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Rackham Interdisciplinary Workshop Presents Michelle Grabner in Conversation with Lily Cox-Richard

March 22, 2013 | By Lauren Harroun, Education Program Coordinator, University of Michigan Museum of Art

On Saturday, March 30 at 4 pm, don’t miss a conversation with internationally recognized artist, curator, and critic Michelle Grabner in the Helmut Stern Auditorium at the University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA). This program is presented by the Creative Practice Workgroup, a Rackham Interdisciplinary Workshop. Workshop participants are graduate students at the Penny Stamps School of Art & Design and the School of Music, Theatre and Dance, with support from the Institute for Humanities and the University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA). The goal of the Creative Practice Workgroup is to bring together students from different schools…

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UMMA’s Student Programming and Advisory Council Is Recruiting for 2013-14

March 8, 2013 | By Lauren Harroun, Education Program Coordinator, University of Michigan Museum of Art

Want to get involved with the University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)? The Student Programming and Advisory Council (SPAC) serves as a direct link between U-M students and UMMA. It is dedicated to helping support UMMA’s mission of commitment to students and engagement with the arts. Graduate and undergraduate students are welcome. Applicants must be able to serve for three semesters. Please send a resume and letter of interest to SPACapplicants@umich.edu by Friday, March 15, 2013. One of the premier university art museums in the country, UMMA is a meeting place for the arts, bridging campus and community, visual…

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Just For You: Grad Day at UMMA!

December 11, 2012 | By Lauren Harroun, Education Program Coordinator, University of Michigan Museum of Art

We’re hosting a special event just for you at the University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) on Saturday, December 15, 2012 from 1:00 to 4:00 pm! Graduate students, spouses/partners and families are invited to a special afternoon event that includes tours of the Museum, activities for children, light refreshments, and an opportunity to mingle with other graduate students. 30 minute docent-led tours of the Museum will take place at 2:15 pm and 3:15 pm, and self-guided exploration of the galleries will be open throughout the event. RSVP Requested: Please click here to RSVP for the event. Space for activities…

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Examining Heroes and Icons Film Series at UMMA

November 16, 2012 | By Lauren Harroun, Education Program Coordinator, University of Michigan Museum of Art

Despite challenging conventional norms of academic painting at the time it was created, Benjamin West’s 1776 heroic canvas The Death of General Wolfe became the iconic portrayal of the death of Major General James Wolfe in the 1759 defeat of the French at Québec, and one of the most celebrated paintings in eighteenth-century England. Providing viewers an opportunity to further investigate concepts of the hero and the iconic, the University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) is offering a film series in conjunction with the exhibition Benjamin West: General Wolfe and the Art of Empire (on view until January 13,…

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You’re Invited to UMMA After Hours!

November 7, 2012 | By Lauren Harroun, Education Program Coordinator, University of Michigan Museum of Art

Art, music, atmosphere! Join us for this free community event that will highlight boundary-crossing art from around the globe and across time; Friday, November 9, 2012 from 7:00 to 10:00 pm at the University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA). For a perfect autumn evening: bring a friend and pick up a free UMMA After Hours tote bag, enjoy music by local favorite The Appleseed Collective, snack on apple cider and donuts, stroll through the galleries and listen to curators chat about art. Don’t miss innovative video work by Jesper Just, the new UMMA-commissioned installation by Seoul-based artists Young-Hae Chang…

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Make UMMA a Part of Your Michigan Experience!

October 3, 2012 | By Lauren Harroun, Education Program Coordinator, University of Michigan Museum of Art

One of the premier university art museums in the country, the University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) is a meeting place for the arts, bridging campus and community, visual art and contemporary culture, scholarship and accessibility. It’s near universal collections and approximately 93,000 square-foot facility allow it to function as a critical campus and community resource as well as a midsized regional museum. UMMA presents a diverse and dynamic lineup of visual, performing, literary, and film arts year-round in multiple spaces throughout the Museum, extending and contextualizing the art on view in its collections and special exhibitions galleries. Things…

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Save the Date for UMMA After Hours!

March 15, 2012 | By Lauren Harroun, Education Program Coordinator, University of Michigan Museum of Art

All are invited to the University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) on Thursday, April 12, from 7-10 p.m. for UMMA After Hours. Attend this free evening event to enjoy four special exhibitions, including work by sound and visual artist Haroon Mirza, renowned experimental theater and video artist Robert Wilson, the historical Fluxus and the Essential Questions of Life, and part two of a "curator's choice" of new acquisitions. Curator conversations in the galleries, live music by Carl Cafagna & Friends Gypsy Jazz, and light refreshments round out the evening. Over 900 people attended our fall After Hours event and this spring we hope you’ll help us break our own record! View photos from the first UMMA After Hours event

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UMMA’s Student Programming and Advisory Council is Recruiting!

March 5, 2012 | By Lauren Harroun, Education Program Coordinator, University of Michigan Museum of Art

Want to get involved with the University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)? Apply to serve on the Student Programming and Advisory Council! The Student Programming and Advisory Council (SPAC) serves as a direct link between U-M students and UMMA. It is dedicated to helping support UMMA’s mission of commitment to students and engagement with the arts. Check out our blog for more information. Graduate and undergraduate students are welcome. Applicants must be able to serve for three semesters. Please send a resume and letter of interest to SPACapplicants@umich.edu by Friday, March 16, 2012.

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Tonight: Art Night at UMMA

December 16, 2011 | By Lauren Harroun, Education Program Coordinator, University of Michigan Museum of Art

The University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) participated in Art Night for the first time in 2001.The following year UMMA invited Rackham students to help celebrate Art Night with snacks and jazz in the galleries. One of the early years saw over 600 students in the main gallery in the original building. It has always been a festive night and we look forward to continuing the tradition. While the original UMMA facility underwent an extensive expansion and restoration project, UMMA operated a temporary exhibition space called UMMA Off/Site at 1301 South University Avenue from mid-2006 through January 4, 2009.…

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