Art at Home

Live With What Moves You

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.

This exhibition marks the debut of a new lending library of original artworks that will be made available to students for display in their residence hall rooms throughout the academic year. Featuring 75 small-scale works by contemporary artists—many with deep ties to Michigan—Art at Home is co-curated by five student leaders from the Bridge Scholars Plus program. The curators, Freddy Lazaro, Raven Miles, Bryan Santos-Flores, Zoey Stanton, and Layla Tinsley, brought their values of inclusivity, innovation, and joy to the selection process, resulting in a collection designed to offer comfort, challenge assumptions, and celebrate differences.

This exhibition, installed for a limited time in UMMA’s historic Jonathan and Lizzie Tisch Apse, invites visitors to imagine how art might shape their everyday spaces. At the close of the exhibition, student participants will choose a piece they’ll live with for the Winter 2026 semester—transforming the gallery experience into something far more personal: a room of one’s own.