Arts & Culture

  1. Ode to the aeronauts: Hot air ballooning exhibit opens at U-M’s Clements Library June 9, 2026
  2. U-M alum Gabriela Lena Frank wins 2026 Pulitzer Prize for music May 26, 2026
  3. ‘No Strings’ art exhibition explores personal impact of guaranteed income May 1, 2026
  4. Michigan alum establishes endowed curator of Asian art at U-M Museum of Art April 17, 2026
  5. No English needed: How Bad Bunny reshaped the US pop mainstream April 13, 2026
  6. From beats to people power: U-M Wallenberg Fellow amplifies protest music in the Philippines March 23, 2026
  7. 30th annual exhibition helps incarcerated artists build connections both inside and beyond prison walls March 16, 2026
  8. Detroit Opera House looks to U-M for sustainability solutions March 13, 2026
  9. Look out! U-M turns to student designers to advance bird-friendly campus March 2, 2026
  10. Beyond the beats: Breaking hip-hop’s manufactured stereotypes February 27, 2026
  11. U-M Clements Library commemorates 250th anniversary of Thomas Paine’s ‘Common Sense’ February 18, 2026
  12. Free youth program combines literacy and dance with U-M student/teachers front and center January 28, 2026
  13. School is out, but the arts are still in session at U-M December 19, 2025
  14. Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith drums up gift of music education at U-M November 3, 2025
  15. ‘Hedwig’ inches into higher education at U-M October 29, 2025
  16. Historic board games = interactive pieces of art October 21, 2025
  17. Giving a voice to water at U-M Climate Week  October 1, 2025
  18. Prescribing arts to tackle loneliness in students September 29, 2025
  19. Rhiannon Giddens closes out U-M residency with a clear message about American music September 25, 2025
  20. U-M Marching Band turns ‘Wicked’ September 16, 2025