

In the Round Productions at UM is a student organization, sponsored by the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies that exists with the purpose of inclusion and voicing. We give our members a chance to utilize their voices to share their unique perspectives on queer culture. We give our audiences an opportunity to discuss and combat struggles in queer culture. All are welcome and encouraged to join!

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Performance Wed, 09 Nov 2022 13:57:22 -0500 2022-12-03T14:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Union Ticket Office (MUTO) Performance Spring Awakening at Arthur Miller
2022 Art Auction (December 3, 2022 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/99138 99138-21797625@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, December 3, 2022 6:30pm
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: Prison Creative Arts Project, The

Join us in-person Saturday, December 3rd, at the Michigan Union - Courtyard (530 S State St, Ann Arbor, MI 48109) for the Prison Creative Arts Project's *2022 Art Auction*.

Set an alarm! The silent auction will begin online on Thursday, December 1st at 7:00pm: https://pcapartauction2022.ggo.bid

This event raises funds to support the *27th Annual Exhibition of Artists in Michigan Prisons* (March 21st - April 4th), where 700+ pieces of art created by incarcerated artists will be exhibited at the University of Michigan's North Campus for public viewing & purchase.

The auction will feature artwork by artists in the Linkage Community, currently incarcerated artists, PCAP curators, University of Michigan faculty, and local artists.

6:30 pm Cocktail Reception, Silent Auction
7:30 pm Live Auction

The silent auction will be BOTH in-person & virtual. The LIVE auction will be in-person ONLY

We will be utilizing mobile-bidding, so have your smartphone handy & charged.
No smartphone? No problem! Assistance will be available at the event and desktops can also be used for online participants.

Want to skip the line? Pre-register ahead of time: https://pcapartauction2022.ggo.bid

**The University of Michigan College of Literature, Science and the Arts (LSA) greatly values inclusion and access for all. We are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations to enable your full participation in this event. Please contact Sarah Unrath at saraheve@umich.edu if you would like to request disability accommodations or have any questions or concerns. We ask that you provide advance notice to ensure sufficient time to meet requested accommodations.

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Social / Informal Gathering Sun, 27 Nov 2022 23:19:18 -0500 2022-12-03T18:30:00-05:00 2022-12-03T21:30:00-05:00 Michigan Union Prison Creative Arts Project, The Social / Informal Gathering Artwork: Kenneth Gourlay, Untitled
Spring Awakening (December 3, 2022 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/101211 101211-21801050@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, December 3, 2022 8:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Union Ticket Office (MUTO)

Join us for In the Round’s inaugural production of SPRING AWAKENING in the Arthur Miller from December 2-4! Enjoy as we tell this beautiful story, focusing through the lens of themes related to LGBTQIA+ culture! We can’t wait to see you there! With Love, The Prod!

In the Round Productions at UM is a student organization, sponsored by the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies that exists with the purpose of inclusion and voicing. We give our members a chance to utilize their voices to share their unique perspectives on queer culture. We give our audiences an opportunity to discuss and combat struggles in queer culture. All are welcome and encouraged to join!

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Performance Wed, 09 Nov 2022 13:57:22 -0500 2022-12-03T20:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Union Ticket Office (MUTO) Performance Spring Awakening at Arthur Miller
Trade Show | Outdoors for All (December 4, 2022 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/101705 101705-21802271@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, December 4, 2022 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Tauber Institute for Global Operations

University of Michigan’s Art & Design, Business, Engineering, and School of Information students are gearing up for the Integrated Product Development (IPD) Trade Show! Members of our community will gather to view and make purchase decisions from the “best of the best” of their work over the past semester in this interdisciplinary course.

IPD is an experiential, cross-disciplinary course that puts teams of students from Art & Design, Business, Engineering, and Information in a competitive product development environment. This innovative course has been featured on CNN and written in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Businessweek. The course is hosted by the Tauber Institute for Global Operations and is taught jointly by faculty members Eric Svaan of the Stephen M. Ross School of Business and Stephanie Tharp from the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.

The Problem Statement: to design and produce a tangible product that lowers barriers to participation in outdoor activities by persons who have lost functional use of one or more limbs.

Catch the competitive buzz!

View the products online. Then cast your vote!

VOTE ONLINE:
https://myumi.ch/Z6WdZ

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Other Wed, 30 Nov 2022 11:48:48 -0500 2022-12-04T00:00:00-05:00 2022-12-04T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Tauber Institute for Global Operations Other IPD ONLINE TRADE SHOW
Member Discount Days at the UMMA Shop (December 4, 2022 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/101618 101618-21801587@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, December 4, 2022 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

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The UMMA Shop will host its Discount Days for all UMMA Members on Friday, December 2 THROUGH Sunday, December 4 to show our appreciation for our Member community. Shop the amazing selection of books, stationary, art supplies, jewelry and more. Get your membership exclusive discount and gift at checkout!

Visit the shop online! https://umma.umich.edu/shop

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Other Sun, 04 Dec 2022 18:31:14 -0500 2022-12-04T11:00:00-05:00 2022-12-04T17:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Other Museum of Art
Spring Awakening (December 4, 2022 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/101211 101211-21800943@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, December 4, 2022 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Union Ticket Office (MUTO)

Join us for In the Round’s inaugural production of SPRING AWAKENING in the Arthur Miller from December 2-4! Enjoy as we tell this beautiful story, focusing through the lens of themes related to LGBTQIA+ culture! We can’t wait to see you there! With Love, The Prod!

In the Round Productions at UM is a student organization, sponsored by the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies that exists with the purpose of inclusion and voicing. We give our members a chance to utilize their voices to share their unique perspectives on queer culture. We give our audiences an opportunity to discuss and combat struggles in queer culture. All are welcome and encouraged to join!

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Performance Wed, 09 Nov 2022 13:57:22 -0500 2022-12-04T14:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Union Ticket Office (MUTO) Performance Spring Awakening at Arthur Miller
Trade Show | Outdoors for All (December 5, 2022 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/101705 101705-21802272@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 5, 2022 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Tauber Institute for Global Operations

University of Michigan’s Art & Design, Business, Engineering, and School of Information students are gearing up for the Integrated Product Development (IPD) Trade Show! Members of our community will gather to view and make purchase decisions from the “best of the best” of their work over the past semester in this interdisciplinary course.

IPD is an experiential, cross-disciplinary course that puts teams of students from Art & Design, Business, Engineering, and Information in a competitive product development environment. This innovative course has been featured on CNN and written in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Businessweek. The course is hosted by the Tauber Institute for Global Operations and is taught jointly by faculty members Eric Svaan of the Stephen M. Ross School of Business and Stephanie Tharp from the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.

The Problem Statement: to design and produce a tangible product that lowers barriers to participation in outdoor activities by persons who have lost functional use of one or more limbs.

Catch the competitive buzz!

View the products online. Then cast your vote!

VOTE ONLINE:
https://myumi.ch/Z6WdZ

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Other Wed, 30 Nov 2022 11:48:48 -0500 2022-12-05T00:00:00-05:00 2022-12-05T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Tauber Institute for Global Operations Other IPD ONLINE TRADE SHOW
"I have a crisis for you": Women Artists of Ukraine Respond to War (December 5, 2022 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/96538 96538-21792856@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 5, 2022 9:00am
Location: Lane Hall
Organized By: Institute for Research on Women and Gender

An exhibit curated by Grace Mahoney and Jessica Zychowicz
Featuring work by Kinder Album, JT Blatty, Oksana Briukhovetska (MFA, Stamps School of Art and Design), Oksana Kazmina, Sonya Hukaylo, Svetlana Lavochkina, Kateryna Lisovenko, and Lyuba Yakimchuk.

Lane Hall Exhibit Space
204 South State Street

About the exhibit:
In February 2022, the world witnessed the invasion of Ukraine and all-out war of aggression by the Russian Federation. Since this time, massive casualties, human rights violations, and an unprecedented refugee crisis have ensued. Women artists of Ukraine have responded. They paint on found materials in refugee housing, illustrate in bomb shelters, photograph their shelled cities wearing press passes and bulletproof jackets. They document, create, and share. They post their daily journals and images on social media. They perform at the Grammy Awards. They know their message is powerful, and the amplification of their voices is critical for victory in a very real battle for survival.

Curated by Grace Mahoney (U-M Slavic Languages and Literatures) and Jessica Zychowicz, Ph.D. (Fulbright Ukraine and U-M Alumna), "'I have a crisis for you': Women Artists of Ukraine Respond to War" showcases work created by women artists in response to Russia’s war in Ukraine. The involved artists are painters, photographers, filmmakers, poets, translators, and textile artists. Many of the works exhibited demonstrate a continuity of engagement by the artists with the topic of war, especially since 2014 when the people of Ukraine gathered in a “Revolution of Dignity” against attempts by the Russian Federation to control the country’s independence resulting in Russia’s annexation of the Crimean Peninsula and backing of pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine’s east.

The featured artists have also been selected because of their prominent interest and exploration of issues relating to gender in their works. The title for this exhibit comes from a poem of the same name by Lyuba Yakimchuk:

“— our love’s gone missing, I explain to a friend/ it vanished in one of the wars/ we waged in our kitchen/ — change the word ‘war’ to ‘crisis,’ he suggests/ because a crisis is something everyone has from time to time.”

Like in Yakimchuk’s poem, many of these artists approach the war with personal perspectives. They intertwine, juxtapose, and disrupt experiences of war with the intimacies of personal relationships, the workings interior lives, and perceptions of social roles. The featured artworks and documents engage a range of subjects from women volunteering as combatants to the processes of grieving and reflect ongoing discourses in Ukrainian feminist scholarship.

The exhibit will be accompanied by a companion website which includes an expanded set of informational and aid-related resources.

"'I have a crisis for you': Women Artists of Ukraine Respond to War" is hosted by the University of Michigan’s Institute for Research on Women and Gender (IRWG) and the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies with co-sponsorship from the Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies, the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, the Museum Studies Program, the Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia, and the Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies.

Related Events:

Opening Reception with comments by the curators
4:00-6:00 pm ET, Thursday, September 15th, 2022
Lane Hall

Artists’ Roundtable (Hybrid)
3:30-5:00pm ET, Friday, September 16th, 2022
Weiser Hall, 1010

*U-M classes may schedule visits outside of regular gallery hours by emailing LaneHallExhibits@umich.edu

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Exhibition Tue, 22 Nov 2022 14:47:29 -0500 2022-12-05T09:00:00-05:00 2022-12-05T16:00:00-05:00 Lane Hall Institute for Research on Women and Gender Exhibition Lane Hall Fall Exhibit, 2022
La Pelea/The Fight (December 5, 2022 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/97756 97756-21795091@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 5, 2022 9:00am
Location: 202 S. Thayer
Organized By: Institute for the Humanities

About the Exhibition
*La Pelea/The Fight* is a 46-foot panoramic oil-on-canvas. At the center of the “picture” and surrounded by a jeering crowd, the viewer becomes literally and conceptually involved as the one who is about to fight and defend themself. Depending on where the viewer is standing in the space, however, a different perspective can emerge, suggesting that even a public, collective experience is highly subjective.

Like much of Diaz’s work, *La Pelea/The Fight* brings into question the reliability of the narrator and the complexity of stories, especially as they pertain to the manipulation of facts and suggestions of criminality by the media and those in positions of power. It is timely in an era defined by polarity and politically driven half-truths and fictions, and a reminder that it is the necessary tension of a myriad of perspectives that bring us closer to some truth, rather than the singular view from where we are standing.

About the Artist
Born in 1977 in Mexico, Diaz considers image and information, and how the media and individuals represent stories to a different end. His immersive Panoramic paintings allow for the viewer to be witness, gaining a different perspective or experience depending on the positioning in relation to the work. His work is so original, fresh and contemporary, while at the same time harkening back to the traditions of Mexican muralists like Diego Rivera.

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Exhibition Fri, 21 Oct 2022 13:34:34 -0400 2022-12-05T09:00:00-05:00 2022-12-05T17:00:00-05:00 202 S. Thayer Institute for the Humanities Exhibition La Pelea
The Japanese Art Society of American presents: Clay as Soft Power: The Rise of Shigaraki Ware in Postwar America, a Live Zoom Webinar with Natsu Oyobe, Curator of Asian Art (December 5, 2022 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/101559 101559-21801513@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 5, 2022 5:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Click here to register: https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001OjY2hdlShXsa-8bNOmMI8PC-_GqNivNJVmMP24YQbTb3_8_kxsBXjpb_TaUucpYH969FYMl5jebcj5yyBN8Y4ZmISBIRlVSlbmjUt8zoQnxI0urlwRZ441L4AN9WMNa4DFahFhOxcyFXOTSC7fOXVeOYRoWxHrhXb662MB1AKQTrRQmJeT7AETyxN9oD2d7IDowYCK1yIHE=&c=2S_B9CK-nYP8PIJGMvxwxQQAByIwFKk3GBzpAqQlp8pq7ou9PeCa8A==&ch=W1te44jalRhgcDjiUSXMRAg1PZ-xHQGNjOBcU6eVRQ9Y3q9r1KFF5Q.

Among the many ceramic styles in Japan, Shigaraki ware is perhaps the most recognizable in America. How did the humble ware, characterized by its earthy tones, rough surfaces, and natural ash glazes, achieve this status?

 

Beginning in the 1960s, it was collected by American museums, studied in American publications, and admired by American artists, some of whom traveled to Shigaraki to learn the techniques. In the Cold War era, Shigaraki ware was promoted as a means of fostering public support for a U.S.-Japan coalition. The ware’s simple, rustic aesthetic was ideal to rebrand Japan as a peaceful, democratic ally.  

After the 1980s, Shigaraki ware remained a locus of international exchange promoted by Japan as it rose to become an economic power. Illustrating through historic jars, works by American artists inspired by Shigaraki ware, and recent works by contemporary Japanese artists, this talk will uncover the stories of Shigaraki ware and its impact in America from the postwar era into the 21st century.

 

Presented by the Japanese Art Society of America, this talk is held in conjunction with the exhibition Clay as Soft Power: Shigaraki Ware in Postwar America, currently on view at the University of Michigan Museum of Art through May 7, 2023. For more information, please click here.

Natsu Oyobe, Ph.D., is Curator of Asian Art at the University of Michigan Museum of Art. Specializing in modern and contemporary Japanese art, she has curated numerous Japanese art exhibitions, including Wrapped in Silk and Gold: A Family Legacy of 20th-Century Japanese Kimono (2010), Mari Katayama (2019), and Clay as Soft Power: Shigaraki Ware in Postwar America and Japan (2022). She is also involved in cross-cultural projects from a variety of historical periods, including Isamu Noguchi and Qi Baishi: Beijing 1930 (2013). Dr. Oyobe served as a consulting curator for the Detroit Institute of Arts’ new Japan Gallery (2016 – 2017) and the Denver Art Museum (2020). She is contributor and co-editor of Great Waves and Mountains: Perspectives and Discoveries in Collecting the Arts of Japan (University Press of Florida, 2022).

Lead support for this exhibition is provided by the U-M Office of the Provost, the Japan World Exposition 1970 Commemorative Fund, the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Michigan Arts and Culture Council, and the U-M Center for Japanese Studies. Additional generous support is provided by the Japan Foundation, James M. Trapp, Nancy and Joe Keithley, and the William C. Weese, M.D. Endowment for Ceramic Arts.  

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Other Mon, 05 Dec 2022 18:16:05 -0500 2022-12-05T17:00:00-05:00 2022-12-05T18:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Other Museum of Art
Hula Showcase (December 5, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/101760 101760-21802325@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 5, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Angell Hall
Organized By: Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies

The students in AMCULT & ASIANPAM 372 invite you to a performance showcase of the Hawaiian hula and protocols they have learned this semester! Join us for refreshments after the performance.

To join virtually:
https://umich.zoom.us/j/96740072500

Meeting ID: 967 4007 2500
Passcode: 067366

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Performance Mon, 05 Dec 2022 09:52:43 -0500 2022-12-05T18:00:00-05:00 2022-12-05T19:00:00-05:00 Angell Hall Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies Performance Event Poster
Trade Show | Outdoors for All (December 6, 2022 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/101705 101705-21802273@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, December 6, 2022 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Tauber Institute for Global Operations

University of Michigan’s Art & Design, Business, Engineering, and School of Information students are gearing up for the Integrated Product Development (IPD) Trade Show! Members of our community will gather to view and make purchase decisions from the “best of the best” of their work over the past semester in this interdisciplinary course.

IPD is an experiential, cross-disciplinary course that puts teams of students from Art & Design, Business, Engineering, and Information in a competitive product development environment. This innovative course has been featured on CNN and written in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Businessweek. The course is hosted by the Tauber Institute for Global Operations and is taught jointly by faculty members Eric Svaan of the Stephen M. Ross School of Business and Stephanie Tharp from the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.

The Problem Statement: to design and produce a tangible product that lowers barriers to participation in outdoor activities by persons who have lost functional use of one or more limbs.

Catch the competitive buzz!

View the products online. Then cast your vote!

VOTE ONLINE:
https://myumi.ch/Z6WdZ

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Other Wed, 30 Nov 2022 11:48:48 -0500 2022-12-06T00:00:00-05:00 2022-12-06T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Tauber Institute for Global Operations Other IPD ONLINE TRADE SHOW
"I have a crisis for you": Women Artists of Ukraine Respond to War (December 6, 2022 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/96538 96538-21792857@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, December 6, 2022 9:00am
Location: Lane Hall
Organized By: Institute for Research on Women and Gender

An exhibit curated by Grace Mahoney and Jessica Zychowicz
Featuring work by Kinder Album, JT Blatty, Oksana Briukhovetska (MFA, Stamps School of Art and Design), Oksana Kazmina, Sonya Hukaylo, Svetlana Lavochkina, Kateryna Lisovenko, and Lyuba Yakimchuk.

Lane Hall Exhibit Space
204 South State Street

About the exhibit:
In February 2022, the world witnessed the invasion of Ukraine and all-out war of aggression by the Russian Federation. Since this time, massive casualties, human rights violations, and an unprecedented refugee crisis have ensued. Women artists of Ukraine have responded. They paint on found materials in refugee housing, illustrate in bomb shelters, photograph their shelled cities wearing press passes and bulletproof jackets. They document, create, and share. They post their daily journals and images on social media. They perform at the Grammy Awards. They know their message is powerful, and the amplification of their voices is critical for victory in a very real battle for survival.

Curated by Grace Mahoney (U-M Slavic Languages and Literatures) and Jessica Zychowicz, Ph.D. (Fulbright Ukraine and U-M Alumna), "'I have a crisis for you': Women Artists of Ukraine Respond to War" showcases work created by women artists in response to Russia’s war in Ukraine. The involved artists are painters, photographers, filmmakers, poets, translators, and textile artists. Many of the works exhibited demonstrate a continuity of engagement by the artists with the topic of war, especially since 2014 when the people of Ukraine gathered in a “Revolution of Dignity” against attempts by the Russian Federation to control the country’s independence resulting in Russia’s annexation of the Crimean Peninsula and backing of pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine’s east.

The featured artists have also been selected because of their prominent interest and exploration of issues relating to gender in their works. The title for this exhibit comes from a poem of the same name by Lyuba Yakimchuk:

“— our love’s gone missing, I explain to a friend/ it vanished in one of the wars/ we waged in our kitchen/ — change the word ‘war’ to ‘crisis,’ he suggests/ because a crisis is something everyone has from time to time.”

Like in Yakimchuk’s poem, many of these artists approach the war with personal perspectives. They intertwine, juxtapose, and disrupt experiences of war with the intimacies of personal relationships, the workings interior lives, and perceptions of social roles. The featured artworks and documents engage a range of subjects from women volunteering as combatants to the processes of grieving and reflect ongoing discourses in Ukrainian feminist scholarship.

The exhibit will be accompanied by a companion website which includes an expanded set of informational and aid-related resources.

"'I have a crisis for you': Women Artists of Ukraine Respond to War" is hosted by the University of Michigan’s Institute for Research on Women and Gender (IRWG) and the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies with co-sponsorship from the Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies, the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, the Museum Studies Program, the Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia, and the Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies.

Related Events:

Opening Reception with comments by the curators
4:00-6:00 pm ET, Thursday, September 15th, 2022
Lane Hall

Artists’ Roundtable (Hybrid)
3:30-5:00pm ET, Friday, September 16th, 2022
Weiser Hall, 1010

*U-M classes may schedule visits outside of regular gallery hours by emailing LaneHallExhibits@umich.edu

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Exhibition Tue, 22 Nov 2022 14:47:29 -0500 2022-12-06T09:00:00-05:00 2022-12-06T16:00:00-05:00 Lane Hall Institute for Research on Women and Gender Exhibition Lane Hall Fall Exhibit, 2022
La Pelea/The Fight (December 6, 2022 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/97756 97756-21795092@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, December 6, 2022 9:00am
Location: 202 S. Thayer
Organized By: Institute for the Humanities

About the Exhibition
*La Pelea/The Fight* is a 46-foot panoramic oil-on-canvas. At the center of the “picture” and surrounded by a jeering crowd, the viewer becomes literally and conceptually involved as the one who is about to fight and defend themself. Depending on where the viewer is standing in the space, however, a different perspective can emerge, suggesting that even a public, collective experience is highly subjective.

Like much of Diaz’s work, *La Pelea/The Fight* brings into question the reliability of the narrator and the complexity of stories, especially as they pertain to the manipulation of facts and suggestions of criminality by the media and those in positions of power. It is timely in an era defined by polarity and politically driven half-truths and fictions, and a reminder that it is the necessary tension of a myriad of perspectives that bring us closer to some truth, rather than the singular view from where we are standing.

About the Artist
Born in 1977 in Mexico, Diaz considers image and information, and how the media and individuals represent stories to a different end. His immersive Panoramic paintings allow for the viewer to be witness, gaining a different perspective or experience depending on the positioning in relation to the work. His work is so original, fresh and contemporary, while at the same time harkening back to the traditions of Mexican muralists like Diego Rivera.

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Exhibition Fri, 21 Oct 2022 13:34:34 -0400 2022-12-06T09:00:00-05:00 2022-12-06T17:00:00-05:00 202 S. Thayer Institute for the Humanities Exhibition La Pelea
Zine Mini-Con (December 6, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/101851 101851-21802555@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, December 6, 2022 12:00pm
Location: North Quad
Organized By: North Quad Programming

All zine-makers are invited to experience ZINE MINI-CON 2022 hosted by WRITING 160! Bring your own zines to trade or give away; or make a mini-zine at the event's zine-making table with all the supplies you will need to create something you'll love. There will be typewriters and sharpies--and tables of zine makers with their newly-minted zines.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 05 Dec 2022 12:36:04 -0500 2022-12-06T12:00:00-05:00 2022-12-06T13:30:00-05:00 North Quad North Quad Programming Workshop / Seminar Flyer for the 12/6 Zine Mini-Con in North Quad's Space 2435 from noon to 1:30 PM
Michigan Meetups: Watercoloring (December 6, 2022 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/101787 101787-21802351@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, December 6, 2022 5:00pm
Location: West Quadrangle
Organized By: First Year Experience Programs

Paint away your stress with watercolors! Bring a friend and learn some techniques for painting with watercolors and designing your own piece of painted art.


*Snacks will be provided*

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Social / Informal Gathering Thu, 01 Dec 2022 14:26:30 -0500 2022-12-06T17:00:00-05:00 2022-12-06T18:00:00-05:00 West Quadrangle First Year Experience Programs Social / Informal Gathering Michigan Meetups
"I have a crisis for you": Women Artists of Ukraine Respond to War (December 7, 2022 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/96538 96538-21792858@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 7, 2022 9:00am
Location: Lane Hall
Organized By: Institute for Research on Women and Gender

An exhibit curated by Grace Mahoney and Jessica Zychowicz
Featuring work by Kinder Album, JT Blatty, Oksana Briukhovetska (MFA, Stamps School of Art and Design), Oksana Kazmina, Sonya Hukaylo, Svetlana Lavochkina, Kateryna Lisovenko, and Lyuba Yakimchuk.

Lane Hall Exhibit Space
204 South State Street

About the exhibit:
In February 2022, the world witnessed the invasion of Ukraine and all-out war of aggression by the Russian Federation. Since this time, massive casualties, human rights violations, and an unprecedented refugee crisis have ensued. Women artists of Ukraine have responded. They paint on found materials in refugee housing, illustrate in bomb shelters, photograph their shelled cities wearing press passes and bulletproof jackets. They document, create, and share. They post their daily journals and images on social media. They perform at the Grammy Awards. They know their message is powerful, and the amplification of their voices is critical for victory in a very real battle for survival.

Curated by Grace Mahoney (U-M Slavic Languages and Literatures) and Jessica Zychowicz, Ph.D. (Fulbright Ukraine and U-M Alumna), "'I have a crisis for you': Women Artists of Ukraine Respond to War" showcases work created by women artists in response to Russia’s war in Ukraine. The involved artists are painters, photographers, filmmakers, poets, translators, and textile artists. Many of the works exhibited demonstrate a continuity of engagement by the artists with the topic of war, especially since 2014 when the people of Ukraine gathered in a “Revolution of Dignity” against attempts by the Russian Federation to control the country’s independence resulting in Russia’s annexation of the Crimean Peninsula and backing of pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine’s east.

The featured artists have also been selected because of their prominent interest and exploration of issues relating to gender in their works. The title for this exhibit comes from a poem of the same name by Lyuba Yakimchuk:

“— our love’s gone missing, I explain to a friend/ it vanished in one of the wars/ we waged in our kitchen/ — change the word ‘war’ to ‘crisis,’ he suggests/ because a crisis is something everyone has from time to time.”

Like in Yakimchuk’s poem, many of these artists approach the war with personal perspectives. They intertwine, juxtapose, and disrupt experiences of war with the intimacies of personal relationships, the workings interior lives, and perceptions of social roles. The featured artworks and documents engage a range of subjects from women volunteering as combatants to the processes of grieving and reflect ongoing discourses in Ukrainian feminist scholarship.

The exhibit will be accompanied by a companion website which includes an expanded set of informational and aid-related resources.

"'I have a crisis for you': Women Artists of Ukraine Respond to War" is hosted by the University of Michigan’s Institute for Research on Women and Gender (IRWG) and the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies with co-sponsorship from the Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies, the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, the Museum Studies Program, the Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia, and the Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies.

Related Events:

Opening Reception with comments by the curators
4:00-6:00 pm ET, Thursday, September 15th, 2022
Lane Hall

Artists’ Roundtable (Hybrid)
3:30-5:00pm ET, Friday, September 16th, 2022
Weiser Hall, 1010

*U-M classes may schedule visits outside of regular gallery hours by emailing LaneHallExhibits@umich.edu

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Exhibition Tue, 22 Nov 2022 14:47:29 -0500 2022-12-07T09:00:00-05:00 2022-12-07T16:00:00-05:00 Lane Hall Institute for Research on Women and Gender Exhibition Lane Hall Fall Exhibit, 2022
La Pelea/The Fight (December 7, 2022 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/97756 97756-21795093@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 7, 2022 9:00am
Location: 202 S. Thayer
Organized By: Institute for the Humanities

About the Exhibition
*La Pelea/The Fight* is a 46-foot panoramic oil-on-canvas. At the center of the “picture” and surrounded by a jeering crowd, the viewer becomes literally and conceptually involved as the one who is about to fight and defend themself. Depending on where the viewer is standing in the space, however, a different perspective can emerge, suggesting that even a public, collective experience is highly subjective.

Like much of Diaz’s work, *La Pelea/The Fight* brings into question the reliability of the narrator and the complexity of stories, especially as they pertain to the manipulation of facts and suggestions of criminality by the media and those in positions of power. It is timely in an era defined by polarity and politically driven half-truths and fictions, and a reminder that it is the necessary tension of a myriad of perspectives that bring us closer to some truth, rather than the singular view from where we are standing.

About the Artist
Born in 1977 in Mexico, Diaz considers image and information, and how the media and individuals represent stories to a different end. His immersive Panoramic paintings allow for the viewer to be witness, gaining a different perspective or experience depending on the positioning in relation to the work. His work is so original, fresh and contemporary, while at the same time harkening back to the traditions of Mexican muralists like Diego Rivera.

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Exhibition Fri, 21 Oct 2022 13:34:34 -0400 2022-12-07T09:00:00-05:00 2022-12-07T17:00:00-05:00 202 S. Thayer Institute for the Humanities Exhibition La Pelea
LaToya Ruby Frazier: Flint Is Family In Three Acts (December 7, 2022 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/95590 95590-21790419@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 7, 2022 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Organized by Stamps Gallery in partnership with the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, Michigan State University, and the Flint Institute of Arts.
“No matter how dark a situation may be, a camera can extract the light and turn a negative into a positive. In creating Flint Is Family In Three Acts, I see the role of photographs as empowering and enacting visible change: in Act I, the photographs bear witness and reclaim history; in Act II, the photographs reveal a hidden narrative; in Act III, the photographs are a catalyst for obtaining resources.”
—LaToya Ruby Frazier
Flint Is Family In Three Acts is a multi-part exhibition by renowned artist LaToya Ruby Frazier. For five years, Frazier researched and collaborated with two poets, activists, mothers and residents of Flint, Michigan, Shea Cobb and Amber Hasan, as they endured one of the most devastating ecological crises in U.S. history. Resulting in a monumental oeuvre of photographs, video, and texts Frazier developed Flint Is Family In Three Acts (2016-2021) to advocate for access to clean and safe drinking water for all regardless of race, religion and economic status. The series records stories of surviving and thriving, especially within racialized and marginalized neighborhoods in Flint, to ensure that they remained visible in national debates concerning environmental justice. Drawing inspiration from the urgency in Frazier’s work, which also sheds light on building equitable and inclusive futures, Stamps Gallery, part of the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan, initiated a partnership with the Flint Institute of Arts and the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University to bring this important exhibition together for the first time in Michigan. As co-presenters of this landmark exhibition, our goal is to offer a creative pedagogical platform that reaches broader audiences across Michigan and beyond - Flint is Family: Act I (2016-2017) will take place at the Flint Institute of Arts, Act II (2017-2019) at the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, and Act III (2019) at Stamps Gallery. The exhibition served as a catalyst to bring three disparate institutions together to deepen our understanding of individual and institutional agency in advocating for equity, transparency and environmental justice in our respective communities, while also highlighting the role of the artist as an agent for enacting positive social change.

Curated by Srimoyee Mitra, Tracee Glab, and Steven L. Bridges with the assistance of Jennifer Junkermeier-Khan, Rachel Winter, and Rachael Holstege.

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Exhibition Mon, 19 Dec 2022 18:15:06 -0500 2022-12-07T11:00:00-05:00 2022-12-07T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Photograph of a group of people in a grassy lot playing in water that is being sprayed from a large truck with solar panels
Respond/ Resist/ Rethink 2022 (December 7, 2022 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/96386 96386-21792426@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 7, 2022 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Water is the lifeblood of civilizations, the center of cities, the foundation of creation stories and the connective tissue of culture. Water is a life force, without it humanity will cease to exist. Fresh water is necessary for the survival of all living organisms on Earth. The human body is made up of over 60% water and humanity cannot survive without it. Water is a vital life source that holds (and generates) power. It is nourishing, quenching, and refreshing but has also been commodified, polluted, and politicized. From the Standing Rock, Leech Lake and Fond du Lac reservations, to the straits of Mackinac where oil pipelines threaten important waterways, to the polluted Mississippi River and drying Colorado River Basin, to water shutoffs in Detroit, PFAs in Ann Arbor, and the Flint Water crisis (to name just a few), ensuring access to clean water (and the sustainable ecologies it supports) is an ongoing struggle that requires intersectional, intergenerational, and collective knowledge sharing, discussion and action to protect.
Call for Work
Stamps Gallery invites the undergraduate and graduate students of Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design to participate in a poster and video exhibition that responds to the prompt: The care, sustainability, and access to free and clean water is arguably one of the most urgent and challenging issues of our time “What can you do to spread awareness of water issues and conservation measures?”
Eligible students: submit your work using our online form by Friday, August 19, 2022 →
Eligibility
Must be a currently enrolled undergraduate or graduate major in the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.Eligible students may submit one work (poster or video).Time-based work must be submitted as a YouTube/Vimeo link.Timeline
The deadline for submitting work is Friday, August 19, 2022, 5pm, EST. A selection committee composed of students, faculty, and Stamps Gallery staff will review submitted work in the weeks following the deadline.Students whose works are selected will be notified by September 2, 2022. The exhibition will take place from September 15, 2022 - January 14, 2023.Why posters & videos?
Posters can function as catalysts for change. For generations, posters have served as an effective tool to circulate ideas and messages to the public. Visually striking, and designed to draw attention from passersby, posters can be conversation starters, invite people to pause, reflect, spread the word, get involved. They have been a powerful medium for many conceptual artists and graphic designers to create powerful images and messages that could respond to immediate issues and be distributed widely. Similarly, video art was another exciting immediate medium for conceptual artists in the 1960s and 1970s as the technology became more accessible to the masses. Video art provided an alternative to the dominant broadcasting corporations. Artists made experimental films, recorded performances, and first-person narratives that were then exhibited and screened at galleries, museums, and events. Posters and videos continue to be salient features in the 21st Century to respond to urgent issues and questions facing the present moment.
Context
Stamps Gallery is an incubator and lab for contemporary artists and designers to explore ideas and projects that catalyze positive social change. As the pandemic grips our nation it has exposed the social, political, and economic disparities that have disproportionately impacted Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. The world witnessed in horror and sadness the meaningless loss of African American lives with George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, among many others that we will never know. National and international outcries brought people together from multiple races, genders, and generations - on social media and in the streets - to publicly demand an end to police brutality, structural racism, and emphasizing that Black Lives Matter. What is the role of a university gallery in this time of crisis? How can we foster an inclusive platform for the students in our community to voice their ideas and foster a community based on equality, belonging, respect? We launched Respond/ Resist/ Rethink in the fall 2020 to kick off the fall semester with student work paired with the work of leading artists exhibiting at the Gallery.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Sep 2022 18:15:26 -0400 2022-12-07T11:00:00-05:00 2022-12-07T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design
Trade Show | Outdoors for All (December 7, 2022 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/101753 101753-21802317@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 7, 2022 4:30pm
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Tauber Institute for Global Operations

University of Michigan's Art & Design, Business, Engineering, and School of Information students are gearing up for the Integrated Product Development (IPD) Trade Show! Members of our community will gather to view and make purchase decisions from the "best of the best" of their work over the past semester in this interdisciplinary course.

IPD is an experiential, cross-disciplinary course that puts teams of students from Art & Design, Business, Engineering, and Information in a competitive product development environment. This innovative course has been featured on CNN and written in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Businessweek. The course is hosted by the Tauber Institute for Global Operations and is taught jointly by faculty members Eric Svaan of the Stephen M. Ross School of Business and Stephanie Tharp from the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.

The Problem Statement: to design and produce a tangible product that lowers barriers to participation in outdoor activities by persons who have lost functional use of one or more limbs.

See the actual products and test them out. Then cast your vote! Network, have fun, and meet up with friends, old and new!

Parking is via street meter, or public parking is available in the Hill Street Structure Parking Garage.

The event is free and open to the public.

GREAT LOCATION: Lobby of the Robertson Auditorium, at the Ross School of Business, 1st floor at 701 Tappan, Ann Arbor, MI

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Exhibition Wed, 05 Apr 2023 11:54:59 -0400 2022-12-07T16:30:00-05:00 2022-12-07T18:30:00-05:00 Ross School of Business Tauber Institute for Global Operations Exhibition IPD Trade Show
Don't Swipe! (December 7, 2022 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/101472 101472-21801383@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 7, 2022 7:00pm
Location: 202 S. Thayer
Organized By: Institute for the Humanities

Time at university may feel long but in reality it is just a moment, and one that is worth pausing to appreciate. We’re inviting students to come to the Institute for the Humanities Gallery and participate in the work of artist Salvador Diaz, whose exhibition-in-the-round La Pelea/The Fight immerses the viewer in a single moment with a 46-foot wrap-around piece that shows just how many perspectives can be present in a single moment or event. 

This immersive experience includes:

-A student-led guided tour of the exhibition
-An opportunity to add your personal perspective on the university experience to a collaborative wrap-around public art piece that exemplifies how the university experience is a single idea, yet multifaceted
-An ice-cream sundae bar with vegan options and lots of toppings!

This event is free and open to all. Pre-registration is required. Save your spots at https://myumi.ch/M9Aep.

Presented by the Public Humanities Interns at the Institute for the Humanities

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Other Fri, 18 Nov 2022 10:14:28 -0500 2022-12-07T19:00:00-05:00 2022-12-07T20:30:00-05:00 202 S. Thayer Institute for the Humanities Other Don't Swipe!
"I have a crisis for you": Women Artists of Ukraine Respond to War (December 8, 2022 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/96538 96538-21792859@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 8, 2022 9:00am
Location: Lane Hall
Organized By: Institute for Research on Women and Gender

An exhibit curated by Grace Mahoney and Jessica Zychowicz
Featuring work by Kinder Album, JT Blatty, Oksana Briukhovetska (MFA, Stamps School of Art and Design), Oksana Kazmina, Sonya Hukaylo, Svetlana Lavochkina, Kateryna Lisovenko, and Lyuba Yakimchuk.

Lane Hall Exhibit Space
204 South State Street

About the exhibit:
In February 2022, the world witnessed the invasion of Ukraine and all-out war of aggression by the Russian Federation. Since this time, massive casualties, human rights violations, and an unprecedented refugee crisis have ensued. Women artists of Ukraine have responded. They paint on found materials in refugee housing, illustrate in bomb shelters, photograph their shelled cities wearing press passes and bulletproof jackets. They document, create, and share. They post their daily journals and images on social media. They perform at the Grammy Awards. They know their message is powerful, and the amplification of their voices is critical for victory in a very real battle for survival.

Curated by Grace Mahoney (U-M Slavic Languages and Literatures) and Jessica Zychowicz, Ph.D. (Fulbright Ukraine and U-M Alumna), "'I have a crisis for you': Women Artists of Ukraine Respond to War" showcases work created by women artists in response to Russia’s war in Ukraine. The involved artists are painters, photographers, filmmakers, poets, translators, and textile artists. Many of the works exhibited demonstrate a continuity of engagement by the artists with the topic of war, especially since 2014 when the people of Ukraine gathered in a “Revolution of Dignity” against attempts by the Russian Federation to control the country’s independence resulting in Russia’s annexation of the Crimean Peninsula and backing of pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine’s east.

The featured artists have also been selected because of their prominent interest and exploration of issues relating to gender in their works. The title for this exhibit comes from a poem of the same name by Lyuba Yakimchuk:

“— our love’s gone missing, I explain to a friend/ it vanished in one of the wars/ we waged in our kitchen/ — change the word ‘war’ to ‘crisis,’ he suggests/ because a crisis is something everyone has from time to time.”

Like in Yakimchuk’s poem, many of these artists approach the war with personal perspectives. They intertwine, juxtapose, and disrupt experiences of war with the intimacies of personal relationships, the workings interior lives, and perceptions of social roles. The featured artworks and documents engage a range of subjects from women volunteering as combatants to the processes of grieving and reflect ongoing discourses in Ukrainian feminist scholarship.

The exhibit will be accompanied by a companion website which includes an expanded set of informational and aid-related resources.

"'I have a crisis for you': Women Artists of Ukraine Respond to War" is hosted by the University of Michigan’s Institute for Research on Women and Gender (IRWG) and the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies with co-sponsorship from the Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies, the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, the Museum Studies Program, the Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia, and the Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies.

Related Events:

Opening Reception with comments by the curators
4:00-6:00 pm ET, Thursday, September 15th, 2022
Lane Hall

Artists’ Roundtable (Hybrid)
3:30-5:00pm ET, Friday, September 16th, 2022
Weiser Hall, 1010

*U-M classes may schedule visits outside of regular gallery hours by emailing LaneHallExhibits@umich.edu

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Exhibition Tue, 22 Nov 2022 14:47:29 -0500 2022-12-08T09:00:00-05:00 2022-12-08T16:00:00-05:00 Lane Hall Institute for Research on Women and Gender Exhibition Lane Hall Fall Exhibit, 2022
La Pelea/The Fight (December 8, 2022 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/97756 97756-21795094@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 8, 2022 9:00am
Location: 202 S. Thayer
Organized By: Institute for the Humanities

About the Exhibition
*La Pelea/The Fight* is a 46-foot panoramic oil-on-canvas. At the center of the “picture” and surrounded by a jeering crowd, the viewer becomes literally and conceptually involved as the one who is about to fight and defend themself. Depending on where the viewer is standing in the space, however, a different perspective can emerge, suggesting that even a public, collective experience is highly subjective.

Like much of Diaz’s work, *La Pelea/The Fight* brings into question the reliability of the narrator and the complexity of stories, especially as they pertain to the manipulation of facts and suggestions of criminality by the media and those in positions of power. It is timely in an era defined by polarity and politically driven half-truths and fictions, and a reminder that it is the necessary tension of a myriad of perspectives that bring us closer to some truth, rather than the singular view from where we are standing.

