Arts & Culture

  1. Prison arts work

    For 25 years, the Prison Creative Arts Project has inspired inmates statewide to mine fertile, creative territory and create bold, original work.

  2. Tiger by the tale

    Bookish historian Alice Dalligan, AM ’48/AMLS ’51, became a bona fide baseball nut when sportscaster Ernie Harwell donated his archive to the Detroit Public Library in ’66.

  3. (Festi)fools rush in

    Annual celebration of art in public spaces brings whimsy, color, and “3-d kinetic sculpture” to the streets of Ann Arbor.

  4. Pacifist with a paintbrush

    World War I spanned just four years. But for 96-year-old emeritus art professor Bill Lewis, it’s provided inspiration for nearly a century

  5. Alumni’s filmmaking startup showcases Michigan businesses

    New filmmaking venture, Snowday, focuses on local economy, homegrown ventures.

  6. Men of letters

    Novelist Nicholas Delbanco celebrates the art of correspondence in a whimsical series of letters that captures the wonder of words among friends.

  7. Pilot Error

    Former Michigan Daily editor releases film that strikes a timely chord.

  8. How heartfelt was Beethoven’s music?

    A cardiologist, medical historian, and musicologist join forces to discover whether cardiac arrhythmia played a part in some of history’s most famous works.

  9. Camera-ready

    While co-authoring a book about Hollywood’s Golden Age, studio exec Tom McLaren, BBA ’84, flipped the script and became an actor.