Exhibitions 2022-23


  • Living ArtsEngine Exhibition
    Duderstadt Center GalleryApril 6-11, 2024 UARTS 175 “Collaborative Creative Projects” brings interdisciplinary Living ArtsEngine teams together in the planning, creation and iteration of artistic, argument-focused creative projects. Teams employ the iterative design process to develop their projects in an efficient, feedback-informed fashion, culminating in this public exhibition. […]

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  • Soulscape
    RECENT EVENT – DSU Solo Photography Exhibition Duderstadt Center Gallery March 5-12, 2024 In Soulscape, DSU’s solo photography exhibition, the art of portrait photography is reimagined as a journey into the soul, where each image serves as a window into the intricate landscapes of human essence. This collection emerges from a profound exploration conducted over […]

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  • 28th Annual Exhibition of Artists in Michigan Prisons
    RECENT EVENT: Duderstadt Center Gallery March 19th — April 2nd, 2024 The 28th Annual Exhibition of Artists in Michigan Prisons, a project of the Prison Creative Arts Project (PCAP) at the University of Michigan, showcases the work of artists incarcerated in Michigan prisons. The work is by men and women from 24 state prisons in both […]

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  • Design for Participation – World Wide Tea [2]
    RECENT EVENT: Duderstadt Center Gallery February 14 – 23, 2024 Opening Reception: Friday, February 16, at 5:00 p.m. Our UARTS Faculty Engineering/Arts Student Team (FEAST) explores the Design for Participation theory and practices. We ideate, prototype, and test interactive models to advance this design domain. Presently, our team is exploring the idea of tea being […]

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  • BFA Theatre Design & Production Portfolio Exhibition
    RECENT EVENT: Duderstadt Center Gallery January 28 – February 9, 2024 Opening Reception: January 26, 4:30 to 5:30 pm Take a peek behind the scenes of the plays, musicals, dance concerts, and operas at the University of Michigan. Explore the work of the Theatre & Drama department’s undergraduate stage managers, designers, and technicians. […]

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  • “Pivot” a Virtual Reality Dance Gallery
    RECENT EVENT: Duderstadt Center Gallery January 10-21, 2024 Opening Reception: January 14, at 12:00 p.m. The University of Michigan Department of Dance presents Bachelor of Fine Arts capstone project Pivot. The walk-through exhibit features choreography filmed for virtual reality by graduating senior Rileigh Goldsmith. Rileigh Goldsmith’s senior dance thesis project “Pivot” is an immersive virtual […]

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  • Guardian Passage
    RECENT EVENT: 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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  • Moldwin Prize
    ArtsEngine Art/Sci Student Residency Program September 18 – 22 Duderstadt Center Gallery Last year, 3 undergraduate students from the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design spent 20 hours over 8 weeks participating with the research team in Professor Mark Moldwin’s lab, working on space weather (e.g. how the Sun influences the space environment […]

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  • Narrating Nubia
    October 2 – October 27, 2023 Duderstadt Center Gallery To celebrate the conclusion of a three-year collaborative research project, “Narrating Nubia: The Social Lives of Heritage,” the Kelsey Museum is excited to announce the opening of an exhibit at the Duderstadt Center Gallery, located on the University of Michigan’s North Campus. The exhibit will be […]

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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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  • Veils
    Recent Event: Alex Mark Solo Exhibition August 18 – September 6, 2023 Reception: Tuesday, August 29, at 4pm Duderstadt Center Gallery Everything we perceive can be said to contain the past, present and future. In our perception and thought we move from one to the other. Many of these paintings reflect on that. Layers of […]

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  • Uncovering the Third: Material as Relation
    RECENT EVENT: June 19-30, 2023 Duderstadt Center Gallery Uncovering the Third: Material as Relation (2023), features multimedia work investigating how materials and metaphors can inform and expand the way that we understand our permeable relationships with one another and our larger environments. The contextual history of the various mediums used; clay, fiber, mycelium, carries an […]

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  • International Society of Bassists 2023 Convention
    RECENT EVENT: June 5-10, 2023 Duderstadt Center Gallery Noon-6:00 pm The ISB Bass Makers Competition is a bi-annual event that brings in new-made double basses from around the world to be judged by a special team of world renown bass players and luthiers. Bass makers can be awarded certificates and medals for their efforts in […]