About the Artist
Born in 1977 in Mexico, Diaz considers image and information, and how the media and individuals represent stories to a different end. His immersive Panoramic paintings allow for the viewer to be witness, gaining a different perspective or experience depending on the positioning in relation to the work. His work is so original, fresh and contemporary, while at the same time harkening back to the traditions of Mexican muralists like Diego Rivera.

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Exhibition Fri, 21 Oct 2022 13:34:34 -0400 2022-12-08T09:00:00-05:00 2022-12-08T17:00:00-05:00 202 S. Thayer Institute for the Humanities Exhibition La Pelea
LaToya Ruby Frazier: Flint Is Family In Three Acts (December 8, 2022 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/95590 95590-21790420@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 8, 2022 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Organized by Stamps Gallery in partnership with the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, Michigan State University, and the Flint Institute of Arts.
“No matter how dark a situation may be, a camera can extract the light and turn a negative into a positive. In creating Flint Is Family In Three Acts, I see the role of photographs as empowering and enacting visible change: in Act I, the photographs bear witness and reclaim history; in Act II, the photographs reveal a hidden narrative; in Act III, the photographs are a catalyst for obtaining resources.”
—LaToya Ruby Frazier
Flint Is Family In Three Acts is a multi-part exhibition by renowned artist LaToya Ruby Frazier. For five years, Frazier researched and collaborated with two poets, activists, mothers and residents of Flint, Michigan, Shea Cobb and Amber Hasan, as they endured one of the most devastating ecological crises in U.S. history. Resulting in a monumental oeuvre of photographs, video, and texts Frazier developed Flint Is Family In Three Acts (2016-2021) to advocate for access to clean and safe drinking water for all regardless of race, religion and economic status. The series records stories of surviving and thriving, especially within racialized and marginalized neighborhoods in Flint, to ensure that they remained visible in national debates concerning environmental justice. Drawing inspiration from the urgency in Frazier’s work, which also sheds light on building equitable and inclusive futures, Stamps Gallery, part of the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan, initiated a partnership with the Flint Institute of Arts and the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University to bring this important exhibition together for the first time in Michigan. As co-presenters of this landmark exhibition, our goal is to offer a creative pedagogical platform that reaches broader audiences across Michigan and beyond - Flint is Family: Act I (2016-2017) will take place at the Flint Institute of Arts, Act II (2017-2019) at the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, and Act III (2019) at Stamps Gallery. The exhibition served as a catalyst to bring three disparate institutions together to deepen our understanding of individual and institutional agency in advocating for equity, transparency and environmental justice in our respective communities, while also highlighting the role of the artist as an agent for enacting positive social change.

Curated by Srimoyee Mitra, Tracee Glab, and Steven L. Bridges with the assistance of Jennifer Junkermeier-Khan, Rachel Winter, and Rachael Holstege.

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Exhibition Mon, 19 Dec 2022 18:15:06 -0500 2022-12-08T11:00:00-05:00 2022-12-08T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Photograph of a group of people in a grassy lot playing in water that is being sprayed from a large truck with solar panels
Respond/ Resist/ Rethink 2022 (December 8, 2022 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/96386 96386-21792427@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 8, 2022 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Water is the lifeblood of civilizations, the center of cities, the foundation of creation stories and the connective tissue of culture. Water is a life force, without it humanity will cease to exist. Fresh water is necessary for the survival of all living organisms on Earth. The human body is made up of over 60% water and humanity cannot survive without it. Water is a vital life source that holds (and generates) power. It is nourishing, quenching, and refreshing but has also been commodified, polluted, and politicized. From the Standing Rock, Leech Lake and Fond du Lac reservations, to the straits of Mackinac where oil pipelines threaten important waterways, to the polluted Mississippi River and drying Colorado River Basin, to water shutoffs in Detroit, PFAs in Ann Arbor, and the Flint Water crisis (to name just a few), ensuring access to clean water (and the sustainable ecologies it supports) is an ongoing struggle that requires intersectional, intergenerational, and collective knowledge sharing, discussion and action to protect.
Call for Work
Stamps Gallery invites the undergraduate and graduate students of Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design to participate in a poster and video exhibition that responds to the prompt: The care, sustainability, and access to free and clean water is arguably one of the most urgent and challenging issues of our time “What can you do to spread awareness of water issues and conservation measures?”
Eligible students: submit your work using our online form by Friday, August 19, 2022 →
Eligibility
Must be a currently enrolled undergraduate or graduate major in the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.Eligible students may submit one work (poster or video).Time-based work must be submitted as a YouTube/Vimeo link.Timeline
The deadline for submitting work is Friday, August 19, 2022, 5pm, EST. A selection committee composed of students, faculty, and Stamps Gallery staff will review submitted work in the weeks following the deadline.Students whose works are selected will be notified by September 2, 2022. The exhibition will take place from September 15, 2022 - January 14, 2023.Why posters & videos?
Posters can function as catalysts for change. For generations, posters have served as an effective tool to circulate ideas and messages to the public. Visually striking, and designed to draw attention from passersby, posters can be conversation starters, invite people to pause, reflect, spread the word, get involved. They have been a powerful medium for many conceptual artists and graphic designers to create powerful images and messages that could respond to immediate issues and be distributed widely. Similarly, video art was another exciting immediate medium for conceptual artists in the 1960s and 1970s as the technology became more accessible to the masses. Video art provided an alternative to the dominant broadcasting corporations. Artists made experimental films, recorded performances, and first-person narratives that were then exhibited and screened at galleries, museums, and events. Posters and videos continue to be salient features in the 21st Century to respond to urgent issues and questions facing the present moment.
Context
Stamps Gallery is an incubator and lab for contemporary artists and designers to explore ideas and projects that catalyze positive social change. As the pandemic grips our nation it has exposed the social, political, and economic disparities that have disproportionately impacted Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. The world witnessed in horror and sadness the meaningless loss of African American lives with George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, among many others that we will never know. National and international outcries brought people together from multiple races, genders, and generations - on social media and in the streets - to publicly demand an end to police brutality, structural racism, and emphasizing that Black Lives Matter. What is the role of a university gallery in this time of crisis? How can we foster an inclusive platform for the students in our community to voice their ideas and foster a community based on equality, belonging, respect? We launched Respond/ Resist/ Rethink in the fall 2020 to kick off the fall semester with student work paired with the work of leading artists exhibiting at the Gallery.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Sep 2022 18:15:26 -0400 2022-12-08T11:00:00-05:00 2022-12-08T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design
Study Days @ UMMA (December 8, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/101892 101892-21802628@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 8, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

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Pop in to UMMA for four days of studying and stress relief!

Bring your laptop, bring your books, bring your notes, and set up shop at one of the many tables or couches we’ll have stationed throughout the museum and our galleries. 

Study Days is free, open to the public, and no registration is required. Drop by at any time!

Daytime events starting each day at 12PM: Thursday: Book swap, art making, and snacks! Friday: Book swap, art making, and performances from SMTD students! Saturday: Therapy dogs, book swap, art making, free snacks, and performances from SMTD students! Sunday: Book swap, art making, and performances from SMTD students!  

Night Caps each night starting at 7 PM: Celebrate the end of a long day of successful studying (YOU DID IT!) with concert performances by U-M students from the School of Music Theater & Dance and nightly special guests! Co–organized in partnership with SMTD.

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Other Fri, 09 Dec 2022 00:16:37 -0500 2022-12-08T12:00:00-05:00 2022-12-08T20:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Other Museum of Art
2021 Profile of Arts Incubators – A Growing Phenomena in the Universe of Cultural Organizations (December 8, 2022 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/99880 99880-21799196@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 8, 2022 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research

What is an “Arts Incubator” and what does one do? Join us on December 8 at 1pm ET for an exciting presentation featuring Dr. Stan Renard, the director of The Arts Incubation Research (AIR) Lab, at the University of Texas at San Antonio. The AIR Lab is funded, in part, by a NEA Research Labaward from the National Endowment for the Arts. Dr. Renard will present findings from a national survey of programs designed to provide business and entrepreneurial supportfor artists. The survey was fielded by AIR Lab and Americans for the Arts in fall 2021 and contains information about the participating art incubators’ programs, financials, and operating procedures. It also focused on the program delivery implications in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as broader issues of access and equity. The AIR Lab is an example of a project funded through the NEA Research Awards programs resulting in data usable by secondary analysts.

This webinar is free and open to the public. The webinar will be recorded and the recording will be sent to all registrants and added to the ICPSR YouTube Channel.


Presenter:

Dr. Stan Renard is Associate Dean and Associate Professor and Coordinator of the Arts Management and Entrepreneurship programs in the Weitzenhoffer Family College of Fine Arts at the University of Oklahoma. Renard is also the Director of the Arts Incubation Research Lab (AIR Lab), a National Endowment for the Arts Research Lab. The lab’s research team studies the intersection of the arts, entrepreneurship, and innovation at its incubation stage with a research agenda that seeks to understand the economic potential of artists as non-conventional entrepreneurs and the impact of the digital divide upon arts-based entrepreneurs. In addition, he is a touring and recording artist, the founder and arranger of the Grammy-nominated Bohemian Quartet, and the Executive Director of the Monteux School & Music Festival in Hancock, ME. Renard holds a doctorate in musical arts (DMA) from the University of Connecticut as well as a doctorate in international business (DBA) from Southern New Hampshire University. Previously held collegiate appointments include the University of Texas at San Antonio; Colby College; the University of Massachusetts, Amherst; the University of Connecticut, Storrs; Providence College; Eastern Connecticut State University; Southern New Hampshire University; and the University of California at San Diego. Dr. Renard is a member of the Yamaha Master Educator Collective, Music Business & Entrepreneurship Group.

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 11 Oct 2022 14:15:25 -0400 2022-12-08T13:00:00-05:00 2022-12-08T14:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research Livestream / Virtual Join us on Dec. 8 for 2021 Profile of Arts Incubators – A Growing Phenomena in the Universe of Cultural Organizations
Creative Arts and Food Justice (December 8, 2022 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/98236 98236-21795781@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 8, 2022 5:30pm
Location: Betsy Barbour House
Organized By: University of Michigan Sustainable Food Program (UMSFP)

Interested in food sustainability or social justice initiatives? Want to engage in zine issuing, editorial meetings, planning of launch parties and more? Come join one of our biweekly meetings to get involved with The University of Michigan Sustainable Food Program. We have four different groups to join, all with different themes. Fill out the interest form and come to a meeting to get involved! Questions? Email us at umsfp.core@umich.edu

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Meeting Fri, 20 Jan 2023 10:12:54 -0500 2022-12-08T17:30:00-05:00 2022-12-08T18:30:00-05:00 Betsy Barbour House University of Michigan Sustainable Food Program (UMSFP) Meeting Students collaborating at the first Behind the Zines meeting
Zine Release Party - The Underground Vol 4 (December 8, 2022 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/101777 101777-21802339@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 8, 2022 5:30pm
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: University of Michigan Sustainable Food Program (UMSFP)

Join the UM Sustainable Food Program in celebrating the release of the fourth volume of The Underground zine. Bask in student creativity and enjoy free snacks. All four editions of The Underground will be available to take home.

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Reception / Open House Thu, 01 Dec 2022 12:09:48 -0500 2022-12-08T17:30:00-05:00 2022-12-08T18:30:00-05:00 Michigan League University of Michigan Sustainable Food Program (UMSFP) Reception / Open House The cover of four issues of The Underground zine, featuring colorful collaged covers with fruits, vegetables, and photos of students
"I have a crisis for you": Women Artists of Ukraine Respond to War (December 9, 2022 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/96538 96538-21792860@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 9, 2022 9:00am
Location: Lane Hall
Organized By: Institute for Research on Women and Gender

An exhibit curated by Grace Mahoney and Jessica Zychowicz
Featuring work by Kinder Album, JT Blatty, Oksana Briukhovetska (MFA, Stamps School of Art and Design), Oksana Kazmina, Sonya Hukaylo, Svetlana Lavochkina, Kateryna Lisovenko, and Lyuba Yakimchuk.

Lane Hall Exhibit Space
204 South State Street

About the exhibit:
In February 2022, the world witnessed the invasion of Ukraine and all-out war of aggression by the Russian Federation. Since this time, massive casualties, human rights violations, and an unprecedented refugee crisis have ensued. Women artists of Ukraine have responded. They paint on found materials in refugee housing, illustrate in bomb shelters, photograph their shelled cities wearing press passes and bulletproof jackets. They document, create, and share. They post their daily journals and images on social media. They perform at the Grammy Awards. They know their message is powerful, and the amplification of their voices is critical for victory in a very real battle for survival.

Curated by Grace Mahoney (U-M Slavic Languages and Literatures) and Jessica Zychowicz, Ph.D. (Fulbright Ukraine and U-M Alumna), "'I have a crisis for you': Women Artists of Ukraine Respond to War" showcases work created by women artists in response to Russia’s war in Ukraine. The involved artists are painters, photographers, filmmakers, poets, translators, and textile artists. Many of the works exhibited demonstrate a continuity of engagement by the artists with the topic of war, especially since 2014 when the people of Ukraine gathered in a “Revolution of Dignity” against attempts by the Russian Federation to control the country’s independence resulting in Russia’s annexation of the Crimean Peninsula and backing of pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine’s east.

The featured artists have also been selected because of their prominent interest and exploration of issues relating to gender in their works. The title for this exhibit comes from a poem of the same name by Lyuba Yakimchuk:

“— our love’s gone missing, I explain to a friend/ it vanished in one of the wars/ we waged in our kitchen/ — change the word ‘war’ to ‘crisis,’ he suggests/ because a crisis is something everyone has from time to time.”

Like in Yakimchuk’s poem, many of these artists approach the war with personal perspectives. They intertwine, juxtapose, and disrupt experiences of war with the intimacies of personal relationships, the workings interior lives, and perceptions of social roles. The featured artworks and documents engage a range of subjects from women volunteering as combatants to the processes of grieving and reflect ongoing discourses in Ukrainian feminist scholarship.

The exhibit will be accompanied by a companion website which includes an expanded set of informational and aid-related resources.

"'I have a crisis for you': Women Artists of Ukraine Respond to War" is hosted by the University of Michigan’s Institute for Research on Women and Gender (IRWG) and the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies with co-sponsorship from the Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies, the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, the Museum Studies Program, the Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia, and the Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies.

Related Events:

Opening Reception with comments by the curators
4:00-6:00 pm ET, Thursday, September 15th, 2022
Lane Hall

Artists’ Roundtable (Hybrid)
3:30-5:00pm ET, Friday, September 16th, 2022
Weiser Hall, 1010

*U-M classes may schedule visits outside of regular gallery hours by emailing LaneHallExhibits@umich.edu

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Exhibition Tue, 22 Nov 2022 14:47:29 -0500 2022-12-09T09:00:00-05:00 2022-12-09T16:00:00-05:00 Lane Hall Institute for Research on Women and Gender Exhibition Lane Hall Fall Exhibit, 2022
La Pelea/The Fight (December 9, 2022 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/97756 97756-21795095@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 9, 2022 9:00am
Location: 202 S. Thayer
Organized By: Institute for the Humanities

About the Exhibition
*La Pelea/The Fight* is a 46-foot panoramic oil-on-canvas. At the center of the “picture” and surrounded by a jeering crowd, the viewer becomes literally and conceptually involved as the one who is about to fight and defend themself. Depending on where the viewer is standing in the space, however, a different perspective can emerge, suggesting that even a public, collective experience is highly subjective.

Like much of Diaz’s work, *La Pelea/The Fight* brings into question the reliability of the narrator and the complexity of stories, especially as they pertain to the manipulation of facts and suggestions of criminality by the media and those in positions of power. It is timely in an era defined by polarity and politically driven half-truths and fictions, and a reminder that it is the necessary tension of a myriad of perspectives that bring us closer to some truth, rather than the singular view from where we are standing.

About the Artist
Born in 1977 in Mexico, Diaz considers image and information, and how the media and individuals represent stories to a different end. His immersive Panoramic paintings allow for the viewer to be witness, gaining a different perspective or experience depending on the positioning in relation to the work. His work is so original, fresh and contemporary, while at the same time harkening back to the traditions of Mexican muralists like Diego Rivera.

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Exhibition Fri, 21 Oct 2022 13:34:34 -0400 2022-12-09T09:00:00-05:00 2022-12-09T17:00:00-05:00 202 S. Thayer Institute for the Humanities Exhibition La Pelea
RC Student Art Show (December 9, 2022 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/101889 101889-21802619@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 9, 2022 10:00am
Location: East Quadrangle
Organized By: Residential College

Fall 22’ Student Art Show
Open for viewing at the Residential College Art Gallery!

Now through December 2022

Works of art are on display from the Studio Arts and the Arts and the Humanities classes ending this term. Work from ceramics, photography, printmaking, and sculpture courses are represented.

The opening on December 2, 2022, featured music from Residential College music ensembles directed by Katri Ervamaa. The artwork selection includes a broad selection of materials and techniques. From screen printing to film photography, to cold casting and ceramic sculpture there is something for everyone to see.

The gallery is open from 10am to 5pm Monday - Friday.

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Exhibition Tue, 06 Dec 2022 11:14:03 -0500 2022-12-09T10:00:00-05:00 2022-12-09T17:00:00-05:00 East Quadrangle Residential College Exhibition RC Student Art
LaToya Ruby Frazier: Flint Is Family In Three Acts (December 9, 2022 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/95590 95590-21790421@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 9, 2022 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Organized by Stamps Gallery in partnership with the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, Michigan State University, and the Flint Institute of Arts.
“No matter how dark a situation may be, a camera can extract the light and turn a negative into a positive. In creating Flint Is Family In Three Acts, I see the role of photographs as empowering and enacting visible change: in Act I, the photographs bear witness and reclaim history; in Act II, the photographs reveal a hidden narrative; in Act III, the photographs are a catalyst for obtaining resources.”
—LaToya Ruby Frazier
Flint Is Family In Three Acts is a multi-part exhibition by renowned artist LaToya Ruby Frazier. For five years, Frazier researched and collaborated with two poets, activists, mothers and residents of Flint, Michigan, Shea Cobb and Amber Hasan, as they endured one of the most devastating ecological crises in U.S. history. Resulting in a monumental oeuvre of photographs, video, and texts Frazier developed Flint Is Family In Three Acts (2016-2021) to advocate for access to clean and safe drinking water for all regardless of race, religion and economic status. The series records stories of surviving and thriving, especially within racialized and marginalized neighborhoods in Flint, to ensure that they remained visible in national debates concerning environmental justice. Drawing inspiration from the urgency in Frazier’s work, which also sheds light on building equitable and inclusive futures, Stamps Gallery, part of the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan, initiated a partnership with the Flint Institute of Arts and the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University to bring this important exhibition together for the first time in Michigan. As co-presenters of this landmark exhibition, our goal is to offer a creative pedagogical platform that reaches broader audiences across Michigan and beyond - Flint is Family: Act I (2016-2017) will take place at the Flint Institute of Arts, Act II (2017-2019) at the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, and Act III (2019) at Stamps Gallery. The exhibition served as a catalyst to bring three disparate institutions together to deepen our understanding of individual and institutional agency in advocating for equity, transparency and environmental justice in our respective communities, while also highlighting the role of the artist as an agent for enacting positive social change.

Curated by Srimoyee Mitra, Tracee Glab, and Steven L. Bridges with the assistance of Jennifer Junkermeier-Khan, Rachel Winter, and Rachael Holstege.

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Exhibition Mon, 19 Dec 2022 18:15:06 -0500 2022-12-09T11:00:00-05:00 2022-12-09T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Photograph of a group of people in a grassy lot playing in water that is being sprayed from a large truck with solar panels
Respond/ Resist/ Rethink 2022 (December 9, 2022 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/96386 96386-21792428@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 9, 2022 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Water is the lifeblood of civilizations, the center of cities, the foundation of creation stories and the connective tissue of culture. Water is a life force, without it humanity will cease to exist. Fresh water is necessary for the survival of all living organisms on Earth. The human body is made up of over 60% water and humanity cannot survive without it. Water is a vital life source that holds (and generates) power. It is nourishing, quenching, and refreshing but has also been commodified, polluted, and politicized. From the Standing Rock, Leech Lake and Fond du Lac reservations, to the straits of Mackinac where oil pipelines threaten important waterways, to the polluted Mississippi River and drying Colorado River Basin, to water shutoffs in Detroit, PFAs in Ann Arbor, and the Flint Water crisis (to name just a few), ensuring access to clean water (and the sustainable ecologies it supports) is an ongoing struggle that requires intersectional, intergenerational, and collective knowledge sharing, discussion and action to protect.
Call for Work
Stamps Gallery invites the undergraduate and graduate students of Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design to participate in a poster and video exhibition that responds to the prompt: The care, sustainability, and access to free and clean water is arguably one of the most urgent and challenging issues of our time “What can you do to spread awareness of water issues and conservation measures?”
Eligible students: submit your work using our online form by Friday, August 19, 2022 →
Eligibility
Must be a currently enrolled undergraduate or graduate major in the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.Eligible students may submit one work (poster or video).Time-based work must be submitted as a YouTube/Vimeo link.Timeline
The deadline for submitting work is Friday, August 19, 2022, 5pm, EST. A selection committee composed of students, faculty, and Stamps Gallery staff will review submitted work in the weeks following the deadline.Students whose works are selected will be notified by September 2, 2022. The exhibition will take place from September 15, 2022 - January 14, 2023.Why posters & videos?
Posters can function as catalysts for change. For generations, posters have served as an effective tool to circulate ideas and messages to the public. Visually striking, and designed to draw attention from passersby, posters can be conversation starters, invite people to pause, reflect, spread the word, get involved. They have been a powerful medium for many conceptual artists and graphic designers to create powerful images and messages that could respond to immediate issues and be distributed widely. Similarly, video art was another exciting immediate medium for conceptual artists in the 1960s and 1970s as the technology became more accessible to the masses. Video art provided an alternative to the dominant broadcasting corporations. Artists made experimental films, recorded performances, and first-person narratives that were then exhibited and screened at galleries, museums, and events. Posters and videos continue to be salient features in the 21st Century to respond to urgent issues and questions facing the present moment.
Context
Stamps Gallery is an incubator and lab for contemporary artists and designers to explore ideas and projects that catalyze positive social change. As the pandemic grips our nation it has exposed the social, political, and economic disparities that have disproportionately impacted Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. The world witnessed in horror and sadness the meaningless loss of African American lives with George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, among many others that we will never know. National and international outcries brought people together from multiple races, genders, and generations - on social media and in the streets - to publicly demand an end to police brutality, structural racism, and emphasizing that Black Lives Matter. What is the role of a university gallery in this time of crisis? How can we foster an inclusive platform for the students in our community to voice their ideas and foster a community based on equality, belonging, respect? We launched Respond/ Resist/ Rethink in the fall 2020 to kick off the fall semester with student work paired with the work of leading artists exhibiting at the Gallery.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Sep 2022 18:15:26 -0400 2022-12-09T11:00:00-05:00 2022-12-09T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design
Study Days @ UMMA (December 9, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/101893 101893-21802629@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 9, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

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Pop in to UMMA for four days of studying and stress relief!

Bring your laptop, bring your books, bring your notes, and set up shop at one of the many tables or couches we’ll have stationed throughout the museum and our galleries. 

Study Days is free, open to the public, and no registration is required. Drop by at any time!

Daytime events starting each day at 12PM: Thursday: Book swap, art making, and snacks! Friday: Book swap, art making, and performances from SMTD students! Saturday: Therapy dogs, book swap, art making, free snacks, and performances from SMTD students! Sunday: Book swap, art making, and performances from SMTD students!  

Night Caps each night starting at 7 PM: Celebrate the end of a long day of successful studying (YOU DID IT!) with concert performances by U-M students from the School of Music Theater & Dance and nightly special guests! Co–organized in partnership with SMTD.

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Other Sat, 10 Dec 2022 00:15:58 -0500 2022-12-09T12:00:00-05:00 2022-12-09T21:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Other Museum of Art
Indecent (December 9, 2022 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/101537 101537-21801579@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 9, 2022 8:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Union Ticket Office (MUTO)

Indecent is a one-act play recounting the controversy surrounding the play "The God of Vengeance" and following it from its productions in Europe to its 1923 Broadway production, during which the cast was arrested on charges of indecency because of the lesbian love story depicted in the show. Indecent is a story of Jewishness, queerness, love, artistic freedom, homophobia, the dying Yiddish language and culture, the stories we've lost, and the need to create theatre and beauty even in the worst of times.

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Performance Wed, 23 Nov 2022 19:50:41 -0500 2022-12-09T20:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Union Ticket Office (MUTO) Performance Indecent presented by Rude Mechanicals
LaToya Ruby Frazier: Flint Is Family In Three Acts (December 10, 2022 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/95590 95590-21790422@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, December 10, 2022 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Organized by Stamps Gallery in partnership with the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, Michigan State University, and the Flint Institute of Arts.
“No matter how dark a situation may be, a camera can extract the light and turn a negative into a positive. In creating Flint Is Family In Three Acts, I see the role of photographs as empowering and enacting visible change: in Act I, the photographs bear witness and reclaim history; in Act II, the photographs reveal a hidden narrative; in Act III, the photographs are a catalyst for obtaining resources.”
—LaToya Ruby Frazier
Flint Is Family In Three Acts is a multi-part exhibition by renowned artist LaToya Ruby Frazier. For five years, Frazier researched and collaborated with two poets, activists, mothers and residents of Flint, Michigan, Shea Cobb and Amber Hasan, as they endured one of the most devastating ecological crises in U.S. history. Resulting in a monumental oeuvre of photographs, video, and texts Frazier developed Flint Is Family In Three Acts (2016-2021) to advocate for access to clean and safe drinking water for all regardless of race, religion and economic status. The series records stories of surviving and thriving, especially within racialized and marginalized neighborhoods in Flint, to ensure that they remained visible in national debates concerning environmental justice. Drawing inspiration from the urgency in Frazier’s work, which also sheds light on building equitable and inclusive futures, Stamps Gallery, part of the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan, initiated a partnership with the Flint Institute of Arts and the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University to bring this important exhibition together for the first time in Michigan. As co-presenters of this landmark exhibition, our goal is to offer a creative pedagogical platform that reaches broader audiences across Michigan and beyond - Flint is Family: Act I (2016-2017) will take place at the Flint Institute of Arts, Act II (2017-2019) at the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, and Act III (2019) at Stamps Gallery. The exhibition served as a catalyst to bring three disparate institutions together to deepen our understanding of individual and institutional agency in advocating for equity, transparency and environmental justice in our respective communities, while also highlighting the role of the artist as an agent for enacting positive social change.

Curated by Srimoyee Mitra, Tracee Glab, and Steven L. Bridges with the assistance of Jennifer Junkermeier-Khan, Rachel Winter, and Rachael Holstege.

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Exhibition Mon, 19 Dec 2022 18:15:06 -0500 2022-12-10T11:00:00-05:00 2022-12-10T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Photograph of a group of people in a grassy lot playing in water that is being sprayed from a large truck with solar panels
Respond/ Resist/ Rethink 2022 (December 10, 2022 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/96386 96386-21792429@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, December 10, 2022 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Water is the lifeblood of civilizations, the center of cities, the foundation of creation stories and the connective tissue of culture. Water is a life force, without it humanity will cease to exist. Fresh water is necessary for the survival of all living organisms on Earth. The human body is made up of over 60% water and humanity cannot survive without it. Water is a vital life source that holds (and generates) power. It is nourishing, quenching, and refreshing but has also been commodified, polluted, and politicized. From the Standing Rock, Leech Lake and Fond du Lac reservations, to the straits of Mackinac where oil pipelines threaten important waterways, to the polluted Mississippi River and drying Colorado River Basin, to water shutoffs in Detroit, PFAs in Ann Arbor, and the Flint Water crisis (to name just a few), ensuring access to clean water (and the sustainable ecologies it supports) is an ongoing struggle that requires intersectional, intergenerational, and collective knowledge sharing, discussion and action to protect.
Call for Work
Stamps Gallery invites the undergraduate and graduate students of Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design to participate in a poster and video exhibition that responds to the prompt: The care, sustainability, and access to free and clean water is arguably one of the most urgent and challenging issues of our time “What can you do to spread awareness of water issues and conservation measures?”
Eligible students: submit your work using our online form by Friday, August 19, 2022 →
Eligibility
Must be a currently enrolled undergraduate or graduate major in the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.Eligible students may submit one work (poster or video).Time-based work must be submitted as a YouTube/Vimeo link.Timeline
The deadline for submitting work is Friday, August 19, 2022, 5pm, EST. A selection committee composed of students, faculty, and Stamps Gallery staff will review submitted work in the weeks following the deadline.Students whose works are selected will be notified by September 2, 2022. The exhibition will take place from September 15, 2022 - January 14, 2023.Why posters & videos?
Posters can function as catalysts for change. For generations, posters have served as an effective tool to circulate ideas and messages to the public. Visually striking, and designed to draw attention from passersby, posters can be conversation starters, invite people to pause, reflect, spread the word, get involved. They have been a powerful medium for many conceptual artists and graphic designers to create powerful images and messages that could respond to immediate issues and be distributed widely. Similarly, video art was another exciting immediate medium for conceptual artists in the 1960s and 1970s as the technology became more accessible to the masses. Video art provided an alternative to the dominant broadcasting corporations. Artists made experimental films, recorded performances, and first-person narratives that were then exhibited and screened at galleries, museums, and events. Posters and videos continue to be salient features in the 21st Century to respond to urgent issues and questions facing the present moment.
Context
Stamps Gallery is an incubator and lab for contemporary artists and designers to explore ideas and projects that catalyze positive social change. As the pandemic grips our nation it has exposed the social, political, and economic disparities that have disproportionately impacted Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. The world witnessed in horror and sadness the meaningless loss of African American lives with George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, among many others that we will never know. National and international outcries brought people together from multiple races, genders, and generations - on social media and in the streets - to publicly demand an end to police brutality, structural racism, and emphasizing that Black Lives Matter. What is the role of a university gallery in this time of crisis? How can we foster an inclusive platform for the students in our community to voice their ideas and foster a community based on equality, belonging, respect? We launched Respond/ Resist/ Rethink in the fall 2020 to kick off the fall semester with student work paired with the work of leading artists exhibiting at the Gallery.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Sep 2022 18:15:26 -0400 2022-12-10T11:00:00-05:00 2022-12-10T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design
Study Days @ UMMA (December 10, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/101894 101894-21802630@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, December 10, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

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Pop in to UMMA for four days of studying and stress relief!

Bring your laptop, bring your books, bring your notes, and set up shop at one of the many tables or couches we’ll have stationed throughout the museum and our galleries. 

Study Days is free, open to the public, and no registration is required. Drop by at any time!

Daytime events starting each day at 12PM: Thursday: Book swap, art making, and snacks! Friday: Book swap, art making, and performances from SMTD students! Saturday: Therapy dogs, book swap, art making, free snacks, and performances from SMTD students! Sunday: Book swap, art making, and performances from SMTD students!  

Night Caps each night starting at 7 PM: Celebrate the end of a long day of successful studying (YOU DID IT!) with concert performances by U-M students from the School of Music Theater & Dance and nightly special guests! Co–organized in partnership with SMTD.

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Other Sun, 11 Dec 2022 00:15:55 -0500 2022-12-10T12:00:00-05:00 2022-12-10T21:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Other Museum of Art
Indecent (December 10, 2022 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/101537 101537-21801578@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, December 10, 2022 8:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Union Ticket Office (MUTO)

Indecent is a one-act play recounting the controversy surrounding the play "The God of Vengeance" and following it from its productions in Europe to its 1923 Broadway production, during which the cast was arrested on charges of indecency because of the lesbian love story depicted in the show. Indecent is a story of Jewishness, queerness, love, artistic freedom, homophobia, the dying Yiddish language and culture, the stories we've lost, and the need to create theatre and beauty even in the worst of times.

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Performance Wed, 23 Nov 2022 19:50:41 -0500 2022-12-10T20:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Union Ticket Office (MUTO) Performance Indecent presented by Rude Mechanicals
Study Days @ UMMA (December 11, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/101895 101895-21802631@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, December 11, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

.

Pop in to UMMA for four days of studying and stress relief!

Bring your laptop, bring your books, bring your notes, and set up shop at one of the many tables or couches we’ll have stationed throughout the museum and our galleries. 

Study Days is free, open to the public, and no registration is required. Drop by at any time!

Daytime events starting each day at 12PM: Thursday: Book swap, art making, and snacks! Friday: Book swap, art making, and performances from SMTD students! Saturday: Therapy dogs, book swap, art making, free snacks, and performances from SMTD students! Sunday: Book swap, art making, and performances from SMTD students!  

Night Caps each night starting at 7 PM: Celebrate the end of a long day of successful studying (YOU DID IT!) with concert performances by U-M students from the School of Music Theater & Dance and nightly special guests! Co–organized in partnership with SMTD.

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Other Mon, 12 Dec 2022 00:15:53 -0500 2022-12-11T12:00:00-05:00 2022-12-11T20:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Other Museum of Art
Indecent (December 11, 2022 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/101537 101537-21801495@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, December 11, 2022 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Union Ticket Office (MUTO)

Indecent is a one-act play recounting the controversy surrounding the play "The God of Vengeance" and following it from its productions in Europe to its 1923 Broadway production, during which the cast was arrested on charges of indecency because of the lesbian love story depicted in the show. Indecent is a story of Jewishness, queerness, love, artistic freedom, homophobia, the dying Yiddish language and culture, the stories we've lost, and the need to create theatre and beauty even in the worst of times.

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Performance Wed, 23 Nov 2022 19:50:41 -0500 2022-12-11T14:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Union Ticket Office (MUTO) Performance Indecent presented by Rude Mechanicals
"I have a crisis for you": Women Artists of Ukraine Respond to War (December 12, 2022 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/96538 96538-21792863@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 12, 2022 9:00am
Location: Lane Hall
Organized By: Institute for Research on Women and Gender

An exhibit curated by Grace Mahoney and Jessica Zychowicz
Featuring work by Kinder Album, JT Blatty, Oksana Briukhovetska (MFA, Stamps School of Art and Design), Oksana Kazmina, Sonya Hukaylo, Svetlana Lavochkina, Kateryna Lisovenko, and Lyuba Yakimchuk.

Lane Hall Exhibit Space
204 South State Street

About the exhibit:
In February 2022, the world witnessed the invasion of Ukraine and all-out war of aggression by the Russian Federation. Since this time, massive casualties, human rights violations, and an unprecedented refugee crisis have ensued. Women artists of Ukraine have responded. They paint on found materials in refugee housing, illustrate in bomb shelters, photograph their shelled cities wearing press passes and bulletproof jackets. They document, create, and share. They post their daily journals and images on social media. They perform at the Grammy Awards. They know their message is powerful, and the amplification of their voices is critical for victory in a very real battle for survival.

Curated by Grace Mahoney (U-M Slavic Languages and Literatures) and Jessica Zychowicz, Ph.D. (Fulbright Ukraine and U-M Alumna), "'I have a crisis for you': Women Artists of Ukraine Respond to War" showcases work created by women artists in response to Russia’s war in Ukraine. The involved artists are painters, photographers, filmmakers, poets, translators, and textile artists. Many of the works exhibited demonstrate a continuity of engagement by the artists with the topic of war, especially since 2014 when the people of Ukraine gathered in a “Revolution of Dignity” against attempts by the Russian Federation to control the country’s independence resulting in Russia’s annexation of the Crimean Peninsula and backing of pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine’s east.

The featured artists have also been selected because of their prominent interest and exploration of issues relating to gender in their works. The title for this exhibit comes from a poem of the same name by Lyuba Yakimchuk:

“— our love’s gone missing, I explain to a friend/ it vanished in one of the wars/ we waged in our kitchen/ — change the word ‘war’ to ‘crisis,’ he suggests/ because a crisis is something everyone has from time to time.”

Like in Yakimchuk’s poem, many of these artists approach the war with personal perspectives. They intertwine, juxtapose, and disrupt experiences of war with the intimacies of personal relationships, the workings interior lives, and perceptions of social roles. The featured artworks and documents engage a range of subjects from women volunteering as combatants to the processes of grieving and reflect ongoing discourses in Ukrainian feminist scholarship.

The exhibit will be accompanied by a companion website which includes an expanded set of informational and aid-related resources.

"'I have a crisis for you': Women Artists of Ukraine Respond to War" is hosted by the University of Michigan’s Institute for Research on Women and Gender (IRWG) and the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies with co-sponsorship from the Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies, the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, the Museum Studies Program, the Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia, and the Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies.

Related Events:

Opening Reception with comments by the curators
4:00-6:00 pm ET, Thursday, September 15th, 2022
Lane Hall

Artists’ Roundtable (Hybrid)
3:30-5:00pm ET, Friday, September 16th, 2022
Weiser Hall, 1010

*U-M classes may schedule visits outside of regular gallery hours by emailing LaneHallExhibits@umich.edu

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Exhibition Tue, 22 Nov 2022 14:47:29 -0500 2022-12-12T09:00:00-05:00 2022-12-12T16:00:00-05:00 Lane Hall Institute for Research on Women and Gender Exhibition Lane Hall Fall Exhibit, 2022
"I have a crisis for you": Women Artists of Ukraine Respond to War (December 13, 2022 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/96538 96538-21792864@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, December 13, 2022 9:00am
Location: Lane Hall
Organized By: Institute for Research on Women and Gender

An exhibit curated by Grace Mahoney and Jessica Zychowicz
Featuring work by Kinder Album, JT Blatty, Oksana Briukhovetska (MFA, Stamps School of Art and Design), Oksana Kazmina, Sonya Hukaylo, Svetlana Lavochkina, Kateryna Lisovenko, and Lyuba Yakimchuk.

Lane Hall Exhibit Space
204 South State Street

About the exhibit:
In February 2022, the world witnessed the invasion of Ukraine and all-out war of aggression by the Russian Federation. Since this time, massive casualties, human rights violations, and an unprecedented refugee crisis have ensued. Women artists of Ukraine have responded. They paint on found materials in refugee housing, illustrate in bomb shelters, photograph their shelled cities wearing press passes and bulletproof jackets. They document, create, and share. They post their daily journals and images on social media. They perform at the Grammy Awards. They know their message is powerful, and the amplification of their voices is critical for victory in a very real battle for survival.

Curated by Grace Mahoney (U-M Slavic Languages and Literatures) and Jessica Zychowicz, Ph.D. (Fulbright Ukraine and U-M Alumna), "'I have a crisis for you': Women Artists of Ukraine Respond to War" showcases work created by women artists in response to Russia’s war in Ukraine. The involved artists are painters, photographers, filmmakers, poets, translators, and textile artists. Many of the works exhibited demonstrate a continuity of engagement by the artists with the topic of war, especially since 2014 when the people of Ukraine gathered in a “Revolution of Dignity” against attempts by the Russian Federation to control the country’s independence resulting in Russia’s annexation of the Crimean Peninsula and backing of pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine’s east.

The featured artists have also been selected because of their prominent interest and exploration of issues relating to gender in their works. The title for this exhibit comes from a poem of the same name by Lyuba Yakimchuk:

“— our love’s gone missing, I explain to a friend/ it vanished in one of the wars/ we waged in our kitchen/ — change the word ‘war’ to ‘crisis,’ he suggests/ because a crisis is something everyone has from time to time.”

Like in Yakimchuk’s poem, many of these artists approach the war with personal perspectives. They intertwine, juxtapose, and disrupt experiences of war with the intimacies of personal relationships, the workings interior lives, and perceptions of social roles. The featured artworks and documents engage a range of subjects from women volunteering as combatants to the processes of grieving and reflect ongoing discourses in Ukrainian feminist scholarship.

The exhibit will be accompanied by a companion website which includes an expanded set of informational and aid-related resources.

"'I have a crisis for you': Women Artists of Ukraine Respond to War" is hosted by the University of Michigan’s Institute for Research on Women and Gender (IRWG) and the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies with co-sponsorship from the Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies, the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, the Museum Studies Program, the Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia, and the Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies.

Related Events:

Opening Reception with comments by the curators
4:00-6:00 pm ET, Thursday, September 15th, 2022
Lane Hall

Artists’ Roundtable (Hybrid)
3:30-5:00pm ET, Friday, September 16th, 2022
Weiser Hall, 1010

*U-M classes may schedule visits outside of regular gallery hours by emailing LaneHallExhibits@umich.edu

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Exhibition Tue, 22 Nov 2022 14:47:29 -0500 2022-12-13T09:00:00-05:00 2022-12-13T16:00:00-05:00 Lane Hall Institute for Research on Women and Gender Exhibition Lane Hall Fall Exhibit, 2022
"I have a crisis for you": Women Artists of Ukraine Respond to War (December 14, 2022 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/96538 96538-21792865@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 14, 2022 9:00am
Location: Lane Hall
Organized By: Institute for Research on Women and Gender

An exhibit curated by Grace Mahoney and Jessica Zychowicz
Featuring work by Kinder Album, JT Blatty, Oksana Briukhovetska (MFA, Stamps School of Art and Design), Oksana Kazmina, Sonya Hukaylo, Svetlana Lavochkina, Kateryna Lisovenko, and Lyuba Yakimchuk.

