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Apr 2026

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)…

Theatrical poster for the documentary 'Sons of Detroit,' featuring a man walking toward a giant, root-formed heart containing a house.

ALUMNI Russell Stewart: "Sons of Detroit" Featured in Screenings at Cinetopia, DIA Sons of Detroit, a new film co-produced by Russell Stewart (BFA ’07), will screen on May 14 at…

UNDERGRADUATE Stamps Student Organizations Win Accolade Awards Three Stamps Student organizations have been selected to receive 2026 Accolades Achievement in…

A young Black girl, wearing pink pants and a purple sweatshirt, is seated in front of a backdrop. She holds a homemade mask, constructed from contrasting strips of construction paper, in front of her face.

ALUMNI Nick Azzaro: Ypsilanti Future History Project Year-End Show Opening May 1, Ypsilanti Future History Project features the work created in a yearlong…

A high-contrast, lo-fi monochrome image of a misty lake, featuring two dark, square shapes on the shore and a soft treeline in the distance.

ALUMNI Marc Sirinsky: Retrospective Exhibition on View in May Emergence, a retrospective spanning the career of photographic artist Marc Sirinsky (BFA ’97),…

FACULTY Jesse Stiles Releases "ECOLOGIES" with Percussionist Brian Shankar Adler ECOLOGIES is the debut LP from How to See Know and Fall, the duo project of Stamps Associate…

A vibrant promotional poster for an art exhibition titled "WHERE WE STILL MEET" featuring artist Julianna Sanromán. The background is a textured, Impressionist-style painting of several women in blue tops and yellow skirts, partially obscured by clusters of small red and green rice-like grains. The exhibition dates are listed as April 17 – May 16, 2026.

GRADUATE Julianna Sanromán: "Where We Still Meet" at Detroit Artists Market Work by Stamps MFA candidate Julianna Sanromán is featured in Where We Still Meet, a new solo…

Exhibition flyer for 'Boundary Layer' by Issy Wilson. The background is a textured, dark grey surface with patches of vibrant green and yellow moss. Text indicates an opening on Friday, April 10th, 6-10 PM at PAGODA RED, 1740 W Webster, Chicago.

ALUMNI Issy Wilson: "Boundary Layer" Solo Exhibition in Chicago Work by London-based emerging artist Issy Wilson (BFA ’20) is featured in Boundary Layer, a new…

Several dancers in colorful athletic wear perform on a stage with two large screens overhead. One screen shows the text "THERE ARE NO MEN." while the other displays a scene of a person in an orange jumpsuit.

FACULTY Jesse Stiles Tours with Multimedia Dance Work "Open Machine" This spring, Jesse Stiles will embark on a national tour with Open Machine, an immersive,…

a large, detailed tattoo on a person's upper back. The tattoo is an intricate reproduction of a Guatemalan national identity card (Cédula de Vecindad), featuring personal data, a portrait of a man, and a fingerprint. Below the card, there is black text that reads: "CONGRESO DE LA REPÚBLICA DE GUATEMALA DECRETO NÚMERO 42-2016".

FACULTY Emilia Yang: Archival Mediations: Art, Community, and Political Action at Queen Sofia Museum On April 23, 2026, Stamps Assistant Professor Emilia Yang will participate in Mediations of the…

The words 64th Ann Arbor Film Festival Award Winner 2026 - with graphic that shows a hand holding a phone receiver on a blue background

FACULTY Heidi Kumao: Best Michigan Filmmaker at 64th AAFF On March 31, Stamps Professor Heidi Kumao was awarded the Ann Arbor Fim Festival’s CameraMall…

framed by a black border, a black and white instant print shows a park bench in a clearing

ALUMNI Marc Sirinsky: "Walks in the Woods" Selection on View in Alexandria, VA Work by Marc Sirinsky (BFA ’97) will be featured in a solo exhibition at the Athenaeum in…