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Oct 03 2026

Poster for Second Year Studio exhibition, showing a bent plywood stool made of curving patterns.

SPECIAL EVENT 2026 Second Year Studio Exhibition August 24 – October 18, 2026 Location: Art & Architecture Building

Students gather around a pottery wheel to watch a demo in the Stamps Ceramics studio.

ADMISSIONS EVENT 2026 Stamps Undergraduate Preview Day 10:00 am – 2:00 pm Location: Art & Architecture Building

Left: Abhishek Narula's Compressions - a close up of a series of zip ties connected around a concrete surface. Right: Nathan Byrne's Equally To Be Loved - a spontaneous sculpture of cardboard tubes, a work light, and other found material inside a shipping container.

STAMPS GALLERY Fore-Site (Phase 3): The Stamps Gallery Pillar Project September 11 – December 11, 2026 Location: Stamps Gallery

Cosmo Whyte: Under the Quiet, Beyond the Eye

STAMPS GALLERY Cosmo Whyte: Under the Quiet, Beyond the Eye September 11 – December 12, 2026 Location: Stamps Gallery

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Oct 08 2026

A procession of people: the two leading it hold either end of a long wooden pole, draped with bundles of dried grasses.

PENNY STAMPS SPEAKER SERIES Amy Franceschini / Futurefarmers: Presence as Practice 5:30 pm Location: Michigan Theater

Oct 10 2026

An abstract image of textured greys and browns, with the textures fading into photos of ocean waves. the silhouette of a black man jumping into the water is visible.

STAMPS GALLERY Between Gold and Indigo: Cosmo Whyte in Motion: Guided Tour of Cosmo Whyte: Under the Quiet Beyond the Eye 2:00 – 3:00 pm Location: Stamps Gallery

Oct 11 2026

Prospective students at a National Portfolio Day event

ADMISSIONS EVENT National Portfolio Day - Online 12:00 – 4:00 pm Location: Virtual

Oct 12 2026

An image from a museum diorama shows native americans gathered for a burial ceremony

PENNY STAMPS SPEAKER SERIES Aanikoobijigan: [ancestor/great-grandparent/great-grandchild] 5:30 pm Location: Michigan Theater

Oct 12 2026

STAMPS GALLERY Public Reception and Film Talkback: Aanikoobijigan 7:00 – 8:30 pm Location: Stamps Gallery

Oct 13 2026

A student discusses their design in front of a large wall containing multiple colorful posters

ADMISSIONS EVENT Stamps MDes Online Info Session 5:00 – 7:00 pm Location: Virtual

Oct 15 2026

An Adidas sneaker designed by Shane Ward

PENNY STAMPS SPEAKER SERIES Shane Ward: Fearless by Design 5:30 pm Location: Michigan Theater

Oct 16 2026

Student work - including 2d pieces hung on white gallery walls, and 3d objects displayed on pedestals - is installed in a gallery space for Eye of the Storm, the SEC's Fall 2025 exhibition.

STAMPS GALLERY Reverie: The Student-led Exhibition Committee Fall 2026 Exhibition October 16 – 31, 2026 Location: Stamps Gallery

Oct 16 2026

Seen from behind, two visitors view student work hanging on the wall at the 2025 SEC exhibition.

STAMPS GALLERY Opening Reception - Reverie: The Student-led Exhibition Committee Fall 2026 Exhibition 6:00 – 8:00 pm Location: Stamps Gallery

Oct 16 2026

Image of the pillars outside Stamps Gallery, decorated as part of an earlier phase of The Stamps Gallery Pillar Project

STAMPS GALLERY Opening Reception - Fore-Site (Phase 3): The Stamps Gallery Pillar Project 6:00 – 8:00 pm Location: Stamps Gallery