News & Stories

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

Apr 2023

GRADUATE Michelle Inez Hinojosa selected as 2023 Creative Careers Resident Michelle Inez Hinojosa, a 2023 Master of Fine Arts graduate, is one of three master’s…

Realistic illustration of an open space office reception, counter with two laptops on top, windows at the back with swivel chairs around a long office table. The front desk reads "Unproductive Solutions."

FACULTY UnProductive Solutions: Stamps-funded Project Humanizing Digital Tech Launches Stamps Professor Rebekah Modrak and curator Marialaura Ghidini launched UnProductive Solutions, a…

Mar 2023

Michael Andrews holds a fabric piece by the jacquard loom besides a student, who is working on a laptop.

UNDERGRADUATE Digital Jacquard Looms Debut in Winter 2023 The Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design recently purchased two Thread Controller 2 (TC2)…

Giving Blueday Stamps 2023; image of yellow flowers and mortar and pestle as plants are being used to make dyes

STAMPS Stamps Support Blossoms on Giving Blueday 2023 On Giving Blueday 2023, the Stamps community rallied to raise money for a variety of initiatives,…

Feb 2023

FACULTY Q&A: Caroline Sinders, 2023 Witt Artist in Residence Award-winning designer, researcher, and artist Caroline Sinders, the 2023 Roman J. Witt Artist in…

Lauren McHale Mills sits behind an open laptop with stuffed bears in the foreground.

UNDERGRADUATE Lauren McHale Mills: Art and Authorship Stamps student Lauren McHale Mills (BFA ’23) discusses her journey as an artist, author, and…

Green hardcover book that reads "The Secret Garden Art Novel" in gold embossed lettering and pink ribbon placeholder sits on a coffee table

ALUMNI Bond & Grace: A Landing Place for Stamps Grads An inside look at Bond & Grace, a women-owned publishing and art house that became a landing spot…

Ikalanni Jahi paints on a canvas and easel, surrounded by greenery.

UNDERGRADUATE Ikalanni Jahi: Keys to Transferring Ikalanni Jahi (BFA ’24) reflects on her transfer experience at the Penny W. Stamps School of Art…

Jan 2023

Collage of three headshots of Envision artists.

ALUMNI Artists Selected as Finalists for Envision Award Three prolific artists are the finalists for the 2023 Envision: The Michigan Artist Initiative…

Divided collage with A sculpture featuring the words 'Sketch your Story Inked with Permanence Blots Smears and all' in various colors and fonts, photographed against a green background and a photo with young Jake Schraga and his grandfather.

UNDERGRADUATE Jake Schraga: Behind the Design Inspired by his experience in the Stamps International Program in Scandinavia and compelled by…

A group of 9 Stamps community members and award recipients pose with two crystal plaques.

FACULTY Three Stamps Community Members Receive the 2023 MLK Spirit Award A faculty member, an administrator, and a student from the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design…

A group of 8 peer leader students sit in the courtyard of the Art and Architecture building.

UNDERGRADUATE Stamps Engaging Leaders Program Makes Positive Impact Stamps peer leaders share their experience with the Stamps Engaging Leaders Program which…