Arts & Culture
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April 23, 2018
Research initiative seeks to connect music and big data
U-M’s Data Science for Music Challenge Initiative will provide support for four research teams that use big data techniques to transform how we understand, create and interact with music.
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April 20, 2018
Cube access to be closed off during Michigan Union renovation
The Cube, U-M’s iconic spinning sculpture, will be closed to public access from May 14 through fall 2019 as crews use Regents’ Plaza as a staging site the Michigan Union renovation project.
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April 19, 2018
U-M, Ann Arbor groups commission interactive mural downtown
Just in time for U-M’s 2018 Spring Commencement, a new interactive maize and blue mural has been added to downtown Ann Arbor’s vibrant cityscape.
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March 28, 2018
Concerts to mark 50th anniversary of MLK Jr.’s assassination
Three concerts presented by the School of Music, Theatre & Dance will honor the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in observance of the 50th anniversary of his assassination.
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March 21, 2018
Powers donate Inuit art collection, endow program at U-M Museum of Art
Philip and Kathy Power have created the Power Family Program for Inuit Art at the U-M Museum of Art, which includes the donation of a significant collection of Inuit art.
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March 5, 2018
Library sets new destination for special collections researchers
The U-M Library is announcing the opening of the Special Collections Research Center on the sixth floor of the Hatcher Graduate Library.
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January 18, 2018
New UMMA director to seek public input during open office hours
Christina Olsen, director of the U-M Museum of Art, is hosting open office hours to talk with people one-on-one about the museum, ways it might change, and to address questions.
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January 8, 2018
‘Porgy and Bess’ symposium to tackle cultural appropriation
The multi-day “Porgy and Bess” symposium will explore the issues of race, representation and cultural appropriation that surround this iconic 20th century American opera.
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January 8, 2018
Carillonist to use music against silence
A historic work of carillon music penned by African-American composer Jalalu-Kalvert Nelson will ring across campus as part of “Music Against Silence.” Tiffany Ng, university carillonist and assistant professor of carillon, will perform Nelson’s 1973 “Carillon Dances.”
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January 5, 2018
School of Information joins ArtsEngine arts integration initiative
The School of Information has joined ArtsEngine, becoming the fifth supporting unit of U-M’s interdisciplinary arts integration initiative.
