Creativity, collaboration and education are at the forefront of Andrews’s career as an artist and teacher. He is currently developing a space in Detroit that hosts community space and art studios, as well as what he calls a “mixed reality clothing project.”
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November 30, 2021
Support Brightmoor Maker Space to build outdoor classroom pavilion
“We’re aiming to connect hands, hearts, minds, and bodies through this project. And we hope you’ll join us in the effort.”
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September 22, 2021
Stamps shines bright at DLECTRICITY
Inspired by Nuit Blanche arts festivals from around the world, DLECTRICITY is a spectacular outdoor visual light and art celebration that takes place in Detroit’s cultural center and DTE’s Beacon Park Friday and Saturday from 7 p.m. to midnight.
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August 12, 2021
FIRST PERSON: Learning from Detroit businesses and fellow students
“To maximize our impact, each team is focusing on one specific area of need so we can address that same problem in multiple companies and develop expertise in that area. As a result, we have eight teams: four focusing on marketing problems and four focusing on operations.”
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July 16, 2021
Ian Klipa and Jacob Saphier: 2021 City of Design Challenge finalists
Stamps alumni Ian Klipa (BFA ‘15) and Jacob Saphier (BFA and B.S.E.Mech ‘16), founders of the Detroit design studio Donut Shop, have earned a spot among the final six teams in the 2021 City of Design Challenge in…
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February 4, 2021
U-M students create online resource for families to create art projects at home
An important goal of the class was to ensure that the creative prompts and project instructions were clear, manageable and fun. To this end, students gathered “real world” user feedback from Stamps lecturer Emilia White and alumna Sarah Buckius, both of whom are parenting young children at home.
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January 29, 2021
“Money Head” exhibit latest public art exhibition at U-M space on Selden and Woodward
The public art exhibition, which began in November, features the work of Detroit artists and designers at the Michigan Research Studio/ArcPrep space.
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September 11, 2020
A living learning lab for equity: Keesa V. Johnson (MDes ‘21) and the Campus Farm
“’Each generation must, out of relative obscurity, discover its mission, fulfill it, or betray it.’ Those are the words of Frantz Fanon,” says Keesa V. Johnson (MDes ’21). “And I’m not going to betray anything.”
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July 21, 2020
If the shoe fits…
Suddenly his idyllic safe haven was a soul-crushing prison. Visceral memories of crime, poverty, injustice, and interactions with Detroit police resurfaced with a vengeance. Ward stopped sleeping. He cried in therapy. He refused to watch the Floyd video.