Arts & Culture
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June 9, 2021
Arts Initiative announces demonstration projects launching this fall
U-M’s Arts Initiative continues to move forward exploring new models for students, faculty and staff to work within the arts with new demonstration projects set to launch this fall.
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April 28, 2021
Art of queer health sciences featured in new exhibition
A community art exhibition, “The Art of Queer Health Sciences,” explores what happens when science prioritizes empathy. It will be on view in downtown Ann Arbor until May 5.
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April 28, 2021
$5M gift expands UMMA’s Chinese art, creates endowment
U-M alumnus and longtime U-M Museum of Art supporter William Weese has given a gift of art and endowment with a combined value of about $5 million that will expand the museum’s Chinese ceramics collection.
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April 25, 2021
Mural by Stamps alumnae, students honors class of 2021
Students from the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design, led by Stamps alumnae, created a chalk paint mural in front of the Rackham Graduate School to honor the Class of 2021.
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April 15, 2021
NEH grant to help Clements digitize Revolutionary War collection
The William L. Clements Library has been awarded a $350,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to digitize one of its largest and most utilized collections.
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April 7, 2021
SMTD students’ 2021 Collage Concert goes virtual and free
The School of Music, Theatre & Dance’s annual showcase, the Collage Concert, is going virtual. “Collage 44: A Virtual Concert Experience” will premiere 8-9 p.m. April 18 on YouTube.
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April 6, 2021
Online exhibit offers 3-D encounters with prehistoric whales
Although the community will have to wait a bit longer to safely visit in-person, a new online 3-D experience launching this week the U-M Museum of Natural History will offer the next best thing.
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April 2, 2021
Arts Initiative launches collaboration with Yo-Yo Ma, regional artists
The U-M Arts Initiative, in partnership with the University Musical Society, has launched a residency with performing artist Yo-Yo Ma that is part of a new regional collaborative project.
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April 1, 2021
Poetry Blast includes outdoor exhibition, video readings, prompts
Throughout April, the Institute for the Humanities is featuring “Poetry Blast,” a multi-platform celebration of poetry with outdoor displays, daily video poems, and the opportunity people to submit their own work.
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March 2, 2021
Exploring ‘public,’ ‘private’ boundaries through a SWANA teen’s eyes
At first glance, artist Yasmine Nasser Diaz’s installation in the U-M Institute for the Humanities Gallery looks like a typical teenager’s bedroom. Look a little closer, and a more complex story emerges.
