Arts & Culture
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September 13, 2023
Applicants sought for Respond/Resist/Rethink art exhibition
Submissions are being sought from undergraduate and graduate students for the fourth annual Respond/Resist/Rethink student art exhibition, part of the Arts & Resistance theme semester. The deadline is Sept. 18.
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September 12, 2023
Recording of two operas shines light on underrepresented work
The first full recordings of two operas — “De Organizer” and “The Dreamy Kid” — performed in 2006 in Hill Auditorium were recently released.
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September 11, 2023
Arts & Resistance sampler
Here are few upcoming highlights from the Arts & Resistance theme semester.
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September 11, 2023
Arts & Resistance theme semester to engage campus, community
The university is kicking off the 2023-24 academic year with the Arts & Resistance theme semester, providing numerous opportunities to engage with the arts in a demonstration of the central role they play in shaping the world.
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September 8, 2023
Clare Croft to direct expanded arts research effort
Clare Croft, a dance historian, theorist and curator, has been appointed to a new leadership position designed to expand and integrate the arts in faculty research across U-M.
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September 7, 2023
New, expanded roles announced for Arts Initiative leadership
Provost Laurie McCauley has appointed Mark Clague as interim executive director of the U-M Arts Initiative and expanded Vice Provost Sara Blair’s role to oversee the initiative, reflecting the university’s commitment to arts engagement.
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September 6, 2023
U-M students bridge cultures, empower communities around world
From China to Mongolia, and from France to South Africa, U-M students embarked on expeditions that defied borders and redefined cultural connections this summer.
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September 5, 2023
Marching band GSI explores the marching arts through design
DaJuan Brooks, a graduate student instructor with the Michigan Marching Band, helped create costumes worn by the Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps recently in the world championship.
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August 14, 2023
UMS, Ypsilanti continue events series at Freighthouse
The University Musical Society and the city of Ypsilanti are continuing their artistic partnership with a four-week residency in September.
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June 20, 2023
Matthaei bonsai collection renamed to honor alumnus’ gift
U-M has renamed its bonsai collection at Matthaei Botanical Gardens in honor of alumnus Melvyn Goldstein, whose donation of 125 world-class trees has transformed it into one of the nation’s premier bonsai collections.
