Tag Archives: art
UNDER PRESSURE (Printmaking block party video)
The Flint art community came together May 10 to celebrate printmaking on large and unique scales. Curated and produced by Flint Artist in Residence Janice McCoy, the event showcased the design work artists throughout the region have carved into plywood using various techniques, including traditional hand tools and precision laser cutting. During the event, the[…]
UM-Flint student transforms UCEN gallery into interactive, child-friendly art exhibit
While things already look a little different in the University of Michigan-Flint's Harding Mott University Center this fall following a recent renovation, its art gallery, located on the first floor, has undergone some fun changes too. The transformation comes courtesy of Rachel Landes, a senior design major from Owosso, who has turned the space into[…]
UM-Flint grad student secures $10K grant to capture the impact of art accessibility
Nalani Duarte, a University of Michigan-Flint arts administration graduate student, is not only curating a new collaborative art exhibition called "Riverbank X Flint Public Art Project," she's also actively ensuring that local art becomes accessible to the community by drawing upon the skills she's developed during her academic journey at the downtown Flint campus. One[…]
UM-Flint faculty receive $18,000 grant to support "Unlocking the Arts in Flint" program
An $18,000 grant from the U-M Arts Initiative will assist three University of Michigan-Flint faculty members in helping to foster social change in Flint and Genesee County. The grant will support and strengthen a program titled "Unlocking the Arts in Flint," a joint venture between the Flint-area nonprofit Youth Arts: Unlocked and the UM-Flint Arts[…]
A Neighbor's Guide to the COVID Vaccine
University of Michigan-Flint students are not just devoted to their studies, but also to the health and well-being of their community. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, UM-Flint students have been hard at work finding solutions to emerging problems. Students from the Department of Fine and Performing Arts, the Department of Public Health and Health Sciences (PHHS),[…]
Dance students "Dream in Color" to create performance video
One UM-Flint student can do amazing things; put two UM-Flint students together and there's no limit to what they'll achieve. Two Dance students – Meredith Sheatzley (BA Dance, BSW '21) and Morgan Nichols (BA Dance '22) – teamed up to create "Dream in Color – A Dance Film." The video follows Meredith's performance from the[…]
See the year's best UM-Flint student artwork in this virtual exhibition
The University of Michigan-Flint Department of Art & Art History's annual Student Art Exhibition, which normally takes place at the Greater Flint Arts Council Gallery, continues online for 2021. The virtual gallery featuring more than 200 student art pieces launches May 7 at 4 p.m. ET at http://go.umflint.edu/2021VirtualGallery. The top five pieces from each art[…]
The healing power of art: Q&A with UM-Flint lecturer and art therapist Autumn Heddy-Reed
By simply painting, drawing, coloring, and creating, people can find relaxation, stress relief and mental health support, and more.
Students promote action against climate change with "Dollars and Sense" marketing campaign
Eight students in the Department of Art & Art History have used their design skills to create a marketing campaign that promotes common sense ways all of us can reduce daily expenses—and our carbon footprint.
Art Students Create Pop-Up T-Shirt Business on MLK Ave.
During the Spring-Time Pop-Up Celebration on Flint's Martin Luther King Avenue, students in the College of Arts & Sciences Art & Art History Department held a pop-up of their own.