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It’s about you- your interests and talents, but it’s also about the people and resources that surround you.

 When you come to the School of Art & Design at the

University of Michigan you will find a School with over 40

faculty to guide your growth as a creative maker and thinker.

You’ll work in some of the best facilities in the country, with

both traditional and cutting-edge tools and technologies.

You’ll have opportunities for cross-disciplinary study,

community-based projects and international study.

tHe sCHOOL Ofart & design Offersthree innovative programs at the graduate level

mfa in art & Design a three-year Master of Fine Arts degree requiring all students to develop an intense engagement with one or more fields of knowledge beyond the traditional purview of art and design.

mfa/mBa a four-year dual degree program with the Stephen M. Ross School of Business for a Master of Fine Arts and Master of Business Administration. Includes core courses in business functions and real world experience in business consulting and as well as coursework in visual culture and theory, along with directed studio practice coursework.

Design science PhD the Rackham School of Graduate Studies’ interdisciplinary Design Science Ph.D. Program offers the opportunity to study the discovery of principles and methods for the systematic pursuit of design knowledge.

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WHENYOUCOMETOTHESCHOOLOFART & DESIGNgraduate Program you willalso be a part of a creativeenvironment that draws uponthe vitality of a top tier university.

 at the university of michigan,

you’ll be challenged, not only by art and

design, but by the exploration of a great

learning institution. Nobel Laureates,

Pulitzer Prize winners, best selling

novelists, renowned performers, leading-

edge artists and designers – they’re all

part of your extended community.

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anD the university has a number of organizations and resources

specifically tailored to assist graduate students as they make

connections across campus and beyond. These include: the Office

of Graduate Student Success, Services for Students with Disabilities,

Students of Color of Rackham (SCOR), International Center,

English Language Institute, The International Institute, Rackham

Helping Hands, Rackham’s International Connect Program.

http://www.rackham.umich.edu/index.php/student_life/

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 Over 100,000 fans have filled the Big

House for every U-M home game since 1975

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 The Ann Arbor campus offers

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 you’ll Be Part of a college life that

includes friends and colleagues drawn from

all 50 states and over 100 other countries,

stellar faculty, social organizations of all

kinds, and exhibitions and performances

by renowned creative practitioners.

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One Of tHe Best COLLege tOWns in aMeriCa

 When you come to the School of Art &

Design, Ann Arbor will be your hometown. There’s

a vibrant night life with music that ranges from jazz

to hip-hop, and classical to world music; restaurants

from Ethiopian to Chicago hotdogs and pizza;

cafes and coffee shops of all types; and one of the

most respected film festivals in the country.

a safe, small cosmopolitan city, surrounded by beautiful countryside.

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 When you come to the School of Art & Design

you will be part of a close-knit community with one of

the best student-faculty ratios on campus (10:1). You will

also benefit from the creative energy generated by the

University, the city of Ann Arbor, and art-design events,

activities and institutions from Toronto to Chicago.

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university anD ann arBor:Jean Paul Slusser Gallery

Work • Ann Arbor

Work • Detroit

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Robbins Gallery

University of Michigan Museum of Art

Residential College Gallery

Lane Hall (Women’s Studies)

Duderstadt Center Gallery

Gallery Project

Ann Arbor Art Center

Washington Gallery

Detroit Street Gallery

Claire Spitler Works of Art

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Institute for the Humanities Gallery

Art Lounge in the Michigan Union

The Clay Gallery

diVerseDetroit anD the region:

MOCAD (Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit)

Detroit Institute of Art

G.R. N’Namdi Gallery

Zeitgeist Gallery

Detroit Film Center

555 Gallery

Sherry Washington Gallery

Center Gallery (CCS)

Detroit Artist’s Mart

Museum of African American History

Urban Institute of Contemporary Arts

Cranbrook Museum of Art

Kresge Museum of Art

Art Gallery of Windsor

Cleveland Institute of Art

Flint Institute of Art

Furniture Factory

C-Pop

River Gallery

Paul Kotula Project

Susanne Hilberry Gallery

Hill Gallery

Halsted Gallery

Lemburg Gallery

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 every month the University has new

exhibitions opening at one or more of the dozen

gallery spaces across campus. Four A&D exhibition

venues, including one in downtown Ann Arbor and

one in Detroit, as well as a unique on-line site for

time-based media, offer continuing opportunities for

you to show your work. One of these sites, Warren

Robbins Gallery, is a dedicated exhibition space

for the graduate program. The Robbins Gallery

offers graduate students ongoing opportunities to

organize, curate, install, and promote exhibitions.