Lane Hall Exhibit Space
204 South State Street

About the exhibit:
In February 2022, the world witnessed the invasion of Ukraine and all-out war of aggression by the Russian Federation. Since this time, massive casualties, human rights violations, and an unprecedented refugee crisis have ensued. Women artists of Ukraine have responded. They paint on found materials in refugee housing, illustrate in bomb shelters, photograph their shelled cities wearing press passes and bulletproof jackets. They document, create, and share. They post their daily journals and images on social media. They perform at the Grammy Awards. They know their message is powerful, and the amplification of their voices is critical for victory in a very real battle for survival.

Curated by Grace Mahoney (U-M Slavic Languages and Literatures) and Jessica Zychowicz, Ph.D. (Fulbright Ukraine and U-M Alumna), "'I have a crisis for you': Women Artists of Ukraine Respond to War" showcases work created by women artists in response to Russia’s war in Ukraine. The involved artists are painters, photographers, filmmakers, poets, translators, and textile artists. Many of the works exhibited demonstrate a continuity of engagement by the artists with the topic of war, especially since 2014 when the people of Ukraine gathered in a “Revolution of Dignity” against attempts by the Russian Federation to control the country’s independence resulting in Russia’s annexation of the Crimean Peninsula and backing of pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine’s east.

The featured artists have also been selected because of their prominent interest and exploration of issues relating to gender in their works. The title for this exhibit comes from a poem of the same name by Lyuba Yakimchuk:

“— our love’s gone missing, I explain to a friend/ it vanished in one of the wars/ we waged in our kitchen/ — change the word ‘war’ to ‘crisis,’ he suggests/ because a crisis is something everyone has from time to time.”

Like in Yakimchuk’s poem, many of these artists approach the war with personal perspectives. They intertwine, juxtapose, and disrupt experiences of war with the intimacies of personal relationships, the workings interior lives, and perceptions of social roles. The featured artworks and documents engage a range of subjects from women volunteering as combatants to the processes of grieving and reflect ongoing discourses in Ukrainian feminist scholarship.

The exhibit will be accompanied by a companion website which includes an expanded set of informational and aid-related resources.

"'I have a crisis for you': Women Artists of Ukraine Respond to War" is hosted by the University of Michigan’s Institute for Research on Women and Gender (IRWG) and the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies with co-sponsorship from the Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies, the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, the Museum Studies Program, the Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia, and the Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies.

Related Events:

Opening Reception with comments by the curators
4:00-6:00 pm ET, Thursday, September 15th, 2022
Lane Hall

Artists’ Roundtable (Hybrid)
3:30-5:00pm ET, Friday, September 16th, 2022
Weiser Hall, 1010

*U-M classes may schedule visits outside of regular gallery hours by emailing LaneHallExhibits@umich.edu

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Exhibition Tue, 22 Nov 2022 14:47:29 -0500 2022-12-14T09:00:00-05:00 2022-12-14T16:00:00-05:00 Lane Hall Institute for Research on Women and Gender Exhibition Lane Hall Fall Exhibit, 2022
LaToya Ruby Frazier: Flint Is Family In Three Acts (December 14, 2022 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/95590 95590-21790423@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 14, 2022 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Organized by Stamps Gallery in partnership with the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, Michigan State University, and the Flint Institute of Arts.
“No matter how dark a situation may be, a camera can extract the light and turn a negative into a positive. In creating Flint Is Family In Three Acts, I see the role of photographs as empowering and enacting visible change: in Act I, the photographs bear witness and reclaim history; in Act II, the photographs reveal a hidden narrative; in Act III, the photographs are a catalyst for obtaining resources.”
—LaToya Ruby Frazier
Flint Is Family In Three Acts is a multi-part exhibition by renowned artist LaToya Ruby Frazier. For five years, Frazier researched and collaborated with two poets, activists, mothers and residents of Flint, Michigan, Shea Cobb and Amber Hasan, as they endured one of the most devastating ecological crises in U.S. history. Resulting in a monumental oeuvre of photographs, video, and texts Frazier developed Flint Is Family In Three Acts (2016-2021) to advocate for access to clean and safe drinking water for all regardless of race, religion and economic status. The series records stories of surviving and thriving, especially within racialized and marginalized neighborhoods in Flint, to ensure that they remained visible in national debates concerning environmental justice. Drawing inspiration from the urgency in Frazier’s work, which also sheds light on building equitable and inclusive futures, Stamps Gallery, part of the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan, initiated a partnership with the Flint Institute of Arts and the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University to bring this important exhibition together for the first time in Michigan. As co-presenters of this landmark exhibition, our goal is to offer a creative pedagogical platform that reaches broader audiences across Michigan and beyond - Flint is Family: Act I (2016-2017) will take place at the Flint Institute of Arts, Act II (2017-2019) at the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, and Act III (2019) at Stamps Gallery. The exhibition served as a catalyst to bring three disparate institutions together to deepen our understanding of individual and institutional agency in advocating for equity, transparency and environmental justice in our respective communities, while also highlighting the role of the artist as an agent for enacting positive social change.

Curated by Srimoyee Mitra, Tracee Glab, and Steven L. Bridges with the assistance of Jennifer Junkermeier-Khan, Rachel Winter, and Rachael Holstege.

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Exhibition Mon, 19 Dec 2022 18:15:06 -0500 2022-12-14T11:00:00-05:00 2022-12-14T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Photograph of a group of people in a grassy lot playing in water that is being sprayed from a large truck with solar panels
Respond/ Resist/ Rethink 2022 (December 14, 2022 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/96386 96386-21792430@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 14, 2022 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Water is the lifeblood of civilizations, the center of cities, the foundation of creation stories and the connective tissue of culture. Water is a life force, without it humanity will cease to exist. Fresh water is necessary for the survival of all living organisms on Earth. The human body is made up of over 60% water and humanity cannot survive without it. Water is a vital life source that holds (and generates) power. It is nourishing, quenching, and refreshing but has also been commodified, polluted, and politicized. From the Standing Rock, Leech Lake and Fond du Lac reservations, to the straits of Mackinac where oil pipelines threaten important waterways, to the polluted Mississippi River and drying Colorado River Basin, to water shutoffs in Detroit, PFAs in Ann Arbor, and the Flint Water crisis (to name just a few), ensuring access to clean water (and the sustainable ecologies it supports) is an ongoing struggle that requires intersectional, intergenerational, and collective knowledge sharing, discussion and action to protect.
Call for Work
Stamps Gallery invites the undergraduate and graduate students of Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design to participate in a poster and video exhibition that responds to the prompt: The care, sustainability, and access to free and clean water is arguably one of the most urgent and challenging issues of our time “What can you do to spread awareness of water issues and conservation measures?”
Eligible students: submit your work using our online form by Friday, August 19, 2022 →
Eligibility
Must be a currently enrolled undergraduate or graduate major in the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.Eligible students may submit one work (poster or video).Time-based work must be submitted as a YouTube/Vimeo link.Timeline
The deadline for submitting work is Friday, August 19, 2022, 5pm, EST. A selection committee composed of students, faculty, and Stamps Gallery staff will review submitted work in the weeks following the deadline.Students whose works are selected will be notified by September 2, 2022. The exhibition will take place from September 15, 2022 - January 14, 2023.Why posters & videos?
Posters can function as catalysts for change. For generations, posters have served as an effective tool to circulate ideas and messages to the public. Visually striking, and designed to draw attention from passersby, posters can be conversation starters, invite people to pause, reflect, spread the word, get involved. They have been a powerful medium for many conceptual artists and graphic designers to create powerful images and messages that could respond to immediate issues and be distributed widely. Similarly, video art was another exciting immediate medium for conceptual artists in the 1960s and 1970s as the technology became more accessible to the masses. Video art provided an alternative to the dominant broadcasting corporations. Artists made experimental films, recorded performances, and first-person narratives that were then exhibited and screened at galleries, museums, and events. Posters and videos continue to be salient features in the 21st Century to respond to urgent issues and questions facing the present moment.
Context
Stamps Gallery is an incubator and lab for contemporary artists and designers to explore ideas and projects that catalyze positive social change. As the pandemic grips our nation it has exposed the social, political, and economic disparities that have disproportionately impacted Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. The world witnessed in horror and sadness the meaningless loss of African American lives with George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, among many others that we will never know. National and international outcries brought people together from multiple races, genders, and generations - on social media and in the streets - to publicly demand an end to police brutality, structural racism, and emphasizing that Black Lives Matter. What is the role of a university gallery in this time of crisis? How can we foster an inclusive platform for the students in our community to voice their ideas and foster a community based on equality, belonging, respect? We launched Respond/ Resist/ Rethink in the fall 2020 to kick off the fall semester with student work paired with the work of leading artists exhibiting at the Gallery.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Sep 2022 18:15:26 -0400 2022-12-14T11:00:00-05:00 2022-12-14T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design
"I have a crisis for you": Women Artists of Ukraine Respond to War (December 15, 2022 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/96538 96538-21792866@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 15, 2022 9:00am
Location: Lane Hall
Organized By: Institute for Research on Women and Gender

An exhibit curated by Grace Mahoney and Jessica Zychowicz
Featuring work by Kinder Album, JT Blatty, Oksana Briukhovetska (MFA, Stamps School of Art and Design), Oksana Kazmina, Sonya Hukaylo, Svetlana Lavochkina, Kateryna Lisovenko, and Lyuba Yakimchuk.

Lane Hall Exhibit Space
204 South State Street

About the exhibit:
In February 2022, the world witnessed the invasion of Ukraine and all-out war of aggression by the Russian Federation. Since this time, massive casualties, human rights violations, and an unprecedented refugee crisis have ensued. Women artists of Ukraine have responded. They paint on found materials in refugee housing, illustrate in bomb shelters, photograph their shelled cities wearing press passes and bulletproof jackets. They document, create, and share. They post their daily journals and images on social media. They perform at the Grammy Awards. They know their message is powerful, and the amplification of their voices is critical for victory in a very real battle for survival.

Curated by Grace Mahoney (U-M Slavic Languages and Literatures) and Jessica Zychowicz, Ph.D. (Fulbright Ukraine and U-M Alumna), "'I have a crisis for you': Women Artists of Ukraine Respond to War" showcases work created by women artists in response to Russia’s war in Ukraine. The involved artists are painters, photographers, filmmakers, poets, translators, and textile artists. Many of the works exhibited demonstrate a continuity of engagement by the artists with the topic of war, especially since 2014 when the people of Ukraine gathered in a “Revolution of Dignity” against attempts by the Russian Federation to control the country’s independence resulting in Russia’s annexation of the Crimean Peninsula and backing of pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine’s east.

The featured artists have also been selected because of their prominent interest and exploration of issues relating to gender in their works. The title for this exhibit comes from a poem of the same name by Lyuba Yakimchuk:

“— our love’s gone missing, I explain to a friend/ it vanished in one of the wars/ we waged in our kitchen/ — change the word ‘war’ to ‘crisis,’ he suggests/ because a crisis is something everyone has from time to time.”

Like in Yakimchuk’s poem, many of these artists approach the war with personal perspectives. They intertwine, juxtapose, and disrupt experiences of war with the intimacies of personal relationships, the workings interior lives, and perceptions of social roles. The featured artworks and documents engage a range of subjects from women volunteering as combatants to the processes of grieving and reflect ongoing discourses in Ukrainian feminist scholarship.

The exhibit will be accompanied by a companion website which includes an expanded set of informational and aid-related resources.

"'I have a crisis for you': Women Artists of Ukraine Respond to War" is hosted by the University of Michigan’s Institute for Research on Women and Gender (IRWG) and the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies with co-sponsorship from the Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies, the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, the Museum Studies Program, the Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia, and the Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies.

Related Events:

Opening Reception with comments by the curators
4:00-6:00 pm ET, Thursday, September 15th, 2022
Lane Hall

Artists’ Roundtable (Hybrid)
3:30-5:00pm ET, Friday, September 16th, 2022
Weiser Hall, 1010

*U-M classes may schedule visits outside of regular gallery hours by emailing LaneHallExhibits@umich.edu

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Exhibition Tue, 22 Nov 2022 14:47:29 -0500 2022-12-15T09:00:00-05:00 2022-12-15T16:00:00-05:00 Lane Hall Institute for Research on Women and Gender Exhibition Lane Hall Fall Exhibit, 2022
LaToya Ruby Frazier: Flint Is Family In Three Acts (December 15, 2022 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/95590 95590-21790424@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 15, 2022 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Organized by Stamps Gallery in partnership with the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, Michigan State University, and the Flint Institute of Arts.
“No matter how dark a situation may be, a camera can extract the light and turn a negative into a positive. In creating Flint Is Family In Three Acts, I see the role of photographs as empowering and enacting visible change: in Act I, the photographs bear witness and reclaim history; in Act II, the photographs reveal a hidden narrative; in Act III, the photographs are a catalyst for obtaining resources.”
—LaToya Ruby Frazier
Flint Is Family In Three Acts is a multi-part exhibition by renowned artist LaToya Ruby Frazier. For five years, Frazier researched and collaborated with two poets, activists, mothers and residents of Flint, Michigan, Shea Cobb and Amber Hasan, as they endured one of the most devastating ecological crises in U.S. history. Resulting in a monumental oeuvre of photographs, video, and texts Frazier developed Flint Is Family In Three Acts (2016-2021) to advocate for access to clean and safe drinking water for all regardless of race, religion and economic status. The series records stories of surviving and thriving, especially within racialized and marginalized neighborhoods in Flint, to ensure that they remained visible in national debates concerning environmental justice. Drawing inspiration from the urgency in Frazier’s work, which also sheds light on building equitable and inclusive futures, Stamps Gallery, part of the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan, initiated a partnership with the Flint Institute of Arts and the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University to bring this important exhibition together for the first time in Michigan. As co-presenters of this landmark exhibition, our goal is to offer a creative pedagogical platform that reaches broader audiences across Michigan and beyond - Flint is Family: Act I (2016-2017) will take place at the Flint Institute of Arts, Act II (2017-2019) at the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, and Act III (2019) at Stamps Gallery. The exhibition served as a catalyst to bring three disparate institutions together to deepen our understanding of individual and institutional agency in advocating for equity, transparency and environmental justice in our respective communities, while also highlighting the role of the artist as an agent for enacting positive social change.

Curated by Srimoyee Mitra, Tracee Glab, and Steven L. Bridges with the assistance of Jennifer Junkermeier-Khan, Rachel Winter, and Rachael Holstege.

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Exhibition Mon, 19 Dec 2022 18:15:06 -0500 2022-12-15T11:00:00-05:00 2022-12-15T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Photograph of a group of people in a grassy lot playing in water that is being sprayed from a large truck with solar panels
Respond/ Resist/ Rethink 2022 (December 15, 2022 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/96386 96386-21792431@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 15, 2022 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Water is the lifeblood of civilizations, the center of cities, the foundation of creation stories and the connective tissue of culture. Water is a life force, without it humanity will cease to exist. Fresh water is necessary for the survival of all living organisms on Earth. The human body is made up of over 60% water and humanity cannot survive without it. Water is a vital life source that holds (and generates) power. It is nourishing, quenching, and refreshing but has also been commodified, polluted, and politicized. From the Standing Rock, Leech Lake and Fond du Lac reservations, to the straits of Mackinac where oil pipelines threaten important waterways, to the polluted Mississippi River and drying Colorado River Basin, to water shutoffs in Detroit, PFAs in Ann Arbor, and the Flint Water crisis (to name just a few), ensuring access to clean water (and the sustainable ecologies it supports) is an ongoing struggle that requires intersectional, intergenerational, and collective knowledge sharing, discussion and action to protect.
Call for Work
Stamps Gallery invites the undergraduate and graduate students of Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design to participate in a poster and video exhibition that responds to the prompt: The care, sustainability, and access to free and clean water is arguably one of the most urgent and challenging issues of our time “What can you do to spread awareness of water issues and conservation measures?”
Eligible students: submit your work using our online form by Friday, August 19, 2022 →
Eligibility
Must be a currently enrolled undergraduate or graduate major in the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.Eligible students may submit one work (poster or video).Time-based work must be submitted as a YouTube/Vimeo link.Timeline
The deadline for submitting work is Friday, August 19, 2022, 5pm, EST. A selection committee composed of students, faculty, and Stamps Gallery staff will review submitted work in the weeks following the deadline.Students whose works are selected will be notified by September 2, 2022. The exhibition will take place from September 15, 2022 - January 14, 2023.Why posters & videos?
Posters can function as catalysts for change. For generations, posters have served as an effective tool to circulate ideas and messages to the public. Visually striking, and designed to draw attention from passersby, posters can be conversation starters, invite people to pause, reflect, spread the word, get involved. They have been a powerful medium for many conceptual artists and graphic designers to create powerful images and messages that could respond to immediate issues and be distributed widely. Similarly, video art was another exciting immediate medium for conceptual artists in the 1960s and 1970s as the technology became more accessible to the masses. Video art provided an alternative to the dominant broadcasting corporations. Artists made experimental films, recorded performances, and first-person narratives that were then exhibited and screened at galleries, museums, and events. Posters and videos continue to be salient features in the 21st Century to respond to urgent issues and questions facing the present moment.
Context
Stamps Gallery is an incubator and lab for contemporary artists and designers to explore ideas and projects that catalyze positive social change. As the pandemic grips our nation it has exposed the social, political, and economic disparities that have disproportionately impacted Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. The world witnessed in horror and sadness the meaningless loss of African American lives with George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, among many others that we will never know. National and international outcries brought people together from multiple races, genders, and generations - on social media and in the streets - to publicly demand an end to police brutality, structural racism, and emphasizing that Black Lives Matter. What is the role of a university gallery in this time of crisis? How can we foster an inclusive platform for the students in our community to voice their ideas and foster a community based on equality, belonging, respect? We launched Respond/ Resist/ Rethink in the fall 2020 to kick off the fall semester with student work paired with the work of leading artists exhibiting at the Gallery.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Sep 2022 18:15:26 -0400 2022-12-15T11:00:00-05:00 2022-12-15T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design
RC Student Art Show (December 16, 2022 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/101889 101889-21802620@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 16, 2022 10:00am
Location: East Quadrangle
Organized By: Residential College

Fall 22’ Student Art Show
Open for viewing at the Residential College Art Gallery!

Now through December 2022

Works of art are on display from the Studio Arts and the Arts and the Humanities classes ending this term. Work from ceramics, photography, printmaking, and sculpture courses are represented.

The opening on December 2, 2022, featured music from Residential College music ensembles directed by Katri Ervamaa. The artwork selection includes a broad selection of materials and techniques. From screen printing to film photography, to cold casting and ceramic sculpture there is something for everyone to see.

The gallery is open from 10am to 5pm Monday - Friday.

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Exhibition Tue, 06 Dec 2022 11:14:03 -0500 2022-12-16T10:00:00-05:00 2022-12-16T17:00:00-05:00 East Quadrangle Residential College Exhibition RC Student Art
LaToya Ruby Frazier: Flint Is Family In Three Acts (December 16, 2022 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/95590 95590-21790425@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 16, 2022 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Organized by Stamps Gallery in partnership with the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, Michigan State University, and the Flint Institute of Arts.
“No matter how dark a situation may be, a camera can extract the light and turn a negative into a positive. In creating Flint Is Family In Three Acts, I see the role of photographs as empowering and enacting visible change: in Act I, the photographs bear witness and reclaim history; in Act II, the photographs reveal a hidden narrative; in Act III, the photographs are a catalyst for obtaining resources.”
—LaToya Ruby Frazier
Flint Is Family In Three Acts is a multi-part exhibition by renowned artist LaToya Ruby Frazier. For five years, Frazier researched and collaborated with two poets, activists, mothers and residents of Flint, Michigan, Shea Cobb and Amber Hasan, as they endured one of the most devastating ecological crises in U.S. history. Resulting in a monumental oeuvre of photographs, video, and texts Frazier developed Flint Is Family In Three Acts (2016-2021) to advocate for access to clean and safe drinking water for all regardless of race, religion and economic status. The series records stories of surviving and thriving, especially within racialized and marginalized neighborhoods in Flint, to ensure that they remained visible in national debates concerning environmental justice. Drawing inspiration from the urgency in Frazier’s work, which also sheds light on building equitable and inclusive futures, Stamps Gallery, part of the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan, initiated a partnership with the Flint Institute of Arts and the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University to bring this important exhibition together for the first time in Michigan. As co-presenters of this landmark exhibition, our goal is to offer a creative pedagogical platform that reaches broader audiences across Michigan and beyond - Flint is Family: Act I (2016-2017) will take place at the Flint Institute of Arts, Act II (2017-2019) at the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, and Act III (2019) at Stamps Gallery. The exhibition served as a catalyst to bring three disparate institutions together to deepen our understanding of individual and institutional agency in advocating for equity, transparency and environmental justice in our respective communities, while also highlighting the role of the artist as an agent for enacting positive social change.

Curated by Srimoyee Mitra, Tracee Glab, and Steven L. Bridges with the assistance of Jennifer Junkermeier-Khan, Rachel Winter, and Rachael Holstege.

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Exhibition Mon, 19 Dec 2022 18:15:06 -0500 2022-12-16T11:00:00-05:00 2022-12-16T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Photograph of a group of people in a grassy lot playing in water that is being sprayed from a large truck with solar panels
Respond/ Resist/ Rethink 2022 (December 16, 2022 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/96386 96386-21792432@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 16, 2022 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Water is the lifeblood of civilizations, the center of cities, the foundation of creation stories and the connective tissue of culture. Water is a life force, without it humanity will cease to exist. Fresh water is necessary for the survival of all living organisms on Earth. The human body is made up of over 60% water and humanity cannot survive without it. Water is a vital life source that holds (and generates) power. It is nourishing, quenching, and refreshing but has also been commodified, polluted, and politicized. From the Standing Rock, Leech Lake and Fond du Lac reservations, to the straits of Mackinac where oil pipelines threaten important waterways, to the polluted Mississippi River and drying Colorado River Basin, to water shutoffs in Detroit, PFAs in Ann Arbor, and the Flint Water crisis (to name just a few), ensuring access to clean water (and the sustainable ecologies it supports) is an ongoing struggle that requires intersectional, intergenerational, and collective knowledge sharing, discussion and action to protect.
Call for Work
Stamps Gallery invites the undergraduate and graduate students of Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design to participate in a poster and video exhibition that responds to the prompt: The care, sustainability, and access to free and clean water is arguably one of the most urgent and challenging issues of our time “What can you do to spread awareness of water issues and conservation measures?”
Eligible students: submit your work using our online form by Friday, August 19, 2022 →
Eligibility
Must be a currently enrolled undergraduate or graduate major in the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.Eligible students may submit one work (poster or video).Time-based work must be submitted as a YouTube/Vimeo link.Timeline
The deadline for submitting work is Friday, August 19, 2022, 5pm, EST. A selection committee composed of students, faculty, and Stamps Gallery staff will review submitted work in the weeks following the deadline.Students whose works are selected will be notified by September 2, 2022. The exhibition will take place from September 15, 2022 - January 14, 2023.Why posters & videos?
Posters can function as catalysts for change. For generations, posters have served as an effective tool to circulate ideas and messages to the public. Visually striking, and designed to draw attention from passersby, posters can be conversation starters, invite people to pause, reflect, spread the word, get involved. They have been a powerful medium for many conceptual artists and graphic designers to create powerful images and messages that could respond to immediate issues and be distributed widely. Similarly, video art was another exciting immediate medium for conceptual artists in the 1960s and 1970s as the technology became more accessible to the masses. Video art provided an alternative to the dominant broadcasting corporations. Artists made experimental films, recorded performances, and first-person narratives that were then exhibited and screened at galleries, museums, and events. Posters and videos continue to be salient features in the 21st Century to respond to urgent issues and questions facing the present moment.
Context
Stamps Gallery is an incubator and lab for contemporary artists and designers to explore ideas and projects that catalyze positive social change. As the pandemic grips our nation it has exposed the social, political, and economic disparities that have disproportionately impacted Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. The world witnessed in horror and sadness the meaningless loss of African American lives with George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, among many others that we will never know. National and international outcries brought people together from multiple races, genders, and generations - on social media and in the streets - to publicly demand an end to police brutality, structural racism, and emphasizing that Black Lives Matter. What is the role of a university gallery in this time of crisis? How can we foster an inclusive platform for the students in our community to voice their ideas and foster a community based on equality, belonging, respect? We launched Respond/ Resist/ Rethink in the fall 2020 to kick off the fall semester with student work paired with the work of leading artists exhibiting at the Gallery.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Sep 2022 18:15:26 -0400 2022-12-16T11:00:00-05:00 2022-12-16T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design
LaToya Ruby Frazier: Flint Is Family In Three Acts (December 17, 2022 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/95590 95590-21790426@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, December 17, 2022 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Organized by Stamps Gallery in partnership with the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, Michigan State University, and the Flint Institute of Arts.
“No matter how dark a situation may be, a camera can extract the light and turn a negative into a positive. In creating Flint Is Family In Three Acts, I see the role of photographs as empowering and enacting visible change: in Act I, the photographs bear witness and reclaim history; in Act II, the photographs reveal a hidden narrative; in Act III, the photographs are a catalyst for obtaining resources.”
—LaToya Ruby Frazier
Flint Is Family In Three Acts is a multi-part exhibition by renowned artist LaToya Ruby Frazier. For five years, Frazier researched and collaborated with two poets, activists, mothers and residents of Flint, Michigan, Shea Cobb and Amber Hasan, as they endured one of the most devastating ecological crises in U.S. history. Resulting in a monumental oeuvre of photographs, video, and texts Frazier developed Flint Is Family In Three Acts (2016-2021) to advocate for access to clean and safe drinking water for all regardless of race, religion and economic status. The series records stories of surviving and thriving, especially within racialized and marginalized neighborhoods in Flint, to ensure that they remained visible in national debates concerning environmental justice. Drawing inspiration from the urgency in Frazier’s work, which also sheds light on building equitable and inclusive futures, Stamps Gallery, part of the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan, initiated a partnership with the Flint Institute of Arts and the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University to bring this important exhibition together for the first time in Michigan. As co-presenters of this landmark exhibition, our goal is to offer a creative pedagogical platform that reaches broader audiences across Michigan and beyond - Flint is Family: Act I (2016-2017) will take place at the Flint Institute of Arts, Act II (2017-2019) at the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, and Act III (2019) at Stamps Gallery. The exhibition served as a catalyst to bring three disparate institutions together to deepen our understanding of individual and institutional agency in advocating for equity, transparency and environmental justice in our respective communities, while also highlighting the role of the artist as an agent for enacting positive social change.

Curated by Srimoyee Mitra, Tracee Glab, and Steven L. Bridges with the assistance of Jennifer Junkermeier-Khan, Rachel Winter, and Rachael Holstege.

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Exhibition Mon, 19 Dec 2022 18:15:06 -0500 2022-12-17T11:00:00-05:00 2022-12-17T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Photograph of a group of people in a grassy lot playing in water that is being sprayed from a large truck with solar panels
Respond/ Resist/ Rethink 2022 (December 17, 2022 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/96386 96386-21792433@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, December 17, 2022 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Water is the lifeblood of civilizations, the center of cities, the foundation of creation stories and the connective tissue of culture. Water is a life force, without it humanity will cease to exist. Fresh water is necessary for the survival of all living organisms on Earth. The human body is made up of over 60% water and humanity cannot survive without it. Water is a vital life source that holds (and generates) power. It is nourishing, quenching, and refreshing but has also been commodified, polluted, and politicized. From the Standing Rock, Leech Lake and Fond du Lac reservations, to the straits of Mackinac where oil pipelines threaten important waterways, to the polluted Mississippi River and drying Colorado River Basin, to water shutoffs in Detroit, PFAs in Ann Arbor, and the Flint Water crisis (to name just a few), ensuring access to clean water (and the sustainable ecologies it supports) is an ongoing struggle that requires intersectional, intergenerational, and collective knowledge sharing, discussion and action to protect.
Call for Work
Stamps Gallery invites the undergraduate and graduate students of Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design to participate in a poster and video exhibition that responds to the prompt: The care, sustainability, and access to free and clean water is arguably one of the most urgent and challenging issues of our time “What can you do to spread awareness of water issues and conservation measures?”
Eligible students: submit your work using our online form by Friday, August 19, 2022 →
Eligibility
Must be a currently enrolled undergraduate or graduate major in the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.Eligible students may submit one work (poster or video).Time-based work must be submitted as a YouTube/Vimeo link.Timeline
The deadline for submitting work is Friday, August 19, 2022, 5pm, EST. A selection committee composed of students, faculty, and Stamps Gallery staff will review submitted work in the weeks following the deadline.Students whose works are selected will be notified by September 2, 2022. The exhibition will take place from September 15, 2022 - January 14, 2023.Why posters & videos?
Posters can function as catalysts for change. For generations, posters have served as an effective tool to circulate ideas and messages to the public. Visually striking, and designed to draw attention from passersby, posters can be conversation starters, invite people to pause, reflect, spread the word, get involved. They have been a powerful medium for many conceptual artists and graphic designers to create powerful images and messages that could respond to immediate issues and be distributed widely. Similarly, video art was another exciting immediate medium for conceptual artists in the 1960s and 1970s as the technology became more accessible to the masses. Video art provided an alternative to the dominant broadcasting corporations. Artists made experimental films, recorded performances, and first-person narratives that were then exhibited and screened at galleries, museums, and events. Posters and videos continue to be salient features in the 21st Century to respond to urgent issues and questions facing the present moment.
Context
Stamps Gallery is an incubator and lab for contemporary artists and designers to explore ideas and projects that catalyze positive social change. As the pandemic grips our nation it has exposed the social, political, and economic disparities that have disproportionately impacted Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. The world witnessed in horror and sadness the meaningless loss of African American lives with George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, among many others that we will never know. National and international outcries brought people together from multiple races, genders, and generations - on social media and in the streets - to publicly demand an end to police brutality, structural racism, and emphasizing that Black Lives Matter. What is the role of a university gallery in this time of crisis? How can we foster an inclusive platform for the students in our community to voice their ideas and foster a community based on equality, belonging, respect? We launched Respond/ Resist/ Rethink in the fall 2020 to kick off the fall semester with student work paired with the work of leading artists exhibiting at the Gallery.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Sep 2022 18:15:26 -0400 2022-12-17T11:00:00-05:00 2022-12-17T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design
Gingerbread House Challenge (December 17, 2022 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/101698 101698-21802235@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, December 17, 2022 5:00pm
Location: Ford Robotics Building
Organized By: Michigan Robotics

You have been challenged to demonstrate your creativity and holiday spirit through the construction of gingerbread houses. Your prized creations will go through a rigorous judging process by a panel of young tasting professionals. Persons of all ages and departments are encouraged to participate. No baking or artistic skill is required. Bring your assembled gingerbread house to the Robotics Atrium (final assembly at location is permitted).

Don't have time for such nonsense? Join the viewing party for hot chocolate and gingerbread man decorating (while supplies last).

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Recreational / Games Wed, 30 Nov 2022 08:15:41 -0500 2022-12-17T17:00:00-05:00 2022-12-17T19:00:00-05:00 Ford Robotics Building Michigan Robotics Recreational / Games Two snowmen hold up QR codes, with a center text: "HOSTED by GradSWE and WiRE+, Gingerbread House Competition, Hot cocoa provided, December 17 5pm, Ford Robotics Building Atrium
LaToya Ruby Frazier: Flint Is Family In Three Acts (December 21, 2022 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/95590 95590-21790427@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 21, 2022 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Organized by Stamps Gallery in partnership with the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, Michigan State University, and the Flint Institute of Arts.
“No matter how dark a situation may be, a camera can extract the light and turn a negative into a positive. In creating Flint Is Family In Three Acts, I see the role of photographs as empowering and enacting visible change: in Act I, the photographs bear witness and reclaim history; in Act II, the photographs reveal a hidden narrative; in Act III, the photographs are a catalyst for obtaining resources.”
—LaToya Ruby Frazier
Flint Is Family In Three Acts is a multi-part exhibition by renowned artist LaToya Ruby Frazier. For five years, Frazier researched and collaborated with two poets, activists, mothers and residents of Flint, Michigan, Shea Cobb and Amber Hasan, as they endured one of the most devastating ecological crises in U.S. history. Resulting in a monumental oeuvre of photographs, video, and texts Frazier developed Flint Is Family In Three Acts (2016-2021) to advocate for access to clean and safe drinking water for all regardless of race, religion and economic status. The series records stories of surviving and thriving, especially within racialized and marginalized neighborhoods in Flint, to ensure that they remained visible in national debates concerning environmental justice. Drawing inspiration from the urgency in Frazier’s work, which also sheds light on building equitable and inclusive futures, Stamps Gallery, part of the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan, initiated a partnership with the Flint Institute of Arts and the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University to bring this important exhibition together for the first time in Michigan. As co-presenters of this landmark exhibition, our goal is to offer a creative pedagogical platform that reaches broader audiences across Michigan and beyond - Flint is Family: Act I (2016-2017) will take place at the Flint Institute of Arts, Act II (2017-2019) at the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, and Act III (2019) at Stamps Gallery. The exhibition served as a catalyst to bring three disparate institutions together to deepen our understanding of individual and institutional agency in advocating for equity, transparency and environmental justice in our respective communities, while also highlighting the role of the artist as an agent for enacting positive social change.

Curated by Srimoyee Mitra, Tracee Glab, and Steven L. Bridges with the assistance of Jennifer Junkermeier-Khan, Rachel Winter, and Rachael Holstege.

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Exhibition Mon, 19 Dec 2022 18:15:06 -0500 2022-12-21T11:00:00-05:00 2022-12-21T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Photograph of a group of people in a grassy lot playing in water that is being sprayed from a large truck with solar panels
Respond/ Resist/ Rethink 2022 (December 21, 2022 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/96386 96386-21792434@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 21, 2022 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Water is the lifeblood of civilizations, the center of cities, the foundation of creation stories and the connective tissue of culture. Water is a life force, without it humanity will cease to exist. Fresh water is necessary for the survival of all living organisms on Earth. The human body is made up of over 60% water and humanity cannot survive without it. Water is a vital life source that holds (and generates) power. It is nourishing, quenching, and refreshing but has also been commodified, polluted, and politicized. From the Standing Rock, Leech Lake and Fond du Lac reservations, to the straits of Mackinac where oil pipelines threaten important waterways, to the polluted Mississippi River and drying Colorado River Basin, to water shutoffs in Detroit, PFAs in Ann Arbor, and the Flint Water crisis (to name just a few), ensuring access to clean water (and the sustainable ecologies it supports) is an ongoing struggle that requires intersectional, intergenerational, and collective knowledge sharing, discussion and action to protect.
Call for Work
Stamps Gallery invites the undergraduate and graduate students of Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design to participate in a poster and video exhibition that responds to the prompt: The care, sustainability, and access to free and clean water is arguably one of the most urgent and challenging issues of our time “What can you do to spread awareness of water issues and conservation measures?”
Eligible students: submit your work using our online form by Friday, August 19, 2022 →
Eligibility
Must be a currently enrolled undergraduate or graduate major in the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.Eligible students may submit one work (poster or video).Time-based work must be submitted as a YouTube/Vimeo link.Timeline
The deadline for submitting work is Friday, August 19, 2022, 5pm, EST. A selection committee composed of students, faculty, and Stamps Gallery staff will review submitted work in the weeks following the deadline.Students whose works are selected will be notified by September 2, 2022. The exhibition will take place from September 15, 2022 - January 14, 2023.Why posters & videos?
Posters can function as catalysts for change. For generations, posters have served as an effective tool to circulate ideas and messages to the public. Visually striking, and designed to draw attention from passersby, posters can be conversation starters, invite people to pause, reflect, spread the word, get involved. They have been a powerful medium for many conceptual artists and graphic designers to create powerful images and messages that could respond to immediate issues and be distributed widely. Similarly, video art was another exciting immediate medium for conceptual artists in the 1960s and 1970s as the technology became more accessible to the masses. Video art provided an alternative to the dominant broadcasting corporations. Artists made experimental films, recorded performances, and first-person narratives that were then exhibited and screened at galleries, museums, and events. Posters and videos continue to be salient features in the 21st Century to respond to urgent issues and questions facing the present moment.
Context
Stamps Gallery is an incubator and lab for contemporary artists and designers to explore ideas and projects that catalyze positive social change. As the pandemic grips our nation it has exposed the social, political, and economic disparities that have disproportionately impacted Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. The world witnessed in horror and sadness the meaningless loss of African American lives with George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, among many others that we will never know. National and international outcries brought people together from multiple races, genders, and generations - on social media and in the streets - to publicly demand an end to police brutality, structural racism, and emphasizing that Black Lives Matter. What is the role of a university gallery in this time of crisis? How can we foster an inclusive platform for the students in our community to voice their ideas and foster a community based on equality, belonging, respect? We launched Respond/ Resist/ Rethink in the fall 2020 to kick off the fall semester with student work paired with the work of leading artists exhibiting at the Gallery.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Sep 2022 18:15:26 -0400 2022-12-21T11:00:00-05:00 2022-12-21T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design
LaToya Ruby Frazier: Flint Is Family In Three Acts (December 22, 2022 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/95590 95590-21790428@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 22, 2022 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Organized by Stamps Gallery in partnership with the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, Michigan State University, and the Flint Institute of Arts.
“No matter how dark a situation may be, a camera can extract the light and turn a negative into a positive. In creating Flint Is Family In Three Acts, I see the role of photographs as empowering and enacting visible change: in Act I, the photographs bear witness and reclaim history; in Act II, the photographs reveal a hidden narrative; in Act III, the photographs are a catalyst for obtaining resources.”
—LaToya Ruby Frazier
Flint Is Family In Three Acts is a multi-part exhibition by renowned artist LaToya Ruby Frazier. For five years, Frazier researched and collaborated with two poets, activists, mothers and residents of Flint, Michigan, Shea Cobb and Amber Hasan, as they endured one of the most devastating ecological crises in U.S. history. Resulting in a monumental oeuvre of photographs, video, and texts Frazier developed Flint Is Family In Three Acts (2016-2021) to advocate for access to clean and safe drinking water for all regardless of race, religion and economic status. The series records stories of surviving and thriving, especially within racialized and marginalized neighborhoods in Flint, to ensure that they remained visible in national debates concerning environmental justice. Drawing inspiration from the urgency in Frazier’s work, which also sheds light on building equitable and inclusive futures, Stamps Gallery, part of the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan, initiated a partnership with the Flint Institute of Arts and the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University to bring this important exhibition together for the first time in Michigan. As co-presenters of this landmark exhibition, our goal is to offer a creative pedagogical platform that reaches broader audiences across Michigan and beyond - Flint is Family: Act I (2016-2017) will take place at the Flint Institute of Arts, Act II (2017-2019) at the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, and Act III (2019) at Stamps Gallery. The exhibition served as a catalyst to bring three disparate institutions together to deepen our understanding of individual and institutional agency in advocating for equity, transparency and environmental justice in our respective communities, while also highlighting the role of the artist as an agent for enacting positive social change.

Curated by Srimoyee Mitra, Tracee Glab, and Steven L. Bridges with the assistance of Jennifer Junkermeier-Khan, Rachel Winter, and Rachael Holstege.

