“Ouroboros,” fills up the 1,200-square-foot space of the Irving Stenn Jr. Family Gallery with objects found in local waterways that have been reimagined as art and musical instruments used to create a dynamic soundscape.

U-M's Arts Initiative receives $20 million to bring more art and art programming to campus, the state and the region.

Local officials recently released the number of voters and absentee ballots collected in Tree Town during Michigan’s general election on Nov. 8, 2022.

Transport yourself into the world of an artist who makes everything out of single-use plastics through Feb. 5.

Jim Leija is seeking his third term on the AADL Board of Trustees.

Here's where you can register to vote or request an absentee ballot on U-M's campus.

Ready to vote in the November 8 general election? Registering is the first step.

A large mural is part of UMMA's latest exhibition titled "Watershed" on view through Oct. 23.

Shop produce grown by U-M student at two upcoming events.

To help those who aren’t sure of where to start, we’ve made a list of four spring dating ideas that show off Tree Town

Several organizations including the Ann Arbor District Library and Ann Arbor YMCA have put together events in recognition of the month.

U-M students voted in record-breaking numbers during the 2020 election despite the global pandemic.

The Ann Arbor Summer Festival and University of Michigan Museum of Art are bringing back the popular connection-driven experience created by award-winning theatermakers 600 HIGHWAYMEN.

See what's on tap at UMMA this fall.

A walking tour in Ypsilanti is encouraging community members to enjoy public art and creative writing.

A University of Michigan alumnus has donated combined artwork and funds totaling $5 million to the University of Michigan Museum of Art.

Shop fresh herbs grown by U-M students on April 22.

U-M kicks off National Poetry Month with interactive Poetry Blast event.

Yo-Yo Ma will join six U-M students and three Michigan-based artists from Ann Arbor, Dearborn and Flint for the project.

ANN ARBOR – University of Michigan alumnus and current employee, Adam Mael, has been a fan of LEGO since he can remember. A couple hours later the Alumni Association of the University of Michigan reached out and asked if they could share the pictures on their social media pages. Mael estimates that 30,000-32,000 pieces of LEGO make up the model, which measures roughly 3.5 by 3.5 feet. He estimates he has up to 200,000 LEGO pieces in his collection. He said if the times were different, he would be showing it at the Ann Arbor District Library’s Annual LEGO Contest.

Titled “Behind the Walls,” the sculpture was acquired through a gift by long-time university supporters J. Ira and Nicki Harris. Jim Harbaugh currently holds the J. Ira and Nicki Harris Family Head Football Coach position. The Harrises have long admired Plensa’s work, and have several of his pieces in their private collection. “Nicki and I are thrilled to help bring ‘Behind the Walls’ to UMMA,” J. Ira Harris said in a statement. Outside UMMA, “Behind the Walls” will replace Mark di Suvero’s “Shang,” which was on long-term loan since 2009.

ANN ARBOR – University of Michigan’s central campus was fairly calm after the polls opened on Tuesday. Save for a small line at the Michigan League at 7:30 a.m., students were still only trickling in to polling places on campus by late morning. According to Michigan’s Secretary of State, 7,067 new voters had registered as of Oct. 26 in the city of Ann Arbor. Sophomore Ali Chesnick campaigns for Joe Biden on the University of Michigan Diag on Nov. 3, 2020. It is definitely something I would recommend for the future, even after coronavirus.”Local children hand out free snacks to voters on University of Michigan's campus on Nov. 3, 2020.

ANN ARBOR – The City Clerk’s satellite office inside the University of Michigan’s Museum of Art has registered more than 2,600 students to vote since opening on Sept. 22. First-time voter and U-M junior Riley Friedman said his experience at the satellite office on campus was quick and easy. She is part of a team of 40 students who volunteer at the satellite office, who also volunteer at the U-M Ginsberg Center. The satellite office was launched by U-M Stamps School of Art & Design professors Stephanie Rowden and Hannah Smotrich to increase voter turnout. U-M in Ann Arbor tripled its student voting rate in 2018 at 41%, compared to 14% in 2014.

ANN ARBOR – With the general election just 26 days away, the Ann Arbor City Clerk’s office announced it will be open extended hours every Wednesday through the end of the month. Wednesday hours at Larcom City Hall are now 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Starting tonight, Ann Arbor City Clerk’s Office at Larcom City Hall, 301 E. Huron St., is open extended hours every Wednesday in October - 8 a.m.-7 p.m.! https://t.co/uwXQqekwRQ #A2Votes — City of Ann Arbor (@A2GOV) October 7, 2020The clerk’s office will also be open on the last two Saturdays of the month (Oct. 24 and 31) from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m.Larcom City Hall is at 301 E. Huron St.Also new this year, the city clerk’s office has set up a satellite office at the University of Michigan Museum of Art. All residents are welcome to visit the office located inside the first floor Stenn Gallery at 525 S. State St.For more information about voting in Ann Arbor, visit the city’s election website.

ANN ARBOR – If you’ve driven by the University of Michigan Museum of Art over the past week, you may have noticed that the building has undergone a complete transformation. A worker installs Ibrahim Mahama's artwork at the University of Michigan Museum of Art. (Copyright 2020 Michigan Photography)Mahama visited Ann Arbor in 2019 as a Penny Stamps Speaker Series presenter. “Mahama’s installation, for UMMA, is both a prompt and a promise: We want to be transparent about histories of colonialist collecting practices and critical towards what stories we tell about our works of art and why.”Krugliak echoed De Becker, saying how timely Mahama’s installation is. Mahama has another installation running alongside “In-Between the World and Dreams” at the Institute for the Humanities Gallery at 202 S. Thayer St.

