The School of Art & Design is committed
to art practice that is engaged with real world issues - both local and
global. Faculty and students from the School design and participate in a
range of projects including:
|
- Detroit Connections - a collaborative program with various Detroit
communities designed to use art to increase links with Detroit. Current
projects include a science/art project for a Detroit elementary school,
a public art project for reuse of an abandoned building, and a portable
mural project.
|
- Prisoner Art Project - This program works within Michigan prisons
and youth facilities to help create and exhibit art by Michigan prisoners.
A new component of the project also links talented, incarcerated youth
with arts agencies and organizations in the communities to which they
return.
|
- Many Ways of Seeing - Outreach teaching of art to the blind or visually
impaired. For more information contact Sadashi
Inuzuka.
|
- Eco-Explorers
- A program that each year compares and contrasts a Michigan ecosystem
to a distant system. These annual projects are a collaborative effort
with the school and several participating Michigan school districts.
|
- Design-In-Biz
is a web based project supported by Ameritech that helps small
businesses integrate design into successful business strategy - everything
from building customer awareness to fostering employee loyalty. For
more information contact Jack Williamson.
|
| |