Student Creative Work
The Arts Initiative is dedicated to providing a platform for University of Michigan students to share their artistic voice and creativity!
These programs showcase a wide range of student creative work.
Student Competitions & Exhibitions
Arts Initiative believes there is an artist inside each of us. These competitions are your opportunity to share your artistic genius, exhibit your work for the University community and win some prizes! Competitions will be held periodically throughout the year, with calls for art using different themes and mediums. Submissions are narrowed down by staff, and then the finalists are voted on by the public in the Unions and by the U-M Community online. Winners get great prizes, so be sure you’re signed up for Arts Info, our weekly email, so you’ll hear about our future contests and opportunities.
Student Arts Org Highlights
Prison Creative Arts Project
Outstanding Achievement by a Student Organization in Literary Arts Outstanding Achievement by a Student Organization in Community Arts Engagement Lifting Voices Award for a Student Organization giving voice to underrepresented communities and stories
Through the Prison Creative Arts Project (PCAP), students and community members facilitate theater, creative writing, and visual art workshops in seven MI prisons and Washtenaw County Jail. Additionally, PCAP houses the largest and longest running exhibition for incarcerated artists in the world each spring. Students participate in art selection, exhibition planning, and gallery installation. PCAP also publishes an annual literary review featuring work from incarcerated writers, edited by students. PCAP's student choir, Out of the Blue, tours MI prisons, performing six concerts each year. Events this year included: -Paint Outs in June, July, and October -Art Auction in December -Art selection trips in the fall for the upcoming (March) 29th Art Exhibition featuring work from incarcerated artists in MI -31 creative arts workshops facilitated inside MI prisons -We Roar collaboration: major exhibition of art with incarcerated artists from the UK and in MI, shown in both the UK and US -Julius Caeser play touring MI prisons -Out of the Blue choir touring MI prisons- 6 concerts total -Creation of Dropped Keys Theater Company, toured original play "With Love, From Inside"
Events
Arts Info
Arts Info is your weekly guide for arts events around Ann Arbor, student arts opportunities, information about and resources for student arts organizations, and student creative work!
Art Around Town
Ann Arbor and U-M have a vibrant art scene with a constant array of arts events. Find weekly recommendations and resources on how to find and attend events.
Arts Initiative
The U-M Arts Initiative seeks to illuminate and expand human connections, inspire collaborative creativity, and build a more just and equitable world through the arts.
