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Sep 12 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

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

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

Upcoming Events

Sep 15 2026

Michael King, Jr. Presents at a podium during the 2025 Meet the MFAs event

SPECIAL EVENT Meet the MFA Students! 5:00 – 7:00 pm Location: Art & Architecture Building

Sep 17 2026

Holly Bass, a Black woman wearing an American flag head wrap and a red jacket.

PENNY STAMPS SPEAKER SERIES Holly Bass: We Hold These Truths 5:30 pm Location: Michigan Theater

Sep 22 2026

A Black man sits, laughing, in a studio filled with colorful beads

PENNY STAMPS SPEAKER SERIES Olayami Dabls: Culture Keeper 5:30 pm Location: Rackham Auditorium

Sep 24 2026

A man wearing a pink shirt walks through a beaded curtain created to show the images of Black figures

PENNY STAMPS SPEAKER SERIES Cosmo Whyte: Under the Quiet, Beyond the Eye: Image, Memory, and the Afterlives of Empire 5:30 pm Location: Michigan Theater

Sep 24 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 Opening Reception and Artist Q&A - Cosmo Whyte: Under the Quiet, Beyond the Eye 6:30 – 8:30 pm Location: Stamps Gallery

Sep 26 2026

two women shaking hands in greeting

ADMISSIONS EVENT Graduate Portfolio Day - Online 1:00 – 5:00 pm Location: Virtual

Sep 26 2026

STAMPS GALLERY Tactile Histories: Weaving our Archives: Be Curious: Making Art with Stamps MFAs 2:00 – 3:30 pm Location: Stamps Gallery

Oct 01 2026

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

SPECIAL EVENT Opening Reception: 2026 Second Year Studio Exhibition 1:00 – 2:30 pm Location: Art & Architecture Building

Oct 01 2026

PENNY STAMPS SPEAKER SERIES Vijay Gupta: Book of Hours 5:30 pm Location: Michigan Theater

Oct 02 2026

Howard Peller, a man with a beard wearing a hat, stands on a bench while weaving live willow branches into a conical shape.

STAMPS GALLERY Willow Weaving Wellness: Talk: Be Well: Art, Design & Wellness Series 9:30 – 11:00 am Location: Stamps Gallery