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Sep 2026

Stamps students gathered at their Chicago hotel

STAMPS Save the Date for Giving Tuesday, December 1 This Giving Tuesday — December 1, 2026 — help us provide support for Stamps Career Trek, a…

Detroit Month of Design 2026

STAMPS Stamps Community at 2026 Detroit Month of Design Learn more about Stamps community members featured in 2026 Detroit Month of Design exhibitions…

May 2026

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

Mar 2026

A man with locs in a bun and a beard sits on a stool in an art studio, wearing a light blue button-down shirt, olive joggers, and colorful sneakers. He is positioned in front of a large, monochromatic piece of artwork.

ALUMNI Cosmo Whyte Selected as the 2026 Stamps Commencement Speaker Renowned artist, educator, and alum Cosmo Whyte will be this year’s distinguished speaker at the…

Feb 2026

Chien-An Yuan, Thea A. Eck, and Kim DeBord of CLUSTER Museum; Sally Clegg and Abhishek Narula of C.Y.N.K Studios; and Nathan Byrne of Sometimes Space.

STAMPS Creative Ecosystems, Reimagined Stamps School alumni address a major need in the creative ecosystems of Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti…

Prospective students are seated across the table from Stamps alumni for 1-1 portfolio reviews

STAMPS Step Into Stamps On Saturday, November 8, the Stamps Pre-College & Outreach team launched Step into Stamps: A…

A man in a baseball cap stands next to a large blue and gold abstract ceramic sculpture

STAMPS Ceramic Artist Austin Coudriet Visits Stamps Stamps welcomes ceramic artist Austin Coudriet to Ann Arbor for a short term residency from…

STAMPS Stamps @ NCECA Learn more about Stamps exhibitions and events at the National Council on Education for the…

A selection of books created by Ben Denzer

STAMPS Book Artist and Designer Ben Denzer Visits Stamps Ben Denzer, an artist, designer, and publisher focused on exploring the book as an object, will…

Dec 2025

Detail: Textile art depicting teach-ins at the Michigan Union

STAMPS Visual History of the Unions This new exhibition brings together Stamps alumni and current students to reimagine how we see…

STAMPS Ceramics130 copy

STAMPS Support Ceramics and Studio Culture on Giving Tuesday This Giving Tuesday — December 2, 2025 — we hope you will make a gift in support of the Ceramics…

Oct 2025

STAMPS Ceramics130 copy

STAMPS Save the Date: Giving Tuesday This Giving Tuesday, the Stamps community will come together to provide support for the Ceramics…