OFFSITE TOUR: The University of Michigan Museum of Art, 525 South State Street, Ann Arbor
Time: 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Enrollment: This tour is limited to 15 attendees. A waitlist will be available.
Please let the Elderwise office know if you are unable to attend this tour. This gives students on the waitlist an opportunity to join. It also helps the onsite class assistant.
Join an experienced UMMA docent in a guided tour of two dynamic temporary exhibitions. The first exhibition features three generations of Latinx artists from Southeast Michigan. La Raza Art and Media Collective was formed in the 1970s by a group of Latino/a students at the University of Michigan to give a voice to the cultural and political expression of Chicano, Hispanic, and Latin American communities both on campus and beyond. This exhibition revisits the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the RAM Collective to reflect on the profound impact of these visionary creators. The second exhibition highlights the photographic work of Metro Detroit Chinese American artist Jarod Lew, from the Please Take Off Your Shoes series, 2018–2021. It explores themes of identity, community, and displacement through portraits and still lifes set within suburban Southeast Michigan homes. The tour will begin in the UMMA lobby next to the Shop. Tour route and restrooms are both accessible by elevator. The tour will be guided by an experienced volunteer docent, who will select stops throughout the museum and facilitate group discussion.
Driving directions and parking information will be sent to class registrants a few days before the tour.
