Past Events 2021 – 2022 Academic Year


  • Multithread
    Multithread is an interactive art exhibit highlighting spectacle, fun, and family via a mother’s kaleidoscopic quilts and her daughter’s live video collages inspired by them. Visitors get to explore a unique quilting algorithm in a variety of analog and digital modalities, from mirroring fabrics to even becoming the textile themselves! How? Find out for yourself […]

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  • “Photocracy” – ArtsEngine Event and Exhibit in the DC Gallery
    Event: Photocracy Celebration Tuesday, April 19, 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Duderstadt Center Gallery. Exhibit of Photocracy images: April 19 through April 22 in the Duderstadt Center Gallery. Please save the date and join ArtsEngine for a program and reception to celebrate the work that has come from our Photocracy project including commissioned student performances and […]

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  • Living ArtsEngine Gallery Exhibit
    Updated April 18 – Project Exhibit: April 9 through April 22 in the Duderstadt Center Gallery. Join this year’s Living ArtsEngine class in the final presentations of their Creative Capstone Projects and to celebrate their hard work throughout the past year in the 11th annual Living ArtsEngine Symposium. Teams of first- and second-year undergraduate students […]

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  • “growing pains” An original musical by Dana Pierangeli – performance video online
    The April 8 performance of “growing pains” is now available on Vimeo (link below). Two lifelong best friends now high school seniors begin growing apart as their lives begin diverging from their shared roots. As they deal with changing family relationships, romantic interests, mental health issues, and the looming threat of college they must ask […]

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  • 26th Annual Exhibition of Art by Michigan Prisoners – Now Online
    Updated April 6: A complete online gallery of nearly 700 works from the The 26th Annual Exhibition of Art by Michigan Prisoners, many recently exhibited at Duderstadt Center Gallery (March 22 through April 5, 2022), is available for viewing. Almost 300 pieces are for sale through the Prison Arts Creative Project PCAP site (the net proceeds […]

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  • CFE Event: “This One’s for the Girls”
    In-person event Thursday, March 10th from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Cahoots. “This One’s for the Girls”: a networking event featuring guest speaker Marianna Kerppola, Founder and CEO of Poisera. Poisera helps moms forge their own journey. Women* have been driving change, scaling heights, and breaking barriers for centuries. Come join fellow women in […]

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  • FWC Centennial Quilting Exhibition: “Stitched Together”
    Duderstadt Center Gallery, March 6-15, 2022. Special opening day hours & chat with quilters: 2-4pm on Sunday, March 6. To celebrate the U-M Faculty Women’s Club 100th anniversary, its Quilting Section proudly presents examples of the many traditional and non-traditional quilts their members have designed and created. Included are individual projects; a sample of the many collaboratively […]

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  • a2ru Online Event: Black Perspectives on Creativity, Trustworthiness, Welcome and Well-Being
    This event took place on March 4, 2022. Researchers from Slover Linett Audience Research discuss findings from their new report “A Place to Be Heard, A Space to Feel Held: Black Perspectives on Creativity, Trustworthiness, Welcome and Well-Being.” This webinar will also include a discussion of the report’s possible implications and impacts for the higher education sector. Registration […]

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  • Carrying the Torch: Rekindling Prescribed Fire in Michigan’s Prairie Peninsula
    Duderstadt Center Gallery, February 14 – 27, 2022. Fire has profoundly influenced ecosystems across the planet. It is a natural phenomenon borne of lightning, but it is also a cultural one carried in the hands of human beings. As the singular species with the ability to harness fire, it has played a fundamental role in […]

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  • 2022 Theater Design & Production BFA Portfolio Exhibition
    Duderstadt Center Gallery, January 28 – February 11, 2022. Take a peek behind the scenes of the plays, musicals and operas throughout the University of Michigan. Explore the work of our undergraduate student stage managers, technicians, and scenic, costume and lighting designers in the annual Department of Theater Design and Production Portfolio Exhibition. Visit the School […]

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  • Stamps Takeover!
    Duderstadt Center Gallery, January 17-21, 2022. Students from the Stamps School of Art & Design will occupy the Gallery in the Duderstadt Center from January 17-21. They curated and contributed all of the artwork, including 2D, 3D, video and more. Come enjoy the cake and ice cream! […]

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  • Space Art Competition
    Duderstadt Center Gallery, October 21-29, 2021. Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS) is hosting a student art competition, and the winning artworks go to space! Any U-M student is eligible to take part in the competition from Oct. 4th to Oct. 20th at no cost (all materials provided). This event is sponsored by […]

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  • Duderstadt Center 25th Anniversary Exhibition
    Duderstadt Center Gallery, October 4-15, 2021. The James and Anne Duderstadt Center opened in Fall Semester 1996. We’re marking the 25th anniversary of this unique facility with a look back at the remarkable creativity and innovation that has taken place here. The Gallery is featuring photos, artifacts and videos of some of our favorites. Read more about […]

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  • Recent Event: October 11 – Telling the Story of the Duderstadt Center in 2021
    A special presentation by graduate students of Architecture on how they interpret the uses and purpose of the Duderstadt Center today, using the original vision for the building and its subsequent history as design criteria. (Note: This presentation took place on Monday, October 11th. This post will be updated with more photos and information from […]

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