Past Events 2023 – 2024 Academic Year


  • Come Sunday
    RECENT RECORDING: Audio Studios In late fall, Touch of Blue New American Vocal Ensemble recorded a cover of Duke Ellington’s jazz classic Come Sunday using the Duderstadt Center’s Audio Studios. The piece is a staple in Touch of Blue’s repertoire, and with this recording, the ensemble hopes to share their work beyond their regular concert […]

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  • Chimera
    Video Studio Chimera is a movement-based, sound-optics-focused performance installation, in collaboration with AAPI (Asian American, Pacific Islander) Performance Collective IS/LAND, which was recorded in the Duderstadt Center’s Video Studio in April 2024. By definition, a chimera is ‘an organism composed of mixed genetic tissues’ and when applied to science, ‘a goal that is hoped for […]

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  • Sky Eye
    BEYOND THE DUDERSTADT CENTER Sometimes our resources and expertise are needed beyond the Duderstadt Center. When Stamps School of Art Professor Melanie Manos needed a super projector and a collaborator with unique qualifications for a large-scale projection project, she connected with Converging Technologies Consultant Tom Bray. The resulting project Sky Eye was cast from the […]

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  • Residual Artifacts
    MIDEN As part of her contribution to the “Impressions: 2024 Stamps Senior Exhibition“, Stamps School of Art & Design senior Charlotte Lee presented her art piece in the MIDEN with support from Advanced Visualization Specialist Ted Hall. The sound design was done by Ilan Salomon-Jacob. Utilizing point clouds and LiDAR scans of personal objects, this […]

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  • EECS 498: XR Showcase
    RECENT EVENT: Visualization Studio April 19, 2024 6:00 – 10:00 p.m. Professor Austin Yarger’s EECS 498 students will showcase their virtual and augmented reality projects in the Visualization Studio on April 19th. Students will have VR stations set-up for visitors to experience their projects. Visit the Visualization Studio webpage to read about all of our […]

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  • Something Weird
    CCA Student Gallery Opens April 8, 2024 Something Weird will feature work from the Juno Collective, a student arts organization based in the Digital Media Commons. The exhibit will be on view from April 8-30, in the CCA Gallery. Located in the Central Collaboration Area. Contributors: […]

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  • Science as Art
    RECENT EVENT – CCA Student Gallery February 12 – March 7, 2024 Award Ceremony and Panel Discussion Friday, February 16, at 3:30 pm. The annual Science as Art competition features student artwork inspired by and demonstrating scientific ideas and principles. Awards are given for Best in Show and a range of other categories across a […]

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  • Thank you to all who supported the DC on Giving Tuesday!
    Thank you to all who supported the DC on Giving Tuesday! While Giving Tuesday has passed, you can still support programs in the DC that advance diversity and Inclusion in technology and media-rich disciplines. Make a gift anytime to the standing Duderstadt Center Enrichment Fund to expand student access to media and technology resources unique […]

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  • Guardian Passage
    GALLERY HIGHLIGHT: Duderstadt Center Gallery December 6 – 22, 2023 Opening Reception: Sunday, December 10, 2-4 p.m. In Guardian Passage: The Power of Ukrainian Cultural Memory in the Face of War, artists Irina Bondarenko and Katya Lisova employ the tools and imagery of traditional Ukrainian art forms to face down the existential threat brought about […]

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  • Halloween Sewing Workshop
    Design Lab 1 October 23, 2023 5:00-8:00 pm Join us on Monday, Oct 23 to get help with sewing basics; tips on making costumes; and tea & treats! Bring your own fabric and ideas, we are here to help. Located in Design Lab 1, first floor of the Duderstadt Center. […]

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  • Friday Night Films
    January 19th, 2024 – Animated Films (Rescheduled from December 1st) Design Lab 2 8:00 – 9:00 pm Fridays The Digital Media Common’s CCA Gallery student staff are partnering with the Ann Arbor Film Festival (AAFF) crew to present films from the AAFF archive. The screenings will highlight similar themes that appear in the art and […]

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  • DUELGBTQ
    RECENT EVENT: Stop by Design Lab 2 throughout the month of September to see an interactive installation by Stamps Alumni and winner of the Stamps Big Idea Award, Pheiv Kurtz. With assistance from staff at the DMC, Pheiv developed “Duelgbtq” – a video game about the power of authentic self-expression in the face of hate. […]

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  • DMC-FEST
    September 6, 2023 3:00 – 6:00 pm Duderstadt Center Hunt for prizes, work with the DMC’s cool technology, and learn about everything you can make here. We’ll be showing off our Audio Studios, Video Studio, 3D printers, sewing machines, club spaces, VR gear and much more! Scan the QR code to RSVP and take a […]

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  • Respond/ Resist/ Rethink
    An Exhibition of Student Art for Change Duderstadt Center Gallery November 3 – December 1 Reception Wed, Nov 29, 5-7 p.m. In conjunction with the Fall 2023 Theme Semester: Arts & Resistance and the U‑M Arts Initiative. The 2023 Respond/Resist/Rethink exhibition will include art of a variety of mediums and will be displayed in four galleries across all three U‑M campuses, including […]

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  • After Unica
    Recent Event: Thursday, August 31 and Friday, September 1 at 7:30 pmDuderstadt Center Video Studio (overflow seating in Design Lab 2) After Unica is a multi-media solo performance. It is a chimeric non-linear surreal autobiography intertwining Tulip’s family experiences and artist Unica Zürn’s life, art and writings. There are references to mental illness, suicide, death and […]

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