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May 2025

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UNDERGRADUATE 2025 Big Idea Award Winners Announced Maddie Vassalo and Miles Hionis have won the 2025 Big Idea Award with an ambitious plan to…

A sculpture of a man's bust is constructed entirely of recycled cardboard. The head is detailed and on top of it are industrial structure, some gears, wheels, pipes, also made out of cardboard that blend seamlessly into the organic face. The cardboard makes up the face by hundreds of verticle cross sections, glued together, mostly brown, though some add streaks of black, blue, or orange. Overall the piece evokes a sense of reflection. The face is expressionless.

UNDERGRADUATE 2025 Winter Awards The Stamps School of Art & Design is proud to announce the recipients of the 2025 Student…

Apr 2025

UNDERGRADUATE Maddy Leja: How One Stamps Student Found Their Voice Through Film How One Stamps Student Found Their Voice Through Film

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UNDERGRADUATE The Stampede: From Studio Chats to Gallery Walls The Stampede: From Studio Chats to Gallery Walls

UNDERGRADUATE Morgan Granzow: Art, Anatomy, and the Science of Beauty A graduating senior at the Stamps School of Art & Design, Morgan Granzow has channeled a lifelong…

Mar 2025

"You Are Not Alone" first aid kit painting by Morgan Granzow

UNDERGRADUATE Morgan Granzow: Healthcare Collaboration Featured A collaboration between U‑M medical student Courtney Burns and Stamps student Morgan Granzow (BFA…

UNDERGRADUATE Meet the 2025 Big Idea Award Applicants Stamps Seniors are tackling big issues in their applications for the 2025 Big Idea Award.

UNDERGRADUATE Stamps Student Work Featured at 63rd Annual Ann Arbor Film Festival Trailers by four Stamps students will be featured in the 63^rd annual Ann Arbor Film Festival,…

Feb 2025

L-R: Stamps Gallery Director Srimoyee Mitra, Katelyn Ma, Quri Kim, Associate Dean for Academic Programs Rebecca Strzelec, Kate Bonello, Victoria Selektor, and Dana Gray.

UNDERGRADUATE Stamps Students Receive Awards at 2025 Undergraduate Juried Exhibition The Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design proudly celebrates the exceptional work by our…

Jan 2025

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UNDERGRADUATE Fall 2024 Dean's List Congratulations to undergraduate students on the Stamps School of Art & Design’s Dean’s List for…

Nov 2024

In this image created by students using AI software, a figure stands on a fallen log in a large forest, with bird-like creatures flying through the air.

UNDERGRADUATE Stamps Students Collaborate on Science Fiction Opera Students in Seder Burns’ Digital Image Making class use AI software to collaborate on a science…

Oct 2024

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UNDERGRADUATE Cooking Up Creativity: Blending Design and Delicious Celebrations Of Flavors Meet Tanvi (BFA ‘25), who blends creativity and cooking in their latest project, Flavors of…