News & Stories

Learn more about the Stamps School through the stories of our faculty, students, alumni, and staff.

Feb 2024

FACULTY Roland Graf + Nick Tobier's Red Crossing selected by the Goethe Institute's Cities Ahead Initiative + The City of Augsburg, Germany Nick Tobier and Roland Graf’s Red Crossing was selected by an international call for placemaking…

FACULTY Stamps Faculty Projects Selected for ARIA & C-lab Research Opportunities Stamps School faculty awarded University of Michigan 2024 Arts Initiative funding for research…

Jan 2024

UNDERGRADUATE Stamps Students, Faculty, and Staff Honored at the 2024 North Campus Deans’ MLK Spirit Awards Stamps School Faculty, Staff, and Students are honored for their commitment to the ideals of Dr.…

Dec 2023

The pictures shows how augmented reality is used for a the iGYMFUTUREGYM international collaboration to bring inclusive play to all children.

FACULTY iGYM<>FUTUREGYM Collaborate on Inclusive Augmented Realities An interdisciplinary team of artists/designers, engineers, and human-computer interaction…

FACULTY Holly Hughes Honored by CEW+ Holly Hughes, Professor and Director of the Stamps BFA in Interarts Performance Program and…

FACULTY Melanie Manos and Tom Bray: Sky Eye Melanie Manos and Tom Bray produced Sky Eye, a new large-scale outdoor projection, from the U‑M…

UNDERGRADUATE Discursive Design: Games for Good Games as a creative problem-solving conduit were central in the Fall 2023 Discursive Design…

FACULTY Andy Kirshner Honored as He Retires from the Stamps School Prolific filmmaker, composer, performer, and media artist Andy Kirshner is retiring from the…

Nov 2023

Text: Imagining a World #WithoutFear The role of the arts in confronting and transforming gender-based violence 6 December 2023 / 9:30 - 10:30am EST

FACULTY Emilia Yang imagines a #WorldWithoutFear in upcoming webinar Assistant Professor Emilia Yang will join a diverse group of artists for a webinar titled…

FACULTY Hannah Smotrich Appointed to the U-M Society of Fellows Hannah Smotrich, associate professor of art and design at the Penny W. Stamps School of Art &…

"The Climb II" is projected on a building in Nenagh, Co Tipperary, Ireland.

FACULTY Melanie Manos exhibits in switch 2023 / PLAY, Nenaugh, Ireland Engagement Programs Coordinator and instructor Melanie Manos’ “The Climb II” is a selected work…

Oct 2023

FACULTY Brightmoor Maker Space expands in Detroit The Brightmoor Maker Space has increased its presence in Detroit, as announced by DBusiness…