News & Stories

Learn more about the Stamps School through the stories of our faculty, students, alumni, and staff.

Mar 2023

STAFF Katie Shulman: Hyperallergic Profile, Detroit Exhibition Stamps Major Gifts Officer and fiber artist Katie Shulman discusses the process, inspiration, and…

Jan 2023

A group of 9 Stamps community members and award recipients pose with two crystal plaques.

FACULTY Three Stamps Community Members Receive the 2023 MLK Spirit Award A faculty member, an administrator, and a student from the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design…

May 2022

L-R: Caitlin Walton, Veronica Falandino, Sarah Weiss, and Brian Banks

STAFF Sarah Weiss Awarded Brian Banks Staff Excellence Award The inaugural recipient of the Brian Banks Staff Award for Excellence is known as a “force of…

Apr 2022

On a white gallery wall, a large print of a strangely disfigured human is shown next to a monitor with dozens of faces displayed on it

STAFF "Stephanie Dinkins: On Love and Data" Featured in The Brooklyn Rail Stephanie Dinkins: On Love and Data, on view through August 14, 2022 at the Queens Museum, was…

Feb 2022

Brian Banks, an African American man wearing glasses, smiles next to an illuminated STAMPS sign

UNDERGRADUATE Brian Banks Staff Excellence Award To honor and recognize the service and dedication of longtime employee Brian Banks to the Stamps…

Jan 2022

UNDERGRADUATE Stamps Students, Faculty, and Staff Honored at the 2022 MLK Spirit Awards Many Stamps students, faculty, and staff were celebrated for their commitment to the ideals set…

Nov 2021

A 3D exhibition showing work on a virtual gallery wall.

UNDERGRADUATE Breaking Down Silos, Making Change: 2021 Stamps DEI Team Grants Designed to support projects developed in reaction to a relevant social issue or proactively…

The Coven Mavens, Juliana Lew and Sara Burke, pose with Halloween-themed decorations

STAFF Stamps Alums Curate Magic at Ann Arbor Bookstore As The Coven Mavens, Stamps alums Juliana Lew (BFA ’08) and Sara Burke (BFA ’08) held a Samhain…

STAFF Stamps Gallery Awarded Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs Grant On Friday, October 22, the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs (MCACA) announced the…

Sep 2021

Digital rendering of a garden with glowing orbs.

ALUMNI Stamps Shines Bright at DLECTRICITY Inspired by Nuit Blanche arts festivals from around the world, DLECTRICITY is a spectacular…

Mar 2021

FACULTY Jennifer Metsker: Featured Poet in “After the Pause” Spring Issue Stamps Writing Coordinator and Lecturer Jennifer Metsker is the featured poet in the Spring issue…

Jan 2021

GRADUATE Stamps Community Honored in North Campus Deans’ MLK Spirit Awards Several members of the Stamps community have been honored with 2021 North Campus Deans’ MLK…