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May 2026

This image shows a close-up portrait of a man wearing a black baseball cap, round black-rimmed eyeglasses, and a trimmed beard against a plain background.

ALUMNI Patrick Hanenberger: Production Designer on Upcoming Films "The Lunar Chronicles" and "High in the Clouds" Stamps alumnus Patrick Hanenberger (BFA ’02) is bringing imaginative worlds to life as the…

An event poster for "COUNTERPUBLIC 2026" featuring an exhibition or project titled "COYOTE TIME" by artist Sebastián Llovera. The background features a soft orange and gray color gradient. At the center is a vertical black-and-white portrait of a person with dark hair wearing glasses. The title "COYOTE TIME" is stylized with black, stencil-like typography, while the artist's name "Sebastián Llovera" is printed at the bottom in a serif, off-white font.

ALUMNI Sebastián Llovera Selected for "Counterpublic 2026: Coyote Time" Sebastián Llovera (MFA ’23) has been selected as one of 47 participating artists in Counterpublic…

Event poster for the "FUTURISMES LATINOS" art exhibition in Paris from May 21 to June 10, featuring a central digital illustration of futuristic, green alien plant life with spiky tentacles.

FACULTY Emilia Yang: Exhibition and Talk at Artivistas Gallery in Paris Work by Stamps Assistant Professor Emilia Yang is featured in Futurismos Latinos, a group…

An art exhibition poster titled "TRANSIENT NARRATIVES" featuring work by Melissa A. Day and Ryan Herberholz. The black poster displays two vibrant paintings: a vertical abstract geometric piece on the left and a horizontal landscape on the right. Event text notes the exhibition runs June 5th to June 30th with an opening reception on June 5th from 7 to 10 PM at the Gallery at Ideation Orange, located at 420 W. 9 Mile in Hazel Park.

ALUMNI Ryan Herberholz: Transient Narratives at Ideation Orange Work by Ryan Herberholz (BFA ’12) and Melissa A. Day is featured in Transient Narratives, on view…

Expressive students laughing and talking amongst one another in a school hallway, with lockers decorated. Among the students, there is a dark and looming figure-head attached to a snake neck listening into one of the groups of students' conversations. Unlike the students' expressions, the figure-head attached to the snake neck's expression is more serious and intent on eavesdropping into a conversation.

UNDERGRADUATE 2026 Winter Awards The Stamps School is delighted to announce the names of students who are recipients of the 2026…

STAMPS 2026 Stamps Commencement Awards Students, friends, and family gathered with the Stamps community on Friday, May 1, 2026 for the…

Yueshan Jiang, wearing a printed shirt and orange jacket, stands next to a display of her typographic work.

UNDERGRADUATE Yueshan Jiang Wins 2026 Big Idea Award A student with a belief in the power of design and a mission to document the diversity of Chinese…

Apr 2026

UNDERGRADUATE Elsa Olander: Solo Exhibition at Duderstadt Gallery Stamps senior Elsa Olander’s work is featured in Becoming: My Journey Through Stamps, a new solo…

UNDERGRADUATE There is Gold in Your Future Stamps Professor Nick Tobier and students in Visualizing and Depicting Ideas transform research…

Visitors at the exhibition reception for What We Tend, shown near a white title wall with the exhibition's title and participants.

GRADUATE What We Tend: The MFA Class of 2026 The Stamps MFA Class of 2026 includes seven artists whose practices unfold through care — care for…

Andy Thompson and John Marshall onstage at the 2026 Honored Instructor Celebration

FACULTY Stamps Faculty Recognized as Honored Instructors On Tuesday, April 14, 2026, Stamps faculty members Lee Marchalonis, John Marshall, and Andrew…

A collage of expressive oil paintings featuring intimate scenes of people and domestic life, with the words 'Knit Narrative' centered in a white translucent box.

UNDERGRADUATE Knit Narrative: Reese Ford, Hana Ichikawa, and Stella Moore Exhibit at Riverside Arts Center Work by Stamps seniors Reese Ford (BFA ’26), Hana Ichikawa (BFA ’26), and Stella Moore (BA ’26)…