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Exhibition Mon, 19 Dec 2022 18:15:06 -0500 2022-12-22T11:00:00-05:00 2022-12-22T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Photograph of a group of people in a grassy lot playing in water that is being sprayed from a large truck with solar panels
Respond/ Resist/ Rethink 2022 (December 22, 2022 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/96386 96386-21792435@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 22, 2022 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Water is the lifeblood of civilizations, the center of cities, the foundation of creation stories and the connective tissue of culture. Water is a life force, without it humanity will cease to exist. Fresh water is necessary for the survival of all living organisms on Earth. The human body is made up of over 60% water and humanity cannot survive without it. Water is a vital life source that holds (and generates) power. It is nourishing, quenching, and refreshing but has also been commodified, polluted, and politicized. From the Standing Rock, Leech Lake and Fond du Lac reservations, to the straits of Mackinac where oil pipelines threaten important waterways, to the polluted Mississippi River and drying Colorado River Basin, to water shutoffs in Detroit, PFAs in Ann Arbor, and the Flint Water crisis (to name just a few), ensuring access to clean water (and the sustainable ecologies it supports) is an ongoing struggle that requires intersectional, intergenerational, and collective knowledge sharing, discussion and action to protect.
Call for Work
Stamps Gallery invites the undergraduate and graduate students of Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design to participate in a poster and video exhibition that responds to the prompt: The care, sustainability, and access to free and clean water is arguably one of the most urgent and challenging issues of our time “What can you do to spread awareness of water issues and conservation measures?”
Eligible students: submit your work using our online form by Friday, August 19, 2022 →
Eligibility
Must be a currently enrolled undergraduate or graduate major in the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.Eligible students may submit one work (poster or video).Time-based work must be submitted as a YouTube/Vimeo link.Timeline
The deadline for submitting work is Friday, August 19, 2022, 5pm, EST. A selection committee composed of students, faculty, and Stamps Gallery staff will review submitted work in the weeks following the deadline.Students whose works are selected will be notified by September 2, 2022. The exhibition will take place from September 15, 2022 - January 14, 2023.Why posters & videos?
Posters can function as catalysts for change. For generations, posters have served as an effective tool to circulate ideas and messages to the public. Visually striking, and designed to draw attention from passersby, posters can be conversation starters, invite people to pause, reflect, spread the word, get involved. They have been a powerful medium for many conceptual artists and graphic designers to create powerful images and messages that could respond to immediate issues and be distributed widely. Similarly, video art was another exciting immediate medium for conceptual artists in the 1960s and 1970s as the technology became more accessible to the masses. Video art provided an alternative to the dominant broadcasting corporations. Artists made experimental films, recorded performances, and first-person narratives that were then exhibited and screened at galleries, museums, and events. Posters and videos continue to be salient features in the 21st Century to respond to urgent issues and questions facing the present moment.
Context
Stamps Gallery is an incubator and lab for contemporary artists and designers to explore ideas and projects that catalyze positive social change. As the pandemic grips our nation it has exposed the social, political, and economic disparities that have disproportionately impacted Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. The world witnessed in horror and sadness the meaningless loss of African American lives with George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, among many others that we will never know. National and international outcries brought people together from multiple races, genders, and generations - on social media and in the streets - to publicly demand an end to police brutality, structural racism, and emphasizing that Black Lives Matter. What is the role of a university gallery in this time of crisis? How can we foster an inclusive platform for the students in our community to voice their ideas and foster a community based on equality, belonging, respect? We launched Respond/ Resist/ Rethink in the fall 2020 to kick off the fall semester with student work paired with the work of leading artists exhibiting at the Gallery.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Sep 2022 18:15:26 -0400 2022-12-22T11:00:00-05:00 2022-12-22T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design
RC Student Art Show (December 23, 2022 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/101889 101889-21802621@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 23, 2022 10:00am
Location: East Quadrangle
Organized By: Residential College

Fall 22’ Student Art Show
Open for viewing at the Residential College Art Gallery!

Now through December 2022

Works of art are on display from the Studio Arts and the Arts and the Humanities classes ending this term. Work from ceramics, photography, printmaking, and sculpture courses are represented.

The opening on December 2, 2022, featured music from Residential College music ensembles directed by Katri Ervamaa. The artwork selection includes a broad selection of materials and techniques. From screen printing to film photography, to cold casting and ceramic sculpture there is something for everyone to see.

The gallery is open from 10am to 5pm Monday - Friday.

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Exhibition Tue, 06 Dec 2022 11:14:03 -0500 2022-12-23T10:00:00-05:00 2022-12-23T17:00:00-05:00 East Quadrangle Residential College Exhibition RC Student Art
LaToya Ruby Frazier: Flint Is Family In Three Acts (December 23, 2022 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/95590 95590-21790429@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 23, 2022 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Organized by Stamps Gallery in partnership with the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, Michigan State University, and the Flint Institute of Arts.
“No matter how dark a situation may be, a camera can extract the light and turn a negative into a positive. In creating Flint Is Family In Three Acts, I see the role of photographs as empowering and enacting visible change: in Act I, the photographs bear witness and reclaim history; in Act II, the photographs reveal a hidden narrative; in Act III, the photographs are a catalyst for obtaining resources.”
—LaToya Ruby Frazier
Flint Is Family In Three Acts is a multi-part exhibition by renowned artist LaToya Ruby Frazier. For five years, Frazier researched and collaborated with two poets, activists, mothers and residents of Flint, Michigan, Shea Cobb and Amber Hasan, as they endured one of the most devastating ecological crises in U.S. history. Resulting in a monumental oeuvre of photographs, video, and texts Frazier developed Flint Is Family In Three Acts (2016-2021) to advocate for access to clean and safe drinking water for all regardless of race, religion and economic status. The series records stories of surviving and thriving, especially within racialized and marginalized neighborhoods in Flint, to ensure that they remained visible in national debates concerning environmental justice. Drawing inspiration from the urgency in Frazier’s work, which also sheds light on building equitable and inclusive futures, Stamps Gallery, part of the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan, initiated a partnership with the Flint Institute of Arts and the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University to bring this important exhibition together for the first time in Michigan. As co-presenters of this landmark exhibition, our goal is to offer a creative pedagogical platform that reaches broader audiences across Michigan and beyond - Flint is Family: Act I (2016-2017) will take place at the Flint Institute of Arts, Act II (2017-2019) at the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, and Act III (2019) at Stamps Gallery. The exhibition served as a catalyst to bring three disparate institutions together to deepen our understanding of individual and institutional agency in advocating for equity, transparency and environmental justice in our respective communities, while also highlighting the role of the artist as an agent for enacting positive social change.

Curated by Srimoyee Mitra, Tracee Glab, and Steven L. Bridges with the assistance of Jennifer Junkermeier-Khan, Rachel Winter, and Rachael Holstege.

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Exhibition Mon, 19 Dec 2022 18:15:06 -0500 2022-12-23T11:00:00-05:00 2022-12-23T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Photograph of a group of people in a grassy lot playing in water that is being sprayed from a large truck with solar panels
Respond/ Resist/ Rethink 2022 (December 23, 2022 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/96386 96386-21792436@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 23, 2022 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Water is the lifeblood of civilizations, the center of cities, the foundation of creation stories and the connective tissue of culture. Water is a life force, without it humanity will cease to exist. Fresh water is necessary for the survival of all living organisms on Earth. The human body is made up of over 60% water and humanity cannot survive without it. Water is a vital life source that holds (and generates) power. It is nourishing, quenching, and refreshing but has also been commodified, polluted, and politicized. From the Standing Rock, Leech Lake and Fond du Lac reservations, to the straits of Mackinac where oil pipelines threaten important waterways, to the polluted Mississippi River and drying Colorado River Basin, to water shutoffs in Detroit, PFAs in Ann Arbor, and the Flint Water crisis (to name just a few), ensuring access to clean water (and the sustainable ecologies it supports) is an ongoing struggle that requires intersectional, intergenerational, and collective knowledge sharing, discussion and action to protect.
Call for Work
Stamps Gallery invites the undergraduate and graduate students of Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design to participate in a poster and video exhibition that responds to the prompt: The care, sustainability, and access to free and clean water is arguably one of the most urgent and challenging issues of our time “What can you do to spread awareness of water issues and conservation measures?”
Eligible students: submit your work using our online form by Friday, August 19, 2022 →
Eligibility
Must be a currently enrolled undergraduate or graduate major in the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.Eligible students may submit one work (poster or video).Time-based work must be submitted as a YouTube/Vimeo link.Timeline
The deadline for submitting work is Friday, August 19, 2022, 5pm, EST. A selection committee composed of students, faculty, and Stamps Gallery staff will review submitted work in the weeks following the deadline.Students whose works are selected will be notified by September 2, 2022. The exhibition will take place from September 15, 2022 - January 14, 2023.Why posters & videos?
Posters can function as catalysts for change. For generations, posters have served as an effective tool to circulate ideas and messages to the public. Visually striking, and designed to draw attention from passersby, posters can be conversation starters, invite people to pause, reflect, spread the word, get involved. They have been a powerful medium for many conceptual artists and graphic designers to create powerful images and messages that could respond to immediate issues and be distributed widely. Similarly, video art was another exciting immediate medium for conceptual artists in the 1960s and 1970s as the technology became more accessible to the masses. Video art provided an alternative to the dominant broadcasting corporations. Artists made experimental films, recorded performances, and first-person narratives that were then exhibited and screened at galleries, museums, and events. Posters and videos continue to be salient features in the 21st Century to respond to urgent issues and questions facing the present moment.
Context
Stamps Gallery is an incubator and lab for contemporary artists and designers to explore ideas and projects that catalyze positive social change. As the pandemic grips our nation it has exposed the social, political, and economic disparities that have disproportionately impacted Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. The world witnessed in horror and sadness the meaningless loss of African American lives with George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, among many others that we will never know. National and international outcries brought people together from multiple races, genders, and generations - on social media and in the streets - to publicly demand an end to police brutality, structural racism, and emphasizing that Black Lives Matter. What is the role of a university gallery in this time of crisis? How can we foster an inclusive platform for the students in our community to voice their ideas and foster a community based on equality, belonging, respect? We launched Respond/ Resist/ Rethink in the fall 2020 to kick off the fall semester with student work paired with the work of leading artists exhibiting at the Gallery.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Sep 2022 18:15:26 -0400 2022-12-23T11:00:00-05:00 2022-12-23T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design
LaToya Ruby Frazier: Flint Is Family In Three Acts (December 24, 2022 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/95590 95590-21790430@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, December 24, 2022 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Organized by Stamps Gallery in partnership with the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, Michigan State University, and the Flint Institute of Arts.
“No matter how dark a situation may be, a camera can extract the light and turn a negative into a positive. In creating Flint Is Family In Three Acts, I see the role of photographs as empowering and enacting visible change: in Act I, the photographs bear witness and reclaim history; in Act II, the photographs reveal a hidden narrative; in Act III, the photographs are a catalyst for obtaining resources.”
—LaToya Ruby Frazier
Flint Is Family In Three Acts is a multi-part exhibition by renowned artist LaToya Ruby Frazier. For five years, Frazier researched and collaborated with two poets, activists, mothers and residents of Flint, Michigan, Shea Cobb and Amber Hasan, as they endured one of the most devastating ecological crises in U.S. history. Resulting in a monumental oeuvre of photographs, video, and texts Frazier developed Flint Is Family In Three Acts (2016-2021) to advocate for access to clean and safe drinking water for all regardless of race, religion and economic status. The series records stories of surviving and thriving, especially within racialized and marginalized neighborhoods in Flint, to ensure that they remained visible in national debates concerning environmental justice. Drawing inspiration from the urgency in Frazier’s work, which also sheds light on building equitable and inclusive futures, Stamps Gallery, part of the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan, initiated a partnership with the Flint Institute of Arts and the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University to bring this important exhibition together for the first time in Michigan. As co-presenters of this landmark exhibition, our goal is to offer a creative pedagogical platform that reaches broader audiences across Michigan and beyond - Flint is Family: Act I (2016-2017) will take place at the Flint Institute of Arts, Act II (2017-2019) at the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, and Act III (2019) at Stamps Gallery. The exhibition served as a catalyst to bring three disparate institutions together to deepen our understanding of individual and institutional agency in advocating for equity, transparency and environmental justice in our respective communities, while also highlighting the role of the artist as an agent for enacting positive social change.

Curated by Srimoyee Mitra, Tracee Glab, and Steven L. Bridges with the assistance of Jennifer Junkermeier-Khan, Rachel Winter, and Rachael Holstege.

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Exhibition Mon, 19 Dec 2022 18:15:06 -0500 2022-12-24T11:00:00-05:00 2022-12-24T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Photograph of a group of people in a grassy lot playing in water that is being sprayed from a large truck with solar panels
Respond/ Resist/ Rethink 2022 (December 24, 2022 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/96386 96386-21792437@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, December 24, 2022 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Water is the lifeblood of civilizations, the center of cities, the foundation of creation stories and the connective tissue of culture. Water is a life force, without it humanity will cease to exist. Fresh water is necessary for the survival of all living organisms on Earth. The human body is made up of over 60% water and humanity cannot survive without it. Water is a vital life source that holds (and generates) power. It is nourishing, quenching, and refreshing but has also been commodified, polluted, and politicized. From the Standing Rock, Leech Lake and Fond du Lac reservations, to the straits of Mackinac where oil pipelines threaten important waterways, to the polluted Mississippi River and drying Colorado River Basin, to water shutoffs in Detroit, PFAs in Ann Arbor, and the Flint Water crisis (to name just a few), ensuring access to clean water (and the sustainable ecologies it supports) is an ongoing struggle that requires intersectional, intergenerational, and collective knowledge sharing, discussion and action to protect.
Call for Work
Stamps Gallery invites the undergraduate and graduate students of Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design to participate in a poster and video exhibition that responds to the prompt: The care, sustainability, and access to free and clean water is arguably one of the most urgent and challenging issues of our time “What can you do to spread awareness of water issues and conservation measures?”
Eligible students: submit your work using our online form by Friday, August 19, 2022 →
Eligibility
Must be a currently enrolled undergraduate or graduate major in the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.Eligible students may submit one work (poster or video).Time-based work must be submitted as a YouTube/Vimeo link.Timeline
The deadline for submitting work is Friday, August 19, 2022, 5pm, EST. A selection committee composed of students, faculty, and Stamps Gallery staff will review submitted work in the weeks following the deadline.Students whose works are selected will be notified by September 2, 2022. The exhibition will take place from September 15, 2022 - January 14, 2023.Why posters & videos?
Posters can function as catalysts for change. For generations, posters have served as an effective tool to circulate ideas and messages to the public. Visually striking, and designed to draw attention from passersby, posters can be conversation starters, invite people to pause, reflect, spread the word, get involved. They have been a powerful medium for many conceptual artists and graphic designers to create powerful images and messages that could respond to immediate issues and be distributed widely. Similarly, video art was another exciting immediate medium for conceptual artists in the 1960s and 1970s as the technology became more accessible to the masses. Video art provided an alternative to the dominant broadcasting corporations. Artists made experimental films, recorded performances, and first-person narratives that were then exhibited and screened at galleries, museums, and events. Posters and videos continue to be salient features in the 21st Century to respond to urgent issues and questions facing the present moment.
Context
Stamps Gallery is an incubator and lab for contemporary artists and designers to explore ideas and projects that catalyze positive social change. As the pandemic grips our nation it has exposed the social, political, and economic disparities that have disproportionately impacted Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. The world witnessed in horror and sadness the meaningless loss of African American lives with George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, among many others that we will never know. National and international outcries brought people together from multiple races, genders, and generations - on social media and in the streets - to publicly demand an end to police brutality, structural racism, and emphasizing that Black Lives Matter. What is the role of a university gallery in this time of crisis? How can we foster an inclusive platform for the students in our community to voice their ideas and foster a community based on equality, belonging, respect? We launched Respond/ Resist/ Rethink in the fall 2020 to kick off the fall semester with student work paired with the work of leading artists exhibiting at the Gallery.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Sep 2022 18:15:26 -0400 2022-12-24T11:00:00-05:00 2022-12-24T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design
LaToya Ruby Frazier: Flint Is Family In Three Acts (December 28, 2022 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/95590 95590-21790431@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 28, 2022 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Organized by Stamps Gallery in partnership with the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, Michigan State University, and the Flint Institute of Arts.
“No matter how dark a situation may be, a camera can extract the light and turn a negative into a positive. In creating Flint Is Family In Three Acts, I see the role of photographs as empowering and enacting visible change: in Act I, the photographs bear witness and reclaim history; in Act II, the photographs reveal a hidden narrative; in Act III, the photographs are a catalyst for obtaining resources.”
—LaToya Ruby Frazier
Flint Is Family In Three Acts is a multi-part exhibition by renowned artist LaToya Ruby Frazier. For five years, Frazier researched and collaborated with two poets, activists, mothers and residents of Flint, Michigan, Shea Cobb and Amber Hasan, as they endured one of the most devastating ecological crises in U.S. history. Resulting in a monumental oeuvre of photographs, video, and texts Frazier developed Flint Is Family In Three Acts (2016-2021) to advocate for access to clean and safe drinking water for all regardless of race, religion and economic status. The series records stories of surviving and thriving, especially within racialized and marginalized neighborhoods in Flint, to ensure that they remained visible in national debates concerning environmental justice. Drawing inspiration from the urgency in Frazier’s work, which also sheds light on building equitable and inclusive futures, Stamps Gallery, part of the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan, initiated a partnership with the Flint Institute of Arts and the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University to bring this important exhibition together for the first time in Michigan. As co-presenters of this landmark exhibition, our goal is to offer a creative pedagogical platform that reaches broader audiences across Michigan and beyond - Flint is Family: Act I (2016-2017) will take place at the Flint Institute of Arts, Act II (2017-2019) at the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, and Act III (2019) at Stamps Gallery. The exhibition served as a catalyst to bring three disparate institutions together to deepen our understanding of individual and institutional agency in advocating for equity, transparency and environmental justice in our respective communities, while also highlighting the role of the artist as an agent for enacting positive social change.

Curated by Srimoyee Mitra, Tracee Glab, and Steven L. Bridges with the assistance of Jennifer Junkermeier-Khan, Rachel Winter, and Rachael Holstege.

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Exhibition Mon, 19 Dec 2022 18:15:06 -0500 2022-12-28T11:00:00-05:00 2022-12-28T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Photograph of a group of people in a grassy lot playing in water that is being sprayed from a large truck with solar panels
Respond/ Resist/ Rethink 2022 (December 28, 2022 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/96386 96386-21792438@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 28, 2022 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Water is the lifeblood of civilizations, the center of cities, the foundation of creation stories and the connective tissue of culture. Water is a life force, without it humanity will cease to exist. Fresh water is necessary for the survival of all living organisms on Earth. The human body is made up of over 60% water and humanity cannot survive without it. Water is a vital life source that holds (and generates) power. It is nourishing, quenching, and refreshing but has also been commodified, polluted, and politicized. From the Standing Rock, Leech Lake and Fond du Lac reservations, to the straits of Mackinac where oil pipelines threaten important waterways, to the polluted Mississippi River and drying Colorado River Basin, to water shutoffs in Detroit, PFAs in Ann Arbor, and the Flint Water crisis (to name just a few), ensuring access to clean water (and the sustainable ecologies it supports) is an ongoing struggle that requires intersectional, intergenerational, and collective knowledge sharing, discussion and action to protect.
Call for Work
Stamps Gallery invites the undergraduate and graduate students of Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design to participate in a poster and video exhibition that responds to the prompt: The care, sustainability, and access to free and clean water is arguably one of the most urgent and challenging issues of our time “What can you do to spread awareness of water issues and conservation measures?”
Eligible students: submit your work using our online form by Friday, August 19, 2022 →
Eligibility
Must be a currently enrolled undergraduate or graduate major in the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.Eligible students may submit one work (poster or video).Time-based work must be submitted as a YouTube/Vimeo link.Timeline
The deadline for submitting work is Friday, August 19, 2022, 5pm, EST. A selection committee composed of students, faculty, and Stamps Gallery staff will review submitted work in the weeks following the deadline.Students whose works are selected will be notified by September 2, 2022. The exhibition will take place from September 15, 2022 - January 14, 2023.Why posters & videos?
Posters can function as catalysts for change. For generations, posters have served as an effective tool to circulate ideas and messages to the public. Visually striking, and designed to draw attention from passersby, posters can be conversation starters, invite people to pause, reflect, spread the word, get involved. They have been a powerful medium for many conceptual artists and graphic designers to create powerful images and messages that could respond to immediate issues and be distributed widely. Similarly, video art was another exciting immediate medium for conceptual artists in the 1960s and 1970s as the technology became more accessible to the masses. Video art provided an alternative to the dominant broadcasting corporations. Artists made experimental films, recorded performances, and first-person narratives that were then exhibited and screened at galleries, museums, and events. Posters and videos continue to be salient features in the 21st Century to respond to urgent issues and questions facing the present moment.
Context
Stamps Gallery is an incubator and lab for contemporary artists and designers to explore ideas and projects that catalyze positive social change. As the pandemic grips our nation it has exposed the social, political, and economic disparities that have disproportionately impacted Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. The world witnessed in horror and sadness the meaningless loss of African American lives with George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, among many others that we will never know. National and international outcries brought people together from multiple races, genders, and generations - on social media and in the streets - to publicly demand an end to police brutality, structural racism, and emphasizing that Black Lives Matter. What is the role of a university gallery in this time of crisis? How can we foster an inclusive platform for the students in our community to voice their ideas and foster a community based on equality, belonging, respect? We launched Respond/ Resist/ Rethink in the fall 2020 to kick off the fall semester with student work paired with the work of leading artists exhibiting at the Gallery.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Sep 2022 18:15:26 -0400 2022-12-28T11:00:00-05:00 2022-12-28T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design
LaToya Ruby Frazier: Flint Is Family In Three Acts (December 29, 2022 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/95590 95590-21790432@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 29, 2022 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Organized by Stamps Gallery in partnership with the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, Michigan State University, and the Flint Institute of Arts.
“No matter how dark a situation may be, a camera can extract the light and turn a negative into a positive. In creating Flint Is Family In Three Acts, I see the role of photographs as empowering and enacting visible change: in Act I, the photographs bear witness and reclaim history; in Act II, the photographs reveal a hidden narrative; in Act III, the photographs are a catalyst for obtaining resources.”
—LaToya Ruby Frazier
Flint Is Family In Three Acts is a multi-part exhibition by renowned artist LaToya Ruby Frazier. For five years, Frazier researched and collaborated with two poets, activists, mothers and residents of Flint, Michigan, Shea Cobb and Amber Hasan, as they endured one of the most devastating ecological crises in U.S. history. Resulting in a monumental oeuvre of photographs, video, and texts Frazier developed Flint Is Family In Three Acts (2016-2021) to advocate for access to clean and safe drinking water for all regardless of race, religion and economic status. The series records stories of surviving and thriving, especially within racialized and marginalized neighborhoods in Flint, to ensure that they remained visible in national debates concerning environmental justice. Drawing inspiration from the urgency in Frazier’s work, which also sheds light on building equitable and inclusive futures, Stamps Gallery, part of the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan, initiated a partnership with the Flint Institute of Arts and the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University to bring this important exhibition together for the first time in Michigan. As co-presenters of this landmark exhibition, our goal is to offer a creative pedagogical platform that reaches broader audiences across Michigan and beyond - Flint is Family: Act I (2016-2017) will take place at the Flint Institute of Arts, Act II (2017-2019) at the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, and Act III (2019) at Stamps Gallery. The exhibition served as a catalyst to bring three disparate institutions together to deepen our understanding of individual and institutional agency in advocating for equity, transparency and environmental justice in our respective communities, while also highlighting the role of the artist as an agent for enacting positive social change.

Curated by Srimoyee Mitra, Tracee Glab, and Steven L. Bridges with the assistance of Jennifer Junkermeier-Khan, Rachel Winter, and Rachael Holstege.

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Exhibition Mon, 19 Dec 2022 18:15:06 -0500 2022-12-29T11:00:00-05:00 2022-12-29T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Photograph of a group of people in a grassy lot playing in water that is being sprayed from a large truck with solar panels
Respond/ Resist/ Rethink 2022 (December 29, 2022 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/96386 96386-21792439@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 29, 2022 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Water is the lifeblood of civilizations, the center of cities, the foundation of creation stories and the connective tissue of culture. Water is a life force, without it humanity will cease to exist. Fresh water is necessary for the survival of all living organisms on Earth. The human body is made up of over 60% water and humanity cannot survive without it. Water is a vital life source that holds (and generates) power. It is nourishing, quenching, and refreshing but has also been commodified, polluted, and politicized. From the Standing Rock, Leech Lake and Fond du Lac reservations, to the straits of Mackinac where oil pipelines threaten important waterways, to the polluted Mississippi River and drying Colorado River Basin, to water shutoffs in Detroit, PFAs in Ann Arbor, and the Flint Water crisis (to name just a few), ensuring access to clean water (and the sustainable ecologies it supports) is an ongoing struggle that requires intersectional, intergenerational, and collective knowledge sharing, discussion and action to protect.
Call for Work
Stamps Gallery invites the undergraduate and graduate students of Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design to participate in a poster and video exhibition that responds to the prompt: The care, sustainability, and access to free and clean water is arguably one of the most urgent and challenging issues of our time “What can you do to spread awareness of water issues and conservation measures?”
Eligible students: submit your work using our online form by Friday, August 19, 2022 →
Eligibility
Must be a currently enrolled undergraduate or graduate major in the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.Eligible students may submit one work (poster or video).Time-based work must be submitted as a YouTube/Vimeo link.Timeline
The deadline for submitting work is Friday, August 19, 2022, 5pm, EST. A selection committee composed of students, faculty, and Stamps Gallery staff will review submitted work in the weeks following the deadline.Students whose works are selected will be notified by September 2, 2022. The exhibition will take place from September 15, 2022 - January 14, 2023.Why posters & videos?
Posters can function as catalysts for change. For generations, posters have served as an effective tool to circulate ideas and messages to the public. Visually striking, and designed to draw attention from passersby, posters can be conversation starters, invite people to pause, reflect, spread the word, get involved. They have been a powerful medium for many conceptual artists and graphic designers to create powerful images and messages that could respond to immediate issues and be distributed widely. Similarly, video art was another exciting immediate medium for conceptual artists in the 1960s and 1970s as the technology became more accessible to the masses. Video art provided an alternative to the dominant broadcasting corporations. Artists made experimental films, recorded performances, and first-person narratives that were then exhibited and screened at galleries, museums, and events. Posters and videos continue to be salient features in the 21st Century to respond to urgent issues and questions facing the present moment.
Context
Stamps Gallery is an incubator and lab for contemporary artists and designers to explore ideas and projects that catalyze positive social change. As the pandemic grips our nation it has exposed the social, political, and economic disparities that have disproportionately impacted Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. The world witnessed in horror and sadness the meaningless loss of African American lives with George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, among many others that we will never know. National and international outcries brought people together from multiple races, genders, and generations - on social media and in the streets - to publicly demand an end to police brutality, structural racism, and emphasizing that Black Lives Matter. What is the role of a university gallery in this time of crisis? How can we foster an inclusive platform for the students in our community to voice their ideas and foster a community based on equality, belonging, respect? We launched Respond/ Resist/ Rethink in the fall 2020 to kick off the fall semester with student work paired with the work of leading artists exhibiting at the Gallery.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Sep 2022 18:15:26 -0400 2022-12-29T11:00:00-05:00 2022-12-29T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design
LaToya Ruby Frazier: Flint Is Family In Three Acts (December 30, 2022 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/95590 95590-21790433@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 30, 2022 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Organized by Stamps Gallery in partnership with the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, Michigan State University, and the Flint Institute of Arts.
“No matter how dark a situation may be, a camera can extract the light and turn a negative into a positive. In creating Flint Is Family In Three Acts, I see the role of photographs as empowering and enacting visible change: in Act I, the photographs bear witness and reclaim history; in Act II, the photographs reveal a hidden narrative; in Act III, the photographs are a catalyst for obtaining resources.”
—LaToya Ruby Frazier
Flint Is Family In Three Acts is a multi-part exhibition by renowned artist LaToya Ruby Frazier. For five years, Frazier researched and collaborated with two poets, activists, mothers and residents of Flint, Michigan, Shea Cobb and Amber Hasan, as they endured one of the most devastating ecological crises in U.S. history. Resulting in a monumental oeuvre of photographs, video, and texts Frazier developed Flint Is Family In Three Acts (2016-2021) to advocate for access to clean and safe drinking water for all regardless of race, religion and economic status. The series records stories of surviving and thriving, especially within racialized and marginalized neighborhoods in Flint, to ensure that they remained visible in national debates concerning environmental justice. Drawing inspiration from the urgency in Frazier’s work, which also sheds light on building equitable and inclusive futures, Stamps Gallery, part of the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan, initiated a partnership with the Flint Institute of Arts and the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University to bring this important exhibition together for the first time in Michigan. As co-presenters of this landmark exhibition, our goal is to offer a creative pedagogical platform that reaches broader audiences across Michigan and beyond - Flint is Family: Act I (2016-2017) will take place at the Flint Institute of Arts, Act II (2017-2019) at the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, and Act III (2019) at Stamps Gallery. The exhibition served as a catalyst to bring three disparate institutions together to deepen our understanding of individual and institutional agency in advocating for equity, transparency and environmental justice in our respective communities, while also highlighting the role of the artist as an agent for enacting positive social change.

Curated by Srimoyee Mitra, Tracee Glab, and Steven L. Bridges with the assistance of Jennifer Junkermeier-Khan, Rachel Winter, and Rachael Holstege.

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Exhibition Mon, 19 Dec 2022 18:15:06 -0500 2022-12-30T11:00:00-05:00 2022-12-30T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Photograph of a group of people in a grassy lot playing in water that is being sprayed from a large truck with solar panels
Respond/ Resist/ Rethink 2022 (December 30, 2022 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/96386 96386-21792440@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 30, 2022 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Water is the lifeblood of civilizations, the center of cities, the foundation of creation stories and the connective tissue of culture. Water is a life force, without it humanity will cease to exist. Fresh water is necessary for the survival of all living organisms on Earth. The human body is made up of over 60% water and humanity cannot survive without it. Water is a vital life source that holds (and generates) power. It is nourishing, quenching, and refreshing but has also been commodified, polluted, and politicized. From the Standing Rock, Leech Lake and Fond du Lac reservations, to the straits of Mackinac where oil pipelines threaten important waterways, to the polluted Mississippi River and drying Colorado River Basin, to water shutoffs in Detroit, PFAs in Ann Arbor, and the Flint Water crisis (to name just a few), ensuring access to clean water (and the sustainable ecologies it supports) is an ongoing struggle that requires intersectional, intergenerational, and collective knowledge sharing, discussion and action to protect.
Call for Work
Stamps Gallery invites the undergraduate and graduate students of Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design to participate in a poster and video exhibition that responds to the prompt: The care, sustainability, and access to free and clean water is arguably one of the most urgent and challenging issues of our time “What can you do to spread awareness of water issues and conservation measures?”
Eligible students: submit your work using our online form by Friday, August 19, 2022 →
Eligibility
Must be a currently enrolled undergraduate or graduate major in the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.Eligible students may submit one work (poster or video).Time-based work must be submitted as a YouTube/Vimeo link.Timeline
The deadline for submitting work is Friday, August 19, 2022, 5pm, EST. A selection committee composed of students, faculty, and Stamps Gallery staff will review submitted work in the weeks following the deadline.Students whose works are selected will be notified by September 2, 2022. The exhibition will take place from September 15, 2022 - January 14, 2023.Why posters & videos?
Posters can function as catalysts for change. For generations, posters have served as an effective tool to circulate ideas and messages to the public. Visually striking, and designed to draw attention from passersby, posters can be conversation starters, invite people to pause, reflect, spread the word, get involved. They have been a powerful medium for many conceptual artists and graphic designers to create powerful images and messages that could respond to immediate issues and be distributed widely. Similarly, video art was another exciting immediate medium for conceptual artists in the 1960s and 1970s as the technology became more accessible to the masses. Video art provided an alternative to the dominant broadcasting corporations. Artists made experimental films, recorded performances, and first-person narratives that were then exhibited and screened at galleries, museums, and events. Posters and videos continue to be salient features in the 21st Century to respond to urgent issues and questions facing the present moment.
Context
Stamps Gallery is an incubator and lab for contemporary artists and designers to explore ideas and projects that catalyze positive social change. As the pandemic grips our nation it has exposed the social, political, and economic disparities that have disproportionately impacted Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. The world witnessed in horror and sadness the meaningless loss of African American lives with George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, among many others that we will never know. National and international outcries brought people together from multiple races, genders, and generations - on social media and in the streets - to publicly demand an end to police brutality, structural racism, and emphasizing that Black Lives Matter. What is the role of a university gallery in this time of crisis? How can we foster an inclusive platform for the students in our community to voice their ideas and foster a community based on equality, belonging, respect? We launched Respond/ Resist/ Rethink in the fall 2020 to kick off the fall semester with student work paired with the work of leading artists exhibiting at the Gallery.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Sep 2022 18:15:26 -0400 2022-12-30T11:00:00-05:00 2022-12-30T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design
LaToya Ruby Frazier: Flint Is Family In Three Acts (December 31, 2022 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/95590 95590-21790434@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, December 31, 2022 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Organized by Stamps Gallery in partnership with the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, Michigan State University, and the Flint Institute of Arts.
“No matter how dark a situation may be, a camera can extract the light and turn a negative into a positive. In creating Flint Is Family In Three Acts, I see the role of photographs as empowering and enacting visible change: in Act I, the photographs bear witness and reclaim history; in Act II, the photographs reveal a hidden narrative; in Act III, the photographs are a catalyst for obtaining resources.”
—LaToya Ruby Frazier
Flint Is Family In Three Acts is a multi-part exhibition by renowned artist LaToya Ruby Frazier. For five years, Frazier researched and collaborated with two poets, activists, mothers and residents of Flint, Michigan, Shea Cobb and Amber Hasan, as they endured one of the most devastating ecological crises in U.S. history. Resulting in a monumental oeuvre of photographs, video, and texts Frazier developed Flint Is Family In Three Acts (2016-2021) to advocate for access to clean and safe drinking water for all regardless of race, religion and economic status. The series records stories of surviving and thriving, especially within racialized and marginalized neighborhoods in Flint, to ensure that they remained visible in national debates concerning environmental justice. Drawing inspiration from the urgency in Frazier’s work, which also sheds light on building equitable and inclusive futures, Stamps Gallery, part of the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan, initiated a partnership with the Flint Institute of Arts and the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University to bring this important exhibition together for the first time in Michigan. As co-presenters of this landmark exhibition, our goal is to offer a creative pedagogical platform that reaches broader audiences across Michigan and beyond - Flint is Family: Act I (2016-2017) will take place at the Flint Institute of Arts, Act II (2017-2019) at the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, and Act III (2019) at Stamps Gallery. The exhibition served as a catalyst to bring three disparate institutions together to deepen our understanding of individual and institutional agency in advocating for equity, transparency and environmental justice in our respective communities, while also highlighting the role of the artist as an agent for enacting positive social change.

Curated by Srimoyee Mitra, Tracee Glab, and Steven L. Bridges with the assistance of Jennifer Junkermeier-Khan, Rachel Winter, and Rachael Holstege.

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Exhibition Mon, 19 Dec 2022 18:15:06 -0500 2022-12-31T11:00:00-05:00 2022-12-31T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Photograph of a group of people in a grassy lot playing in water that is being sprayed from a large truck with solar panels
Respond/ Resist/ Rethink 2022 (December 31, 2022 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/96386 96386-21792441@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, December 31, 2022 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Water is the lifeblood of civilizations, the center of cities, the foundation of creation stories and the connective tissue of culture. Water is a life force, without it humanity will cease to exist. Fresh water is necessary for the survival of all living organisms on Earth. The human body is made up of over 60% water and humanity cannot survive without it. Water is a vital life source that holds (and generates) power. It is nourishing, quenching, and refreshing but has also been commodified, polluted, and politicized. From the Standing Rock, Leech Lake and Fond du Lac reservations, to the straits of Mackinac where oil pipelines threaten important waterways, to the polluted Mississippi River and drying Colorado River Basin, to water shutoffs in Detroit, PFAs in Ann Arbor, and the Flint Water crisis (to name just a few), ensuring access to clean water (and the sustainable ecologies it supports) is an ongoing struggle that requires intersectional, intergenerational, and collective knowledge sharing, discussion and action to protect.
Call for Work
Stamps Gallery invites the undergraduate and graduate students of Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design to participate in a poster and video exhibition that responds to the prompt: The care, sustainability, and access to free and clean water is arguably one of the most urgent and challenging issues of our time “What can you do to spread awareness of water issues and conservation measures?”
Eligible students: submit your work using our online form by Friday, August 19, 2022 →
Eligibility
Must be a currently enrolled undergraduate or graduate major in the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.Eligible students may submit one work (poster or video).Time-based work must be submitted as a YouTube/Vimeo link.Timeline
The deadline for submitting work is Friday, August 19, 2022, 5pm, EST. A selection committee composed of students, faculty, and Stamps Gallery staff will review submitted work in the weeks following the deadline.Students whose works are selected will be notified by September 2, 2022. The exhibition will take place from September 15, 2022 - January 14, 2023.Why posters & videos?
Posters can function as catalysts for change. For generations, posters have served as an effective tool to circulate ideas and messages to the public. Visually striking, and designed to draw attention from passersby, posters can be conversation starters, invite people to pause, reflect, spread the word, get involved. They have been a powerful medium for many conceptual artists and graphic designers to create powerful images and messages that could respond to immediate issues and be distributed widely. Similarly, video art was another exciting immediate medium for conceptual artists in the 1960s and 1970s as the technology became more accessible to the masses. Video art provided an alternative to the dominant broadcasting corporations. Artists made experimental films, recorded performances, and first-person narratives that were then exhibited and screened at galleries, museums, and events. Posters and videos continue to be salient features in the 21st Century to respond to urgent issues and questions facing the present moment.
Context
Stamps Gallery is an incubator and lab for contemporary artists and designers to explore ideas and projects that catalyze positive social change. As the pandemic grips our nation it has exposed the social, political, and economic disparities that have disproportionately impacted Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. The world witnessed in horror and sadness the meaningless loss of African American lives with George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, among many others that we will never know. National and international outcries brought people together from multiple races, genders, and generations - on social media and in the streets - to publicly demand an end to police brutality, structural racism, and emphasizing that Black Lives Matter. What is the role of a university gallery in this time of crisis? How can we foster an inclusive platform for the students in our community to voice their ideas and foster a community based on equality, belonging, respect? We launched Respond/ Resist/ Rethink in the fall 2020 to kick off the fall semester with student work paired with the work of leading artists exhibiting at the Gallery.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Sep 2022 18:15:26 -0400 2022-12-31T11:00:00-05:00 2022-12-31T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design
Wish You Were Here: African Art and Restitution (December 31, 2022 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84307 84307-21623078@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, December 31, 2022 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

This exhibition proactively engages with debates about restitution and the ethics of museums’ owning African heirlooms collected during the era of colonization. The investigation and research into 11 works of African art will be conducted publicly — visitors will have access to documents, photographs, and correspondence that will help us develop a better understanding of each object’s history, grappling in real time with questions surrounding legal and ethical ownership of these artworks. Though complex, this project presents exciting opportunities for museum transparency and creating new pathways for relationship-building with partners in Africa and its diaspora. Museum visitors can begin to explore this investigation online and in-person in Fall 2021.

Lead support for the UMMA exhibition Wish You Were Here: African Art and Restitution is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost and the Michigan Arts and Culture Council.

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Exhibition Sat, 31 Dec 2022 18:15:36 -0500 2022-12-31T11:00:00-05:00 2022-12-31T15:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Wish You Were Here: African Art and Restitution
"I have a crisis for you": Women Artists of Ukraine Respond to War (January 3, 2023 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/101972 101972-21803007@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 3, 2023 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia

An exhibit curated by Grace Mahoney and Jessica Zychowicz
Featuring work by Kinder Album, JT Blatty, Oksana Briukhovetska (MFA, Stamps School of Art and Design), Oksana Kazmina, Sonya Hukaylo, Svetlana Lavochkina, Kateryna Lisovenko, and Lyuba Yakimchuk.

In February 2022, the world witnessed the invasion of Ukraine and all-out war of aggression by the Russian Federation. Since this time, massive casualties, human rights violations, and an unprecedented refugee crisis have ensued. Women artists of Ukraine have responded. They paint on found materials in refugee housing, illustrate in bomb shelters, photograph their shelled cities wearing press passes and bulletproof jackets. They document, create, and share. They post their daily journals and images on social media. They perform at the Grammy Awards. They know their message is powerful, and the amplification of their voices is critical for victory in a very real battle for survival.

Curated by Grace Mahoney (U-M Slavic Languages and Literatures) and Jessica Zychowicz, Ph.D. (Fulbright Ukraine and U-M Alumna), "'I have a crisis for you': Women Artists of Ukraine Respond to War" showcases work created by women artists in response to Russia’s war in Ukraine. The involved artists are painters, photographers, filmmakers, poets, translators, and textile artists. Many of the works exhibited demonstrate a continuity of engagement by the artists with the topic of war, especially since 2014 when the people of Ukraine gathered in a “Revolution of Dignity” against attempts by the Russian Federation to control the country’s independence resulting in Russia’s annexation of the Crimean Peninsula and backing of pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine’s east.

The featured artists have also been selected because of their prominent interest and exploration of issues relating to gender in their works. The title for this exhibit comes from a poem of the same name by Lyuba Yakimchuk:
“— our love’s gone missing, I explain to a friend/ it vanished in one of the wars/ we waged in our kitchen/ — change the word ‘war’ to ‘crisis,’ he suggests/ because a crisis is something everyone has from time to time.”

Like in Yakimchuk’s poem, many of these artists approach the war with personal perspectives. They intertwine, juxtapose, and disrupt experiences of war with the intimacies of personal relationships, the workings interior lives, and perceptions of social roles. The featured artworks and documents engage a range of subjects from women volunteering as combatants to the processes of grieving and reflect ongoing discourses in Ukrainian feminist scholarship.

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Exhibition Thu, 08 Dec 2022 15:34:27 -0500 2023-01-03T08:00:00-05:00 2023-01-03T17:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia Exhibition "I have a crisis for you" poster
"I have a crisis for you": Women Artists of Ukraine Respond to War (January 4, 2023 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/101972 101972-21803008@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 4, 2023 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia

An exhibit curated by Grace Mahoney and Jessica Zychowicz
Featuring work by Kinder Album, JT Blatty, Oksana Briukhovetska (MFA, Stamps School of Art and Design), Oksana Kazmina, Sonya Hukaylo, Svetlana Lavochkina, Kateryna Lisovenko, and Lyuba Yakimchuk.

