arts
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April 8, 2024
It Happened at Michigan — The ‘harrowing experience’ of meeting Robert Frost
Robert Frost came to campus in the fall of 1921 to be U-M’s inaugural Creative Fellow in the Creative Arts, an experiment carried out by President Marion L. Burton.
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March 28, 2024
Mural project offers arts access to science students
A unique collaboration between students, faculty and local artists is bringing a vibrant mural related to the field of nuclear engineering to the Ann Arbor campus this spring.
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February 14, 2024
Mini-course allows students to delve into the art of anatomy
Two School of Kinesiology faculty members created a seven-week mini-course that challenged students to revisit their preconceptions about both art and the body.
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November 20, 2023
Arts Initiative set to launch campuswide artist residency
A new campuswide artist residency will launch next year, and the Arts Initiative is looking for nominations of artists who can make a big impact on campus and the community.
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October 27, 2023
‘Respond/Resist/Rethink’ coming to all three U-M campuses
A new partnership across all three U-M campuses will feature work created by U-M students this fall in conjunction with the Arts & Resistance theme semester.
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October 25, 2023
How do we remember? Let us count the ways
U-M is driving an in-depth, cross-disciplinary audit of its campus: the land it sits upon, the historical figures it commemorates and how the campus community remembers.
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September 11, 2023
Arts & Resistance sampler
Here are few upcoming highlights from the Arts & Resistance theme semester.
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September 11, 2023
Arts & Resistance theme semester to engage campus, community
The university is kicking off the 2023-24 academic year with the Arts & Resistance theme semester, providing numerous opportunities to engage with the arts in a demonstration of the central role they play in shaping the world.
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September 7, 2023
New, expanded roles announced for Arts Initiative leadership
Provost Laurie McCauley has appointed Mark Clague as interim executive director of the U-M Arts Initiative and expanded Vice Provost Sara Blair’s role to oversee the initiative, reflecting the university’s commitment to arts engagement.
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April 11, 2023
Arts Initiative, SMTD expanding student arts opportunities
A collaboration between the Arts Initiative and the School of Music, Theatre & Dance is expanding opportunities for students who want to learn to play the guitar.