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Change by Design: The Birds of Ann Arbor
February 12, 2019 • Cool Classes & Assignments, Undergraduate Student
During the 2018-2019 academic year, students in Stamps Professor Nick Tobier’s Change by Design (ART 314) course addressed the new arrival of Bird scooters to Ann Arbor. Read More >
Shoe Design at Stamps
February 12, 2019 • Visiting Artist, Advice for Emerging Artists, Cool Classes & Assignments
In January 2019, Shane Ward (BFA ‘96), Creative Director of Footwear at DKNY and GHBASS (G-III Apparel Group), led a shoe-design workshop for Stamps students. Read More >
The Heart of the Story: Narrative Forms at Stamps
January 9, 2019 • Cool Classes & Assignments, Undergraduate Student
During the Fall 2018 semester, professors Heidi Kumao and Holly Hughes co-taught Narrative Forms, a Stamps School of Art and Design course dedicated to fostering an informed exploration of visual storytelling. Read More >
Social Spaces Takes Root with Growing Hope
December 12, 2018 • Social Engagement, Cool Classes & Assignments, Making a Difference
Taught by Anne Mondro and Marianetta Porter, Social Spaces is a 200-level course aimed at teaching Stamps Students “best practices” in social engagement. Read More >
An Irresistible Civic Duty: Voting is Sexy 2018
December 11, 2018 • Cool Classes & Assignments, Making a Difference, Undergraduate Student
Last winter, Stamps professor Stephanie Rowden came across a statistic about voter participation in the 2014 midterm election that took her by surprise — just 14% of eligible U-M voters participated. "I was stunned by the gap between my sense of how much… Read More >
2018 Undergraduate Juried Exhibition Award Winners
December 7, 2018 • Cool Classes & Assignments, Undergraduate Student
The Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design’s 2018 Undergraduate Juried Exhibition, featuring the exceptional works of our undergraduate students in art and design, was celebrated on Friday, November 30, 2018 with a reception in the downtown Stamps Gallery. Read More >
Rebekah Modrak, Claudia Bitran, and the Sinking of the Titanic
November 28, 2018 • Visiting Artist, Cool Classes & Assignments
Hosted by Stamps professor Rebekah Modrak, Claudia Bitran was a Witt Visiting Artist at the Stamps School of Art and Design from October 21-24 during the Fall 2018 term. Together, Modrak and Bitran organized a recreation of scenes from director James Cameron’s… Read More >
Rebekah Modrak and Claudia Bitran Recreate Sinking of the Titanic with Stamps Students
October 23, 2018 • Cool Classes & Assignments, Undergraduate Student
With the help of students in a University of Michigan Stamps School of Art & Design class and the U-M Synchronized Swimming Club, New York-based multimedia artist Claudia Bitran will recreate scenes from director James Cameron’s “Titanic” at U-M’s Canham… Read More >
Takuji Hamanaka Visits Stamps School
October 5, 2018 • Visiting Artist, Cool Classes & Assignments, Undergraduate Student
Professor Endi Poskovic hosted Roman J. Witt visiting artist Takuji Hamanaka for a three-day residency in the Print Media Studio at the Stamps School of Art & Design from September 24-26, 2018. Read More >
Internship Spotlight: Taylor Houlihan at the Smithsonian
September 26, 2018 • Research & Leadership, Cool Classes & Assignments, Living a Creative Life: Alumni Stories
Taylor Houlihan (BFA '18) reflects on her summer internship at the Smithsonian Museum's Digitization Programs Office. Read More >
