Arts Initiative

  1. July 16, 2024

    U-M Library bringing book arts to Ann Arbor Art Fair

    Visitors to this year’s Ann Arbor Art Fair will be able to create their own flora-inspired prints using two historically important book art methods: cyanotype and woodblock printing.

  2. June 20, 2024

    Arts Initiative names Mark Clague inaugural executive director

    Mark Clague, professor of music and associate dean for collaborations and partnerships in the School of Music, Theatre & Dance, has been named inaugural executive director of the U-M Arts Initiative.

  3. May 22, 2024

    OVPR, Arts Initiative award funding to seven teams

    The Arts Research: Incubation & Acceleration grant program has awarded its second round of funding to seven arts-based research projects, led by teams from across the Ann Arbor and Dearborn campuses.

  4. April 29, 2024

    Obituary — Marvin G. Parnes

    Marvin G. Parnes, who served a variety of administrative roles at U-M, died March 13 at age 74 after a prolonged illness.

  5. April 15, 2024

    Arts Initiative announces 2024 Creative Careers Residents

    The Arts Initiative has announced three master’s degree-level residents — Leah Crosby, Sara Faraj and Kara Roseborough — for its Creative Careers Residency.

  6. April 15, 2024

    Ukraine’s devastation manifested in statistician’s ceramic art

    Irina Bondarenko, a statistician lead for the biostatistics department in the School of Public Health, grew up in Ukraine and has created works of art inspired by her homeland.

  7. April 8, 2024

    Foolishness on parade

    These photos capture some of the giant puppets and fun that were on display April 7 at FestiFools.

  8. 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.

  9. March 7, 2024

    Transforming trauma into healing power through the arts

    Composer and lecturer Pamela Ruiter-Feenstra has co-created a trailblazing world premiere production, “Ni une más,” to tell the stories of those who have survived gender-based violence.

  10. March 6, 2024

    ISR to host artist residency in partnership with Arts Initiative

    The Institute for Social Research will host Houston-based artist Rick Lowe as part of the U-M Arts Initiative’s Creators on Campus program.