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Michigan’s leading creative reentry network, Linkage Community, becomes independent
After more than two decades of fostering creativity, connection and opportunity for artists who are formerly incarcerated, the Linkage Community will officially transition into an independent initiative.
Carmen Herrera and Leon Polk Smith, trailblazers of geometric abstraction, exhibited together for first time
The University of Michigan Museum of Art will bring “Both Sides of the Line: Carmen Herrera & Leon Polk Smith,” an exhibition uniting two of the 20th century’s most visionary abstract artists, to Ann Arbor next month.
Spotlight on recovery: U-M alum pioneers concussion protocol for performing artists
As a doctoral student at the University of Michigan’s School of Kinesiology and its Concussion Center, Allyssa Memmini identified a critical need in concussion management.
Creativity and connection across prison walls: 29th annual exhibition features Michigan artists
One of the world’s largest and longest-running exhibitions of incarcerated artists is back with new programming designed to foster connection and deepen public understanding of incarceration in Michigan.
President Ono commits $5M for U-M public art over five years
President Santa J. Ono has committed $5 million from central University of Michigan funding to further develop U-M’s public art collection over the next five years, in support of the university’s Vision 2034 goals.
Rhiannon Giddens appointed inaugural U-M Artist-in-Residence
Rhiannon Giddens, the Grammy-, Pulitzer Prize- and MacArthur “genius” grant-winning musical artist and composer, has been appointed as the inaugural University of Michigan Artist-in-Residence.
Visualizing concussion experience through new research-informed mural
The Concussion Center at the University of Michigan School of Kinesiology is using visual art to capture the experiences of concussion patients.