In February 2022, the world witnessed the invasion of Ukraine and all-out war of aggression by the Russian Federation. Since this time, massive casualties, human rights violations, and an unprecedented refugee crisis have ensued. Women artists of Ukraine have responded. They paint on found materials in refugee housing, illustrate in bomb shelters, photograph their shelled cities wearing press passes and bulletproof jackets. They document, create, and share. They post their daily journals and images on social media. They perform at the Grammy Awards. They know their message is powerful, and the amplification of their voices is critical for victory in a very real battle for survival.

Curated by Grace Mahoney (U-M Slavic Languages and Literatures) and Jessica Zychowicz, Ph.D. (Fulbright Ukraine and U-M Alumna), "'I have a crisis for you': Women Artists of Ukraine Respond to War" showcases work created by women artists in response to Russia’s war in Ukraine. The involved artists are painters, photographers, filmmakers, poets, translators, and textile artists. Many of the works exhibited demonstrate a continuity of engagement by the artists with the topic of war, especially since 2014 when the people of Ukraine gathered in a “Revolution of Dignity” against attempts by the Russian Federation to control the country’s independence resulting in Russia’s annexation of the Crimean Peninsula and backing of pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine’s east.

The featured artists have also been selected because of their prominent interest and exploration of issues relating to gender in their works. The title for this exhibit comes from a poem of the same name by Lyuba Yakimchuk:
“— our love’s gone missing, I explain to a friend/ it vanished in one of the wars/ we waged in our kitchen/ — change the word ‘war’ to ‘crisis,’ he suggests/ because a crisis is something everyone has from time to time.”

Like in Yakimchuk’s poem, many of these artists approach the war with personal perspectives. They intertwine, juxtapose, and disrupt experiences of war with the intimacies of personal relationships, the workings interior lives, and perceptions of social roles. The featured artworks and documents engage a range of subjects from women volunteering as combatants to the processes of grieving and reflect ongoing discourses in Ukrainian feminist scholarship.

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Exhibition Thu, 08 Dec 2022 15:34:27 -0500 2023-01-04T08:00:00-05:00 2023-01-04T17:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia Exhibition "I have a crisis for you" poster
LaToya Ruby Frazier: Flint Is Family In Three Acts (January 4, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/95590 95590-21790435@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 4, 2023 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Organized by Stamps Gallery in partnership with the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, Michigan State University, and the Flint Institute of Arts.
“No matter how dark a situation may be, a camera can extract the light and turn a negative into a positive. In creating Flint Is Family In Three Acts, I see the role of photographs as empowering and enacting visible change: in Act I, the photographs bear witness and reclaim history; in Act II, the photographs reveal a hidden narrative; in Act III, the photographs are a catalyst for obtaining resources.”
—LaToya Ruby Frazier
Flint Is Family In Three Acts is a multi-part exhibition by renowned artist LaToya Ruby Frazier. For five years, Frazier researched and collaborated with two poets, activists, mothers and residents of Flint, Michigan, Shea Cobb and Amber Hasan, as they endured one of the most devastating ecological crises in U.S. history. Resulting in a monumental oeuvre of photographs, video, and texts Frazier developed Flint Is Family In Three Acts (2016-2021) to advocate for access to clean and safe drinking water for all regardless of race, religion and economic status. The series records stories of surviving and thriving, especially within racialized and marginalized neighborhoods in Flint, to ensure that they remained visible in national debates concerning environmental justice. Drawing inspiration from the urgency in Frazier’s work, which also sheds light on building equitable and inclusive futures, Stamps Gallery, part of the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan, initiated a partnership with the Flint Institute of Arts and the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University to bring this important exhibition together for the first time in Michigan. As co-presenters of this landmark exhibition, our goal is to offer a creative pedagogical platform that reaches broader audiences across Michigan and beyond - Flint is Family: Act I (2016-2017) will take place at the Flint Institute of Arts, Act II (2017-2019) at the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, and Act III (2019) at Stamps Gallery. The exhibition served as a catalyst to bring three disparate institutions together to deepen our understanding of individual and institutional agency in advocating for equity, transparency and environmental justice in our respective communities, while also highlighting the role of the artist as an agent for enacting positive social change.

Curated by Srimoyee Mitra, Tracee Glab, and Steven L. Bridges with the assistance of Jennifer Junkermeier-Khan, Rachel Winter, and Rachael Holstege.

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Exhibition Mon, 19 Dec 2022 18:15:06 -0500 2023-01-04T11:00:00-05:00 2023-01-04T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Photograph of a group of people in a grassy lot playing in water that is being sprayed from a large truck with solar panels
Respond/ Resist/ Rethink 2022 (January 4, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/96386 96386-21792442@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 4, 2023 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Water is the lifeblood of civilizations, the center of cities, the foundation of creation stories and the connective tissue of culture. Water is a life force, without it humanity will cease to exist. Fresh water is necessary for the survival of all living organisms on Earth. The human body is made up of over 60% water and humanity cannot survive without it. Water is a vital life source that holds (and generates) power. It is nourishing, quenching, and refreshing but has also been commodified, polluted, and politicized. From the Standing Rock, Leech Lake and Fond du Lac reservations, to the straits of Mackinac where oil pipelines threaten important waterways, to the polluted Mississippi River and drying Colorado River Basin, to water shutoffs in Detroit, PFAs in Ann Arbor, and the Flint Water crisis (to name just a few), ensuring access to clean water (and the sustainable ecologies it supports) is an ongoing struggle that requires intersectional, intergenerational, and collective knowledge sharing, discussion and action to protect.
Call for Work
Stamps Gallery invites the undergraduate and graduate students of Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design to participate in a poster and video exhibition that responds to the prompt: The care, sustainability, and access to free and clean water is arguably one of the most urgent and challenging issues of our time “What can you do to spread awareness of water issues and conservation measures?”
Eligible students: submit your work using our online form by Friday, August 19, 2022 →
Eligibility
Must be a currently enrolled undergraduate or graduate major in the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.Eligible students may submit one work (poster or video).Time-based work must be submitted as a YouTube/Vimeo link.Timeline
The deadline for submitting work is Friday, August 19, 2022, 5pm, EST. A selection committee composed of students, faculty, and Stamps Gallery staff will review submitted work in the weeks following the deadline.Students whose works are selected will be notified by September 2, 2022. The exhibition will take place from September 15, 2022 - January 14, 2023.Why posters & videos?
Posters can function as catalysts for change. For generations, posters have served as an effective tool to circulate ideas and messages to the public. Visually striking, and designed to draw attention from passersby, posters can be conversation starters, invite people to pause, reflect, spread the word, get involved. They have been a powerful medium for many conceptual artists and graphic designers to create powerful images and messages that could respond to immediate issues and be distributed widely. Similarly, video art was another exciting immediate medium for conceptual artists in the 1960s and 1970s as the technology became more accessible to the masses. Video art provided an alternative to the dominant broadcasting corporations. Artists made experimental films, recorded performances, and first-person narratives that were then exhibited and screened at galleries, museums, and events. Posters and videos continue to be salient features in the 21st Century to respond to urgent issues and questions facing the present moment.
Context
Stamps Gallery is an incubator and lab for contemporary artists and designers to explore ideas and projects that catalyze positive social change. As the pandemic grips our nation it has exposed the social, political, and economic disparities that have disproportionately impacted Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. The world witnessed in horror and sadness the meaningless loss of African American lives with George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, among many others that we will never know. National and international outcries brought people together from multiple races, genders, and generations - on social media and in the streets - to publicly demand an end to police brutality, structural racism, and emphasizing that Black Lives Matter. What is the role of a university gallery in this time of crisis? How can we foster an inclusive platform for the students in our community to voice their ideas and foster a community based on equality, belonging, respect? We launched Respond/ Resist/ Rethink in the fall 2020 to kick off the fall semester with student work paired with the work of leading artists exhibiting at the Gallery.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Sep 2022 18:15:26 -0400 2023-01-04T11:00:00-05:00 2023-01-04T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design
"I have a crisis for you": Women Artists of Ukraine Respond to War (January 5, 2023 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/101972 101972-21803009@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 5, 2023 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia

An exhibit curated by Grace Mahoney and Jessica Zychowicz
Featuring work by Kinder Album, JT Blatty, Oksana Briukhovetska (MFA, Stamps School of Art and Design), Oksana Kazmina, Sonya Hukaylo, Svetlana Lavochkina, Kateryna Lisovenko, and Lyuba Yakimchuk.

In February 2022, the world witnessed the invasion of Ukraine and all-out war of aggression by the Russian Federation. Since this time, massive casualties, human rights violations, and an unprecedented refugee crisis have ensued. Women artists of Ukraine have responded. They paint on found materials in refugee housing, illustrate in bomb shelters, photograph their shelled cities wearing press passes and bulletproof jackets. They document, create, and share. They post their daily journals and images on social media. They perform at the Grammy Awards. They know their message is powerful, and the amplification of their voices is critical for victory in a very real battle for survival.

Curated by Grace Mahoney (U-M Slavic Languages and Literatures) and Jessica Zychowicz, Ph.D. (Fulbright Ukraine and U-M Alumna), "'I have a crisis for you': Women Artists of Ukraine Respond to War" showcases work created by women artists in response to Russia’s war in Ukraine. The involved artists are painters, photographers, filmmakers, poets, translators, and textile artists. Many of the works exhibited demonstrate a continuity of engagement by the artists with the topic of war, especially since 2014 when the people of Ukraine gathered in a “Revolution of Dignity” against attempts by the Russian Federation to control the country’s independence resulting in Russia’s annexation of the Crimean Peninsula and backing of pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine’s east.

The featured artists have also been selected because of their prominent interest and exploration of issues relating to gender in their works. The title for this exhibit comes from a poem of the same name by Lyuba Yakimchuk:
“— our love’s gone missing, I explain to a friend/ it vanished in one of the wars/ we waged in our kitchen/ — change the word ‘war’ to ‘crisis,’ he suggests/ because a crisis is something everyone has from time to time.”

Like in Yakimchuk’s poem, many of these artists approach the war with personal perspectives. They intertwine, juxtapose, and disrupt experiences of war with the intimacies of personal relationships, the workings interior lives, and perceptions of social roles. The featured artworks and documents engage a range of subjects from women volunteering as combatants to the processes of grieving and reflect ongoing discourses in Ukrainian feminist scholarship.

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Exhibition Thu, 08 Dec 2022 15:34:27 -0500 2023-01-05T08:00:00-05:00 2023-01-05T17:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia Exhibition "I have a crisis for you" poster
LaToya Ruby Frazier: Flint Is Family In Three Acts (January 5, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/95590 95590-21790436@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 5, 2023 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Organized by Stamps Gallery in partnership with the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, Michigan State University, and the Flint Institute of Arts.
“No matter how dark a situation may be, a camera can extract the light and turn a negative into a positive. In creating Flint Is Family In Three Acts, I see the role of photographs as empowering and enacting visible change: in Act I, the photographs bear witness and reclaim history; in Act II, the photographs reveal a hidden narrative; in Act III, the photographs are a catalyst for obtaining resources.”
—LaToya Ruby Frazier
Flint Is Family In Three Acts is a multi-part exhibition by renowned artist LaToya Ruby Frazier. For five years, Frazier researched and collaborated with two poets, activists, mothers and residents of Flint, Michigan, Shea Cobb and Amber Hasan, as they endured one of the most devastating ecological crises in U.S. history. Resulting in a monumental oeuvre of photographs, video, and texts Frazier developed Flint Is Family In Three Acts (2016-2021) to advocate for access to clean and safe drinking water for all regardless of race, religion and economic status. The series records stories of surviving and thriving, especially within racialized and marginalized neighborhoods in Flint, to ensure that they remained visible in national debates concerning environmental justice. Drawing inspiration from the urgency in Frazier’s work, which also sheds light on building equitable and inclusive futures, Stamps Gallery, part of the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan, initiated a partnership with the Flint Institute of Arts and the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University to bring this important exhibition together for the first time in Michigan. As co-presenters of this landmark exhibition, our goal is to offer a creative pedagogical platform that reaches broader audiences across Michigan and beyond - Flint is Family: Act I (2016-2017) will take place at the Flint Institute of Arts, Act II (2017-2019) at the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, and Act III (2019) at Stamps Gallery. The exhibition served as a catalyst to bring three disparate institutions together to deepen our understanding of individual and institutional agency in advocating for equity, transparency and environmental justice in our respective communities, while also highlighting the role of the artist as an agent for enacting positive social change.

Curated by Srimoyee Mitra, Tracee Glab, and Steven L. Bridges with the assistance of Jennifer Junkermeier-Khan, Rachel Winter, and Rachael Holstege.

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Exhibition Mon, 19 Dec 2022 18:15:06 -0500 2023-01-05T11:00:00-05:00 2023-01-05T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Photograph of a group of people in a grassy lot playing in water that is being sprayed from a large truck with solar panels
Respond/ Resist/ Rethink 2022 (January 5, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/96386 96386-21792443@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 5, 2023 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Water is the lifeblood of civilizations, the center of cities, the foundation of creation stories and the connective tissue of culture. Water is a life force, without it humanity will cease to exist. Fresh water is necessary for the survival of all living organisms on Earth. The human body is made up of over 60% water and humanity cannot survive without it. Water is a vital life source that holds (and generates) power. It is nourishing, quenching, and refreshing but has also been commodified, polluted, and politicized. From the Standing Rock, Leech Lake and Fond du Lac reservations, to the straits of Mackinac where oil pipelines threaten important waterways, to the polluted Mississippi River and drying Colorado River Basin, to water shutoffs in Detroit, PFAs in Ann Arbor, and the Flint Water crisis (to name just a few), ensuring access to clean water (and the sustainable ecologies it supports) is an ongoing struggle that requires intersectional, intergenerational, and collective knowledge sharing, discussion and action to protect.
Call for Work
Stamps Gallery invites the undergraduate and graduate students of Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design to participate in a poster and video exhibition that responds to the prompt: The care, sustainability, and access to free and clean water is arguably one of the most urgent and challenging issues of our time “What can you do to spread awareness of water issues and conservation measures?”
Eligible students: submit your work using our online form by Friday, August 19, 2022 →
Eligibility
Must be a currently enrolled undergraduate or graduate major in the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.Eligible students may submit one work (poster or video).Time-based work must be submitted as a YouTube/Vimeo link.Timeline
The deadline for submitting work is Friday, August 19, 2022, 5pm, EST. A selection committee composed of students, faculty, and Stamps Gallery staff will review submitted work in the weeks following the deadline.Students whose works are selected will be notified by September 2, 2022. The exhibition will take place from September 15, 2022 - January 14, 2023.Why posters & videos?
Posters can function as catalysts for change. For generations, posters have served as an effective tool to circulate ideas and messages to the public. Visually striking, and designed to draw attention from passersby, posters can be conversation starters, invite people to pause, reflect, spread the word, get involved. They have been a powerful medium for many conceptual artists and graphic designers to create powerful images and messages that could respond to immediate issues and be distributed widely. Similarly, video art was another exciting immediate medium for conceptual artists in the 1960s and 1970s as the technology became more accessible to the masses. Video art provided an alternative to the dominant broadcasting corporations. Artists made experimental films, recorded performances, and first-person narratives that were then exhibited and screened at galleries, museums, and events. Posters and videos continue to be salient features in the 21st Century to respond to urgent issues and questions facing the present moment.
Context
Stamps Gallery is an incubator and lab for contemporary artists and designers to explore ideas and projects that catalyze positive social change. As the pandemic grips our nation it has exposed the social, political, and economic disparities that have disproportionately impacted Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. The world witnessed in horror and sadness the meaningless loss of African American lives with George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, among many others that we will never know. National and international outcries brought people together from multiple races, genders, and generations - on social media and in the streets - to publicly demand an end to police brutality, structural racism, and emphasizing that Black Lives Matter. What is the role of a university gallery in this time of crisis? How can we foster an inclusive platform for the students in our community to voice their ideas and foster a community based on equality, belonging, respect? We launched Respond/ Resist/ Rethink in the fall 2020 to kick off the fall semester with student work paired with the work of leading artists exhibiting at the Gallery.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Sep 2022 18:15:26 -0400 2023-01-05T11:00:00-05:00 2023-01-05T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design
"I have a crisis for you": Women Artists of Ukraine Respond to War (January 6, 2023 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/101972 101972-21803010@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 6, 2023 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia

An exhibit curated by Grace Mahoney and Jessica Zychowicz
Featuring work by Kinder Album, JT Blatty, Oksana Briukhovetska (MFA, Stamps School of Art and Design), Oksana Kazmina, Sonya Hukaylo, Svetlana Lavochkina, Kateryna Lisovenko, and Lyuba Yakimchuk.

In February 2022, the world witnessed the invasion of Ukraine and all-out war of aggression by the Russian Federation. Since this time, massive casualties, human rights violations, and an unprecedented refugee crisis have ensued. Women artists of Ukraine have responded. They paint on found materials in refugee housing, illustrate in bomb shelters, photograph their shelled cities wearing press passes and bulletproof jackets. They document, create, and share. They post their daily journals and images on social media. They perform at the Grammy Awards. They know their message is powerful, and the amplification of their voices is critical for victory in a very real battle for survival.

Curated by Grace Mahoney (U-M Slavic Languages and Literatures) and Jessica Zychowicz, Ph.D. (Fulbright Ukraine and U-M Alumna), "'I have a crisis for you': Women Artists of Ukraine Respond to War" showcases work created by women artists in response to Russia’s war in Ukraine. The involved artists are painters, photographers, filmmakers, poets, translators, and textile artists. Many of the works exhibited demonstrate a continuity of engagement by the artists with the topic of war, especially since 2014 when the people of Ukraine gathered in a “Revolution of Dignity” against attempts by the Russian Federation to control the country’s independence resulting in Russia’s annexation of the Crimean Peninsula and backing of pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine’s east.

The featured artists have also been selected because of their prominent interest and exploration of issues relating to gender in their works. The title for this exhibit comes from a poem of the same name by Lyuba Yakimchuk:
“— our love’s gone missing, I explain to a friend/ it vanished in one of the wars/ we waged in our kitchen/ — change the word ‘war’ to ‘crisis,’ he suggests/ because a crisis is something everyone has from time to time.”

Like in Yakimchuk’s poem, many of these artists approach the war with personal perspectives. They intertwine, juxtapose, and disrupt experiences of war with the intimacies of personal relationships, the workings interior lives, and perceptions of social roles. The featured artworks and documents engage a range of subjects from women volunteering as combatants to the processes of grieving and reflect ongoing discourses in Ukrainian feminist scholarship.

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Exhibition Thu, 08 Dec 2022 15:34:27 -0500 2023-01-06T08:00:00-05:00 2023-01-06T17:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia Exhibition "I have a crisis for you" poster
PRINTWORKS (January 6, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/101890 101890-21802622@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 6, 2023 10:00am
Location: East Quadrangle
Organized By: Residential College

Carl Wilson is known for his stark black and white linocut prints. The self-taught artist sees himself as a documentarian of lives easily ignored in a world obsessed with materialism and celebrity. His work frequently highlights not only the strength found in conquering the everyday and mundane, but also the pain and defeat of those not able to rise to the occasion. His love of film noir and pulp fiction novels from the nineteen forties and fifties has led him to experiment with minimalist animation and comic book illustration. He embraces the whimsy hidden in the darkness.



Carl is the recipient of a 2013 Kresge Artist Fellowship and is an alumni of the historic Yaddo Artists’ Community. During his residency there he carved the prints for, and wrote the book, Her Purse Smelled like JuicyFruit, a recollection of his mother’s life. Carl was named 2014 guest curator of Detroit’s Carr Center. Also in 2014 Complex Online Magazine named him one of Twenty Detroit Artists You Should Know. He was featured in Essay'd, a monthly publication about Detroit artists. In 2017 Carl's work was a part of Detroit's contribution to The Saint-Etienne Design Biennale in France. 2017 also saw the release of a comic book, the first installment of his graphic novel, Dead & Lost in Detroit. Spring of 2018 saw Carl complete a residency at MacDowell in New Hampshire. While there he finished the writing and illustration of his graphic novel and currently the book is in negotiation for publication. The year has also seen the completion of a ten print collection based on James Weldon Johnson's Prodigal Son poetry. It was commissioned by Calvin College and Dr. Larry Gerbens.

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Exhibition Tue, 06 Dec 2022 11:17:40 -0500 2023-01-06T10:00:00-05:00 2023-01-06T17:00:00-05:00 East Quadrangle Residential College Exhibition Prints by Carl Wilson
LaToya Ruby Frazier: Flint Is Family In Three Acts (January 6, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/95590 95590-21790437@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 6, 2023 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Organized by Stamps Gallery in partnership with the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, Michigan State University, and the Flint Institute of Arts.
“No matter how dark a situation may be, a camera can extract the light and turn a negative into a positive. In creating Flint Is Family In Three Acts, I see the role of photographs as empowering and enacting visible change: in Act I, the photographs bear witness and reclaim history; in Act II, the photographs reveal a hidden narrative; in Act III, the photographs are a catalyst for obtaining resources.”
—LaToya Ruby Frazier
Flint Is Family In Three Acts is a multi-part exhibition by renowned artist LaToya Ruby Frazier. For five years, Frazier researched and collaborated with two poets, activists, mothers and residents of Flint, Michigan, Shea Cobb and Amber Hasan, as they endured one of the most devastating ecological crises in U.S. history. Resulting in a monumental oeuvre of photographs, video, and texts Frazier developed Flint Is Family In Three Acts (2016-2021) to advocate for access to clean and safe drinking water for all regardless of race, religion and economic status. The series records stories of surviving and thriving, especially within racialized and marginalized neighborhoods in Flint, to ensure that they remained visible in national debates concerning environmental justice. Drawing inspiration from the urgency in Frazier’s work, which also sheds light on building equitable and inclusive futures, Stamps Gallery, part of the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan, initiated a partnership with the Flint Institute of Arts and the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University to bring this important exhibition together for the first time in Michigan. As co-presenters of this landmark exhibition, our goal is to offer a creative pedagogical platform that reaches broader audiences across Michigan and beyond - Flint is Family: Act I (2016-2017) will take place at the Flint Institute of Arts, Act II (2017-2019) at the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, and Act III (2019) at Stamps Gallery. The exhibition served as a catalyst to bring three disparate institutions together to deepen our understanding of individual and institutional agency in advocating for equity, transparency and environmental justice in our respective communities, while also highlighting the role of the artist as an agent for enacting positive social change.

Curated by Srimoyee Mitra, Tracee Glab, and Steven L. Bridges with the assistance of Jennifer Junkermeier-Khan, Rachel Winter, and Rachael Holstege.

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Exhibition Mon, 19 Dec 2022 18:15:06 -0500 2023-01-06T11:00:00-05:00 2023-01-06T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Photograph of a group of people in a grassy lot playing in water that is being sprayed from a large truck with solar panels
Respond/ Resist/ Rethink 2022 (January 6, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/96386 96386-21792444@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 6, 2023 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Water is the lifeblood of civilizations, the center of cities, the foundation of creation stories and the connective tissue of culture. Water is a life force, without it humanity will cease to exist. Fresh water is necessary for the survival of all living organisms on Earth. The human body is made up of over 60% water and humanity cannot survive without it. Water is a vital life source that holds (and generates) power. It is nourishing, quenching, and refreshing but has also been commodified, polluted, and politicized. From the Standing Rock, Leech Lake and Fond du Lac reservations, to the straits of Mackinac where oil pipelines threaten important waterways, to the polluted Mississippi River and drying Colorado River Basin, to water shutoffs in Detroit, PFAs in Ann Arbor, and the Flint Water crisis (to name just a few), ensuring access to clean water (and the sustainable ecologies it supports) is an ongoing struggle that requires intersectional, intergenerational, and collective knowledge sharing, discussion and action to protect.
Call for Work
Stamps Gallery invites the undergraduate and graduate students of Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design to participate in a poster and video exhibition that responds to the prompt: The care, sustainability, and access to free and clean water is arguably one of the most urgent and challenging issues of our time “What can you do to spread awareness of water issues and conservation measures?”
Eligible students: submit your work using our online form by Friday, August 19, 2022 →
Eligibility
Must be a currently enrolled undergraduate or graduate major in the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.Eligible students may submit one work (poster or video).Time-based work must be submitted as a YouTube/Vimeo link.Timeline
The deadline for submitting work is Friday, August 19, 2022, 5pm, EST. A selection committee composed of students, faculty, and Stamps Gallery staff will review submitted work in the weeks following the deadline.Students whose works are selected will be notified by September 2, 2022. The exhibition will take place from September 15, 2022 - January 14, 2023.Why posters & videos?
Posters can function as catalysts for change. For generations, posters have served as an effective tool to circulate ideas and messages to the public. Visually striking, and designed to draw attention from passersby, posters can be conversation starters, invite people to pause, reflect, spread the word, get involved. They have been a powerful medium for many conceptual artists and graphic designers to create powerful images and messages that could respond to immediate issues and be distributed widely. Similarly, video art was another exciting immediate medium for conceptual artists in the 1960s and 1970s as the technology became more accessible to the masses. Video art provided an alternative to the dominant broadcasting corporations. Artists made experimental films, recorded performances, and first-person narratives that were then exhibited and screened at galleries, museums, and events. Posters and videos continue to be salient features in the 21st Century to respond to urgent issues and questions facing the present moment.
Context
Stamps Gallery is an incubator and lab for contemporary artists and designers to explore ideas and projects that catalyze positive social change. As the pandemic grips our nation it has exposed the social, political, and economic disparities that have disproportionately impacted Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. The world witnessed in horror and sadness the meaningless loss of African American lives with George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, among many others that we will never know. National and international outcries brought people together from multiple races, genders, and generations - on social media and in the streets - to publicly demand an end to police brutality, structural racism, and emphasizing that Black Lives Matter. What is the role of a university gallery in this time of crisis? How can we foster an inclusive platform for the students in our community to voice their ideas and foster a community based on equality, belonging, respect? We launched Respond/ Resist/ Rethink in the fall 2020 to kick off the fall semester with student work paired with the work of leading artists exhibiting at the Gallery.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Sep 2022 18:15:26 -0400 2023-01-06T11:00:00-05:00 2023-01-06T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design
Cathy Barry Connatural Art Exhibition (January 7, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/103072 103072-21805956@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, January 7, 2023 10:00am
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens
Organized By: Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum

The Connatural Exhibition features the work of Ann Arbor artist, Cathy Barry and explores the intersection of art, science, and design. On display Saturday, January 7 through Sunday, April 30m, 2023.

Cathy Barry is an artist living and working in Ann Arbor whose creative process is closely tied to nature, plants, and the seasons. Cathy is an instructor at the UM School of Art and Design and the UM Program in the Environment and is very interested in the intersections between art, science, and design.

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Exhibition Mon, 09 Jan 2023 12:46:55 -0500 2023-01-07T10:00:00-05:00 2023-01-07T18:00:00-05:00 Matthaei Botanical Gardens Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum Exhibition Cathy Barry artwork. Circle in muted greens and yellows with smaller circles and vine shapes within
LaToya Ruby Frazier: Flint Is Family In Three Acts (January 7, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/95590 95590-21790438@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, January 7, 2023 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Organized by Stamps Gallery in partnership with the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, Michigan State University, and the Flint Institute of Arts.
“No matter how dark a situation may be, a camera can extract the light and turn a negative into a positive. In creating Flint Is Family In Three Acts, I see the role of photographs as empowering and enacting visible change: in Act I, the photographs bear witness and reclaim history; in Act II, the photographs reveal a hidden narrative; in Act III, the photographs are a catalyst for obtaining resources.”
—LaToya Ruby Frazier
Flint Is Family In Three Acts is a multi-part exhibition by renowned artist LaToya Ruby Frazier. For five years, Frazier researched and collaborated with two poets, activists, mothers and residents of Flint, Michigan, Shea Cobb and Amber Hasan, as they endured one of the most devastating ecological crises in U.S. history. Resulting in a monumental oeuvre of photographs, video, and texts Frazier developed Flint Is Family In Three Acts (2016-2021) to advocate for access to clean and safe drinking water for all regardless of race, religion and economic status. The series records stories of surviving and thriving, especially within racialized and marginalized neighborhoods in Flint, to ensure that they remained visible in national debates concerning environmental justice. Drawing inspiration from the urgency in Frazier’s work, which also sheds light on building equitable and inclusive futures, Stamps Gallery, part of the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan, initiated a partnership with the Flint Institute of Arts and the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University to bring this important exhibition together for the first time in Michigan. As co-presenters of this landmark exhibition, our goal is to offer a creative pedagogical platform that reaches broader audiences across Michigan and beyond - Flint is Family: Act I (2016-2017) will take place at the Flint Institute of Arts, Act II (2017-2019) at the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, and Act III (2019) at Stamps Gallery. The exhibition served as a catalyst to bring three disparate institutions together to deepen our understanding of individual and institutional agency in advocating for equity, transparency and environmental justice in our respective communities, while also highlighting the role of the artist as an agent for enacting positive social change.

Curated by Srimoyee Mitra, Tracee Glab, and Steven L. Bridges with the assistance of Jennifer Junkermeier-Khan, Rachel Winter, and Rachael Holstege.

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Exhibition Mon, 19 Dec 2022 18:15:06 -0500 2023-01-07T11:00:00-05:00 2023-01-07T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Photograph of a group of people in a grassy lot playing in water that is being sprayed from a large truck with solar panels
Respond/ Resist/ Rethink 2022 (January 7, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/96386 96386-21792445@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, January 7, 2023 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Water is the lifeblood of civilizations, the center of cities, the foundation of creation stories and the connective tissue of culture. Water is a life force, without it humanity will cease to exist. Fresh water is necessary for the survival of all living organisms on Earth. The human body is made up of over 60% water and humanity cannot survive without it. Water is a vital life source that holds (and generates) power. It is nourishing, quenching, and refreshing but has also been commodified, polluted, and politicized. From the Standing Rock, Leech Lake and Fond du Lac reservations, to the straits of Mackinac where oil pipelines threaten important waterways, to the polluted Mississippi River and drying Colorado River Basin, to water shutoffs in Detroit, PFAs in Ann Arbor, and the Flint Water crisis (to name just a few), ensuring access to clean water (and the sustainable ecologies it supports) is an ongoing struggle that requires intersectional, intergenerational, and collective knowledge sharing, discussion and action to protect.
Call for Work
Stamps Gallery invites the undergraduate and graduate students of Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design to participate in a poster and video exhibition that responds to the prompt: The care, sustainability, and access to free and clean water is arguably one of the most urgent and challenging issues of our time “What can you do to spread awareness of water issues and conservation measures?”
Eligible students: submit your work using our online form by Friday, August 19, 2022 →
Eligibility
Must be a currently enrolled undergraduate or graduate major in the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.Eligible students may submit one work (poster or video).Time-based work must be submitted as a YouTube/Vimeo link.Timeline
The deadline for submitting work is Friday, August 19, 2022, 5pm, EST. A selection committee composed of students, faculty, and Stamps Gallery staff will review submitted work in the weeks following the deadline.Students whose works are selected will be notified by September 2, 2022. The exhibition will take place from September 15, 2022 - January 14, 2023.Why posters & videos?
Posters can function as catalysts for change. For generations, posters have served as an effective tool to circulate ideas and messages to the public. Visually striking, and designed to draw attention from passersby, posters can be conversation starters, invite people to pause, reflect, spread the word, get involved. They have been a powerful medium for many conceptual artists and graphic designers to create powerful images and messages that could respond to immediate issues and be distributed widely. Similarly, video art was another exciting immediate medium for conceptual artists in the 1960s and 1970s as the technology became more accessible to the masses. Video art provided an alternative to the dominant broadcasting corporations. Artists made experimental films, recorded performances, and first-person narratives that were then exhibited and screened at galleries, museums, and events. Posters and videos continue to be salient features in the 21st Century to respond to urgent issues and questions facing the present moment.
Context
Stamps Gallery is an incubator and lab for contemporary artists and designers to explore ideas and projects that catalyze positive social change. As the pandemic grips our nation it has exposed the social, political, and economic disparities that have disproportionately impacted Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. The world witnessed in horror and sadness the meaningless loss of African American lives with George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, among many others that we will never know. National and international outcries brought people together from multiple races, genders, and generations - on social media and in the streets - to publicly demand an end to police brutality, structural racism, and emphasizing that Black Lives Matter. What is the role of a university gallery in this time of crisis? How can we foster an inclusive platform for the students in our community to voice their ideas and foster a community based on equality, belonging, respect? We launched Respond/ Resist/ Rethink in the fall 2020 to kick off the fall semester with student work paired with the work of leading artists exhibiting at the Gallery.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Sep 2022 18:15:26 -0400 2023-01-07T11:00:00-05:00 2023-01-07T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design
Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning Liberty Research Annex and Gallery (January 7, 2023 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/102331 102331-21803862@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, January 7, 2023 1:00pm
Location: 305 W Liberty
Organized By: A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning

Students and faculty collaborate on architecture research in the 19,000-square-foot Liberty Research Annex. Located in the heart of downtown Ann Arbor, Michigan, this open-plan facility provides space for students and faculty to collaboratively take on full-scale material assemblies, installations, and group projects. Students and faculty engage in architectural research through the process of researching and making. Additionally, the facility contains a 3,000-square-foot exhibition gallery, which is open to the public and contributes to the vibrant downtown Ann Arbor arts scene. Public visitors are encouraged to interact with exhibits and learn about the latest in architectural research at Taubman College. U-M's Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning Liberty Research Annex and Gallery is located at 305 W. Liberty Rd., Ann Arbor, MI, 48103.

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Exhibition Fri, 16 Dec 2022 14:15:13 -0500 2023-01-07T13:00:00-05:00 2023-01-07T17:00:00-05:00 305 W Liberty A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning Exhibition Photo of Liberty Research Annex with Open Saturdays 1-5pm text
Cathy Barry Connatural Art Exhibition (January 8, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/103072 103072-21805957@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, January 8, 2023 10:00am
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens
Organized By: Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum

The Connatural Exhibition features the work of Ann Arbor artist, Cathy Barry and explores the intersection of art, science, and design. On display Saturday, January 7 through Sunday, April 30m, 2023.

Cathy Barry is an artist living and working in Ann Arbor whose creative process is closely tied to nature, plants, and the seasons. Cathy is an instructor at the UM School of Art and Design and the UM Program in the Environment and is very interested in the intersections between art, science, and design.

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Exhibition Mon, 09 Jan 2023 12:46:55 -0500 2023-01-08T10:00:00-05:00 2023-01-08T16:00:00-05:00 Matthaei Botanical Gardens Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum Exhibition Cathy Barry artwork. Circle in muted greens and yellows with smaller circles and vine shapes within
"I have a crisis for you": Women Artists of Ukraine Respond to War (January 9, 2023 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/101972 101972-21803013@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 9, 2023 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia

An exhibit curated by Grace Mahoney and Jessica Zychowicz
Featuring work by Kinder Album, JT Blatty, Oksana Briukhovetska (MFA, Stamps School of Art and Design), Oksana Kazmina, Sonya Hukaylo, Svetlana Lavochkina, Kateryna Lisovenko, and Lyuba Yakimchuk.

In February 2022, the world witnessed the invasion of Ukraine and all-out war of aggression by the Russian Federation. Since this time, massive casualties, human rights violations, and an unprecedented refugee crisis have ensued. Women artists of Ukraine have responded. They paint on found materials in refugee housing, illustrate in bomb shelters, photograph their shelled cities wearing press passes and bulletproof jackets. They document, create, and share. They post their daily journals and images on social media. They perform at the Grammy Awards. They know their message is powerful, and the amplification of their voices is critical for victory in a very real battle for survival.

Curated by Grace Mahoney (U-M Slavic Languages and Literatures) and Jessica Zychowicz, Ph.D. (Fulbright Ukraine and U-M Alumna), "'I have a crisis for you': Women Artists of Ukraine Respond to War" showcases work created by women artists in response to Russia’s war in Ukraine. The involved artists are painters, photographers, filmmakers, poets, translators, and textile artists. Many of the works exhibited demonstrate a continuity of engagement by the artists with the topic of war, especially since 2014 when the people of Ukraine gathered in a “Revolution of Dignity” against attempts by the Russian Federation to control the country’s independence resulting in Russia’s annexation of the Crimean Peninsula and backing of pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine’s east.

The featured artists have also been selected because of their prominent interest and exploration of issues relating to gender in their works. The title for this exhibit comes from a poem of the same name by Lyuba Yakimchuk:
“— our love’s gone missing, I explain to a friend/ it vanished in one of the wars/ we waged in our kitchen/ — change the word ‘war’ to ‘crisis,’ he suggests/ because a crisis is something everyone has from time to time.”

Like in Yakimchuk’s poem, many of these artists approach the war with personal perspectives. They intertwine, juxtapose, and disrupt experiences of war with the intimacies of personal relationships, the workings interior lives, and perceptions of social roles. The featured artworks and documents engage a range of subjects from women volunteering as combatants to the processes of grieving and reflect ongoing discourses in Ukrainian feminist scholarship.

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Exhibition Thu, 08 Dec 2022 15:34:27 -0500 2023-01-09T08:00:00-05:00 2023-01-09T17:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia Exhibition "I have a crisis for you" poster
Back-to-School Poster Sale (January 9, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/102028 102028-21803367@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 9, 2023 10:00am
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: Center for Campus Involvement

It's time for a back-school-poster sale! Join us in the Michigan Union South Lounge from 10 am - 6 pm for movie posters, humor, fine art and more!

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Exhibition Mon, 12 Dec 2022 12:59:38 -0500 2023-01-09T10:00:00-05:00 2023-01-09T18:00:00-05:00 Michigan Union Center for Campus Involvement Exhibition poster sale Michigan Union
Family Secrets: Uncovering Identity in 19th-Century America (January 9, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/103055 103055-21805795@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 9, 2023 10:00am
Location: William Clements Library
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

This student-curated exhibit focuses on the theme of secrecy and how it has shaped our inquiry into how the family, as an institution and an ideal at the heart of debates about American identity and national belonging, has changed over time.

The materials gathered here represented various ways in which cultural concepts of family evolved in both public and private ways.

Please enter through the North Entrance (glass vestibule) that faces the Hatcher Graduate Library.

Curated by: Grace Argo and the Students of History 195, Fall 2022, with Maggie Vanderfold and Julie Fremuth at the Clements Library.

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Exhibition Fri, 20 Jan 2023 10:18:15 -0500 2023-01-09T10:00:00-05:00 2023-01-09T14:00:00-05:00 William Clements Library William L. Clements Library Exhibition Family Secrets: Uncovering Identity in 19th-Century America Image
Cathy Barry Connatural Art Exhibition (January 9, 2023 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/103072 103072-21806070@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 9, 2023 12:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum

The Connatural Exhibition features the work of Ann Arbor artist, Cathy Barry and explores the intersection of art, science, and design. On display Saturday, January 7 through Sunday, April 30m, 2023.

Cathy Barry is an artist living and working in Ann Arbor whose creative process is closely tied to nature, plants, and the seasons. Cathy is an instructor at the UM School of Art and Design and the UM Program in the Environment and is very interested in the intersections between art, science, and design.

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Exhibition Mon, 09 Jan 2023 12:46:55 -0500 2023-01-09T12:00:00-05:00 2023-01-09T16:00:00-05:00 Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum Exhibition Cathy Barry artwork. Circle in muted greens and yellows with smaller circles and vine shapes within
Cathy Barry Connatural Art Exhibition (January 9, 2023 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/103072 103072-21806071@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 9, 2023 12:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum

The Connatural Exhibition features the work of Ann Arbor artist, Cathy Barry and explores the intersection of art, science, and design. On display Saturday, January 7 through Sunday, April 30m, 2023.

Cathy Barry is an artist living and working in Ann Arbor whose creative process is closely tied to nature, plants, and the seasons. Cathy is an instructor at the UM School of Art and Design and the UM Program in the Environment and is very interested in the intersections between art, science, and design.

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Exhibition Mon, 09 Jan 2023 12:46:55 -0500 2023-01-09T12:00:00-05:00 2023-01-09T13:00:00-05:00 Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum Exhibition Cathy Barry artwork. Circle in muted greens and yellows with smaller circles and vine shapes within
"I have a crisis for you": Women Artists of Ukraine Respond to War (January 10, 2023 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/101972 101972-21803014@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 10, 2023 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia

An exhibit curated by Grace Mahoney and Jessica Zychowicz
Featuring work by Kinder Album, JT Blatty, Oksana Briukhovetska (MFA, Stamps School of Art and Design), Oksana Kazmina, Sonya Hukaylo, Svetlana Lavochkina, Kateryna Lisovenko, and Lyuba Yakimchuk.

In February 2022, the world witnessed the invasion of Ukraine and all-out war of aggression by the Russian Federation. Since this time, massive casualties, human rights violations, and an unprecedented refugee crisis have ensued. Women artists of Ukraine have responded. They paint on found materials in refugee housing, illustrate in bomb shelters, photograph their shelled cities wearing press passes and bulletproof jackets. They document, create, and share. They post their daily journals and images on social media. They perform at the Grammy Awards. They know their message is powerful, and the amplification of their voices is critical for victory in a very real battle for survival.

