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ARTSCAPADE!

Was: Friday, August 28, 2026
Artscapade will return in 2027!

Artscapade is an annual welcome week tradition from the Arts Initiative and UMMA, bringing over a thousand students into the museum since 1999.

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Artscapade 2026 starts the semester off with art
Amany Sayed
Artscapade 2026 starts the semester off with art
Amany Sayed

“Artscapade is an opportunity for students to see all the ways they can engage with the arts during their time at U-M. It also gives them the resources to take the next steps in their arts journeys, whether that’s visiting UMMA again, joining a student org, taking a class, or lots of other types of arts engagement.”

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Amany Sayed

  • Artscapade features arts activities throughout UMMA and the museum grounds. A list of activities will be provided on site, or you can view it here.

    STUDENT ARTS ORGANIZATION
    PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
    5:45- MEMCO Electronic Music
    6:20- Ballroom Dance Team Ballroom Dance
    6:40- Swing Ann Arbor Swing Dance
    7:00- GROOVE High Energy Percussion
    7:20- Leim Irish Dance Irish Dance
    7:40- U-M Women's Glee Club SSAA Choir
    8:00- MUSKET Musical Theatre
    8:20- U-M Men's Glee Club University Spirit
    8:40- Michigan Songwriters Collective Original Music

    STUDENT ARTS ORGANIZATION
    DANCE WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
    6:45- Ballroom Dance Team Ballroom Dance
    7:15- Swing Ann Arbor Swing Dance
    7:45- Leim Irish Dance Irish Dance
    8:15- FunKtion Hip Hop Dance