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  • Realities Unveiled: A Visual Exploration
    RECENT EVENT: April 19-30, 2023 Opening Reception: April 19, from 4:30-6:00 pm Duderstadt Center Gallery Join us for a journey through the art of perception versus reality. Curated by students in ARTDES 449: Gallery as a site for social change. The exhibition features the work of approximately 35 artists; art students both in the class […]

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  • Living ArtsEngine Exhibition
    April 8-13, 2023 Duderstadt Center Gallery UARTS 175 “Collaborative Creative Projects” brings interdisciplinary Living ArtsEngine teams together in the planning, creation and iteration of artistic, argument-focused creative projects. Teams employ the iterative design process to develop their projects in an efficient, feedback-informed fashion, culminating in this large public exhibition. […]

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  • Canada’s Longest Running Prison Theatre Company: Insights from Kate Rubin, Theatre Artist’s Work with William Head on Stage
    Keynote Presentation of the 27th Annual Exhibition of Artists in Michigan Prisons 3358 Duderstadt Center, Lower Level. Thursday, March 23, from 7:00-8:30 pm. Join us for an informative and engaging keynote speech with Kate Rubin, an experienced and accomplished theatre artist known for her dynamic leadership and collaborative approach. She has been working with William […]

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  • Digital Gallery Now Online: the 27th Annual Exhibition of Artists in Michigan Prisons
    Updated April 5, 2023: the works of art recently shown in the Duderstadt Center Gallery are now viewable, and unsold works may be purchased, by visiting the Prison Creative Arts Project site. Recent Exhibit: Duderstadt Center Gallery, March 21 – April 4 The 27th Annual Exhibition of Artists in Michigan Prisons showcases the hard work and talents […]

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  • DigiPaint Food Zine Gallery
    Duderstadt Center Gallery February 13 – March 12, 2023 Opening Reception: Friday, February 17, 2023 4:00 – 6:00p.m. Feeling hungry? DigiPaint’s fall semester zine features student artwork surrounding the theme of food! About DigiPaint DigiPaint, U of M’s first digital art club, nurtures students throughout their digital painting journey by fostering a sense of community […]

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  • BFA Theater Design and Production Portfolio Exhibition
    Duderstadt Center Gallery January 27 – February 10, 2023 Take a peek behind the scenes of the plays, musicals, and operas at the University of Michigan. Explore the work of The Theater and Drama Department’s undergraduate Stage Managers, Designers, and Technicians. Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Friday, Noon-6:00 pm and Sunday, Noon-6:00 pm. Featuring the work […]

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  • Whoop House
    Recent Exhibit: Duderstadt Center Gallery January 13-20, 2023 Friday, January 13, 6-9 pm Opening Reception (perform, watch, hang out, meet the artist) Starting Friday there is going to be an opportunity for students, faculty, and other community members to interact with a project called Whoop House, designed by UMS artist in residence and U of […]

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  • Hank Fleischer Exhibition
    Recent Gallery Exhibit: Sculpture from File Folders 2007-2021 Duderstadt Center Gallery, December 5-22, 2022 Hank Fleischer’s 98 years of life connected him to many people through many roles. He was proud to have been a WWII vet, the author of an engineering textbook, a First® Robotics judge, a trustee of the Detroit Science Center and the Carls […]

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  • World Wide Tea
    Design for Participation [Project in Progress – Experimental Space] November 18-30, 2022 Opening Reception: Friday, November 18, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. Our UARTS Faculty Engineering/Arts Student Team (FEAST) explores current participatory design theory and practices. We are ideating, prototyping, and testing participatory design pieces to advance our understanding and application of participatory design. We understand […]

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  • Voting Day in the DC Gallery
    Hundreds of students filled the halls of the Duderstadt Center prepared to register and vote in the special DC Gallery polling location on Election Day 2022 See a short video of the line of students committed to add their votes! The turnout marks the success of the Creative Campus Voting Project and its Vote 2022 […]

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  • Vote 2022
    Recently in the DC Gallery: Voting is underway at the Duderstadt Center Gallery October 12 – November 8 The Duderstadt Center Gallery has been transformed into a one-stop election hub on North Campus for the four weeks leading up to the November 8th midterm elections. The Creative Campus Voting Project has designed a satellite Ann […]

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  • Journey of Self-Discovery
    Recent Gallery event, September 19 through 30. To experience an interesting piece of art is to feel ALIVE.  It propels one out of reality (for a moment) and transcends the spirit to a special place much like a spiritual awakening or an encounter with God. I am interested in the creative process even more than […]

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