(A4)🏙 Ann Arbor City Council approved this week plans to redevelop the old DTE Energy site on Broadway. (MLive)🍄 City council also voted this week to make psychedelic mushrooms legal in Ann Arbor. (A4)🔥 The city of Ann Arbor will kick off its fall controlled burn season next month with a virtual Q&A meeting. (A4)🎻 Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra has partnered with the Kerrytown Concert House to launch its 2020 fall season. All About Ann Arbor is powered by ClickOnDetroit/WDIV.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – University of Michigan students, faculty and staff and Ann Arbor residents can now register to vote or cast early in-person absentee ballots at an Ann Arbor City Clerk satellite office right in the heart of the University of Michigan Museum of Art. Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson visited Ann Arbor City Clerk's satellite office in the University of Michigan Museum of Art on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020 (Sarah M. Parlette / WDIV)The UMMA space is the state’s first-ever satellite city clerk’s office on a university campus. (Sarah M. Parlette / WDIV)A look at the new Ann Arbor City Council satellite office in the UMMA. (Sarah M. Parlette / WDIV)A look at the new Ann Arbor City Council satellite office in the UMMA. The satellite office is located in UMMA’s first floor Stenn Gallery at 525 S. State St.Related: Ann Arbor City Clerk to open satellite office at U-M Museum of Art

ANN ARBOR – The city of Ann Arbor has established a satellite office for the upcoming general election in a gallery space at the University of Michigan Museum of Art. Starting Sept. 24., U-M students, faculty and staff can register to vote and cast early in-person absentee ballots at UMMA. “This was a natural fit," Ann Arbor City Clerk Jacqueline Beaudry said in a statement. In the 2016 presidential election and the 2018 midterms, 44 percent and 41 percent of U-M students voted, respectively. Members of the public are asked to visit the Ann Arbor City Clerk’s Office at 301 E. Huron St.

👏It’s been a busy week here in Ann Arbor -- with some stories entering the national spotlight -- so let’s get right to it. (A4)🤒 U-M’s dance building has closed after 10% of the department went into quarantine. (A4)☑️ Ann Arbor City Council voted unanimously to appoint Tom Crawford as the new city administrator. Forward them the A4 newsletter! All About Ann Arbor is powered by ClickOnDetroit/WDIV.

ANN ARBOR – Talk about an inspiring space. The University of Michigan Museum of Art is inviting students to reserve physically distanced study spaces in its iconic Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch Apse. The impressive two-story space features a soaring 40-foot skylight, marble floors and an art installation. The spaces are free and open to all U-M students and can be reserved here. Sign up for our email newsletter here!

The University of Michigan Museum of Art and U-M's Robotics Institute are partnering to develop a robot that can interact naturally with visitors and engage in interactive conversations about art. The collaboration that blends engineering technology with the humanities aims to showcase "how museums can be interdisciplinary research laboratories that push the boundaries of scientific discovery." For most visitors to UMMA, docents are the first people they encounter. They also give tours for individuals and small groups, and tailor the experience, keeping visitors' needs and interest levels in mind. UMMA's senior manager of museum technology, John Turner, said that the goal of the experiment is to see how the museum can promote social learning, not for robots to replace human docents.

Photos from the private collection of Peter J. Cohen. ANN ARBOR, Mich. - People are being encouraged to bring in their "ordinary" photographs to the University of Michigan Museum of Art and participate in its newest exhibit. Photos from the private collection of Peter J. Cohen. Photos from the private collection of Peter J. Cohen. The University of Michigan Museum of Art is free and open to the public.

Photo | University of Michigan Museum of Art. ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Beginning Aug. 17, the Copies and Invention of East Asia exhibit will take over the A. Alfred Taubman Gallery in the University of Michigan Museum of Art in downtown Ann Arbor. Full of burial goods, Buddhist sculpture, paintings and contemporary works of art, the exhibit challenges the Western notion that copying is equal to a lack of creativity. Photo | University of Michigan Museum of Art Like what you're reading? For more information about Copies and Invention of East Asia, visit the UMMA website.

Mother Nature came out in full force during the Ann Arbor Art Fair last week. Hear WEMU's interview with the executive director of the Ann Arbor Street Art Fair, The Original as she recounts the unusually challenging conditions this year. - Meredith (@meredith_A4)What's been happening: A white principal has made national headlines after she filed a $5 million lawsuit against Ann Arbor Public Schools, claiming racial discrimination. - Douglas Kelly, city of Ann Arbor director of golf Have something to share? All About Ann Arbor is powered by ClickOnDetroit/WDIV.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - The University of Michigan Museum of Art in Ann Arbor has appointed Jim Leija, a noted art educator, to the position of deputy director of public experience and learning. Effective Sept. 9, Leija will be responsible for the oversight of public experiences at the UMMA as well as the strategic direction for public experience and learning. We are thrilled to welcome Jim Leija to UMMA, said director Christina Olsen. Photo | Jesse Meria, courtesy of the University of Michigan Museum of Art. He worked with the University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts in launching an arts-academic integration program.

The University of Michigan Museum of Art in Ann Arbor has appointed Jim Leija, a noted art educator, to the position of deputy director of public experience and learning.

In April, the University of Michigan Museum of Art will welcome three new exhibits, revitalize its Alumni Memorial Hall and engage audiences with a dialogue about art and human activity.

You may think that the University of Michigan Museum of Art is just stuffy art galleries or historical tours with a doting docent. Well, you're wrong. Each month, the UMMA plays host to electric concerts, emotional and evolutionary exhibitions and popular presentations by nationally known artists.