Curated by Grace Mahoney (U-M Slavic Languages and Literatures) and Jessica Zychowicz, Ph.D. (Fulbright Ukraine and U-M Alumna), "'I have a crisis for you': Women Artists of Ukraine Respond to War" showcases work created by women artists in response to Russia’s war in Ukraine. The involved artists are painters, photographers, filmmakers, poets, translators, and textile artists. Many of the works exhibited demonstrate a continuity of engagement by the artists with the topic of war, especially since 2014 when the people of Ukraine gathered in a “Revolution of Dignity” against attempts by the Russian Federation to control the country’s independence resulting in Russia’s annexation of the Crimean Peninsula and backing of pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine’s east.

The featured artists have also been selected because of their prominent interest and exploration of issues relating to gender in their works. The title for this exhibit comes from a poem of the same name by Lyuba Yakimchuk:
“— our love’s gone missing, I explain to a friend/ it vanished in one of the wars/ we waged in our kitchen/ — change the word ‘war’ to ‘crisis,’ he suggests/ because a crisis is something everyone has from time to time.”

Like in Yakimchuk’s poem, many of these artists approach the war with personal perspectives. They intertwine, juxtapose, and disrupt experiences of war with the intimacies of personal relationships, the workings interior lives, and perceptions of social roles. The featured artworks and documents engage a range of subjects from women volunteering as combatants to the processes of grieving and reflect ongoing discourses in Ukrainian feminist scholarship.

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Exhibition Thu, 08 Dec 2022 15:34:27 -0500 2023-01-10T08:00:00-05:00 2023-01-10T17:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia Exhibition "I have a crisis for you" poster
Back-to-School Poster Sale (January 10, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/102028 102028-21803368@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 10, 2023 10:00am
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: Center for Campus Involvement

It's time for a back-school-poster sale! Join us in the Michigan Union South Lounge from 10 am - 6 pm for movie posters, humor, fine art and more!

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Exhibition Mon, 12 Dec 2022 12:59:38 -0500 2023-01-10T10:00:00-05:00 2023-01-10T18:00:00-05:00 Michigan Union Center for Campus Involvement Exhibition poster sale Michigan Union
Cathy Barry Connatural Art Exhibition (January 10, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/103072 103072-21805959@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 10, 2023 10:00am
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens
Organized By: Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum

The Connatural Exhibition features the work of Ann Arbor artist, Cathy Barry and explores the intersection of art, science, and design. On display Saturday, January 7 through Sunday, April 30m, 2023.

Cathy Barry is an artist living and working in Ann Arbor whose creative process is closely tied to nature, plants, and the seasons. Cathy is an instructor at the UM School of Art and Design and the UM Program in the Environment and is very interested in the intersections between art, science, and design.

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Exhibition Mon, 09 Jan 2023 12:46:55 -0500 2023-01-10T10:00:00-05:00 2023-01-10T18:00:00-05:00 Matthaei Botanical Gardens Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum Exhibition Cathy Barry artwork. Circle in muted greens and yellows with smaller circles and vine shapes within
"I have a crisis for you": Women Artists of Ukraine Respond to War (January 11, 2023 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/101972 101972-21803015@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 11, 2023 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia

An exhibit curated by Grace Mahoney and Jessica Zychowicz
Featuring work by Kinder Album, JT Blatty, Oksana Briukhovetska (MFA, Stamps School of Art and Design), Oksana Kazmina, Sonya Hukaylo, Svetlana Lavochkina, Kateryna Lisovenko, and Lyuba Yakimchuk.

In February 2022, the world witnessed the invasion of Ukraine and all-out war of aggression by the Russian Federation. Since this time, massive casualties, human rights violations, and an unprecedented refugee crisis have ensued. Women artists of Ukraine have responded. They paint on found materials in refugee housing, illustrate in bomb shelters, photograph their shelled cities wearing press passes and bulletproof jackets. They document, create, and share. They post their daily journals and images on social media. They perform at the Grammy Awards. They know their message is powerful, and the amplification of their voices is critical for victory in a very real battle for survival.

Curated by Grace Mahoney (U-M Slavic Languages and Literatures) and Jessica Zychowicz, Ph.D. (Fulbright Ukraine and U-M Alumna), "'I have a crisis for you': Women Artists of Ukraine Respond to War" showcases work created by women artists in response to Russia’s war in Ukraine. The involved artists are painters, photographers, filmmakers, poets, translators, and textile artists. Many of the works exhibited demonstrate a continuity of engagement by the artists with the topic of war, especially since 2014 when the people of Ukraine gathered in a “Revolution of Dignity” against attempts by the Russian Federation to control the country’s independence resulting in Russia’s annexation of the Crimean Peninsula and backing of pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine’s east.

The featured artists have also been selected because of their prominent interest and exploration of issues relating to gender in their works. The title for this exhibit comes from a poem of the same name by Lyuba Yakimchuk:
“— our love’s gone missing, I explain to a friend/ it vanished in one of the wars/ we waged in our kitchen/ — change the word ‘war’ to ‘crisis,’ he suggests/ because a crisis is something everyone has from time to time.”

Like in Yakimchuk’s poem, many of these artists approach the war with personal perspectives. They intertwine, juxtapose, and disrupt experiences of war with the intimacies of personal relationships, the workings interior lives, and perceptions of social roles. The featured artworks and documents engage a range of subjects from women volunteering as combatants to the processes of grieving and reflect ongoing discourses in Ukrainian feminist scholarship.

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Exhibition Thu, 08 Dec 2022 15:34:27 -0500 2023-01-11T08:00:00-05:00 2023-01-11T17:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia Exhibition "I have a crisis for you" poster
Traces (January 11, 2023 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/101484 101484-21801399@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 11, 2023 9:00am
Location: 202 S. Thayer
Organized By: Institute for the Humanities

Traces explores the relationship between the past and the present with a focus on the process of transformation as the connecting thread. The work consists of a series of collages and a collection of Polaroids that are accompanied by animations and video clips seen solely through the use of an augmented reality application (Virtual Mutations).

The scenarios presented in the static images act as literal stages for animated narratives. What once was a captured single moment echoes into motion, creating an additional layer as to what will come thereafter. A dialogue between the past and the present is established and the app itself acts as a mediator between these tenses, allowing the observer to have a glimpse of the afterthought, that range from digital collages to Polaroid instant film.

About the Artist
Camila Magrane is a multimedia artist originally from Caracas, Venezuela. Having a father from the U.S. and a mother from Venezuela, she grew up alternating between both countries. Being fully exposed to two different cultures gave her a greater understanding of what it means to have various perspectives. After graduating from film school in Caracas, she moved to San Francisco where she freelanced as an editor and camera operator. After discovering a passion for video games and interactive media, Magrane obtained a BS in computer science with a concentration in game development. This eventually led her to working in the game industry as a cinematic artist.

Magrane has been pursuing a professional career as a multimedia artist since 2017, working within a variety of mediums, from photography and collage to animation and virtual/augmented reality (AR). She has been most noted for the creation of her AR image-based work where she’s established a postmodern aesthetic by combining traditional darkroom techniques with the use of digital tools.

Prior to her career in the arts, Magrane worked as a community organizer and teacher, creating and managing a curriculum for teaching 3rd-6th graders coding skills in public schools in Caracas, Venezuela. She continues to be active in community work by giving talks and workshops revolving around the topics of art, technology, and the use of AR as a creative medium.

Camila Magrane has exhibited work internationally in numerous exhibitions, event spaces, fairs, and festivals. Selected exhibitions & clients include The Academy of Sciences, The Exploratorium, Themes+Projects Gallery, Minnesota Street Project, MUKEK, Gray Area, Sothebys, and Adobe. Selected press inquiries include Forbes, Adobe Blog, Refinery29, Lenscratch, Las Vegas Weekly, Las Vegas Review Journal, and Open Studios Guide.

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Exhibition Mon, 05 Dec 2022 12:10:21 -0500 2023-01-11T09:00:00-05:00 2023-01-11T17:00:00-05:00 202 S. Thayer Institute for the Humanities Exhibition Traces
Back-to-School Poster Sale (January 11, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/102028 102028-21803369@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 11, 2023 10:00am
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: Center for Campus Involvement

It's time for a back-school-poster sale! Join us in the Michigan Union South Lounge from 10 am - 6 pm for movie posters, humor, fine art and more!

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Exhibition Mon, 12 Dec 2022 12:59:38 -0500 2023-01-11T10:00:00-05:00 2023-01-11T18:00:00-05:00 Michigan Union Center for Campus Involvement Exhibition poster sale Michigan Union
Cathy Barry Connatural Art Exhibition (January 11, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/103072 103072-21805960@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 11, 2023 10:00am
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens
Organized By: Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum

The Connatural Exhibition features the work of Ann Arbor artist, Cathy Barry and explores the intersection of art, science, and design. On display Saturday, January 7 through Sunday, April 30m, 2023.

Cathy Barry is an artist living and working in Ann Arbor whose creative process is closely tied to nature, plants, and the seasons. Cathy is an instructor at the UM School of Art and Design and the UM Program in the Environment and is very interested in the intersections between art, science, and design.

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Exhibition Mon, 09 Jan 2023 12:46:55 -0500 2023-01-11T10:00:00-05:00 2023-01-11T18:00:00-05:00 Matthaei Botanical Gardens Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum Exhibition Cathy Barry artwork. Circle in muted greens and yellows with smaller circles and vine shapes within
LaToya Ruby Frazier: Flint Is Family In Three Acts (January 11, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/95590 95590-21790439@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 11, 2023 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Organized by Stamps Gallery in partnership with the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, Michigan State University, and the Flint Institute of Arts.
“No matter how dark a situation may be, a camera can extract the light and turn a negative into a positive. In creating Flint Is Family In Three Acts, I see the role of photographs as empowering and enacting visible change: in Act I, the photographs bear witness and reclaim history; in Act II, the photographs reveal a hidden narrative; in Act III, the photographs are a catalyst for obtaining resources.”
—LaToya Ruby Frazier
Flint Is Family In Three Acts is a multi-part exhibition by renowned artist LaToya Ruby Frazier. For five years, Frazier researched and collaborated with two poets, activists, mothers and residents of Flint, Michigan, Shea Cobb and Amber Hasan, as they endured one of the most devastating ecological crises in U.S. history. Resulting in a monumental oeuvre of photographs, video, and texts Frazier developed Flint Is Family In Three Acts (2016-2021) to advocate for access to clean and safe drinking water for all regardless of race, religion and economic status. The series records stories of surviving and thriving, especially within racialized and marginalized neighborhoods in Flint, to ensure that they remained visible in national debates concerning environmental justice. Drawing inspiration from the urgency in Frazier’s work, which also sheds light on building equitable and inclusive futures, Stamps Gallery, part of the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan, initiated a partnership with the Flint Institute of Arts and the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University to bring this important exhibition together for the first time in Michigan. As co-presenters of this landmark exhibition, our goal is to offer a creative pedagogical platform that reaches broader audiences across Michigan and beyond - Flint is Family: Act I (2016-2017) will take place at the Flint Institute of Arts, Act II (2017-2019) at the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, and Act III (2019) at Stamps Gallery. The exhibition served as a catalyst to bring three disparate institutions together to deepen our understanding of individual and institutional agency in advocating for equity, transparency and environmental justice in our respective communities, while also highlighting the role of the artist as an agent for enacting positive social change.

Curated by Srimoyee Mitra, Tracee Glab, and Steven L. Bridges with the assistance of Jennifer Junkermeier-Khan, Rachel Winter, and Rachael Holstege.

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Exhibition Mon, 19 Dec 2022 18:15:06 -0500 2023-01-11T11:00:00-05:00 2023-01-11T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Photograph of a group of people in a grassy lot playing in water that is being sprayed from a large truck with solar panels
Respond/ Resist/ Rethink 2022 (January 11, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/96386 96386-21792446@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 11, 2023 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Water is the lifeblood of civilizations, the center of cities, the foundation of creation stories and the connective tissue of culture. Water is a life force, without it humanity will cease to exist. Fresh water is necessary for the survival of all living organisms on Earth. The human body is made up of over 60% water and humanity cannot survive without it. Water is a vital life source that holds (and generates) power. It is nourishing, quenching, and refreshing but has also been commodified, polluted, and politicized. From the Standing Rock, Leech Lake and Fond du Lac reservations, to the straits of Mackinac where oil pipelines threaten important waterways, to the polluted Mississippi River and drying Colorado River Basin, to water shutoffs in Detroit, PFAs in Ann Arbor, and the Flint Water crisis (to name just a few), ensuring access to clean water (and the sustainable ecologies it supports) is an ongoing struggle that requires intersectional, intergenerational, and collective knowledge sharing, discussion and action to protect.
Call for Work
Stamps Gallery invites the undergraduate and graduate students of Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design to participate in a poster and video exhibition that responds to the prompt: The care, sustainability, and access to free and clean water is arguably one of the most urgent and challenging issues of our time “What can you do to spread awareness of water issues and conservation measures?”
Eligible students: submit your work using our online form by Friday, August 19, 2022 →
Eligibility
Must be a currently enrolled undergraduate or graduate major in the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.Eligible students may submit one work (poster or video).Time-based work must be submitted as a YouTube/Vimeo link.Timeline
The deadline for submitting work is Friday, August 19, 2022, 5pm, EST. A selection committee composed of students, faculty, and Stamps Gallery staff will review submitted work in the weeks following the deadline.Students whose works are selected will be notified by September 2, 2022. The exhibition will take place from September 15, 2022 - January 14, 2023.Why posters & videos?
Posters can function as catalysts for change. For generations, posters have served as an effective tool to circulate ideas and messages to the public. Visually striking, and designed to draw attention from passersby, posters can be conversation starters, invite people to pause, reflect, spread the word, get involved. They have been a powerful medium for many conceptual artists and graphic designers to create powerful images and messages that could respond to immediate issues and be distributed widely. Similarly, video art was another exciting immediate medium for conceptual artists in the 1960s and 1970s as the technology became more accessible to the masses. Video art provided an alternative to the dominant broadcasting corporations. Artists made experimental films, recorded performances, and first-person narratives that were then exhibited and screened at galleries, museums, and events. Posters and videos continue to be salient features in the 21st Century to respond to urgent issues and questions facing the present moment.
Context
Stamps Gallery is an incubator and lab for contemporary artists and designers to explore ideas and projects that catalyze positive social change. As the pandemic grips our nation it has exposed the social, political, and economic disparities that have disproportionately impacted Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. The world witnessed in horror and sadness the meaningless loss of African American lives with George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, among many others that we will never know. National and international outcries brought people together from multiple races, genders, and generations - on social media and in the streets - to publicly demand an end to police brutality, structural racism, and emphasizing that Black Lives Matter. What is the role of a university gallery in this time of crisis? How can we foster an inclusive platform for the students in our community to voice their ideas and foster a community based on equality, belonging, respect? We launched Respond/ Resist/ Rethink in the fall 2020 to kick off the fall semester with student work paired with the work of leading artists exhibiting at the Gallery.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Sep 2022 18:15:26 -0400 2023-01-11T11:00:00-05:00 2023-01-11T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design
K-12 Educators Virtual Learning Session for Hear Me Now: The Black Potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina (January 11, 2023 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/101384 101384-21801288@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 11, 2023 4:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Click here to register: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=uhlrs88ab&oeidk=a07ejgwqkki472a1a8a.

Join The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Museum of Fine Art, Boston, The High Museum of Art, and the University of Michigan Museum of Art for a collaborative workshop for K-12 educators in connection with the exhibition Hear Me Now: The Black Potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina. This exhibition features ceramic storage jars made by enslaved potter and poet Dave or David Drake in the 19th century, alongside other pottery of the same era and region, as well as contemporary artistic responses. In this workshop you will hear from curators Adrienne Spinozzi, Jason Young, and Ethan Lasser, on their vision and goals for presenting this work, the process of developing the show, and the importance of context when teaching with this work. Participants will leave with a solid foundation of content knowledge on the show along with practical strategies for using some of these works in their classrooms. This workshop is the first in a series as the exhibition travels to each museum. 

Hear Me Now: The Black Potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina will travel to UMMA in Fall 2023. Plan ahead to make classroom and field trip connections!   

Programs for K-12 students and educators are generously supported by Michigan Medicine, the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, and the Kiwanis Club of Ann Arbor Foundation.

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Other Wed, 11 Jan 2023 18:15:35 -0500 2023-01-11T16:00:00-05:00 2023-01-11T17:30:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Other Museum of Art
Soul Glow Series: Our Radical Imagination (January 11, 2023 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/102793 102793-21805157@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 11, 2023 5:30pm
Location: Trotter Multicultural Center
Organized By: Trotter Multicultural Center

The new year is upon us, and with it comes the time to reflect on what we've done the past, and leave the negativity behind us.

Join us at Trotter for a night of fun and creativity as we symbolically letting go all of all of the negativity and frustration from last year holding us back, setting some goals and intentions for the new year, and imagining a better future by creating your own visioning board (art supplies provided to those who register!!). We hope to see you there!

There will be hot chocolate and cookies!

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Social / Informal Gathering Wed, 04 Jan 2023 13:15:02 -0500 2023-01-11T17:30:00-05:00 2023-01-11T19:00:00-05:00 Trotter Multicultural Center Trotter Multicultural Center Social / Informal Gathering a colorful flier with event details
Traces Opening Reception (January 11, 2023 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/101533 101533-21801491@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 11, 2023 6:30pm
Location: 202 S. Thayer
Organized By: Institute for the Humanities

Please join us as we celebrate the opening of Camila Magrane's exhibition *Traces *in the Institute for the Humanities Gallery. Camila Magrane will join our curator Amanda Krugliak for a conversation about the exhibition and her practice. Free and open to all!

About the Exhibition
Traces explores the relationship between the past and the present with a focus on the process of transformation as the connecting thread. The work consists of a series of collages and a collection of Polaroids that are accompanied by animations and video clips seen solely through the use of an augmented reality application (Virtual Mutations).

The scenarios presented in the static images act as literal stages for animated narratives. What once was a captured single moment echoes into motion, creating an additional layer as to what will come thereafter. A dialogue between the past and the present is established and the app itself acts as a mediator between these tenses, allowing the observer to have a glimpse of the afterthought, that range from digital collages to Polaroid instant film.

About the Artist
Camila Magrane is a multimedia artist originally from Caracas, Venezuela. Having a father from the U.S. and a mother from Venezuela, she grew up alternating between both countries. Being fully exposed to two different cultures gave her a greater understanding of what it means to have various perspectives. After graduating from film school in Caracas, she moved to San Francisco where she freelanced as an editor and camera operator. After discovering a passion for video games and interactive media, Magrane obtained a BS in computer science with a concentration in game development. This eventually led her to working in the game industry as a cinematic artist.

Magrane has been pursuing a professional career as a multimedia artist since 2017, working within a variety of mediums, from photography and collage to animation and virtual/augmented reality (AR). She has been most noted for the creation of her AR image-based work where she’s established a postmodern aesthetic by combining traditional darkroom techniques with the use of digital tools.

Prior to her career in the arts, Magrane worked as a community organizer and teacher, creating and managing a curriculum for teaching 3rd-6th graders coding skills in public schools in Caracas, Venezuela. She continues to be active in community work by giving talks and workshops revolving around the topics of art, technology, and the use of AR as a creative medium.

Camila Magrane has exhibited work internationally in numerous exhibitions, event spaces, fairs, and festivals. Selected exhibitions & clients include The Academy of Sciences, The Exploratorium, Themes+Projects Gallery, Minnesota Street Project, MUKEK, Gray Area, Sothebys, and Adobe. Selected press inquiries include Forbes, Adobe Blog, Refinery29, Lenscratch, Las Vegas Weekly, Las Vegas Review Journal, and Open Studios Guide.

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Reception / Open House Mon, 05 Dec 2022 12:11:23 -0500 2023-01-11T18:30:00-05:00 2023-01-11T20:00:00-05:00 202 S. Thayer Institute for the Humanities Reception / Open House Traces
Submissions Deadline for the 2023 Hopwood Awards contests (January 12, 2023 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/97255 97255-21794236@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 12, 2023 12:00am
Location:
Organized By: Hopwood Awards Program

University of Michigan graduate and undergraduate students may submit original work to one or more of the contests managed by the Hopwood Program. See the Hopwood Program website for submissions guidelines and important details.

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Other Mon, 22 Aug 2022 16:52:02 -0400 2023-01-12T00:00:00-05:00 2023-01-12T23:59:00-05:00 Hopwood Awards Program Other Hopwood Awards flyer showing a bookcase and wing chair in the Hopwood Room.
"I have a crisis for you": Women Artists of Ukraine Respond to War (January 12, 2023 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/101972 101972-21803016@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 12, 2023 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia

An exhibit curated by Grace Mahoney and Jessica Zychowicz
Featuring work by Kinder Album, JT Blatty, Oksana Briukhovetska (MFA, Stamps School of Art and Design), Oksana Kazmina, Sonya Hukaylo, Svetlana Lavochkina, Kateryna Lisovenko, and Lyuba Yakimchuk.

In February 2022, the world witnessed the invasion of Ukraine and all-out war of aggression by the Russian Federation. Since this time, massive casualties, human rights violations, and an unprecedented refugee crisis have ensued. Women artists of Ukraine have responded. They paint on found materials in refugee housing, illustrate in bomb shelters, photograph their shelled cities wearing press passes and bulletproof jackets. They document, create, and share. They post their daily journals and images on social media. They perform at the Grammy Awards. They know their message is powerful, and the amplification of their voices is critical for victory in a very real battle for survival.

Curated by Grace Mahoney (U-M Slavic Languages and Literatures) and Jessica Zychowicz, Ph.D. (Fulbright Ukraine and U-M Alumna), "'I have a crisis for you': Women Artists of Ukraine Respond to War" showcases work created by women artists in response to Russia’s war in Ukraine. The involved artists are painters, photographers, filmmakers, poets, translators, and textile artists. Many of the works exhibited demonstrate a continuity of engagement by the artists with the topic of war, especially since 2014 when the people of Ukraine gathered in a “Revolution of Dignity” against attempts by the Russian Federation to control the country’s independence resulting in Russia’s annexation of the Crimean Peninsula and backing of pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine’s east.

The featured artists have also been selected because of their prominent interest and exploration of issues relating to gender in their works. The title for this exhibit comes from a poem of the same name by Lyuba Yakimchuk:
“— our love’s gone missing, I explain to a friend/ it vanished in one of the wars/ we waged in our kitchen/ — change the word ‘war’ to ‘crisis,’ he suggests/ because a crisis is something everyone has from time to time.”

Like in Yakimchuk’s poem, many of these artists approach the war with personal perspectives. They intertwine, juxtapose, and disrupt experiences of war with the intimacies of personal relationships, the workings interior lives, and perceptions of social roles. The featured artworks and documents engage a range of subjects from women volunteering as combatants to the processes of grieving and reflect ongoing discourses in Ukrainian feminist scholarship.

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Exhibition Thu, 08 Dec 2022 15:34:27 -0500 2023-01-12T08:00:00-05:00 2023-01-12T17:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia Exhibition "I have a crisis for you" poster
Traces (January 12, 2023 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/101484 101484-21801400@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 12, 2023 9:00am
Location: 202 S. Thayer
Organized By: Institute for the Humanities

Traces explores the relationship between the past and the present with a focus on the process of transformation as the connecting thread. The work consists of a series of collages and a collection of Polaroids that are accompanied by animations and video clips seen solely through the use of an augmented reality application (Virtual Mutations).

The scenarios presented in the static images act as literal stages for animated narratives. What once was a captured single moment echoes into motion, creating an additional layer as to what will come thereafter. A dialogue between the past and the present is established and the app itself acts as a mediator between these tenses, allowing the observer to have a glimpse of the afterthought, that range from digital collages to Polaroid instant film.

About the Artist
Camila Magrane is a multimedia artist originally from Caracas, Venezuela. Having a father from the U.S. and a mother from Venezuela, she grew up alternating between both countries. Being fully exposed to two different cultures gave her a greater understanding of what it means to have various perspectives. After graduating from film school in Caracas, she moved to San Francisco where she freelanced as an editor and camera operator. After discovering a passion for video games and interactive media, Magrane obtained a BS in computer science with a concentration in game development. This eventually led her to working in the game industry as a cinematic artist.

Magrane has been pursuing a professional career as a multimedia artist since 2017, working within a variety of mediums, from photography and collage to animation and virtual/augmented reality (AR). She has been most noted for the creation of her AR image-based work where she’s established a postmodern aesthetic by combining traditional darkroom techniques with the use of digital tools.

Prior to her career in the arts, Magrane worked as a community organizer and teacher, creating and managing a curriculum for teaching 3rd-6th graders coding skills in public schools in Caracas, Venezuela. She continues to be active in community work by giving talks and workshops revolving around the topics of art, technology, and the use of AR as a creative medium.

Camila Magrane has exhibited work internationally in numerous exhibitions, event spaces, fairs, and festivals. Selected exhibitions & clients include The Academy of Sciences, The Exploratorium, Themes+Projects Gallery, Minnesota Street Project, MUKEK, Gray Area, Sothebys, and Adobe. Selected press inquiries include Forbes, Adobe Blog, Refinery29, Lenscratch, Las Vegas Weekly, Las Vegas Review Journal, and Open Studios Guide.

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Exhibition Mon, 05 Dec 2022 12:10:21 -0500 2023-01-12T09:00:00-05:00 2023-01-12T17:00:00-05:00 202 S. Thayer Institute for the Humanities Exhibition Traces
Back-to-School Poster Sale (January 12, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/102028 102028-21803370@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 12, 2023 10:00am
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: Center for Campus Involvement

It's time for a back-school-poster sale! Join us in the Michigan Union South Lounge from 10 am - 6 pm for movie posters, humor, fine art and more!

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Exhibition Mon, 12 Dec 2022 12:59:38 -0500 2023-01-12T10:00:00-05:00 2023-01-12T18:00:00-05:00 Michigan Union Center for Campus Involvement Exhibition poster sale Michigan Union
Cathy Barry Connatural Art Exhibition (January 12, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/103072 103072-21805961@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 12, 2023 10:00am
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens
Organized By: Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum

The Connatural Exhibition features the work of Ann Arbor artist, Cathy Barry and explores the intersection of art, science, and design. On display Saturday, January 7 through Sunday, April 30m, 2023.

Cathy Barry is an artist living and working in Ann Arbor whose creative process is closely tied to nature, plants, and the seasons. Cathy is an instructor at the UM School of Art and Design and the UM Program in the Environment and is very interested in the intersections between art, science, and design.

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Exhibition Mon, 09 Jan 2023 12:46:55 -0500 2023-01-12T10:00:00-05:00 2023-01-12T18:00:00-05:00 Matthaei Botanical Gardens Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum Exhibition Cathy Barry artwork. Circle in muted greens and yellows with smaller circles and vine shapes within
LaToya Ruby Frazier: Flint Is Family In Three Acts (January 12, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/95590 95590-21790440@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 12, 2023 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Organized by Stamps Gallery in partnership with the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, Michigan State University, and the Flint Institute of Arts.
“No matter how dark a situation may be, a camera can extract the light and turn a negative into a positive. In creating Flint Is Family In Three Acts, I see the role of photographs as empowering and enacting visible change: in Act I, the photographs bear witness and reclaim history; in Act II, the photographs reveal a hidden narrative; in Act III, the photographs are a catalyst for obtaining resources.”
—LaToya Ruby Frazier
Flint Is Family In Three Acts is a multi-part exhibition by renowned artist LaToya Ruby Frazier. For five years, Frazier researched and collaborated with two poets, activists, mothers and residents of Flint, Michigan, Shea Cobb and Amber Hasan, as they endured one of the most devastating ecological crises in U.S. history. Resulting in a monumental oeuvre of photographs, video, and texts Frazier developed Flint Is Family In Three Acts (2016-2021) to advocate for access to clean and safe drinking water for all regardless of race, religion and economic status. The series records stories of surviving and thriving, especially within racialized and marginalized neighborhoods in Flint, to ensure that they remained visible in national debates concerning environmental justice. Drawing inspiration from the urgency in Frazier’s work, which also sheds light on building equitable and inclusive futures, Stamps Gallery, part of the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan, initiated a partnership with the Flint Institute of Arts and the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University to bring this important exhibition together for the first time in Michigan. As co-presenters of this landmark exhibition, our goal is to offer a creative pedagogical platform that reaches broader audiences across Michigan and beyond - Flint is Family: Act I (2016-2017) will take place at the Flint Institute of Arts, Act II (2017-2019) at the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, and Act III (2019) at Stamps Gallery. The exhibition served as a catalyst to bring three disparate institutions together to deepen our understanding of individual and institutional agency in advocating for equity, transparency and environmental justice in our respective communities, while also highlighting the role of the artist as an agent for enacting positive social change.

Curated by Srimoyee Mitra, Tracee Glab, and Steven L. Bridges with the assistance of Jennifer Junkermeier-Khan, Rachel Winter, and Rachael Holstege.

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Exhibition Mon, 19 Dec 2022 18:15:06 -0500 2023-01-12T11:00:00-05:00 2023-01-12T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Photograph of a group of people in a grassy lot playing in water that is being sprayed from a large truck with solar panels
Respond/ Resist/ Rethink 2022 (January 12, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/96386 96386-21792447@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 12, 2023 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Water is the lifeblood of civilizations, the center of cities, the foundation of creation stories and the connective tissue of culture. Water is a life force, without it humanity will cease to exist. Fresh water is necessary for the survival of all living organisms on Earth. The human body is made up of over 60% water and humanity cannot survive without it. Water is a vital life source that holds (and generates) power. It is nourishing, quenching, and refreshing but has also been commodified, polluted, and politicized. From the Standing Rock, Leech Lake and Fond du Lac reservations, to the straits of Mackinac where oil pipelines threaten important waterways, to the polluted Mississippi River and drying Colorado River Basin, to water shutoffs in Detroit, PFAs in Ann Arbor, and the Flint Water crisis (to name just a few), ensuring access to clean water (and the sustainable ecologies it supports) is an ongoing struggle that requires intersectional, intergenerational, and collective knowledge sharing, discussion and action to protect.
Call for Work
Stamps Gallery invites the undergraduate and graduate students of Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design to participate in a poster and video exhibition that responds to the prompt: The care, sustainability, and access to free and clean water is arguably one of the most urgent and challenging issues of our time “What can you do to spread awareness of water issues and conservation measures?”
Eligible students: submit your work using our online form by Friday, August 19, 2022 →
Eligibility
Must be a currently enrolled undergraduate or graduate major in the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.Eligible students may submit one work (poster or video).Time-based work must be submitted as a YouTube/Vimeo link.Timeline
The deadline for submitting work is Friday, August 19, 2022, 5pm, EST. A selection committee composed of students, faculty, and Stamps Gallery staff will review submitted work in the weeks following the deadline.Students whose works are selected will be notified by September 2, 2022. The exhibition will take place from September 15, 2022 - January 14, 2023.Why posters & videos?
Posters can function as catalysts for change. For generations, posters have served as an effective tool to circulate ideas and messages to the public. Visually striking, and designed to draw attention from passersby, posters can be conversation starters, invite people to pause, reflect, spread the word, get involved. They have been a powerful medium for many conceptual artists and graphic designers to create powerful images and messages that could respond to immediate issues and be distributed widely. Similarly, video art was another exciting immediate medium for conceptual artists in the 1960s and 1970s as the technology became more accessible to the masses. Video art provided an alternative to the dominant broadcasting corporations. Artists made experimental films, recorded performances, and first-person narratives that were then exhibited and screened at galleries, museums, and events. Posters and videos continue to be salient features in the 21st Century to respond to urgent issues and questions facing the present moment.
Context
Stamps Gallery is an incubator and lab for contemporary artists and designers to explore ideas and projects that catalyze positive social change. As the pandemic grips our nation it has exposed the social, political, and economic disparities that have disproportionately impacted Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. The world witnessed in horror and sadness the meaningless loss of African American lives with George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, among many others that we will never know. National and international outcries brought people together from multiple races, genders, and generations - on social media and in the streets - to publicly demand an end to police brutality, structural racism, and emphasizing that Black Lives Matter. What is the role of a university gallery in this time of crisis? How can we foster an inclusive platform for the students in our community to voice their ideas and foster a community based on equality, belonging, respect? We launched Respond/ Resist/ Rethink in the fall 2020 to kick off the fall semester with student work paired with the work of leading artists exhibiting at the Gallery.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Sep 2022 18:15:26 -0400 2023-01-12T11:00:00-05:00 2023-01-12T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design
Robin Frohardt - Penny Stamps Speaker Series (January 12, 2023 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/102185 102185-21803658@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 12, 2023 5:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

“I really find a lot of freedom in limitation. If the object was to make anything out of anything, then I feel frozen. But if you told me, you can just make a grocery store out of plastic bags, then I feel like I have an infinite amount of possibilities.” -Robin Frohardt
Robin Frohardt is an award-winning artist living in Brooklyn, NY, known for her highly detailed constructions within narrative based film, performance, puppetry and sculpture. Frohardt uses found materials to create richly detailed worlds that highlight the trivialities of daily life. Often working with cardboard, plastic bags, and other materials typically considered disposable, Frohardt creates highly intricate fabrications out of recognizable artifacts.
Frohardt’s performance and puppetry-based work has been presented at St. Ann’s Warehouse and HERE in New York City, as well as national venues including the Pittsburgh International Festival of Firsts and the NEXTNOW Festival in Maryland. Her theatrical work has earned her a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Creative Capital Award, a DisTil Fellowship from Carolina Performing Arts, a MacDowell Colony Fellowship, a Residency at Olson Kundig, a renowned design architecture firm in Seattle, and multiple Jim Henson Foundation Grants. Her play THE PIGEONING, hailed by the New York Times as “a tender, fantastical symphony of the imagination,” debuted in 2013 and has been translated into German, Greek, Arabic, and Turkish. Her films have been official selections at The Telluride Film Festival, Aspen Shortsfest, The One Earth Film Festival, and BAM.
Frohardt’s latest major project, THE PLASTIC BAG STORE, premiered in Times Square in 2020 and has since toured to Los Angeles, Chicago, Adelaide, Austin. A public art installation and immersive film experience, THE PLASTIC BAG STORE uses humor, craft, and a critical lens to question our culture of consumption and convenience — specifically, the enduring effects of our single-use plastics. Stocked with hand-made sculpted objects made from discarded single-use packaging, the store transforms into an immersive, dynamic stage for a film in which inventive puppetry, shadow play, and intricate handmade sets tell the darkly comedic, sometimes tender story of how the overabundance of plastic waste we leave behind might be misinterpreted by future generations.
THE PLASTIC BAG STORE premieres in Ann Arbor on January 17.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 18 Jan 2023 13:11:13 -0500 2023-01-12T17:30:00-05:00 2023-01-12T19:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Lecture / Discussion robin standing in from of an grocery story ad.
"I have a crisis for you": Women Artists of Ukraine Respond to War (January 13, 2023 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/101972 101972-21803017@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 13, 2023 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia

An exhibit curated by Grace Mahoney and Jessica Zychowicz
Featuring work by Kinder Album, JT Blatty, Oksana Briukhovetska (MFA, Stamps School of Art and Design), Oksana Kazmina, Sonya Hukaylo, Svetlana Lavochkina, Kateryna Lisovenko, and Lyuba Yakimchuk.

In February 2022, the world witnessed the invasion of Ukraine and all-out war of aggression by the Russian Federation. Since this time, massive casualties, human rights violations, and an unprecedented refugee crisis have ensued. Women artists of Ukraine have responded. They paint on found materials in refugee housing, illustrate in bomb shelters, photograph their shelled cities wearing press passes and bulletproof jackets. They document, create, and share. They post their daily journals and images on social media. They perform at the Grammy Awards. They know their message is powerful, and the amplification of their voices is critical for victory in a very real battle for survival.

Curated by Grace Mahoney (U-M Slavic Languages and Literatures) and Jessica Zychowicz, Ph.D. (Fulbright Ukraine and U-M Alumna), "'I have a crisis for you': Women Artists of Ukraine Respond to War" showcases work created by women artists in response to Russia’s war in Ukraine. The involved artists are painters, photographers, filmmakers, poets, translators, and textile artists. Many of the works exhibited demonstrate a continuity of engagement by the artists with the topic of war, especially since 2014 when the people of Ukraine gathered in a “Revolution of Dignity” against attempts by the Russian Federation to control the country’s independence resulting in Russia’s annexation of the Crimean Peninsula and backing of pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine’s east.

The featured artists have also been selected because of their prominent interest and exploration of issues relating to gender in their works. The title for this exhibit comes from a poem of the same name by Lyuba Yakimchuk:
“— our love’s gone missing, I explain to a friend/ it vanished in one of the wars/ we waged in our kitchen/ — change the word ‘war’ to ‘crisis,’ he suggests/ because a crisis is something everyone has from time to time.”

Like in Yakimchuk’s poem, many of these artists approach the war with personal perspectives. They intertwine, juxtapose, and disrupt experiences of war with the intimacies of personal relationships, the workings interior lives, and perceptions of social roles. The featured artworks and documents engage a range of subjects from women volunteering as combatants to the processes of grieving and reflect ongoing discourses in Ukrainian feminist scholarship.

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Exhibition Thu, 08 Dec 2022 15:34:27 -0500 2023-01-13T08:00:00-05:00 2023-01-13T17:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia Exhibition "I have a crisis for you" poster
Traces (January 13, 2023 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/101484 101484-21801401@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 13, 2023 9:00am
Location: 202 S. Thayer
Organized By: Institute for the Humanities

Traces explores the relationship between the past and the present with a focus on the process of transformation as the connecting thread. The work consists of a series of collages and a collection of Polaroids that are accompanied by animations and video clips seen solely through the use of an augmented reality application (Virtual Mutations).

The scenarios presented in the static images act as literal stages for animated narratives. What once was a captured single moment echoes into motion, creating an additional layer as to what will come thereafter. A dialogue between the past and the present is established and the app itself acts as a mediator between these tenses, allowing the observer to have a glimpse of the afterthought, that range from digital collages to Polaroid instant film.

About the Artist
Camila Magrane is a multimedia artist originally from Caracas, Venezuela. Having a father from the U.S. and a mother from Venezuela, she grew up alternating between both countries. Being fully exposed to two different cultures gave her a greater understanding of what it means to have various perspectives. After graduating from film school in Caracas, she moved to San Francisco where she freelanced as an editor and camera operator. After discovering a passion for video games and interactive media, Magrane obtained a BS in computer science with a concentration in game development. This eventually led her to working in the game industry as a cinematic artist.

Magrane has been pursuing a professional career as a multimedia artist since 2017, working within a variety of mediums, from photography and collage to animation and virtual/augmented reality (AR). She has been most noted for the creation of her AR image-based work where she’s established a postmodern aesthetic by combining traditional darkroom techniques with the use of digital tools.

Prior to her career in the arts, Magrane worked as a community organizer and teacher, creating and managing a curriculum for teaching 3rd-6th graders coding skills in public schools in Caracas, Venezuela. She continues to be active in community work by giving talks and workshops revolving around the topics of art, technology, and the use of AR as a creative medium.

Camila Magrane has exhibited work internationally in numerous exhibitions, event spaces, fairs, and festivals. Selected exhibitions & clients include The Academy of Sciences, The Exploratorium, Themes+Projects Gallery, Minnesota Street Project, MUKEK, Gray Area, Sothebys, and Adobe. Selected press inquiries include Forbes, Adobe Blog, Refinery29, Lenscratch, Las Vegas Weekly, Las Vegas Review Journal, and Open Studios Guide.

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Exhibition Mon, 05 Dec 2022 12:10:21 -0500 2023-01-13T09:00:00-05:00 2023-01-13T17:00:00-05:00 202 S. Thayer Institute for the Humanities Exhibition Traces
Back-to-School Poster Sale (January 13, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/102028 102028-21803371@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 13, 2023 10:00am
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: Center for Campus Involvement

It's time for a back-school-poster sale! Join us in the Michigan Union South Lounge from 10 am - 6 pm for movie posters, humor, fine art and more!

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Exhibition Mon, 12 Dec 2022 12:59:38 -0500 2023-01-13T10:00:00-05:00 2023-01-13T18:00:00-05:00 Michigan Union Center for Campus Involvement Exhibition poster sale Michigan Union
Cathy Barry Connatural Art Exhibition (January 13, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/103072 103072-21805962@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 13, 2023 10:00am
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens
Organized By: Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum

The Connatural Exhibition features the work of Ann Arbor artist, Cathy Barry and explores the intersection of art, science, and design. On display Saturday, January 7 through Sunday, April 30m, 2023.

Cathy Barry is an artist living and working in Ann Arbor whose creative process is closely tied to nature, plants, and the seasons. Cathy is an instructor at the UM School of Art and Design and the UM Program in the Environment and is very interested in the intersections between art, science, and design.

