Arts & Culture

  1. U-M scholars awarded $10M in Mellon Foundation grants to address racial justice, inequity January 13, 2021
  2. UMS premieres ‘Some Old Black Man’ starring Wendell Pierce, filmed at Detroit’s Jam Handy January 12, 2021
  3. Museum scientists: Prepare for next pandemic now by preserving animal specimens in natural history collections January 12, 2021
  4. Across prison walls: Connection between U-M students, incarcerated artists withstands pandemic December 22, 2020
  5. Lessons in architecture: 3-D without leaving the classroom (or living room) December 18, 2020
  6. Front-line workers honored in Michigan Marching Band’s first virtual show November 27, 2020
  7. New virtual U-M exhibition reexamines photography of midwest Native people, tribes November 24, 2020
  8. U-M School of Music, Theatre & Dance announces innovative, student-driven virtual season November 19, 2020
  9. New U-M mural, exhibition by Detroit artist celebrate labor of Black women in America November 10, 2020
  10. Monumental outdoor sculpture by Jaume Plensa to change the face of U-M Museum of Art November 9, 2020
  11. ‘I Wish to Say’: Artist Sheryl Oring invites community to write letters to the future POTUS October 30, 2020
  12. The show must go on: Michigan Marching Band goes virtual October 19, 2020
  13. U-M satellite clerk’s office has registered thousands to vote October 15, 2020
  14. U-M’s annual DEI Summit to explore anti-racism through the arts, actor Wendell Pierce October 12, 2020
  15. When stuck in a rut, it may be time to try ideas from others October 9, 2020
  16. U-M Museum of Art announces commitment to anti-racist action October 8, 2020
  17. Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama’s first outdoor US exhibition ‘blankets’ U-M Museum of Art October 6, 2020
  18. A table for 12, six feet apart: U-M architects reimagine outdoor courtyard October 5, 2020
  19. UMS announces digital residencies, includes six artist-driven projects to take place over next year September 28, 2020
  20. Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama to blanket U-M Museum of Art with jute sacks September 25, 2020