Jean Paul Slusser Gallery
Art +Architecture Bldg.

7th ANNUAL EXHIBITION OF ART BY MICHIGAN PRISONERS

Curated by Art & Design lecturer Janie Paul and English Professor Buzz Alexander, over 100 artists from 35 prisons will exhibit work. Numerous speakers and events are scheduled. For more information contact
Jesse Janetta 734-647-7673 or jesserj@umich.edu.

Reception March 5, 5:00-7:30pm

LECTURE: FRANK GRUNWALD

An industrial designer with training in painting, sculpture and furniture design, Grunwald is currently the Manager of Strategic Design at Thomson Multimedia in Indianapolis. Supported by the Penny W. Stamps Distinguished Visitors Fund.

Lecture 5:00pm Admission Free

Michigan Theatre and
various lcoations in
downtown Ann Arbor
& Ypsilanti

MEDICINE FOR TODAY: LUX MUNDI

In conjunction with the 40th Ann Arbor Film Festival, installations and performance-events investigating the theme of light. Participating artists include School of Art & Design lecturer Leslie Raymond, staff member Mark
Nielsen, and a range of local and national artists.

LECTURE: KARA WALKER

Often using the medium of cut paper, Walker addresses slavery and its continuing legacy in the American consciousness. A part of the Penny W. Stamps Lecture Series, this lecture is in conjunction with her creation of a
panoramic frieze installation in the UM Museum of Art Apse.

Lecture 3:00pm Admission Free

LECTURE: GRISELDA POLLOCK

Pollock is a Professor of Social and Critical Histories of Art, director of the Centre for cultural Studies, University of Leeds, and a noted author. Her lecture is supported by the Penny W. Stamps Distinguished Visitors Fund.

Lecture 5:00pm Admission Free

MASTER OF FINE ARTS THESIS EXHIBITION

This thesis exhibition by Master of Fine Arts degree candidates from the School of Art & Design includes work by Lee Deigaard, Michael DeNoma, Melanie Dorson, Titus Heagins, Linda Hyong, Jacob Martinez, Cecilia Mendez, Gerry Moll, Amir Mughal, Kelly Jean Ohl, Changhui Park, Nicole Parker and Mark Porter.

Reception March 22, 6:00-8:00pm

LECTURE: STEPHANIE ROWDEN

Rowden is a sound artist and a visiting faculty at the School of Art & Design. Her presentation will examine sound as an art medium – from the gathering of audio material, to the designing of sound scores and their integration into her installations. Supported by the Penny W. Stamps Distinguished Visitors Fund.

Lecture 5:00pm Admission Free

EXHIBITION: EAR PLAY

Created by students in the School of Art & Design's "Sound and Installation" course, this show of audio installations and soundworks invites discovery in and around the Media Union. The Media Union
information desk has a map of locations of work.

LECTURE: HEIDI KUMAO

Heidi Kumao, visiting faculty member in the School of Art & Design, creates intimate installations, digital animations, and kinetic sculptures that expose the underlying mechanisms and psychology of everyday situations. Supported by the Penny W. Stamps Distinguished Visitors Fund.

Lecture 5:00pm Admission Free

CASTAGNACCI: PROGRESSIONS

Professor Vincent Castagnacci's exhibition has been CANCELLED.