Respond/ Resist/ Rethink 2023

In conjunction with the Fall 2023 Theme Semester: Arts & Resistance, Stamps Gallery is partnering with the U‑M Arts Initiative to present the 4^th annual Respond/​Resist/​Rethink student art exhibition. All undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Michigan are invited to apply to this juried exhibition that explores what can be done to create more just and equitable futures in the 21^st Century and beyond. 

The arts play a central role in shaping cultural and political narratives. Artists, designers and creatives of diverse backgrounds have been at the forefront of social change by offering alternate models and ways of thinking, making and creating that do not perpetuate dominant regimes. Creative processes have been used time and again to reveal under-told stories and to resist simple narratives. Regardless of one’s personal politics, an artwork’s potential to change hearts and minds is urgent and necessary. Respond/​Resist/​Rethink invites students to leverage their creativity to (re)imagine what they can do to create a more just and equitable community in the spaces that they inhabit.

Call for Work

Open to Undergraduate and Graduate students at any of the U‑M campuses (Ann Arbor, Dearborn, and Flint) enrolled for Fall 2023 Semester.

Applications of artwork will be accepted in 2D (including, but not limited to drawing, painting, illustration, poster, photography); 3D/​sculpture (no larger than H- 34″ x W- 56″ x D- 28”); and 4D formats such as video, animation, gif, or performance that Respond/​Resist/​Rethink and/​or reimagine the question: ​“What can we do to create a more just world?”

Applications will be accepted starting on August 15, 2023: check back then to submit your work!

Eligibility

• Applicants must be currently enrolled undergraduate or graduate majors at any of the U‑M campuses (Ann Arbor, Dearborn, and Flint), enrolled for Fall 2023 Semester.

• Eligible students may submit one work (2D, 3D, or 4D).

Timeline

• The initial deadline for submitting work was Monday, May 15, 2023, 11:59 pm (EDT).
  A second round of applications will be accepted starting on August 15, 2023: check back then to submit your work.

• A selection committee composed of students, faculty, and staff from across U‑M will review submitted work in the weeks following the deadline.

• Students whose works are selected will be notified by June 9, 2023.

• The exhibition will take place from November 3, 2023 – December 15, 2023

If you have any questions, contact Kathryn Grabowski-Khairullah, Arts Initiative Program Curator.