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Caring by Design: Stamps MDes in Integrative Design Thesis Projects
June 27, 2017 • Research & Leadership, Making a Difference, Graduate Student
If you've ever spent time in a hospital, you can probably relate to this scenario: your procedure is done, you're rested, and it's time to go home. Or is it? And what still needs to happen first? Read More >
Witt Artist in Residence: Zafos Xagoraris
May 15, 2017 • Other Stories, Faculty, Graduate Student
The Stamps School is proud to announce our 2017-18 Roman J. Witt Artist in Residence: Zafos Xagoraris. Read More >
A Career, Celebrated: Professor Janie Paul
April 14, 2017 • Focus on Faculty, Alumni, Faculty
In December 2016, Professor Janie Paul retired from the Stamps School of Art & Design, following over 20 years of dedicated service. Read More >
Staff Spotlight: Brian Banks, Diversity and Inclusion Advisor
April 10, 2017 • Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion, Alumni, Faculty
When Ypsilanti native and father of three Brian Banks sees a problem, he addresses it. During a recent visit to a Detroit high school to talk about career opportunities, Banks encountered something that he sees as a disturbing trend. “90% of the kids in the… Read More >
The Art of the Gallery Space
February 27, 2017 • Alumni, Faculty, Graduate Student
Srimoyee Mitra’s intrigue with art as an experience began early on during visits to her grandparents’ theatre and film production company in India. “I grew up in Mumbai and we would take trips to see my grandparents in Kolkata when I was a young girl,” said… Read More >
Announcing Stamps Gallery Opening, New Gallery Director
February 1, 2017 • Other Stories, Alumni, Faculty
The Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan is proud to announce the opening of the new Stamps Gallery in downtown Ann Arbor. Srimoyee Mitra was recently appointed to manage the 8,000 square foot gallery as the new Stamps Gallery Director. Read More >
Meet the 2016 MDes Cohort
November 16, 2016 • Student Voices, Graduate Student, MDes
Our incoming 2016 MDes students sat down to answer questions about their backgrounds, their approach to design, and their thoughts on “wicked problems” that need solving. Read More >
Meet the 2016 MFAs
November 16, 2016 • Student Voices, Graduate Student, MFA
The incoming class of Stamps MFA candidates discuss their backgrounds, influences, and artistic practice. Read More >
Cameron Van Dyke (MFA ‘15): ORBIT at Cooper Hewitt Design Museum
October 14, 2016 • Living a Creative Life: Alumni Stories, Making a Difference, Alumni
The Future People, a design collective composed of Cameron Van Dyke (Stamps MFA '15) and his wife Rachael Van Dyke, have introduced their latest vehicle, ORBIT, at the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum. Read More >
Rx for Reading
October 7, 2016 • Making a Difference, Faculty, Graduate Student
This summer, Stamps Associate Professor Rebekah Modrak worked with the Director of RX for Reading, University of Detroit Mercy Professor Mary Catherine Harrison, to invite a group of local artists/designers to design and paint the roofs of ten little free libraries. Read More >
