Reparations of the Heart prompts the question: Where would diaspora Armenians and other SWANA communities be if the Armenian Genocide had never happened?
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The Bennett Prize’s Rising Voices 3 Showcases Women Figurative Realist Painters
Creating an art prize and traveling exhibition featuring women artists is not for the faint of heart.
61st Ann Arbor Film Festival Features 108 Films From 33 Countries
With screenings and programs both online and in person, the oldest avant-garde and experimental film festival in North America opens March 21.
Two SWANA Artists’ Vision for a City of the Future
Dahlia Elsayed and Andrew Haik Demirjian imagine “Mustaqbaaaahpolis” as a city free from “extraction, time scarcity, and exploitation.”
What’s the Weirdest Ornament You’d Hang on Your Tree?
An exhibition on view at Detroit’s Henry Ford Museum features 7,000 Christmas ornaments, from the traditionally festive to the deeply bizarre.
University of Michigan’s Stamps School of Art & Design Offers a Unique MFA Experience
This top-ranked, highly selective graduate program supports its students as they pursue diverse creative practices.
Michigan Art Dealer Swindled Seniors in $1.6M Fraud Scheme
Wendy Halsted Beard defrauded her clients of over 100 photographs, including works by Ansel Adams, and targeted elderly collectors.
Cranbrook Academy of Art Announces Online Conversation Series About Graduate Programs
These virtual talks will share details on the MFA and M.Arch programs, alumni experiences, financial aid and fellowships, student life, and more.
Whistleblower Group Seeks to Stop Re-Accreditation of Detroit Institute of Arts
In a missive to the American Alliance of Museums, the nonprofit legal organization Whistleblower Aid said the museum does not meet criteria for accreditation, citing “race- and gender-based hiring” and a culture of retaliation, among other issues.
The 60th Ann Arbor Film Festival Is In-person and Online
After two years of online-only festivals, the AAFF will return to the Michigan Theater in Downtown Ann Arbor from March 22 to 27.
The Cass Corridor Movement’s Salvation Through Salvage
Working with what they had, Cass Corridor artists scrapped and repurposed anything they could get their hands on, attempting to find some salvation for their city through a literal process of salvage and reuse.
The Stamps School of Art & Design Seeks Proposals for 2023 Witt Residency
This residency at the University of Michigan comes with an honorarium of $20,000 in addition to housing, studio space, and up to $5,000 of funding support for project materials.