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Exhibition Mon, 09 Jan 2023 12:46:55 -0500 2023-01-13T10:00:00-05:00 2023-01-13T18:00:00-05:00 Matthaei Botanical Gardens Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum Exhibition Cathy Barry artwork. Circle in muted greens and yellows with smaller circles and vine shapes within
Family Secrets: Uncovering Identity in 19th-Century America (January 13, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/103055 103055-21805810@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 13, 2023 10:00am
Location: William Clements Library
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

This student-curated exhibit focuses on the theme of secrecy and how it has shaped our inquiry into how the family, as an institution and an ideal at the heart of debates about American identity and national belonging, has changed over time.

The materials gathered here represented various ways in which cultural concepts of family evolved in both public and private ways.

Please enter through the North Entrance (glass vestibule) that faces the Hatcher Graduate Library.

Curated by: Grace Argo and the Students of History 195, Fall 2022, with Maggie Vanderfold and Julie Fremuth at the Clements Library.

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Exhibition Fri, 20 Jan 2023 10:18:15 -0500 2023-01-13T10:00:00-05:00 2023-01-13T14:00:00-05:00 William Clements Library William L. Clements Library Exhibition Family Secrets: Uncovering Identity in 19th-Century America Image
PRINTWORKS (January 13, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/101890 101890-21802623@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 13, 2023 10:00am
Location: East Quadrangle
Organized By: Residential College

Carl Wilson is known for his stark black and white linocut prints. The self-taught artist sees himself as a documentarian of lives easily ignored in a world obsessed with materialism and celebrity. His work frequently highlights not only the strength found in conquering the everyday and mundane, but also the pain and defeat of those not able to rise to the occasion. His love of film noir and pulp fiction novels from the nineteen forties and fifties has led him to experiment with minimalist animation and comic book illustration. He embraces the whimsy hidden in the darkness.



Carl is the recipient of a 2013 Kresge Artist Fellowship and is an alumni of the historic Yaddo Artists’ Community. During his residency there he carved the prints for, and wrote the book, Her Purse Smelled like JuicyFruit, a recollection of his mother’s life. Carl was named 2014 guest curator of Detroit’s Carr Center. Also in 2014 Complex Online Magazine named him one of Twenty Detroit Artists You Should Know. He was featured in Essay'd, a monthly publication about Detroit artists. In 2017 Carl's work was a part of Detroit's contribution to The Saint-Etienne Design Biennale in France. 2017 also saw the release of a comic book, the first installment of his graphic novel, Dead & Lost in Detroit. Spring of 2018 saw Carl complete a residency at MacDowell in New Hampshire. While there he finished the writing and illustration of his graphic novel and currently the book is in negotiation for publication. The year has also seen the completion of a ten print collection based on James Weldon Johnson's Prodigal Son poetry. It was commissioned by Calvin College and Dr. Larry Gerbens.

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Exhibition Tue, 06 Dec 2022 11:17:40 -0500 2023-01-13T10:00:00-05:00 2023-01-13T17:00:00-05:00 East Quadrangle Residential College Exhibition Prints by Carl Wilson
LaToya Ruby Frazier: Flint Is Family In Three Acts (January 13, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/95590 95590-21790441@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 13, 2023 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Organized by Stamps Gallery in partnership with the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, Michigan State University, and the Flint Institute of Arts.
“No matter how dark a situation may be, a camera can extract the light and turn a negative into a positive. In creating Flint Is Family In Three Acts, I see the role of photographs as empowering and enacting visible change: in Act I, the photographs bear witness and reclaim history; in Act II, the photographs reveal a hidden narrative; in Act III, the photographs are a catalyst for obtaining resources.”
—LaToya Ruby Frazier
Flint Is Family In Three Acts is a multi-part exhibition by renowned artist LaToya Ruby Frazier. For five years, Frazier researched and collaborated with two poets, activists, mothers and residents of Flint, Michigan, Shea Cobb and Amber Hasan, as they endured one of the most devastating ecological crises in U.S. history. Resulting in a monumental oeuvre of photographs, video, and texts Frazier developed Flint Is Family In Three Acts (2016-2021) to advocate for access to clean and safe drinking water for all regardless of race, religion and economic status. The series records stories of surviving and thriving, especially within racialized and marginalized neighborhoods in Flint, to ensure that they remained visible in national debates concerning environmental justice. Drawing inspiration from the urgency in Frazier’s work, which also sheds light on building equitable and inclusive futures, Stamps Gallery, part of the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan, initiated a partnership with the Flint Institute of Arts and the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University to bring this important exhibition together for the first time in Michigan. As co-presenters of this landmark exhibition, our goal is to offer a creative pedagogical platform that reaches broader audiences across Michigan and beyond - Flint is Family: Act I (2016-2017) will take place at the Flint Institute of Arts, Act II (2017-2019) at the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, and Act III (2019) at Stamps Gallery. The exhibition served as a catalyst to bring three disparate institutions together to deepen our understanding of individual and institutional agency in advocating for equity, transparency and environmental justice in our respective communities, while also highlighting the role of the artist as an agent for enacting positive social change.

Curated by Srimoyee Mitra, Tracee Glab, and Steven L. Bridges with the assistance of Jennifer Junkermeier-Khan, Rachel Winter, and Rachael Holstege.

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Exhibition Mon, 19 Dec 2022 18:15:06 -0500 2023-01-13T11:00:00-05:00 2023-01-13T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Photograph of a group of people in a grassy lot playing in water that is being sprayed from a large truck with solar panels
Respond/ Resist/ Rethink 2022 (January 13, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/96386 96386-21792448@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 13, 2023 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Water is the lifeblood of civilizations, the center of cities, the foundation of creation stories and the connective tissue of culture. Water is a life force, without it humanity will cease to exist. Fresh water is necessary for the survival of all living organisms on Earth. The human body is made up of over 60% water and humanity cannot survive without it. Water is a vital life source that holds (and generates) power. It is nourishing, quenching, and refreshing but has also been commodified, polluted, and politicized. From the Standing Rock, Leech Lake and Fond du Lac reservations, to the straits of Mackinac where oil pipelines threaten important waterways, to the polluted Mississippi River and drying Colorado River Basin, to water shutoffs in Detroit, PFAs in Ann Arbor, and the Flint Water crisis (to name just a few), ensuring access to clean water (and the sustainable ecologies it supports) is an ongoing struggle that requires intersectional, intergenerational, and collective knowledge sharing, discussion and action to protect.
Call for Work
Stamps Gallery invites the undergraduate and graduate students of Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design to participate in a poster and video exhibition that responds to the prompt: The care, sustainability, and access to free and clean water is arguably one of the most urgent and challenging issues of our time “What can you do to spread awareness of water issues and conservation measures?”
Eligible students: submit your work using our online form by Friday, August 19, 2022 →
Eligibility
Must be a currently enrolled undergraduate or graduate major in the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.Eligible students may submit one work (poster or video).Time-based work must be submitted as a YouTube/Vimeo link.Timeline
The deadline for submitting work is Friday, August 19, 2022, 5pm, EST. A selection committee composed of students, faculty, and Stamps Gallery staff will review submitted work in the weeks following the deadline.Students whose works are selected will be notified by September 2, 2022. The exhibition will take place from September 15, 2022 - January 14, 2023.Why posters & videos?
Posters can function as catalysts for change. For generations, posters have served as an effective tool to circulate ideas and messages to the public. Visually striking, and designed to draw attention from passersby, posters can be conversation starters, invite people to pause, reflect, spread the word, get involved. They have been a powerful medium for many conceptual artists and graphic designers to create powerful images and messages that could respond to immediate issues and be distributed widely. Similarly, video art was another exciting immediate medium for conceptual artists in the 1960s and 1970s as the technology became more accessible to the masses. Video art provided an alternative to the dominant broadcasting corporations. Artists made experimental films, recorded performances, and first-person narratives that were then exhibited and screened at galleries, museums, and events. Posters and videos continue to be salient features in the 21st Century to respond to urgent issues and questions facing the present moment.
Context
Stamps Gallery is an incubator and lab for contemporary artists and designers to explore ideas and projects that catalyze positive social change. As the pandemic grips our nation it has exposed the social, political, and economic disparities that have disproportionately impacted Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. The world witnessed in horror and sadness the meaningless loss of African American lives with George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, among many others that we will never know. National and international outcries brought people together from multiple races, genders, and generations - on social media and in the streets - to publicly demand an end to police brutality, structural racism, and emphasizing that Black Lives Matter. What is the role of a university gallery in this time of crisis? How can we foster an inclusive platform for the students in our community to voice their ideas and foster a community based on equality, belonging, respect? We launched Respond/ Resist/ Rethink in the fall 2020 to kick off the fall semester with student work paired with the work of leading artists exhibiting at the Gallery.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Sep 2022 18:15:26 -0400 2023-01-13T11:00:00-05:00 2023-01-13T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design
FAM Friday's🥙 🎨 🎵 (January 13, 2023 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/101736 101736-21805283@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 13, 2023 2:00pm
Location: Trotter Multicultural Center
Organized By: Trotter Multicultural Center

Trotter Multicultural Center welcomes STAMPS in Color into our F.A.M. Friday community! SiC are a group of artists, designers, and creatives of color whose mission is to increase the creative, social, and professional opportunities for students, graduates, and faculty of color at the Stamps School of Art and Design. Striving to provide a space to delve into and react to diverse topics, entertainment, and endeavors pertaining to issues of race and ethnicity as well as intersections with other social identities.

SiC will be leading a Paint n’ Sip based on one of their member’s line art drawings. We hope to create a fun and relaxing space for students to indulge in creativity and explore beverages from other cultures. Supplies will be provided to those that register.

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Social / Informal Gathering Tue, 10 Jan 2023 10:58:47 -0500 2023-01-13T14:00:00-05:00 2023-01-13T16:00:00-05:00 Trotter Multicultural Center Trotter Multicultural Center Social / Informal Gathering Image of FAM Fridays Flyer
Cathy Barry Connatural Art Exhibition (January 14, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/103072 103072-21805963@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, January 14, 2023 10:00am
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens
Organized By: Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum

The Connatural Exhibition features the work of Ann Arbor artist, Cathy Barry and explores the intersection of art, science, and design. On display Saturday, January 7 through Sunday, April 30m, 2023.

Cathy Barry is an artist living and working in Ann Arbor whose creative process is closely tied to nature, plants, and the seasons. Cathy is an instructor at the UM School of Art and Design and the UM Program in the Environment and is very interested in the intersections between art, science, and design.

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Exhibition Mon, 09 Jan 2023 12:46:55 -0500 2023-01-14T10:00:00-05:00 2023-01-14T18:00:00-05:00 Matthaei Botanical Gardens Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum Exhibition Cathy Barry artwork. Circle in muted greens and yellows with smaller circles and vine shapes within
LaToya Ruby Frazier: Flint Is Family In Three Acts (January 14, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/95590 95590-21790442@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, January 14, 2023 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Organized by Stamps Gallery in partnership with the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, Michigan State University, and the Flint Institute of Arts.
“No matter how dark a situation may be, a camera can extract the light and turn a negative into a positive. In creating Flint Is Family In Three Acts, I see the role of photographs as empowering and enacting visible change: in Act I, the photographs bear witness and reclaim history; in Act II, the photographs reveal a hidden narrative; in Act III, the photographs are a catalyst for obtaining resources.”
—LaToya Ruby Frazier
Flint Is Family In Three Acts is a multi-part exhibition by renowned artist LaToya Ruby Frazier. For five years, Frazier researched and collaborated with two poets, activists, mothers and residents of Flint, Michigan, Shea Cobb and Amber Hasan, as they endured one of the most devastating ecological crises in U.S. history. Resulting in a monumental oeuvre of photographs, video, and texts Frazier developed Flint Is Family In Three Acts (2016-2021) to advocate for access to clean and safe drinking water for all regardless of race, religion and economic status. The series records stories of surviving and thriving, especially within racialized and marginalized neighborhoods in Flint, to ensure that they remained visible in national debates concerning environmental justice. Drawing inspiration from the urgency in Frazier’s work, which also sheds light on building equitable and inclusive futures, Stamps Gallery, part of the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan, initiated a partnership with the Flint Institute of Arts and the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University to bring this important exhibition together for the first time in Michigan. As co-presenters of this landmark exhibition, our goal is to offer a creative pedagogical platform that reaches broader audiences across Michigan and beyond - Flint is Family: Act I (2016-2017) will take place at the Flint Institute of Arts, Act II (2017-2019) at the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, and Act III (2019) at Stamps Gallery. The exhibition served as a catalyst to bring three disparate institutions together to deepen our understanding of individual and institutional agency in advocating for equity, transparency and environmental justice in our respective communities, while also highlighting the role of the artist as an agent for enacting positive social change.

Curated by Srimoyee Mitra, Tracee Glab, and Steven L. Bridges with the assistance of Jennifer Junkermeier-Khan, Rachel Winter, and Rachael Holstege.

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Exhibition Mon, 19 Dec 2022 18:15:06 -0500 2023-01-14T11:00:00-05:00 2023-01-14T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Photograph of a group of people in a grassy lot playing in water that is being sprayed from a large truck with solar panels
Respond/ Resist/ Rethink 2022 (January 14, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/96386 96386-21792449@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, January 14, 2023 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Water is the lifeblood of civilizations, the center of cities, the foundation of creation stories and the connective tissue of culture. Water is a life force, without it humanity will cease to exist. Fresh water is necessary for the survival of all living organisms on Earth. The human body is made up of over 60% water and humanity cannot survive without it. Water is a vital life source that holds (and generates) power. It is nourishing, quenching, and refreshing but has also been commodified, polluted, and politicized. From the Standing Rock, Leech Lake and Fond du Lac reservations, to the straits of Mackinac where oil pipelines threaten important waterways, to the polluted Mississippi River and drying Colorado River Basin, to water shutoffs in Detroit, PFAs in Ann Arbor, and the Flint Water crisis (to name just a few), ensuring access to clean water (and the sustainable ecologies it supports) is an ongoing struggle that requires intersectional, intergenerational, and collective knowledge sharing, discussion and action to protect.
Call for Work
Stamps Gallery invites the undergraduate and graduate students of Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design to participate in a poster and video exhibition that responds to the prompt: The care, sustainability, and access to free and clean water is arguably one of the most urgent and challenging issues of our time “What can you do to spread awareness of water issues and conservation measures?”
Eligible students: submit your work using our online form by Friday, August 19, 2022 →
Eligibility
Must be a currently enrolled undergraduate or graduate major in the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.Eligible students may submit one work (poster or video).Time-based work must be submitted as a YouTube/Vimeo link.Timeline
The deadline for submitting work is Friday, August 19, 2022, 5pm, EST. A selection committee composed of students, faculty, and Stamps Gallery staff will review submitted work in the weeks following the deadline.Students whose works are selected will be notified by September 2, 2022. The exhibition will take place from September 15, 2022 - January 14, 2023.Why posters & videos?
Posters can function as catalysts for change. For generations, posters have served as an effective tool to circulate ideas and messages to the public. Visually striking, and designed to draw attention from passersby, posters can be conversation starters, invite people to pause, reflect, spread the word, get involved. They have been a powerful medium for many conceptual artists and graphic designers to create powerful images and messages that could respond to immediate issues and be distributed widely. Similarly, video art was another exciting immediate medium for conceptual artists in the 1960s and 1970s as the technology became more accessible to the masses. Video art provided an alternative to the dominant broadcasting corporations. Artists made experimental films, recorded performances, and first-person narratives that were then exhibited and screened at galleries, museums, and events. Posters and videos continue to be salient features in the 21st Century to respond to urgent issues and questions facing the present moment.
Context
Stamps Gallery is an incubator and lab for contemporary artists and designers to explore ideas and projects that catalyze positive social change. As the pandemic grips our nation it has exposed the social, political, and economic disparities that have disproportionately impacted Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. The world witnessed in horror and sadness the meaningless loss of African American lives with George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, among many others that we will never know. National and international outcries brought people together from multiple races, genders, and generations - on social media and in the streets - to publicly demand an end to police brutality, structural racism, and emphasizing that Black Lives Matter. What is the role of a university gallery in this time of crisis? How can we foster an inclusive platform for the students in our community to voice their ideas and foster a community based on equality, belonging, respect? We launched Respond/ Resist/ Rethink in the fall 2020 to kick off the fall semester with student work paired with the work of leading artists exhibiting at the Gallery.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Sep 2022 18:15:26 -0400 2023-01-14T11:00:00-05:00 2023-01-14T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design
Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning Liberty Research Annex and Gallery (January 14, 2023 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/102331 102331-21803863@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, January 14, 2023 1:00pm
Location: 305 W Liberty
Organized By: A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning

Students and faculty collaborate on architecture research in the 19,000-square-foot Liberty Research Annex. Located in the heart of downtown Ann Arbor, Michigan, this open-plan facility provides space for students and faculty to collaboratively take on full-scale material assemblies, installations, and group projects. Students and faculty engage in architectural research through the process of researching and making. Additionally, the facility contains a 3,000-square-foot exhibition gallery, which is open to the public and contributes to the vibrant downtown Ann Arbor arts scene. Public visitors are encouraged to interact with exhibits and learn about the latest in architectural research at Taubman College. U-M's Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning Liberty Research Annex and Gallery is located at 305 W. Liberty Rd., Ann Arbor, MI, 48103.

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Exhibition Fri, 16 Dec 2022 14:15:13 -0500 2023-01-14T13:00:00-05:00 2023-01-14T17:00:00-05:00 305 W Liberty A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning Exhibition Photo of Liberty Research Annex with Open Saturdays 1-5pm text
What The F Issue 25 Launch (January 14, 2023 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/103255 103255-21806683@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, January 14, 2023 7:00pm
Location: North Quad
Organized By: What the F/UAC

Celebrate the launch of Rose Colored Glasses, the 25th issue of What the F Magazine, on Saturday, January 14th. There will be free food, magazines, stickers, and music from 7-9 pm in North Quad Room 2435. Bring your friends and spend your night peering through rose-colored glasses. Hope to see you there!

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Social / Informal Gathering Wed, 11 Jan 2023 16:40:32 -0500 2023-01-14T19:00:00-05:00 2023-01-14T21:00:00-05:00 North Quad What the F/UAC Social / Informal Gathering Event Poster
Cathy Barry Connatural Art Exhibition (January 15, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/103072 103072-21805964@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, January 15, 2023 10:00am
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens
Organized By: Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum

The Connatural Exhibition features the work of Ann Arbor artist, Cathy Barry and explores the intersection of art, science, and design. On display Saturday, January 7 through Sunday, April 30m, 2023.

Cathy Barry is an artist living and working in Ann Arbor whose creative process is closely tied to nature, plants, and the seasons. Cathy is an instructor at the UM School of Art and Design and the UM Program in the Environment and is very interested in the intersections between art, science, and design.

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Exhibition Mon, 09 Jan 2023 12:46:55 -0500 2023-01-15T10:00:00-05:00 2023-01-15T16:00:00-05:00 Matthaei Botanical Gardens Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum Exhibition Cathy Barry artwork. Circle in muted greens and yellows with smaller circles and vine shapes within
"I have a crisis for you": Women Artists of Ukraine Respond to War (January 16, 2023 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/101972 101972-21803020@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 16, 2023 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia

An exhibit curated by Grace Mahoney and Jessica Zychowicz
Featuring work by Kinder Album, JT Blatty, Oksana Briukhovetska (MFA, Stamps School of Art and Design), Oksana Kazmina, Sonya Hukaylo, Svetlana Lavochkina, Kateryna Lisovenko, and Lyuba Yakimchuk.

In February 2022, the world witnessed the invasion of Ukraine and all-out war of aggression by the Russian Federation. Since this time, massive casualties, human rights violations, and an unprecedented refugee crisis have ensued. Women artists of Ukraine have responded. They paint on found materials in refugee housing, illustrate in bomb shelters, photograph their shelled cities wearing press passes and bulletproof jackets. They document, create, and share. They post their daily journals and images on social media. They perform at the Grammy Awards. They know their message is powerful, and the amplification of their voices is critical for victory in a very real battle for survival.

Curated by Grace Mahoney (U-M Slavic Languages and Literatures) and Jessica Zychowicz, Ph.D. (Fulbright Ukraine and U-M Alumna), "'I have a crisis for you': Women Artists of Ukraine Respond to War" showcases work created by women artists in response to Russia’s war in Ukraine. The involved artists are painters, photographers, filmmakers, poets, translators, and textile artists. Many of the works exhibited demonstrate a continuity of engagement by the artists with the topic of war, especially since 2014 when the people of Ukraine gathered in a “Revolution of Dignity” against attempts by the Russian Federation to control the country’s independence resulting in Russia’s annexation of the Crimean Peninsula and backing of pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine’s east.

The featured artists have also been selected because of their prominent interest and exploration of issues relating to gender in their works. The title for this exhibit comes from a poem of the same name by Lyuba Yakimchuk:
“— our love’s gone missing, I explain to a friend/ it vanished in one of the wars/ we waged in our kitchen/ — change the word ‘war’ to ‘crisis,’ he suggests/ because a crisis is something everyone has from time to time.”

Like in Yakimchuk’s poem, many of these artists approach the war with personal perspectives. They intertwine, juxtapose, and disrupt experiences of war with the intimacies of personal relationships, the workings interior lives, and perceptions of social roles. The featured artworks and documents engage a range of subjects from women volunteering as combatants to the processes of grieving and reflect ongoing discourses in Ukrainian feminist scholarship.

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Exhibition Thu, 08 Dec 2022 15:34:27 -0500 2023-01-16T08:00:00-05:00 2023-01-16T17:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia Exhibition "I have a crisis for you" poster
Traces (January 16, 2023 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/101484 101484-21801404@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 16, 2023 9:00am
Location: 202 S. Thayer
Organized By: Institute for the Humanities

Traces explores the relationship between the past and the present with a focus on the process of transformation as the connecting thread. The work consists of a series of collages and a collection of Polaroids that are accompanied by animations and video clips seen solely through the use of an augmented reality application (Virtual Mutations).

The scenarios presented in the static images act as literal stages for animated narratives. What once was a captured single moment echoes into motion, creating an additional layer as to what will come thereafter. A dialogue between the past and the present is established and the app itself acts as a mediator between these tenses, allowing the observer to have a glimpse of the afterthought, that range from digital collages to Polaroid instant film.

About the Artist
Camila Magrane is a multimedia artist originally from Caracas, Venezuela. Having a father from the U.S. and a mother from Venezuela, she grew up alternating between both countries. Being fully exposed to two different cultures gave her a greater understanding of what it means to have various perspectives. After graduating from film school in Caracas, she moved to San Francisco where she freelanced as an editor and camera operator. After discovering a passion for video games and interactive media, Magrane obtained a BS in computer science with a concentration in game development. This eventually led her to working in the game industry as a cinematic artist.

Magrane has been pursuing a professional career as a multimedia artist since 2017, working within a variety of mediums, from photography and collage to animation and virtual/augmented reality (AR). She has been most noted for the creation of her AR image-based work where she’s established a postmodern aesthetic by combining traditional darkroom techniques with the use of digital tools.

Prior to her career in the arts, Magrane worked as a community organizer and teacher, creating and managing a curriculum for teaching 3rd-6th graders coding skills in public schools in Caracas, Venezuela. She continues to be active in community work by giving talks and workshops revolving around the topics of art, technology, and the use of AR as a creative medium.

Camila Magrane has exhibited work internationally in numerous exhibitions, event spaces, fairs, and festivals. Selected exhibitions & clients include The Academy of Sciences, The Exploratorium, Themes+Projects Gallery, Minnesota Street Project, MUKEK, Gray Area, Sothebys, and Adobe. Selected press inquiries include Forbes, Adobe Blog, Refinery29, Lenscratch, Las Vegas Weekly, Las Vegas Review Journal, and Open Studios Guide.

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Exhibition Mon, 05 Dec 2022 12:10:21 -0500 2023-01-16T09:00:00-05:00 2023-01-16T17:00:00-05:00 202 S. Thayer Institute for the Humanities Exhibition Traces
2023 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Symposium | Keynote Address (January 16, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/102033 102033-21803378@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 16, 2023 10:00am
Location: Hill Auditorium
Organized By: Office of Academic Multicultural Initiatives (OAMI)

The Office of Academic Multicultural Initiatives (OAMI) in collaboration with the Ross School of Business and the MLK Planning Committee, announces the annual 2023 Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Symposium, one of the largest celebrations of the life and legacy of Dr. King sponsored by colleges and universities in the nation. Throughout January, the MLK Symposium provides the community with over 40 opportunities to participate in lectures, live performances, exhibits, workshops, and community service projects sponsored by academic and non-academic units, student and staff organizations, and community groups. The historic MLK Symposium Memorial Keynote Lecture will begin at 10:00 a.m. in Hill Auditorium will feature three speakers:
Dr. Aletha Maybank, Physician, Chief Health Equity Officer, and Vice President of the American Medical Association
Mr. Edward Buckles, First-Time Director and Best New Documentary Director Winner of The Albert Maysies Award for the documentary, Katrina Babies
Prof. Earl Lewis (Moderator), Social Historian, Award-winning Author, Educational Leader and Director of the UM Center for Social Solutions

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Conference / Symposium Fri, 16 Dec 2022 09:45:28 -0500 2023-01-16T10:00:00-05:00 2023-01-16T12:00:00-05:00 Hill Auditorium Office of Academic Multicultural Initiatives (OAMI) Conference / Symposium Graphic illustration depicting Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with other imagery of fists and protestors within a dynamic color scheme
Family Secrets: Uncovering Identity in 19th-Century America (January 16, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/103055 103055-21805796@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 16, 2023 10:00am
Location: William Clements Library
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

This student-curated exhibit focuses on the theme of secrecy and how it has shaped our inquiry into how the family, as an institution and an ideal at the heart of debates about American identity and national belonging, has changed over time.

The materials gathered here represented various ways in which cultural concepts of family evolved in both public and private ways.

Please enter through the North Entrance (glass vestibule) that faces the Hatcher Graduate Library.

Curated by: Grace Argo and the Students of History 195, Fall 2022, with Maggie Vanderfold and Julie Fremuth at the Clements Library.

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Exhibition Fri, 20 Jan 2023 10:18:15 -0500 2023-01-16T10:00:00-05:00 2023-01-16T14:00:00-05:00 William Clements Library William L. Clements Library Exhibition Family Secrets: Uncovering Identity in 19th-Century America Image
“The Water Remembers” Performance by The Sister Tour (January 16, 2023 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/101849 101849-21802552@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 16, 2023 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Join us for a final event to
celebrate the powerful work of MacArthur Genius Awardee LaToya Ruby Frazier, who
collaborated with artists and activists Shea Cobb, Amber Hasan and their
families documenting, from 2016 - 2021, how they coped with one of the most
devastating man-made ecological crises in the US, the Flint Water Crisis.
“The Water
Remembers” is a performance by Flint-based artist collective, The Sister Tour.
This special event is a performative ethnographic experience that reframes and
illuminates the spiritual and physical connections (and at times complicated
relationships) between Black Women and Water. The event will feature a "The
Water Remembers" performance followed by a post-performance conversation with
the performers and a reception with light refreshments.Amber Hasan of The Sister Tour writes ‘For Black women water has often served as a reminder of how blessed we
are. Regardless of religious affiliation, we have a sacred relationship
with the waters of the world and have always worked to live in concert with
water, protecting it when necessary, and at other times using the water as a refuge. It is a complex bond, the water has been a saving grace and at
other times it has been used as the munitions of tyrants who mean to bring us
harm.”
The Water Remembers performance by The Sister Tour will be performed by: Shea Cobb aka
Phiresis, Zion Brown, Amber Hasan, Os’Zaria Terry-Dye, London Spearman,
Ashlynn Spearman, Niecole Middleton aka Big Juicy, Oliser Terry-Dye, and DeShano
Demps Jr.
The Sister Tour is a community organization of artists from Flint, Michigan, who present a mix of spoken word, comedy, and music as an expression of resilience to the ongoing water crisis. Activists Shea Cobb and Amber Hasan are featured in LaToya Ruby Frazier’s photographic series, Flint is Family In Three Acts. The Sister Tour has performed across the country including SF MOMA, Flint Institute of Arts, and the University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, MI.

Please contact Jennifer
Junkermeier-Khan at jenjkhan@umich.edu for more information.

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Exhibition Tue, 13 Dec 2022 18:15:05 -0500 2023-01-16T15:00:00-05:00 2023-01-16T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition black women on the ground performing in the WOW symposium
"I have a crisis for you": Women Artists of Ukraine Respond to War (January 17, 2023 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/101972 101972-21803021@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 17, 2023 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia

An exhibit curated by Grace Mahoney and Jessica Zychowicz
Featuring work by Kinder Album, JT Blatty, Oksana Briukhovetska (MFA, Stamps School of Art and Design), Oksana Kazmina, Sonya Hukaylo, Svetlana Lavochkina, Kateryna Lisovenko, and Lyuba Yakimchuk.

In February 2022, the world witnessed the invasion of Ukraine and all-out war of aggression by the Russian Federation. Since this time, massive casualties, human rights violations, and an unprecedented refugee crisis have ensued. Women artists of Ukraine have responded. They paint on found materials in refugee housing, illustrate in bomb shelters, photograph their shelled cities wearing press passes and bulletproof jackets. They document, create, and share. They post their daily journals and images on social media. They perform at the Grammy Awards. They know their message is powerful, and the amplification of their voices is critical for victory in a very real battle for survival.

Curated by Grace Mahoney (U-M Slavic Languages and Literatures) and Jessica Zychowicz, Ph.D. (Fulbright Ukraine and U-M Alumna), "'I have a crisis for you': Women Artists of Ukraine Respond to War" showcases work created by women artists in response to Russia’s war in Ukraine. The involved artists are painters, photographers, filmmakers, poets, translators, and textile artists. Many of the works exhibited demonstrate a continuity of engagement by the artists with the topic of war, especially since 2014 when the people of Ukraine gathered in a “Revolution of Dignity” against attempts by the Russian Federation to control the country’s independence resulting in Russia’s annexation of the Crimean Peninsula and backing of pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine’s east.

The featured artists have also been selected because of their prominent interest and exploration of issues relating to gender in their works. The title for this exhibit comes from a poem of the same name by Lyuba Yakimchuk:
“— our love’s gone missing, I explain to a friend/ it vanished in one of the wars/ we waged in our kitchen/ — change the word ‘war’ to ‘crisis,’ he suggests/ because a crisis is something everyone has from time to time.”

Like in Yakimchuk’s poem, many of these artists approach the war with personal perspectives. They intertwine, juxtapose, and disrupt experiences of war with the intimacies of personal relationships, the workings interior lives, and perceptions of social roles. The featured artworks and documents engage a range of subjects from women volunteering as combatants to the processes of grieving and reflect ongoing discourses in Ukrainian feminist scholarship.

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Exhibition Thu, 08 Dec 2022 15:34:27 -0500 2023-01-17T08:00:00-05:00 2023-01-17T17:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia Exhibition "I have a crisis for you" poster
Portraits of Feminism in Japan (January 17, 2023 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/103305 103305-21806885@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 17, 2023 9:00am
Location: Lane Hall
Organized By: Institute for Research on Women and Gender

What is feminism in Japan? Rather than imagining it as a singular, coherent object, this exhibit seeks to introduce the diversity, difference, and complexity inherent in feminist activism in Japan. As in other cultural contexts, “feminism” in Japan can invoke sharply different associations, from office workers trying to reshape taken-for-granted structures of power and authority, to mothers advocating for safer school lunches after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disasters, and queer couples seeking legal recognition for the families they have created. Mainstream feminist activism in Japan has focused on advocating for change in families, workplaces, schools, political institutions, and laws, among many other contexts. Many ­– but certainly not all – feminist activists in Japan are also responding to the lasting legacies of Japanese colonial projects, working toward recognition, repair, and meaningful reparations for racial and gender-based violence that continue to impact communities disproportionately.

This exhibit features original portraits of feminists who have shaped the landscape of women's and gender rights in Japan and beyond. Created by nine contemporary artists in Japan and the United States, the portraits and accompanying texts challenge simplistic understandings of "feminism" while also drawing attention to a diversity of experiences, needs, and activism within Japan. This exhibit also spotlights the history of Japanese studies at the University of Michigan in conjunction with the Center for Japanese Studies' 75th anniversary celebration.

“Portraits of Feminism in Japan” is open for viewing M-F 9am-4pm or by appointment. University of Michigan instructors can email LaneHallExhibits@umich.edu to request a group tour or schedule a class visit.

Featured artists:
Elaine Cromie, JenClare B. Gawaran, Takatoshi Hayashi, ivokuma (いぼくま), Nami Kaneko (金子奈美), Kang Jungsook, Lisa Taka Miyagi, Nancy Nishihira (西平・ナンシー), and Shigeki Shibata (柴田滋紀)

Curation team:
Allison Alexy, Bradly Hammond, Grace Mahoney, and Alexandria Molinari

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Exhibition Thu, 12 Jan 2023 10:28:07 -0500 2023-01-17T09:00:00-05:00 2023-01-17T16:00:00-05:00 Lane Hall Institute for Research on Women and Gender Exhibition The left side of the image says "Portraits of Feminism in Japan; 2023 Jan 12~May 12; Lane Hall Exhibit Space; University of Michigan" followed by the co-sponsors against a salmon-colored background. The right side of the image is an art piece.
Traces (January 17, 2023 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/101484 101484-21801405@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 17, 2023 9:00am
Location: 202 S. Thayer
Organized By: Institute for the Humanities

Traces explores the relationship between the past and the present with a focus on the process of transformation as the connecting thread. The work consists of a series of collages and a collection of Polaroids that are accompanied by animations and video clips seen solely through the use of an augmented reality application (Virtual Mutations).

The scenarios presented in the static images act as literal stages for animated narratives. What once was a captured single moment echoes into motion, creating an additional layer as to what will come thereafter. A dialogue between the past and the present is established and the app itself acts as a mediator between these tenses, allowing the observer to have a glimpse of the afterthought, that range from digital collages to Polaroid instant film.

About the Artist
Camila Magrane is a multimedia artist originally from Caracas, Venezuela. Having a father from the U.S. and a mother from Venezuela, she grew up alternating between both countries. Being fully exposed to two different cultures gave her a greater understanding of what it means to have various perspectives. After graduating from film school in Caracas, she moved to San Francisco where she freelanced as an editor and camera operator. After discovering a passion for video games and interactive media, Magrane obtained a BS in computer science with a concentration in game development. This eventually led her to working in the game industry as a cinematic artist.

Magrane has been pursuing a professional career as a multimedia artist since 2017, working within a variety of mediums, from photography and collage to animation and virtual/augmented reality (AR). She has been most noted for the creation of her AR image-based work where she’s established a postmodern aesthetic by combining traditional darkroom techniques with the use of digital tools.

Prior to her career in the arts, Magrane worked as a community organizer and teacher, creating and managing a curriculum for teaching 3rd-6th graders coding skills in public schools in Caracas, Venezuela. She continues to be active in community work by giving talks and workshops revolving around the topics of art, technology, and the use of AR as a creative medium.

Camila Magrane has exhibited work internationally in numerous exhibitions, event spaces, fairs, and festivals. Selected exhibitions & clients include The Academy of Sciences, The Exploratorium, Themes+Projects Gallery, Minnesota Street Project, MUKEK, Gray Area, Sothebys, and Adobe. Selected press inquiries include Forbes, Adobe Blog, Refinery29, Lenscratch, Las Vegas Weekly, Las Vegas Review Journal, and Open Studios Guide.

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Exhibition Mon, 05 Dec 2022 12:10:21 -0500 2023-01-17T09:00:00-05:00 2023-01-17T17:00:00-05:00 202 S. Thayer Institute for the Humanities Exhibition Traces
Cathy Barry Connatural Art Exhibition (January 17, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/103072 103072-21805966@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 17, 2023 10:00am
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens
Organized By: Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum

The Connatural Exhibition features the work of Ann Arbor artist, Cathy Barry and explores the intersection of art, science, and design. On display Saturday, January 7 through Sunday, April 30m, 2023.

Cathy Barry is an artist living and working in Ann Arbor whose creative process is closely tied to nature, plants, and the seasons. Cathy is an instructor at the UM School of Art and Design and the UM Program in the Environment and is very interested in the intersections between art, science, and design.

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Exhibition Mon, 09 Jan 2023 12:46:55 -0500 2023-01-17T10:00:00-05:00 2023-01-17T18:00:00-05:00 Matthaei Botanical Gardens Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum Exhibition Cathy Barry artwork. Circle in muted greens and yellows with smaller circles and vine shapes within
Creative Arts and Food Justice (January 17, 2023 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/98236 98236-21807709@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 17, 2023 5:00pm
Location:
Organized By: University of Michigan Sustainable Food Program (UMSFP)

Interested in food sustainability or social justice initiatives? Want to engage in zine issuing, editorial meetings, planning of launch parties and more? Come join one of our biweekly meetings to get involved with The University of Michigan Sustainable Food Program. We have four different groups to join, all with different themes. Fill out the interest form and come to a meeting to get involved! Questions? Email us at umsfp.core@umich.edu

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Meeting Fri, 20 Jan 2023 10:12:54 -0500 2023-01-17T17:00:00-05:00 2023-01-17T18:00:00-05:00 University of Michigan Sustainable Food Program (UMSFP) Meeting Students collaborating at the first Behind the Zines meeting
From Here to There with Linnea Bast (January 17, 2023 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/103197 103197-21806300@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 17, 2023 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Beatrice Linnea Bast is owner & artist at Linnea Botanicals, a biophilic* design firm born out of Bast’s desire to connect people to the natural world by bringing the outside in. Linnea believes that adding more greenery into our lives makes us happier and more connected to the natural world. Let’s grow a greener world together!
*Biophilia: is a desire or tendency to commune with nature.From Here to There is a series of interviews with Stamps Alums talking about how they got FROM college to where they are now (THERE). These are the nuts and bolts about how they got their first job, how they moved across the country, how they figured out a lot of stuff that current students (and other alums!) need to know!

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 10 Jan 2023 18:15:06 -0500 2023-01-17T18:00:00-05:00 2023-01-17T19:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Lecture / Discussion Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design
The Plastic Bag Store (January 17, 2023 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/103461 103461-21807238@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 17, 2023 8:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts

This custom-built public art installation and immersive film experience uses humor, craft, and a critical lens to question our culture of consumption and convenience — specifically, the enduring effects of our single-use plastics.

Shelves are stocked with thousands of original grocery items meticulously sculpted by hand, all made from discarded single-use plastics organically harvested from streets and garbage dumps. Several times a day, the store transforms into an immersive, dynamic stage for a film in which inventive puppetry, shadow play, and intricate handmade sets tell the darkly comedic and sometimes tender story of how the overabundance of plastic waste we leave behind might be misinterpreted by future generations — and how what we value least may become our most lasting cultural legacy.

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Performance Mon, 16 Jan 2023 11:31:38 -0500 2023-01-17T20:00:00-05:00 2023-01-17T21:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts Performance The Plastic Bag Store is coming to Ann Arbor!
"I have a crisis for you": Women Artists of Ukraine Respond to War (January 18, 2023 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/101972 101972-21803022@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 18, 2023 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia

An exhibit curated by Grace Mahoney and Jessica Zychowicz
Featuring work by Kinder Album, JT Blatty, Oksana Briukhovetska (MFA, Stamps School of Art and Design), Oksana Kazmina, Sonya Hukaylo, Svetlana Lavochkina, Kateryna Lisovenko, and Lyuba Yakimchuk.

In February 2022, the world witnessed the invasion of Ukraine and all-out war of aggression by the Russian Federation. Since this time, massive casualties, human rights violations, and an unprecedented refugee crisis have ensued. Women artists of Ukraine have responded. They paint on found materials in refugee housing, illustrate in bomb shelters, photograph their shelled cities wearing press passes and bulletproof jackets. They document, create, and share. They post their daily journals and images on social media. They perform at the Grammy Awards. They know their message is powerful, and the amplification of their voices is critical for victory in a very real battle for survival.

Curated by Grace Mahoney (U-M Slavic Languages and Literatures) and Jessica Zychowicz, Ph.D. (Fulbright Ukraine and U-M Alumna), "'I have a crisis for you': Women Artists of Ukraine Respond to War" showcases work created by women artists in response to Russia’s war in Ukraine. The involved artists are painters, photographers, filmmakers, poets, translators, and textile artists. Many of the works exhibited demonstrate a continuity of engagement by the artists with the topic of war, especially since 2014 when the people of Ukraine gathered in a “Revolution of Dignity” against attempts by the Russian Federation to control the country’s independence resulting in Russia’s annexation of the Crimean Peninsula and backing of pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine’s east.

The featured artists have also been selected because of their prominent interest and exploration of issues relating to gender in their works. The title for this exhibit comes from a poem of the same name by Lyuba Yakimchuk:
“— our love’s gone missing, I explain to a friend/ it vanished in one of the wars/ we waged in our kitchen/ — change the word ‘war’ to ‘crisis,’ he suggests/ because a crisis is something everyone has from time to time.”

