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Penny Stamps Speaker Series

Weekly art and design talks, gathering community around creative minds.

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Events take place Thursdays at 5:30 PM unless otherwise noted, and are free, non-ticketed, and open to the public. Download a printable schedule for the Fall 2023 series.

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Sep 26 2023
Inspired by traditional Persian miniature paintings, this large-scale depicts the rooms a vividly-detailed bathhouse in a split-scene style, filled with illustrations of men. .
PENNY STAMPS SPEAKER SERIES Orkideh Torabi 5:30 – 7:00 pm Location: Rackham Amphitheatre
Oct 05 2023
John Maeda, a man with short dark hair wearing a grey blazer, hands clasped, looks at the camera in a 3/4 headshot.
PENNY STAMPS SPEAKER SERIES John Maeda 5:30 – 7:00 pm Location: Michigan Theater
Oct 12 2023
In this illustration, a child floats on a bed near ships on a body of water. The sun emerges from clouds, bathing the scene in golden light.
PENNY STAMPS SPEAKER SERIES Chris Van Allsburg 5:30 – 7:00 pm Location: Michigan Theater
Oct 19 2023
A human figure is silhouetted behind a large abstract image seeming to appear at the water's edge.
PENNY STAMPS SPEAKER SERIES Refik Anadol 5:30 – 7:00 pm Location: Michigan Theater
Oct 22 2023
In this drawing, a man wearing an orange hat and jumpsuit is pictured in the foreground, with the shadows of wire mesh across his face. Other inmates exercise and walk through a courtyard behind him.
PENNY STAMPS SPEAKER SERIES Janie Paul 3:00 – 4:30 pm Location: U-M Museum of Art
Oct 26 2023
Cannupa Hanska Luger, This Is Not A Snake / The One Who Checks & The One Who Balances, 2017-2020.
PENNY STAMPS SPEAKER SERIES Cannupa Hanska Luger 5:30 – 7:00 pm Location: Michigan Theater
Nov 02 2023
Furniture decorated with organic-looking additions is shown in a room. All visible surfaces are painted deep red with the exception of a television screen that shows a face wearing pale makeup and red lipstick.
PENNY STAMPS SPEAKER SERIES Gabriela Ruiz 5:30 – 7:00 pm Location: Michigan Theater
Nov 16 2023
Photo of Prince, wearing an ornate yellow jacket and holding a guitar in front of n orange background
PENNY STAMPS SPEAKER SERIES Lynn Goldsmith 5:30 – 7:00 pm Location: Michigan Theater
Nov 30 2023
Theaster Gates, a Black man with a shaved head and salt and pepper beard, wearing black-rimmed glasses and a pea coat, looks at the camera in a 3/4 profile shot.
PENNY STAMPS SPEAKER SERIES Theaster Gates 5:30 – 7:00 pm Location: Michigan Theater