Joseph Trumpey, Penny Stamps Speaker Series Awarded AIPS Grants

Stamps Professor Joseph Trumpey and the Penny Stamps Speaker Series are among the recipients of the University of Michigan Arts Initiative’s winter 2025 Arts Initiative Project Support (AIPS) grants.

AIPS grants offer up to $10,000 in funding per project, with an additional $5,000 available for proposals that incorporate visiting artists. This cycle’s funded projects range from performances and exhibitions to campus-wide collaborations that connect the arts to areas such as environmental science, social justice, media and technology.

The Stamps recipients are listed below: 

What the *trash* is a megajoule?!?
Joseph Trumpey, professor of art, Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design

This campus-wide installation will visualize the environmental impacts of student energy use by translating a week’s worth of energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions into everyday objects. Through large-scale campus installations and facilitated discussions, this project spotlights the impact of pro-environmental behaviors and increased awareness of energy consumption in driving meaningful change at U‑M.

Penny Stamps Speaker Series
Brittany Barnes, assistant to the director of the Stamps Visitors Programs, and Chrisstina Hamilton, arts programming director, Stamps School

Presented by the Stamps School, this renowned public lecture series brings leading artists, designers, writers and thinkers to campus for free, public events. Funding support will strengthen the streaming service, amplify marketing initiatives and expand opportunities for student engagement with visiting artists. 

Eleven faculty projects receive U‑M Arts Initiative support | The University Record