Like in Yakimchuk’s poem, many of these artists approach the war with personal perspectives. They intertwine, juxtapose, and disrupt experiences of war with the intimacies of personal relationships, the workings interior lives, and perceptions of social roles. The featured artworks and documents engage a range of subjects from women volunteering as combatants to the processes of grieving and reflect ongoing discourses in Ukrainian feminist scholarship.

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Exhibition Thu, 08 Dec 2022 15:34:27 -0500 2023-01-18T08:00:00-05:00 2023-01-18T17:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia Exhibition "I have a crisis for you" poster
Portraits of Feminism in Japan (January 18, 2023 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/103305 103305-21806886@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 18, 2023 9:00am
Location: Lane Hall
Organized By: Institute for Research on Women and Gender

What is feminism in Japan? Rather than imagining it as a singular, coherent object, this exhibit seeks to introduce the diversity, difference, and complexity inherent in feminist activism in Japan. As in other cultural contexts, “feminism” in Japan can invoke sharply different associations, from office workers trying to reshape taken-for-granted structures of power and authority, to mothers advocating for safer school lunches after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disasters, and queer couples seeking legal recognition for the families they have created. Mainstream feminist activism in Japan has focused on advocating for change in families, workplaces, schools, political institutions, and laws, among many other contexts. Many ­– but certainly not all – feminist activists in Japan are also responding to the lasting legacies of Japanese colonial projects, working toward recognition, repair, and meaningful reparations for racial and gender-based violence that continue to impact communities disproportionately.

This exhibit features original portraits of feminists who have shaped the landscape of women's and gender rights in Japan and beyond. Created by nine contemporary artists in Japan and the United States, the portraits and accompanying texts challenge simplistic understandings of "feminism" while also drawing attention to a diversity of experiences, needs, and activism within Japan. This exhibit also spotlights the history of Japanese studies at the University of Michigan in conjunction with the Center for Japanese Studies' 75th anniversary celebration.

“Portraits of Feminism in Japan” is open for viewing M-F 9am-4pm or by appointment. University of Michigan instructors can email LaneHallExhibits@umich.edu to request a group tour or schedule a class visit.

Featured artists:
Elaine Cromie, JenClare B. Gawaran, Takatoshi Hayashi, ivokuma (いぼくま), Nami Kaneko (金子奈美), Kang Jungsook, Lisa Taka Miyagi, Nancy Nishihira (西平・ナンシー), and Shigeki Shibata (柴田滋紀)

Curation team:
Allison Alexy, Bradly Hammond, Grace Mahoney, and Alexandria Molinari

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Exhibition Thu, 12 Jan 2023 10:28:07 -0500 2023-01-18T09:00:00-05:00 2023-01-18T16:00:00-05:00 Lane Hall Institute for Research on Women and Gender Exhibition The left side of the image says "Portraits of Feminism in Japan; 2023 Jan 12~May 12; Lane Hall Exhibit Space; University of Michigan" followed by the co-sponsors against a salmon-colored background. The right side of the image is an art piece.
Traces (January 18, 2023 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/101484 101484-21801406@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 18, 2023 9:00am
Location: 202 S. Thayer
Organized By: Institute for the Humanities

Traces explores the relationship between the past and the present with a focus on the process of transformation as the connecting thread. The work consists of a series of collages and a collection of Polaroids that are accompanied by animations and video clips seen solely through the use of an augmented reality application (Virtual Mutations).

The scenarios presented in the static images act as literal stages for animated narratives. What once was a captured single moment echoes into motion, creating an additional layer as to what will come thereafter. A dialogue between the past and the present is established and the app itself acts as a mediator between these tenses, allowing the observer to have a glimpse of the afterthought, that range from digital collages to Polaroid instant film.

About the Artist
Camila Magrane is a multimedia artist originally from Caracas, Venezuela. Having a father from the U.S. and a mother from Venezuela, she grew up alternating between both countries. Being fully exposed to two different cultures gave her a greater understanding of what it means to have various perspectives. After graduating from film school in Caracas, she moved to San Francisco where she freelanced as an editor and camera operator. After discovering a passion for video games and interactive media, Magrane obtained a BS in computer science with a concentration in game development. This eventually led her to working in the game industry as a cinematic artist.

Magrane has been pursuing a professional career as a multimedia artist since 2017, working within a variety of mediums, from photography and collage to animation and virtual/augmented reality (AR). She has been most noted for the creation of her AR image-based work where she’s established a postmodern aesthetic by combining traditional darkroom techniques with the use of digital tools.

Prior to her career in the arts, Magrane worked as a community organizer and teacher, creating and managing a curriculum for teaching 3rd-6th graders coding skills in public schools in Caracas, Venezuela. She continues to be active in community work by giving talks and workshops revolving around the topics of art, technology, and the use of AR as a creative medium.

Camila Magrane has exhibited work internationally in numerous exhibitions, event spaces, fairs, and festivals. Selected exhibitions & clients include The Academy of Sciences, The Exploratorium, Themes+Projects Gallery, Minnesota Street Project, MUKEK, Gray Area, Sothebys, and Adobe. Selected press inquiries include Forbes, Adobe Blog, Refinery29, Lenscratch, Las Vegas Weekly, Las Vegas Review Journal, and Open Studios Guide.

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Exhibition Mon, 05 Dec 2022 12:10:21 -0500 2023-01-18T09:00:00-05:00 2023-01-18T17:00:00-05:00 202 S. Thayer Institute for the Humanities Exhibition Traces
Cathy Barry Connatural Art Exhibition (January 18, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/103072 103072-21805967@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 18, 2023 10:00am
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens
Organized By: Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum

The Connatural Exhibition features the work of Ann Arbor artist, Cathy Barry and explores the intersection of art, science, and design. On display Saturday, January 7 through Sunday, April 30m, 2023.

Cathy Barry is an artist living and working in Ann Arbor whose creative process is closely tied to nature, plants, and the seasons. Cathy is an instructor at the UM School of Art and Design and the UM Program in the Environment and is very interested in the intersections between art, science, and design.

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Exhibition Mon, 09 Jan 2023 12:46:55 -0500 2023-01-18T10:00:00-05:00 2023-01-18T18:00:00-05:00 Matthaei Botanical Gardens Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum Exhibition Cathy Barry artwork. Circle in muted greens and yellows with smaller circles and vine shapes within
The Plastic Bag Store (January 18, 2023 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/103461 103461-21807259@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 18, 2023 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts

This custom-built public art installation and immersive film experience uses humor, craft, and a critical lens to question our culture of consumption and convenience — specifically, the enduring effects of our single-use plastics.

Shelves are stocked with thousands of original grocery items meticulously sculpted by hand, all made from discarded single-use plastics organically harvested from streets and garbage dumps. Several times a day, the store transforms into an immersive, dynamic stage for a film in which inventive puppetry, shadow play, and intricate handmade sets tell the darkly comedic and sometimes tender story of how the overabundance of plastic waste we leave behind might be misinterpreted by future generations — and how what we value least may become our most lasting cultural legacy.

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Performance Mon, 16 Jan 2023 11:31:38 -0500 2023-01-18T18:00:00-05:00 2023-01-18T19:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts Performance The Plastic Bag Store is coming to Ann Arbor!
The Plastic Bag Store (January 18, 2023 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/103461 103461-21807278@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 18, 2023 8:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts

This custom-built public art installation and immersive film experience uses humor, craft, and a critical lens to question our culture of consumption and convenience — specifically, the enduring effects of our single-use plastics.

Shelves are stocked with thousands of original grocery items meticulously sculpted by hand, all made from discarded single-use plastics organically harvested from streets and garbage dumps. Several times a day, the store transforms into an immersive, dynamic stage for a film in which inventive puppetry, shadow play, and intricate handmade sets tell the darkly comedic and sometimes tender story of how the overabundance of plastic waste we leave behind might be misinterpreted by future generations — and how what we value least may become our most lasting cultural legacy.

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Performance Mon, 16 Jan 2023 11:31:38 -0500 2023-01-18T20:00:00-05:00 2023-01-18T21:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts Performance The Plastic Bag Store is coming to Ann Arbor!
Michigan's Got Talent *AUDITIONS* (January 19, 2023 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/103661 103661-21807613@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 19, 2023 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: MUSIC Matters

Do you have a talent you want to share? Do you want to see Michigan students perform in front of guest judges?

MUSIC Matters presents our annual talent show Michigan’s Got Talent! Participants have the chance to share their talents with the U-M community, and hundreds of dollars in prizes are up for grabs!

Submission deadline has been extended to January 22, 2022 at 11:59 pm. Select acts will be chosen to participate in the live, in-person talent show at the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre on February 1, 2022 at 7:00 pm.

Click here to learn more and audition!
*www.umichmusicmatters.com/michigans-got-talent*

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Auditions Thu, 19 Jan 2023 10:42:46 -0500 2023-01-19T00:00:00-05:00 2023-01-19T23:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location MUSIC Matters Auditions Matt Stawinski performing at Michigan's Got Talent 2022
"I have a crisis for you": Women Artists of Ukraine Respond to War (January 19, 2023 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/101972 101972-21803023@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 19, 2023 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia

An exhibit curated by Grace Mahoney and Jessica Zychowicz
Featuring work by Kinder Album, JT Blatty, Oksana Briukhovetska (MFA, Stamps School of Art and Design), Oksana Kazmina, Sonya Hukaylo, Svetlana Lavochkina, Kateryna Lisovenko, and Lyuba Yakimchuk.

In February 2022, the world witnessed the invasion of Ukraine and all-out war of aggression by the Russian Federation. Since this time, massive casualties, human rights violations, and an unprecedented refugee crisis have ensued. Women artists of Ukraine have responded. They paint on found materials in refugee housing, illustrate in bomb shelters, photograph their shelled cities wearing press passes and bulletproof jackets. They document, create, and share. They post their daily journals and images on social media. They perform at the Grammy Awards. They know their message is powerful, and the amplification of their voices is critical for victory in a very real battle for survival.

Curated by Grace Mahoney (U-M Slavic Languages and Literatures) and Jessica Zychowicz, Ph.D. (Fulbright Ukraine and U-M Alumna), "'I have a crisis for you': Women Artists of Ukraine Respond to War" showcases work created by women artists in response to Russia’s war in Ukraine. The involved artists are painters, photographers, filmmakers, poets, translators, and textile artists. Many of the works exhibited demonstrate a continuity of engagement by the artists with the topic of war, especially since 2014 when the people of Ukraine gathered in a “Revolution of Dignity” against attempts by the Russian Federation to control the country’s independence resulting in Russia’s annexation of the Crimean Peninsula and backing of pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine’s east.

The featured artists have also been selected because of their prominent interest and exploration of issues relating to gender in their works. The title for this exhibit comes from a poem of the same name by Lyuba Yakimchuk:
“— our love’s gone missing, I explain to a friend/ it vanished in one of the wars/ we waged in our kitchen/ — change the word ‘war’ to ‘crisis,’ he suggests/ because a crisis is something everyone has from time to time.”

Like in Yakimchuk’s poem, many of these artists approach the war with personal perspectives. They intertwine, juxtapose, and disrupt experiences of war with the intimacies of personal relationships, the workings interior lives, and perceptions of social roles. The featured artworks and documents engage a range of subjects from women volunteering as combatants to the processes of grieving and reflect ongoing discourses in Ukrainian feminist scholarship.

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Exhibition Thu, 08 Dec 2022 15:34:27 -0500 2023-01-19T08:00:00-05:00 2023-01-19T17:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia Exhibition "I have a crisis for you" poster
Portraits of Feminism in Japan (January 19, 2023 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/103305 103305-21806887@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 19, 2023 9:00am
Location: Lane Hall
Organized By: Institute for Research on Women and Gender

What is feminism in Japan? Rather than imagining it as a singular, coherent object, this exhibit seeks to introduce the diversity, difference, and complexity inherent in feminist activism in Japan. As in other cultural contexts, “feminism” in Japan can invoke sharply different associations, from office workers trying to reshape taken-for-granted structures of power and authority, to mothers advocating for safer school lunches after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disasters, and queer couples seeking legal recognition for the families they have created. Mainstream feminist activism in Japan has focused on advocating for change in families, workplaces, schools, political institutions, and laws, among many other contexts. Many ­– but certainly not all – feminist activists in Japan are also responding to the lasting legacies of Japanese colonial projects, working toward recognition, repair, and meaningful reparations for racial and gender-based violence that continue to impact communities disproportionately.

This exhibit features original portraits of feminists who have shaped the landscape of women's and gender rights in Japan and beyond. Created by nine contemporary artists in Japan and the United States, the portraits and accompanying texts challenge simplistic understandings of "feminism" while also drawing attention to a diversity of experiences, needs, and activism within Japan. This exhibit also spotlights the history of Japanese studies at the University of Michigan in conjunction with the Center for Japanese Studies' 75th anniversary celebration.

“Portraits of Feminism in Japan” is open for viewing M-F 9am-4pm or by appointment. University of Michigan instructors can email LaneHallExhibits@umich.edu to request a group tour or schedule a class visit.

Featured artists:
Elaine Cromie, JenClare B. Gawaran, Takatoshi Hayashi, ivokuma (いぼくま), Nami Kaneko (金子奈美), Kang Jungsook, Lisa Taka Miyagi, Nancy Nishihira (西平・ナンシー), and Shigeki Shibata (柴田滋紀)

Curation team:
Allison Alexy, Bradly Hammond, Grace Mahoney, and Alexandria Molinari

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Exhibition Thu, 12 Jan 2023 10:28:07 -0500 2023-01-19T09:00:00-05:00 2023-01-19T16:00:00-05:00 Lane Hall Institute for Research on Women and Gender Exhibition The left side of the image says "Portraits of Feminism in Japan; 2023 Jan 12~May 12; Lane Hall Exhibit Space; University of Michigan" followed by the co-sponsors against a salmon-colored background. The right side of the image is an art piece.
Traces (January 19, 2023 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/101484 101484-21801407@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 19, 2023 9:00am
Location: 202 S. Thayer
Organized By: Institute for the Humanities

Traces explores the relationship between the past and the present with a focus on the process of transformation as the connecting thread. The work consists of a series of collages and a collection of Polaroids that are accompanied by animations and video clips seen solely through the use of an augmented reality application (Virtual Mutations).

The scenarios presented in the static images act as literal stages for animated narratives. What once was a captured single moment echoes into motion, creating an additional layer as to what will come thereafter. A dialogue between the past and the present is established and the app itself acts as a mediator between these tenses, allowing the observer to have a glimpse of the afterthought, that range from digital collages to Polaroid instant film.

About the Artist
Camila Magrane is a multimedia artist originally from Caracas, Venezuela. Having a father from the U.S. and a mother from Venezuela, she grew up alternating between both countries. Being fully exposed to two different cultures gave her a greater understanding of what it means to have various perspectives. After graduating from film school in Caracas, she moved to San Francisco where she freelanced as an editor and camera operator. After discovering a passion for video games and interactive media, Magrane obtained a BS in computer science with a concentration in game development. This eventually led her to working in the game industry as a cinematic artist.

Magrane has been pursuing a professional career as a multimedia artist since 2017, working within a variety of mediums, from photography and collage to animation and virtual/augmented reality (AR). She has been most noted for the creation of her AR image-based work where she’s established a postmodern aesthetic by combining traditional darkroom techniques with the use of digital tools.

Prior to her career in the arts, Magrane worked as a community organizer and teacher, creating and managing a curriculum for teaching 3rd-6th graders coding skills in public schools in Caracas, Venezuela. She continues to be active in community work by giving talks and workshops revolving around the topics of art, technology, and the use of AR as a creative medium.

Camila Magrane has exhibited work internationally in numerous exhibitions, event spaces, fairs, and festivals. Selected exhibitions & clients include The Academy of Sciences, The Exploratorium, Themes+Projects Gallery, Minnesota Street Project, MUKEK, Gray Area, Sothebys, and Adobe. Selected press inquiries include Forbes, Adobe Blog, Refinery29, Lenscratch, Las Vegas Weekly, Las Vegas Review Journal, and Open Studios Guide.

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Exhibition Mon, 05 Dec 2022 12:10:21 -0500 2023-01-19T09:00:00-05:00 2023-01-19T17:00:00-05:00 202 S. Thayer Institute for the Humanities Exhibition Traces
Cathy Barry Connatural Art Exhibition (January 19, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/103072 103072-21805968@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 19, 2023 10:00am
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens
Organized By: Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum

The Connatural Exhibition features the work of Ann Arbor artist, Cathy Barry and explores the intersection of art, science, and design. On display Saturday, January 7 through Sunday, April 30m, 2023.

Cathy Barry is an artist living and working in Ann Arbor whose creative process is closely tied to nature, plants, and the seasons. Cathy is an instructor at the UM School of Art and Design and the UM Program in the Environment and is very interested in the intersections between art, science, and design.

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Exhibition Mon, 09 Jan 2023 12:46:55 -0500 2023-01-19T10:00:00-05:00 2023-01-19T18:00:00-05:00 Matthaei Botanical Gardens Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum Exhibition Cathy Barry artwork. Circle in muted greens and yellows with smaller circles and vine shapes within
Titus Kaphar - Penny Stamps Speaker Series (January 19, 2023 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/102186 102186-21803659@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 19, 2023 5:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Titus Kaphar is an artist whose paintings, sculptures, and installations examine the history of representation by transforming its styles and mediums with formal innovations to emphasize the physicality and dimensionality of the canvas and materials themselves. His work, Flay (James Madison), is the centerpiece of Unsettling Histories: Legacies of Slavery and Colonalism, UMMA’s reinstallation of our gallery of eighteenth century European and American art. Through the acts of shredding, cutting, shrouding, tarring, erasing, breaking and nailing, Kaphar’s portrait of James Madison sheds light on unspoken truths in our country’s history, examining how histories have been rewritten, distorted, reimagined, and understood.
Kaphar’s commitment to social engagement has led him to move beyond traditional modes of artistic expression to establish NXTHVN. NXTHVN is a new national arts model that empowers emerging artists and curators of color through education and access. Through intergenerational mentorship, professional development, and cross-sector collaboration, NXTHVN accelerates professional careers in the arts. Now in its second year of operation, NXTHVN encourages artists, art professionals, and local entrepreneurs to expand New Haven’s growing creative community.
Kaphar received an MFA from the Yale School of Art and is a distinguished recipient of numerous prizes and awards including a 2018 MacArthur Fellowship, a 2018 Art for Justice Fund grant, a 2016 Robert R. Rauschenberg Artist as Activist grant, and a 2015 Creative Capital grant. His work is included in the collections of Crystal Bridges Museum, Bentonville, AK; the Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM), Miami, FL; The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York, NY; the Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY; the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY and The Metropolitan Museum of Art (the MET), New York, NY, amongst others.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 18 Jan 2023 13:05:14 -0500 2023-01-19T17:30:00-05:00 2023-01-19T19:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Lecture / Discussion Image of George Washington with strips of the image pulled in different directions
The Plastic Bag Store (January 19, 2023 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/103461 103461-21807260@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 19, 2023 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts

This custom-built public art installation and immersive film experience uses humor, craft, and a critical lens to question our culture of consumption and convenience — specifically, the enduring effects of our single-use plastics.

Shelves are stocked with thousands of original grocery items meticulously sculpted by hand, all made from discarded single-use plastics organically harvested from streets and garbage dumps. Several times a day, the store transforms into an immersive, dynamic stage for a film in which inventive puppetry, shadow play, and intricate handmade sets tell the darkly comedic and sometimes tender story of how the overabundance of plastic waste we leave behind might be misinterpreted by future generations — and how what we value least may become our most lasting cultural legacy.

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Performance Mon, 16 Jan 2023 11:31:38 -0500 2023-01-19T18:00:00-05:00 2023-01-19T19:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts Performance The Plastic Bag Store is coming to Ann Arbor!
The Plastic Bag Store (January 19, 2023 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/103461 103461-21807279@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 19, 2023 8:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts

This custom-built public art installation and immersive film experience uses humor, craft, and a critical lens to question our culture of consumption and convenience — specifically, the enduring effects of our single-use plastics.

Shelves are stocked with thousands of original grocery items meticulously sculpted by hand, all made from discarded single-use plastics organically harvested from streets and garbage dumps. Several times a day, the store transforms into an immersive, dynamic stage for a film in which inventive puppetry, shadow play, and intricate handmade sets tell the darkly comedic and sometimes tender story of how the overabundance of plastic waste we leave behind might be misinterpreted by future generations — and how what we value least may become our most lasting cultural legacy.

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Performance Mon, 16 Jan 2023 11:31:38 -0500 2023-01-19T20:00:00-05:00 2023-01-19T21:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts Performance The Plastic Bag Store is coming to Ann Arbor!
Michigan's Got Talent *AUDITIONS* (January 20, 2023 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/103661 103661-21807614@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 20, 2023 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: MUSIC Matters

Do you have a talent you want to share? Do you want to see Michigan students perform in front of guest judges?

MUSIC Matters presents our annual talent show Michigan’s Got Talent! Participants have the chance to share their talents with the U-M community, and hundreds of dollars in prizes are up for grabs!

Submission deadline has been extended to January 22, 2022 at 11:59 pm. Select acts will be chosen to participate in the live, in-person talent show at the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre on February 1, 2022 at 7:00 pm.

Click here to learn more and audition!
*www.umichmusicmatters.com/michigans-got-talent*

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Auditions Thu, 19 Jan 2023 10:42:46 -0500 2023-01-20T00:00:00-05:00 2023-01-20T23:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location MUSIC Matters Auditions Matt Stawinski performing at Michigan's Got Talent 2022
"I have a crisis for you": Women Artists of Ukraine Respond to War (January 20, 2023 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/101972 101972-21803024@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 20, 2023 8:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia

An exhibit curated by Grace Mahoney and Jessica Zychowicz
Featuring work by Kinder Album, JT Blatty, Oksana Briukhovetska (MFA, Stamps School of Art and Design), Oksana Kazmina, Sonya Hukaylo, Svetlana Lavochkina, Kateryna Lisovenko, and Lyuba Yakimchuk.

In February 2022, the world witnessed the invasion of Ukraine and all-out war of aggression by the Russian Federation. Since this time, massive casualties, human rights violations, and an unprecedented refugee crisis have ensued. Women artists of Ukraine have responded. They paint on found materials in refugee housing, illustrate in bomb shelters, photograph their shelled cities wearing press passes and bulletproof jackets. They document, create, and share. They post their daily journals and images on social media. They perform at the Grammy Awards. They know their message is powerful, and the amplification of their voices is critical for victory in a very real battle for survival.

Curated by Grace Mahoney (U-M Slavic Languages and Literatures) and Jessica Zychowicz, Ph.D. (Fulbright Ukraine and U-M Alumna), "'I have a crisis for you': Women Artists of Ukraine Respond to War" showcases work created by women artists in response to Russia’s war in Ukraine. The involved artists are painters, photographers, filmmakers, poets, translators, and textile artists. Many of the works exhibited demonstrate a continuity of engagement by the artists with the topic of war, especially since 2014 when the people of Ukraine gathered in a “Revolution of Dignity” against attempts by the Russian Federation to control the country’s independence resulting in Russia’s annexation of the Crimean Peninsula and backing of pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine’s east.

The featured artists have also been selected because of their prominent interest and exploration of issues relating to gender in their works. The title for this exhibit comes from a poem of the same name by Lyuba Yakimchuk:
“— our love’s gone missing, I explain to a friend/ it vanished in one of the wars/ we waged in our kitchen/ — change the word ‘war’ to ‘crisis,’ he suggests/ because a crisis is something everyone has from time to time.”

Like in Yakimchuk’s poem, many of these artists approach the war with personal perspectives. They intertwine, juxtapose, and disrupt experiences of war with the intimacies of personal relationships, the workings interior lives, and perceptions of social roles. The featured artworks and documents engage a range of subjects from women volunteering as combatants to the processes of grieving and reflect ongoing discourses in Ukrainian feminist scholarship.

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Exhibition Thu, 08 Dec 2022 15:34:27 -0500 2023-01-20T08:00:00-05:00 2023-01-20T17:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia Exhibition "I have a crisis for you" poster
Portraits of Feminism in Japan (January 20, 2023 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/103305 103305-21806888@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 20, 2023 9:00am
Location: Lane Hall
Organized By: Institute for Research on Women and Gender

What is feminism in Japan? Rather than imagining it as a singular, coherent object, this exhibit seeks to introduce the diversity, difference, and complexity inherent in feminist activism in Japan. As in other cultural contexts, “feminism” in Japan can invoke sharply different associations, from office workers trying to reshape taken-for-granted structures of power and authority, to mothers advocating for safer school lunches after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disasters, and queer couples seeking legal recognition for the families they have created. Mainstream feminist activism in Japan has focused on advocating for change in families, workplaces, schools, political institutions, and laws, among many other contexts. Many ­– but certainly not all – feminist activists in Japan are also responding to the lasting legacies of Japanese colonial projects, working toward recognition, repair, and meaningful reparations for racial and gender-based violence that continue to impact communities disproportionately.

This exhibit features original portraits of feminists who have shaped the landscape of women's and gender rights in Japan and beyond. Created by nine contemporary artists in Japan and the United States, the portraits and accompanying texts challenge simplistic understandings of "feminism" while also drawing attention to a diversity of experiences, needs, and activism within Japan. This exhibit also spotlights the history of Japanese studies at the University of Michigan in conjunction with the Center for Japanese Studies' 75th anniversary celebration.

“Portraits of Feminism in Japan” is open for viewing M-F 9am-4pm or by appointment. University of Michigan instructors can email LaneHallExhibits@umich.edu to request a group tour or schedule a class visit.

Featured artists:
Elaine Cromie, JenClare B. Gawaran, Takatoshi Hayashi, ivokuma (いぼくま), Nami Kaneko (金子奈美), Kang Jungsook, Lisa Taka Miyagi, Nancy Nishihira (西平・ナンシー), and Shigeki Shibata (柴田滋紀)

Curation team:
Allison Alexy, Bradly Hammond, Grace Mahoney, and Alexandria Molinari

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Exhibition Thu, 12 Jan 2023 10:28:07 -0500 2023-01-20T09:00:00-05:00 2023-01-20T16:00:00-05:00 Lane Hall Institute for Research on Women and Gender Exhibition The left side of the image says "Portraits of Feminism in Japan; 2023 Jan 12~May 12; Lane Hall Exhibit Space; University of Michigan" followed by the co-sponsors against a salmon-colored background. The right side of the image is an art piece.
Traces (January 20, 2023 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/101484 101484-21801408@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 20, 2023 9:00am
Location: 202 S. Thayer
Organized By: Institute for the Humanities

Traces explores the relationship between the past and the present with a focus on the process of transformation as the connecting thread. The work consists of a series of collages and a collection of Polaroids that are accompanied by animations and video clips seen solely through the use of an augmented reality application (Virtual Mutations).

The scenarios presented in the static images act as literal stages for animated narratives. What once was a captured single moment echoes into motion, creating an additional layer as to what will come thereafter. A dialogue between the past and the present is established and the app itself acts as a mediator between these tenses, allowing the observer to have a glimpse of the afterthought, that range from digital collages to Polaroid instant film.

About the Artist
Camila Magrane is a multimedia artist originally from Caracas, Venezuela. Having a father from the U.S. and a mother from Venezuela, she grew up alternating between both countries. Being fully exposed to two different cultures gave her a greater understanding of what it means to have various perspectives. After graduating from film school in Caracas, she moved to San Francisco where she freelanced as an editor and camera operator. After discovering a passion for video games and interactive media, Magrane obtained a BS in computer science with a concentration in game development. This eventually led her to working in the game industry as a cinematic artist.

Magrane has been pursuing a professional career as a multimedia artist since 2017, working within a variety of mediums, from photography and collage to animation and virtual/augmented reality (AR). She has been most noted for the creation of her AR image-based work where she’s established a postmodern aesthetic by combining traditional darkroom techniques with the use of digital tools.

Prior to her career in the arts, Magrane worked as a community organizer and teacher, creating and managing a curriculum for teaching 3rd-6th graders coding skills in public schools in Caracas, Venezuela. She continues to be active in community work by giving talks and workshops revolving around the topics of art, technology, and the use of AR as a creative medium.

Camila Magrane has exhibited work internationally in numerous exhibitions, event spaces, fairs, and festivals. Selected exhibitions & clients include The Academy of Sciences, The Exploratorium, Themes+Projects Gallery, Minnesota Street Project, MUKEK, Gray Area, Sothebys, and Adobe. Selected press inquiries include Forbes, Adobe Blog, Refinery29, Lenscratch, Las Vegas Weekly, Las Vegas Review Journal, and Open Studios Guide.

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Exhibition Mon, 05 Dec 2022 12:10:21 -0500 2023-01-20T09:00:00-05:00 2023-01-20T17:00:00-05:00 202 S. Thayer Institute for the Humanities Exhibition Traces
Cathy Barry Connatural Art Exhibition (January 20, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/103072 103072-21805969@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 20, 2023 10:00am
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens
Organized By: Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum

The Connatural Exhibition features the work of Ann Arbor artist, Cathy Barry and explores the intersection of art, science, and design. On display Saturday, January 7 through Sunday, April 30m, 2023.

Cathy Barry is an artist living and working in Ann Arbor whose creative process is closely tied to nature, plants, and the seasons. Cathy is an instructor at the UM School of Art and Design and the UM Program in the Environment and is very interested in the intersections between art, science, and design.

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Exhibition Mon, 09 Jan 2023 12:46:55 -0500 2023-01-20T10:00:00-05:00 2023-01-20T18:00:00-05:00 Matthaei Botanical Gardens Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum Exhibition Cathy Barry artwork. Circle in muted greens and yellows with smaller circles and vine shapes within
Family Secrets: Uncovering Identity in 19th-Century America (January 20, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/103055 103055-21805811@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 20, 2023 10:00am
Location: William Clements Library
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

This student-curated exhibit focuses on the theme of secrecy and how it has shaped our inquiry into how the family, as an institution and an ideal at the heart of debates about American identity and national belonging, has changed over time.

The materials gathered here represented various ways in which cultural concepts of family evolved in both public and private ways.

Please enter through the North Entrance (glass vestibule) that faces the Hatcher Graduate Library.

Curated by: Grace Argo and the Students of History 195, Fall 2022, with Maggie Vanderfold and Julie Fremuth at the Clements Library.

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Exhibition Fri, 20 Jan 2023 10:18:15 -0500 2023-01-20T10:00:00-05:00 2023-01-20T14:00:00-05:00 William Clements Library William L. Clements Library Exhibition Family Secrets: Uncovering Identity in 19th-Century America Image
PRINTWORKS (January 20, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/101890 101890-21802624@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 20, 2023 10:00am
Location: East Quadrangle
Organized By: Residential College

Carl Wilson is known for his stark black and white linocut prints. The self-taught artist sees himself as a documentarian of lives easily ignored in a world obsessed with materialism and celebrity. His work frequently highlights not only the strength found in conquering the everyday and mundane, but also the pain and defeat of those not able to rise to the occasion. His love of film noir and pulp fiction novels from the nineteen forties and fifties has led him to experiment with minimalist animation and comic book illustration. He embraces the whimsy hidden in the darkness.



Carl is the recipient of a 2013 Kresge Artist Fellowship and is an alumni of the historic Yaddo Artists’ Community. During his residency there he carved the prints for, and wrote the book, Her Purse Smelled like JuicyFruit, a recollection of his mother’s life. Carl was named 2014 guest curator of Detroit’s Carr Center. Also in 2014 Complex Online Magazine named him one of Twenty Detroit Artists You Should Know. He was featured in Essay'd, a monthly publication about Detroit artists. In 2017 Carl's work was a part of Detroit's contribution to The Saint-Etienne Design Biennale in France. 2017 also saw the release of a comic book, the first installment of his graphic novel, Dead & Lost in Detroit. Spring of 2018 saw Carl complete a residency at MacDowell in New Hampshire. While there he finished the writing and illustration of his graphic novel and currently the book is in negotiation for publication. The year has also seen the completion of a ten print collection based on James Weldon Johnson's Prodigal Son poetry. It was commissioned by Calvin College and Dr. Larry Gerbens.

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Exhibition Tue, 06 Dec 2022 11:17:40 -0500 2023-01-20T10:00:00-05:00 2023-01-20T17:00:00-05:00 East Quadrangle Residential College Exhibition Prints by Carl Wilson
The Plastic Bag Store (January 20, 2023 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/103461 103461-21807261@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 20, 2023 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts

This custom-built public art installation and immersive film experience uses humor, craft, and a critical lens to question our culture of consumption and convenience — specifically, the enduring effects of our single-use plastics.

Shelves are stocked with thousands of original grocery items meticulously sculpted by hand, all made from discarded single-use plastics organically harvested from streets and garbage dumps. Several times a day, the store transforms into an immersive, dynamic stage for a film in which inventive puppetry, shadow play, and intricate handmade sets tell the darkly comedic and sometimes tender story of how the overabundance of plastic waste we leave behind might be misinterpreted by future generations — and how what we value least may become our most lasting cultural legacy.

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Performance Mon, 16 Jan 2023 11:31:38 -0500 2023-01-20T18:00:00-05:00 2023-01-20T19:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts Performance The Plastic Bag Store is coming to Ann Arbor!
The Plastic Bag Store (January 20, 2023 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/103461 103461-21807280@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 20, 2023 8:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts

This custom-built public art installation and immersive film experience uses humor, craft, and a critical lens to question our culture of consumption and convenience — specifically, the enduring effects of our single-use plastics.

Shelves are stocked with thousands of original grocery items meticulously sculpted by hand, all made from discarded single-use plastics organically harvested from streets and garbage dumps. Several times a day, the store transforms into an immersive, dynamic stage for a film in which inventive puppetry, shadow play, and intricate handmade sets tell the darkly comedic and sometimes tender story of how the overabundance of plastic waste we leave behind might be misinterpreted by future generations — and how what we value least may become our most lasting cultural legacy.

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Performance Mon, 16 Jan 2023 11:31:38 -0500 2023-01-20T20:00:00-05:00 2023-01-20T21:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts Performance The Plastic Bag Store is coming to Ann Arbor!
Michigan's Got Talent *AUDITIONS* (January 21, 2023 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/103661 103661-21807615@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, January 21, 2023 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: MUSIC Matters

Do you have a talent you want to share? Do you want to see Michigan students perform in front of guest judges?

MUSIC Matters presents our annual talent show Michigan’s Got Talent! Participants have the chance to share their talents with the U-M community, and hundreds of dollars in prizes are up for grabs!

Submission deadline has been extended to January 22, 2022 at 11:59 pm. Select acts will be chosen to participate in the live, in-person talent show at the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre on February 1, 2022 at 7:00 pm.

Click here to learn more and audition!
*www.umichmusicmatters.com/michigans-got-talent*

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Auditions Thu, 19 Jan 2023 10:42:46 -0500 2023-01-21T00:00:00-05:00 2023-01-21T23:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location MUSIC Matters Auditions Matt Stawinski performing at Michigan's Got Talent 2022
Cathy Barry Connatural Art Exhibition (January 21, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/103072 103072-21805970@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, January 21, 2023 10:00am
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens
Organized By: Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum

The Connatural Exhibition features the work of Ann Arbor artist, Cathy Barry and explores the intersection of art, science, and design. On display Saturday, January 7 through Sunday, April 30m, 2023.

Cathy Barry is an artist living and working in Ann Arbor whose creative process is closely tied to nature, plants, and the seasons. Cathy is an instructor at the UM School of Art and Design and the UM Program in the Environment and is very interested in the intersections between art, science, and design.

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Exhibition Mon, 09 Jan 2023 12:46:55 -0500 2023-01-21T10:00:00-05:00 2023-01-21T18:00:00-05:00 Matthaei Botanical Gardens Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum Exhibition Cathy Barry artwork. Circle in muted greens and yellows with smaller circles and vine shapes within
The Plastic Bag Store: Family Drop-In and Art-Making Activity (January 21, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/103167 103167-21806217@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, January 21, 2023 10:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Click here to register: https://universitymusicalsociety.activehosted.com/f/88.

Recommended for ages 3-6.

Families with young children are invited to visit The Plastic Bag Store and participate in a guided, hands-on art-making activity.

Children ages 3-6 and their families can explore the store in a relaxed, child-friendly environment. Discover shelves stocked with thousands of original grocery items meticulously sculpted by hand, all made from discarded single-use plastics harvested from streets and garbage dumps. Then join in the fun by crafting your own art objects made from upcycled/found objects (provided) in a guided, hands-on activity conceived of and led by Ann Arbor artist Sajeev Visweswaran.

Arrive any time between 10 and 11:30 and stay as long as you like until 12pm.

The Plastic Bag Store is co-presented by the University Musical Society, the University of Michigan Museum of Art, and the U-M Graham Sustainability Institute, with support from the U-M Arts Initiative.

Title Sponsors: Rachel Bendit and Mark Bernstein
Principal Sponsors: Max Wicha and Sheila Crowley and an anonymous gift supporting programming focused on climate change and a sustainable environment
Supporting Sponsors: Destination Ann Arbor and Ilene H. Forsyth Theater Endowment FundMedia Partner: WEMU 89.1 FM

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Other Sat, 21 Jan 2023 12:15:42 -0500 2023-01-21T10:00:00-05:00 2023-01-21T12:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Other Museum of Art
Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning Liberty Research Annex and Gallery (January 21, 2023 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/102331 102331-21803864@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, January 21, 2023 1:00pm
Location: 305 W Liberty
Organized By: A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning

Students and faculty collaborate on architecture research in the 19,000-square-foot Liberty Research Annex. Located in the heart of downtown Ann Arbor, Michigan, this open-plan facility provides space for students and faculty to collaboratively take on full-scale material assemblies, installations, and group projects. Students and faculty engage in architectural research through the process of researching and making. Additionally, the facility contains a 3,000-square-foot exhibition gallery, which is open to the public and contributes to the vibrant downtown Ann Arbor arts scene. Public visitors are encouraged to interact with exhibits and learn about the latest in architectural research at Taubman College. U-M's Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning Liberty Research Annex and Gallery is located at 305 W. Liberty Rd., Ann Arbor, MI, 48103.

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Exhibition Fri, 16 Dec 2022 14:15:13 -0500 2023-01-21T13:00:00-05:00 2023-01-21T17:00:00-05:00 305 W Liberty A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning Exhibition Photo of Liberty Research Annex with Open Saturdays 1-5pm text
The Plastic Bag Store (January 21, 2023 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/103461 103461-21807304@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, January 21, 2023 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts

This custom-built public art installation and immersive film experience uses humor, craft, and a critical lens to question our culture of consumption and convenience — specifically, the enduring effects of our single-use plastics.

Shelves are stocked with thousands of original grocery items meticulously sculpted by hand, all made from discarded single-use plastics organically harvested from streets and garbage dumps. Several times a day, the store transforms into an immersive, dynamic stage for a film in which inventive puppetry, shadow play, and intricate handmade sets tell the darkly comedic and sometimes tender story of how the overabundance of plastic waste we leave behind might be misinterpreted by future generations — and how what we value least may become our most lasting cultural legacy.

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Performance Mon, 16 Jan 2023 11:31:38 -0500 2023-01-21T14:00:00-05:00 2023-01-21T15:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts Performance The Plastic Bag Store is coming to Ann Arbor!
MedART presents Art Showcase & Open Mic (January 21, 2023 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/103740 103740-21807745@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, January 21, 2023 4:00pm
Location: North Quad
Organized By: North Quad Programming

MedART invites you to North Quad's Space 2435 this Saturday from 4 PM to 7 PM to enjoy an art showcase created and hosted by UofM medical students—featuring process art from art therapy. MedART is an initiative at the U-M Medical School for students to foster imagination and create a space for discussion and creative expression.

There will be refreshments, an open mic, and arts & crafts table. Come relax and enjoy art! Free and open to the public.

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Exhibition Fri, 20 Jan 2023 11:54:22 -0500 2023-01-21T16:00:00-05:00 2023-01-21T19:00:00-05:00 North Quad North Quad Programming Exhibition MedART invites you to an Art Showcase and Open mic on 1/21 from 4 PM to 7 PM in U-M North Quad's Space 2435.
The Plastic Bag Store (January 21, 2023 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/103461 103461-21807305@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, January 21, 2023 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts

This custom-built public art installation and immersive film experience uses humor, craft, and a critical lens to question our culture of consumption and convenience — specifically, the enduring effects of our single-use plastics.

Shelves are stocked with thousands of original grocery items meticulously sculpted by hand, all made from discarded single-use plastics organically harvested from streets and garbage dumps. Several times a day, the store transforms into an immersive, dynamic stage for a film in which inventive puppetry, shadow play, and intricate handmade sets tell the darkly comedic and sometimes tender story of how the overabundance of plastic waste we leave behind might be misinterpreted by future generations — and how what we value least may become our most lasting cultural legacy.

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Performance Mon, 16 Jan 2023 11:31:38 -0500 2023-01-21T16:00:00-05:00 2023-01-21T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts Performance The Plastic Bag Store is coming to Ann Arbor!