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The art and design graduate experience within the School, the University, and the region.
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YOUr art & designgradUateedUCatiOn WiLL Be sHaPed BY its
It’s about you- your interests and talents, but it’s also about the people and resources that surround you.
When you come to the School of Art & Design at the
University of Michigan you will find a School with over 40
faculty to guide your growth as a creative maker and thinker.
You’ll work in some of the best facilities in the country, with
both traditional and cutting-edge tools and technologies.
You’ll have opportunities for cross-disciplinary study,
community-based projects and international study.
tHe sCHOOL Ofart & design Offersthree innovative programs at the graduate level
mfa in art & Design a three-year Master of Fine Arts degree requiring all students to develop an intense engagement with one or more fields of knowledge beyond the traditional purview of art and design.
mfa/mBa a four-year dual degree program with the Stephen M. Ross School of Business for a Master of Fine Arts and Master of Business Administration. Includes core courses in business functions and real world experience in business consulting and as well as coursework in visual culture and theory, along with directed studio practice coursework.
Design science PhD the Rackham School of Graduate Studies’ interdisciplinary Design Science Ph.D. Program offers the opportunity to study the discovery of principles and methods for the systematic pursuit of design knowledge.
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WHENYOUCOMETOTHESCHOOLOFART & DESIGNgraduate Program you willalso be a part of a creativeenvironment that draws uponthe vitality of a top tier university.
at the university of michigan,
you’ll be challenged, not only by art and
design, but by the exploration of a great
learning institution. Nobel Laureates,
Pulitzer Prize winners, best selling
novelists, renowned performers, leading-
edge artists and designers – they’re all
part of your extended community.
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anD the university has a number of organizations and resources
specifically tailored to assist graduate students as they make
connections across campus and beyond. These include: the Office
of Graduate Student Success, Services for Students with Disabilities,
Students of Color of Rackham (SCOR), International Center,
English Language Institute, The International Institute, Rackham
Helping Hands, Rackham’s International Connect Program.
http://www.rackham.umich.edu/index.php/student_life/
There are more than 420,000 u-m alumni
Over 100,000 fans have filled the Big
House for every U-M home game since 1975
U-M has over
1,000 studentclubs and
organizations
The Ann Arbor campus offers
6,500 courses each year
U-M has
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you’ll Be Part of a college life that
includes friends and colleagues drawn from
all 50 states and over 100 other countries,
stellar faculty, social organizations of all
kinds, and exhibitions and performances
by renowned creative practitioners.
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One Of tHe Best COLLege tOWns in aMeriCa
When you come to the School of Art &
Design, Ann Arbor will be your hometown. There’s
a vibrant night life with music that ranges from jazz
to hip-hop, and classical to world music; restaurants
from Ethiopian to Chicago hotdogs and pizza;
cafes and coffee shops of all types; and one of the
most respected film festivals in the country.
a safe, small cosmopolitan city, surrounded by beautiful countryside.
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When you come to the School of Art & Design
you will be part of a close-knit community with one of
the best student-faculty ratios on campus (10:1). You will
also benefit from the creative energy generated by the
University, the city of Ann Arbor, and art-design events,
activities and institutions from Toronto to Chicago.
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university anD ann arBor:Jean Paul Slusser Gallery
Work • Ann Arbor
Work • Detroit
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Robbins Gallery
University of Michigan Museum of Art
Residential College Gallery
Lane Hall (Women’s Studies)
Duderstadt Center Gallery
Gallery Project
Ann Arbor Art Center
Washington Gallery
Detroit Street Gallery
Claire Spitler Works of Art
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Institute for the Humanities Gallery
Art Lounge in the Michigan Union
The Clay Gallery
diVerseDetroit anD the region:
MOCAD (Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit)
Detroit Institute of Art
G.R. N’Namdi Gallery
Zeitgeist Gallery
Detroit Film Center
555 Gallery
Sherry Washington Gallery
Center Gallery (CCS)
Detroit Artist’s Mart
Museum of African American History
Urban Institute of Contemporary Arts
Cranbrook Museum of Art
Kresge Museum of Art
Art Gallery of Windsor
Cleveland Institute of Art
Flint Institute of Art
Furniture Factory
C-Pop
River Gallery
Paul Kotula Project
Susanne Hilberry Gallery
Hill Gallery
Halsted Gallery
Lemburg Gallery
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every month the University has new
exhibitions opening at one or more of the dozen
gallery spaces across campus. Four A&D exhibition
venues, including one in downtown Ann Arbor and
one in Detroit, as well as a unique on-line site for
time-based media, offer continuing opportunities for
you to show your work. One of these sites, Warren
Robbins Gallery, is a dedicated exhibition space
for the graduate program. The Robbins Gallery
offers graduate students ongoing opportunities to
organize, curate, install, and promote exhibitions.