In addition, there’s Ann Arbor’s thriving art/

design scene and within an hour’s drive the

Cranbrook Museum of Art, the Windsor Art Gallery,

the Toledo Art Museum, and the urban vitality

represented by museums and galleries in Detroit.

exHiBitiOn sites

Anne Wilson - fibers

Krzysztof Wodiczko - installation

Ann Pasternak - Director, creative time

Alfredo Jaar - architect/installation

Robert & Shana ParkeHarrison - photography

Paul Goldberger - the new yorker

Jay Allison - nPr talk of the nation

Guillermo Gomez-Pena - performance

Chip Kidd - graphic design

Julie Mehretu - painting

Jeremy Deller - public artist

Kara Walker - installation

Ellen Lupton - designer/writer

Chakaia Booker - sculpture

Lawrence Weschler - writer

Mary Lucier - video

Sarah Sze - installation

Jane Atwood - photography

J.M. Coetzee - writer

Liz Lerman - dance

Leonardo Drew - sculpture

Fred Wilson - installation

Trimpin - sound

Xu Bing - installation

James Elkins - theory

Theo Jansen - kinetic sculpture

Droog Design - industrial design

Chris Ware - graphic novels

Bettye Saar - sculpture

Bernard Khoury - architecture

Kenro Izu - photography

Glenn Ligon - painting

Richard Saul Wurman - design

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 every Week during the semester, A&D’s

Penny W. stamps visitors series brings nationally and

internationally renowned creative innovators to campus

for public presentations at the historic Michigan Theatre.

graduate students in the school of art & Design

have a unique opportunity to make connections with

the Stamps visitors by serving as hosts. In addition,

many of the Stamps visitors make time to meet with

the graduate students for conversation and critiques.

You will also be part of a University-wide conversation

that includes UM’s programs in music, dance, creative

writing, film and video, theater, and architecture, to

name just a few – offering even more opportunities to

learn from faculty and visitors who make creative work.

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L’Istituto Nazionale per la Grafica - italyTechnische Universitat - austria

Drill Hall - united kingdomCentre de Cultural Contemporanea - spain

Gwangju Bienniale - chinaTretyakov Gallery of Art - russia

Whitney Museum of American Art - new yorkMuseum of Modern Art - new york

Johannesburg Biennial - south africaThe Jewish Museum - new york

The Israel Museum - israelMuseo del Corso - italy

Guggenheim Museum - new yorkGuangdong Museum - china

Lincoln Center - new yorkKunstforum - germany

Rome’s Temple Gallery - italyMackintosh Museum - scotlandGallery WooDuk - koreaPhotography Biennial of New Zealand - new ZealandHuman Rights Watch of Beijing - chinaMuseo de Arte Moderno - argentinaGalerie Michele Broutta - franceCity Art Museum of Ravenna Italy - italyMuseum of Modern Art - san franciscoBrussels International Film Festival - BelgiumArt Institute of Chicago - chicagoArt Gallery of Nova Scotia - nova scotiaSouth African National Gallery - south africaJapan School of Contemporary Photography - JapanSmithsonian Institution - Washington, D.c.Brooklyn Museum of Art - new yorkMuseum of Contemporary Photography - chicagoWhite Columns Gallery - new yorkLeopold-Hoesch Museum - germanyInstitute of Contemporary Art - united kingdomOrszagos Szechenyi Konyvtar Gallery - hungaryAsia Society - new yorkAmerican Cultural Center - israel

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 at the university of michigan school of art & Design you will participate in a vibrant creative culture with a global reach. And we understand how to use this 360-degree perspective to position you for a future of creative work and leadership.

 the a&D graDuate curriculum, a&D+, expects students to reach beyond art and design to develop robust engagements with additional fields of inquiry at the University

 our location Within a toP research university offers oPPortunities for PartnershiPs with over 200 other disciplines including: cultural anthropology, bioinformatics, Asian studies, African studies, complex systems, comparative literature, dance, ecology, evolutionary biology, film and video studies, kinesiology, law, engineering, business, museum studies, natural resources and environmental studies, philosophy, women’s studies, sociology, theatre and drama, and world performance studies.

 to Date, our graduate students have conducted creative work and participated in coursework within over 30 departments and programs across the University, benefiting from the insights of over 65 faculty advisors from non-Art & Design departments.

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 as you move out into the gloBal community, the School’s faculty artists/designers have projects in locations from New York, Paris, China, and Israel, to South Africa, Korea and New Zealand and can guide you as you make your own international connections.

 the school ProviDes suPPort for an international eXPerience for all graDuate stuDents during the summer after their first or second year. The School’s Office of International Engagement and individual faculty advisors support students in researching locations, identifying contacts and institutions, formulating proposals, and finalizing travel and housing.

 graDuate stuDents have studied, performed, and exhibited in such diverse settings as China, Germany, Japan, Suriname, Ghana, Egypt, Mongolia, Easter Island, Costa Rica, and Mexico. Graduates have used Fulbright Fellowships to continue their creative studies in locations including the Netherlands, Scotland, and Indonesia.

 an mfa from the school of art anD Design offers students the experiences, connections, and skill sets needed to thrive in a variety of public and private roles and to become cultural leaders in a rapidly changing global culture.

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