Category: Gallery Events

Exhibits, shows, and events taking place in the Duderstadt Center Gallery

Women of the Kahn Family 

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Black-and-white early 20th-century studio portrait of the Kahn family, showing twelve formally dressed adults posed in two rows, facing the camera.
For anyone who has walked around the University of Michigan campus, they have definitely passed by a building designed by the architect, Albert Kahn. From the grand Hill Auditorium and the Burton Tower behind it, to the beautiful William L. Clements Library, 19 out of 23 Kahn-designed buildings remain on

Material Engagement

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Gray half circle on white background with text.
Duderstadt Center Gallery December 12-18, 2025 A Taubman College of Architecture & Urban Planning Collective Student Research Expo. “Material Engagement” brings together five projects exploring the intersection of digital fabrication, computational design, and cultural meaning. From transforming discarded oyster shells into architectural elements through machine knitting, to creating acoustic installations

Collective Constructions

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Text on a pink, tan, and purple gradient background.
Duderstadt Center Gallery November 11 – December 7, 2025 Opening: November 14, at 6:00 pm Collective Constructions is an exhibition which gathers a bridge built through human-robot cooperation, a board game where users co-imagine housing futures, and a textile map fabricated through friendship. These works explore co-authorship as a mode

By Means of a Pencil

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Mans face placed on a robed figure with a tan background.
Duderstadt Center Gallery October 9 – November 5, 2025 Opening Reception October 9, 5:00-8:00 pm Closing Reception: November 2, 2:00-5:00 pm The U-M Duderstadt Center Gallery presents By Means of a Pencil a solo exhibition by artist and Stamps School of Art & Design LEO Lecturer I Nathan Byrne. By

Immersive VR: Experiencing the Ukraine War in Kyiv

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Image of a typical apartment in Kyiv.
September 14 – October 5, 2025 Duderstadt Center Gallery See what it feels like to live through war as part of your daily life with immersive VR. Developed by Duderstadt Center staff member Sara Eskandari and visiting professor Joseph Sywenkyj, this room-scale virtual reality documentary recreates the harrowing experience of

Between Voice and Silence

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Woman with iridescent wings standing on a rock.
Duderstadt Center Gallery September 14 – October 5, 2025 Artists’ Reception: Sunday, September 14, 3-5 pm. The U-M Duderstadt Center Gallery presents an international art exhibition “Between Voice andSilence”, exploring the role of empathy and humanity in times of crisis. Through their works,Ukrainian and American artists Katya Lisova (textiles), Matvii

Take Care: Student Art Exhibition

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Take Care text with pictures of people and animals within the letters.
RECENT EXHIBITION: April 15 – May 9, 2025 Opening Reception: April 15, 5:00-8:00 pm Duderstadt Center Gallery Experience the 2025 Take Care Student Art Exhibition, a heartfelt showcase of creativity, resilience, and healing.Through visual art, video, performance, and literary works, students will share their unique perspectives on caring for oneself

Living ArtsEngine 2025

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Navy pill shaped text box with multiple colored blocks and stripes i the background.
RECENT EVENT: Symposium and Exhibition April 5 – April 10, 2025 Symposium: April 5, 4:00-6:00 pm Duderstadt Center Gallery The semester is wrapping up and LAE students are busy finishing their UARTS 175 projects in preparation for the Living ArtsEngine Symposium on Saturday, April 5th from 4-6pm in the Duderstadt

29th Annual Exhibition of Artists in Michigan Prisons

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An abstract painting of a person against a pink and green wall.
RECENT EVENT: March 18 – April 1, 2025 Duderstadt Center Gallery Special Hours: 10 am-7 pm, Tues-Fri Noon-6 pm, Sun & Mon The 29th Annual Exhibition of Artists in Michigan Prisons showcases the creative work of artists from 26 Michigan prisons. Hundreds of original, handmade works by incarcerated artists in Michigan will be

Colorism

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Poster for Colorism Exhibit featuring pictures of the artist in different skin colors, hair styles and personalities.
RECENT EVENT: An Exhibition by Rogerio M. Pinto February 14 – March 12, 2025 Duderstadt Center Gallery Rogério Pinto’s multimedia art exhibit, Colorism, comprises works of video, still photography, sculpture and audience interaction, questioning our psychosocial and biological ideas about skin color and treatment of people, based on skin tones, including

Igniting Growth

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Poster for Igniting Growth exhibit featuring a Moizio Painting.
RECENT EVENT: January 8-20, 2025 Reception: Thursday, January 9, 4:30-6:00 pm Duderstadt Center Gallery Armani PlantSeeds / Artist & ProducerRichard Moizio / Painter This is an interactive exhibit, bring your earbuds and smartphone to enjoy the full experience. Growth can come from outside inspiration, life experiences, pain, illness, etc. This

ZAP

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Photo of "Eel" art piece. White frame with tulle and thread arms.
RECENT EVENT: Duderstadt Center Gallery November 25-December 9 The SMART (Sound and Media Art) Lab is an artistic research lab where students explore the intersection of art, technology, and science to create sound and media art. We use a multidisciplinary approach that blends areas such as sound design, human-computer interaction,

1000 LOVE LETTERS

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Photo of Love letters and Love sign.
November 11-15 Duderstadt Center Gallery 1000 LOVE LETTERS is an ArtPrize piece from artist Brian Steinberg. It explores the act of writing simple gestures of love to a loved one, a secret admirer or to some aspect of the world that viewers admire. The 1000 LOVE LETTERS art piece is

Post-Election: Relax, Recover and Rebalance

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Take Care Logo
“Take Care” Activities November 11-15, noon-6 Duderstadt Center Gallery Join us, November 11-15 for a series of creative and calming activities to help promote well-being after the stressful election season. The gallery will be open daily from noon-6, with art supplies for creating, coloring and more. Additionally, we will host

Clay-cation with Curiouser Clay

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Clay sculpture by Curiouser Clay.
Friday, November 15, from 4:00-6:00 pm Duderstadt Center Gallery Need a CLAY-cation? Take a creative break and turn a Lewis Carroll-inspired writing exercise into a 6-8 inch ceramic sculpture! All tools and materials are provided for this two-hour workshop. The instructor will guide you through a creative writing exercise that will

Breathe, Rebalance, Onward

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Picture of Robert Newcomb playing sitar, guitar and doing yoga.
Yoga and Music with Robert Spalding Newcomb Tuesday, November 12, from 11:30 am-1:00 pm Duderstadt Center Gallery As part of our post-election, relax, recover and rebalance activities, Robert Spalding Newcomb, retired Associate Director of Media & Studio Arts at the Duderstadt Center, will be leading a 30 minute yoga class