Institute for the Humanities

November 10, 2020
Mural, exhibition celebrates labor of Black women in America

“Watch Me Work — Portraits of Self,” a new public art installation by Detroit artist Sydney James at U-M’s Institute for the Humanities Gallery, honors and celebrates the labor of Black women.
September 27, 2020
Ghanaian artist to blanket UMMA with jute sacks

The U-M Institute for the Humanities will begin installing the work of Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama, in the form of repurposed jute sacks, on the facade of the U-M Museum of Art Sept. 28.
April 20, 2020
Campus briefs

Parking payroll deductions to be refunded Parking permit payroll deductions for faculty and staff will be suspended for the months of April and May, Parking Customer Services announced. Employees do not need to return their parking permits. Departmental university contributions will also be suspended for the same period. For active faculty and staff pay-in-full parking…
April 16, 2020
New livestream series features virtual studio visits with artists

A new livestreaming video series, “House Calls: Virtual Studio Visits with Michigan Artists in a Pandemic,” will showcase 10 artists via video chat with Institute for the Humanities staff.
April 12, 2020
Institute for Humanities names faculty, graduate student fellows

Eight U-M lecturers and tenure-track faculty members will be summer fellows at the Institute for the Humanities. Eight faculty members and eight graduate students will be fellows during the 2020-21 academic year.
October 14, 2019
Artist creating mural depicting U-M’s first African-American student

Detroit artist Tylonn J. Sawyer is working with U-M students to create a mural to honor Samuel C. Watson, the first African-American student admitted to the university.
September 23, 2019
Institute for the Humanities receives $1.14M grant for ‘High Stakes Art’

The Institute for the Humanities has been awarded a four-year, $1.14 million grant to support “High Stakes Art,” a project designed to enhance exhibitions and programming at the institute.
May 14, 2019
Institute for the Humanities names fellows for summer and 2019-20

The Institute for the Humanities has awarded fellowships to U-M lecturers, faculty members and graduate students for this summer and for the 2019-20 academic year.
October 24, 2018
U-M, artists ‘pave’ Liberty Street with 10,000 illuminated books

After months of planning, the Institute for the Humanities presented “Literature vs. Traffic” on Tuesday.
October 1, 2018
U-M, community to help artists ‘pave’ Liberty Street with books

A block of East Liberty Street will be aglow with illuminated books Oct. 23, when U-M and community groups work with the arts collective Luzinterruptus to present the public art installation.