Arts & Culture
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May 19, 2022
Everything old is new again in exhibit of Greek manuscripts
A new exhibit on display through June 28 in the Hatcher Library celebrates the centenary of U-M’s collection of Greek manuscripts, the largest such collection in the United States.
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April 19, 2022
Dentistry sculpture adds distinctive element to campus art
Perennial, a new art installation that hangs in the School of Dentistry’s three-story atrium, consists of more than 900 gold-leafed elements to form a 3D rendering of a columbine flower.
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April 13, 2022
UMMA partnership to explore impact of U-M historic structures
The U-M Museum of Art is partnering with the nonprofit public art and history studio Monument Lab that will examine the role of historic structures at U-M in upholding social and cultural systems and narratives.
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April 11, 2022
Ph.D. dissertations provide inspiration for artist
Alison Rivett, associate director of the Arts Initiative, has created several paintings inspired by Ph.D. dissertations, including one based on a Greek-language papyrus letter from a man to his wife.
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April 8, 2022
Arts Initiative seeks proposals for Arts + the Curriculum program
The U-M Arts Initiative is accepting proposals from faculty and staff for projects that promote the integration of arts thinking, methodologies and practices into student learning.
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April 5, 2022
SMTD launches Michigan Orchestra Repertoire for Equity
The School of Music, Theatre & Dance has launched a 10-year project to commission 10 new orchestral works with the intention of diversifying the orchestral repertoire.
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April 3, 2022
The fools are back
Larger-than-life puppets, spring foolishness and smiling faces, young and old, returned to downtown Ann Arbor on April 3 with the 2022 parade of FestiFools.
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March 31, 2022
FestiFools returns this weekend with more fools, new location
After two years, FestiFools returns April 3. The fest’s signature larger-than-life papier-mâché puppets will parade along South State Street between William Street and South University Avenue.
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March 22, 2022
Stamps has strong connection to 2022 Ann Arbor Film Festival
The Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design is playing a prominent role in the 60th annual Ann Arbor Film Festival, which kicked off March 22 and runs through March 27.
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March 15, 2022
Prison artwork in person again after pandemic limits
U-M’s Prison Creative Arts Project presents the 26th annual Exhibition of Art by Michigan Prisoners at the Duderstadt Gallery on North Campus from March 22-April 5.
