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Students walk past the Arriving Home Sculpture.
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Art In Public Spaces

Transforming everyday spaces into vibrant arenas for reflection, inspiration, and connection

With hundreds of art installations situated in public spaces across Ann Arbor, the University of Michigan’s public art collection offers a wealth of exploration opportunities. The collection includes both permanently installed and temporary artworks that span across a range of media.

The President’s Advisory Committee on Public Art (PAConPA) strives to foster the enrichment of the university’s visual environment by positioning works of public art of the highest caliber in settings appropriate to the scale, purposes, aesthetics, and materials of individual works.

Members of the UM community (students, faculty, and staff) can submit proposals for public art projects on campus.
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Featured Public Art Objects

Behind the Walls
2018
Jaume Plensa
polyester resin and marble dust
3 Cubes in a Seven Axis Relationship
2016
Philip Stewart
Wave Field
1995
Maya Lin
Sunday Morning in Deep Waters
1940
Carl Milles
Arriving Home
2007
Dennis Oppenheim
Begob
1996
Alexander Lieberman
Tools + Fire
2012
Jim Dine
Rampant Unicorn
1922
Berthold Schiwetz
bronze
Impressions
2013
Jun Kaneko
Triad Ritual
1993
Beverly Pepper

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Explore Our Interactive Map

an image of a street map with various blue markers scattered throughout. one marker has a pop-up window showing a metal sculpture

Our interactive Public Art map allows you to learn about and search for public art objects across Ann Arbor based on location, styles, materials, and much more.

Explore the Map

Over time, buildings and landscapes change across campus, but public art endures, shaping our experience, cultivating memories, and expressing a university’s values and history for generations to come.

Jennifer Carty, Curator of Art in Public Spaces

Recent Updates

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North Campus Sculpture Walking Tour
Use our interactive map to guide you through a quick lap around U-M's North Campus and take in a few public art highlights
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Exhibition: Art At Home
Art at Home: U-M’s Art Lending Collection introduces a bold new way for students to experience art at the University of Michigan—by living with it.
A large white sculpture of a head stands near a building entrance
U-M President commits $5M for U-M public art over five years
The President’s Advisory Committee on Public Art, which will advise on how to best use the public art budget, has identified an internationally celebrated artist to create a unique piece of public art for the Ann Arbor campus.