In addition, there’s Ann Arbor’s thriving art/
design scene and within an hour’s drive the
Cranbrook Museum of Art, the Windsor Art Gallery,
the Toledo Art Museum, and the urban vitality
represented by museums and galleries in Detroit.
exHiBitiOn sites
Anne Wilson - fibers
Krzysztof Wodiczko - installation
Ann Pasternak - Director, creative time
Alfredo Jaar - architect/installation
Robert & Shana ParkeHarrison - photography
Paul Goldberger - the new yorker
Jay Allison - nPr talk of the nation
Guillermo Gomez-Pena - performance
Chip Kidd - graphic design
Julie Mehretu - painting
Jeremy Deller - public artist
Kara Walker - installation
Ellen Lupton - designer/writer
Chakaia Booker - sculpture
Lawrence Weschler - writer
Mary Lucier - video
Sarah Sze - installation
Jane Atwood - photography
J.M. Coetzee - writer
Liz Lerman - dance
Leonardo Drew - sculpture
Fred Wilson - installation
Trimpin - sound
Xu Bing - installation
James Elkins - theory
Theo Jansen - kinetic sculpture
Droog Design - industrial design
Chris Ware - graphic novels
Bettye Saar - sculpture
Bernard Khoury - architecture
Kenro Izu - photography
Glenn Ligon - painting
Richard Saul Wurman - design
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every Week during the semester, A&D’s
Penny W. stamps visitors series brings nationally and
internationally renowned creative innovators to campus
for public presentations at the historic Michigan Theatre.
graduate students in the school of art & Design
have a unique opportunity to make connections with
the Stamps visitors by serving as hosts. In addition,
many of the Stamps visitors make time to meet with
the graduate students for conversation and critiques.
You will also be part of a University-wide conversation
that includes UM’s programs in music, dance, creative
writing, film and video, theater, and architecture, to
name just a few – offering even more opportunities to
learn from faculty and visitors who make creative work.
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L’Istituto Nazionale per la Grafica - italyTechnische Universitat - austria
Drill Hall - united kingdomCentre de Cultural Contemporanea - spain
Gwangju Bienniale - chinaTretyakov Gallery of Art - russia
Whitney Museum of American Art - new yorkMuseum of Modern Art - new york
Johannesburg Biennial - south africaThe Jewish Museum - new york
The Israel Museum - israelMuseo del Corso - italy
Guggenheim Museum - new yorkGuangdong Museum - china
Lincoln Center - new yorkKunstforum - germany
Rome’s Temple Gallery - italyMackintosh Museum - scotlandGallery WooDuk - koreaPhotography Biennial of New Zealand - new ZealandHuman Rights Watch of Beijing - chinaMuseo de Arte Moderno - argentinaGalerie Michele Broutta - franceCity Art Museum of Ravenna Italy - italyMuseum of Modern Art - san franciscoBrussels International Film Festival - BelgiumArt Institute of Chicago - chicagoArt Gallery of Nova Scotia - nova scotiaSouth African National Gallery - south africaJapan School of Contemporary Photography - JapanSmithsonian Institution - Washington, D.c.Brooklyn Museum of Art - new yorkMuseum of Contemporary Photography - chicagoWhite Columns Gallery - new yorkLeopold-Hoesch Museum - germanyInstitute of Contemporary Art - united kingdomOrszagos Szechenyi Konyvtar Gallery - hungaryAsia Society - new yorkAmerican Cultural Center - israel
A&D’s fAculTy
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at the university of michigan school of art & Design you will participate in a vibrant creative culture with a global reach. And we understand how to use this 360-degree perspective to position you for a future of creative work and leadership.
the a&D graDuate curriculum, a&D+, expects students to reach beyond art and design to develop robust engagements with additional fields of inquiry at the University
our location Within a toP research university offers oPPortunities for PartnershiPs with over 200 other disciplines including: cultural anthropology, bioinformatics, Asian studies, African studies, complex systems, comparative literature, dance, ecology, evolutionary biology, film and video studies, kinesiology, law, engineering, business, museum studies, natural resources and environmental studies, philosophy, women’s studies, sociology, theatre and drama, and world performance studies.
to Date, our graduate students have conducted creative work and participated in coursework within over 30 departments and programs across the University, benefiting from the insights of over 65 faculty advisors from non-Art & Design departments.
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as you move out into the gloBal community, the School’s faculty artists/designers have projects in locations from New York, Paris, China, and Israel, to South Africa, Korea and New Zealand and can guide you as you make your own international connections.
the school ProviDes suPPort for an international eXPerience for all graDuate stuDents during the summer after their first or second year. The School’s Office of International Engagement and individual faculty advisors support students in researching locations, identifying contacts and institutions, formulating proposals, and finalizing travel and housing.
graDuate stuDents have studied, performed, and exhibited in such diverse settings as China, Germany, Japan, Suriname, Ghana, Egypt, Mongolia, Easter Island, Costa Rica, and Mexico. Graduates have used Fulbright Fellowships to continue their creative studies in locations including the Netherlands, Scotland, and Indonesia.
an mfa from the school of art anD Design offers students the experiences, connections, and skill sets needed to thrive in a variety of public and private roles and to become cultural leaders in a rapidly changing global culture.
www.art-design.umich.edu734 764 0397 | a&d@umich.edu
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