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New Stamps School Faculty
August 2, 2018 • Focus on Faculty, Faculty
This fall, Stamps welcomes three new faculty members. Read More >
Student Impact: Kiki Smith Witt Artist Residency
July 16, 2018 • Visiting Artist, Undergraduate Student
Kiki Smith is one of the foremost artists working in print media today, and is known for her multidisciplinary practice relating to the human condition and the natural world. Read More >
Neil Zemba on Engaged Community Practice
June 25, 2018 • Social Engagement, Advice for Emerging Artists, Living a Creative Life: Alumni Stories
After winning a Nike sponsored athletic shoe design competition during his freshman year at the Stamps School, Neil Zemba's (BFA '13) career was off to a fast, promising start. But he wasn’t content to rise alone. Read More >
Internship Spotlight: Gabriella Meyer
June 19, 2018 • Advice for Emerging Artists, Living a Creative Life: Alumni Stories, Alumni
Recently, Gabriella Meyer (BFA '17) was interviewed in The New York Times for her limited-edition capsule line of #MeToo movement denim wear. Read More >
Prophet to Come
June 15, 2018 • Research & Leadership, Focus on Faculty, Faculty
Stamps welcomes Dr. Jane Prophet and her expansive approach to collaborative research and making. Read More >
Kiki Smith Exhibits Work Created at Stamps School Residency
May 18, 2018 • Visiting Artist, Faculty
A set of Kiki Smith etchings entitled Autumn Two and Four, Autumn Two and Five, and Autumn Five—created as part of Smith's week-long residency at the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan in October 2017—are part of the current… Read More >
Work Commons Renovation
May 18, 2018 • Other Stories
On Monday, April 30, 2018, the Stamps School of Art & Design began a major renovation project to transform Work Commons — the school’s open, collaborative studio space. Read More >
Creative Career Development: Stamps Students in Los Angeles
May 15, 2018 • Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion, Student Voices, Undergraduate Student
In March 2018, undergraduates from the Stamps School of Art & Design teamed up with students from Tennessee State University to spend five days immersed in professional development opportunities in Los Angeles. Read More >
Interactive & Inclusive Spatial Experiences
May 2, 2018 • Social Engagement, Making a Difference, Student Voices
Since 2012, an ongoing series of virtual cross-cultural classroom collaborations designed by Stamps School faculty Kelly Murdoch-Kitt and Virginia Commonwealth University Qatar faculty Denielle Emans has involved nearly 200 students in 12 courses at 5… Read More >
Caring for the Caregivers: 2018 MDes Thesis Talks
April 25, 2018 • Research & Leadership, Social Engagement, Graduate Student
How can doctors, nurses, and medical staff improve communication with and support of patient family members — and how does this impact patient outcomes? What guiding principles should inform design when it's for something as significant as end of life care? Read More >
