Arts Initiative
Arts Initiative

Staff Explorer Pass - Michigan Arts Festival 2026

The Michigan Arts Festival spotlights the vibrant university arts scene, serving as a broad invitation for everyone to engage with the arts at Michigan—our museums, theaters, and concert halls—to celebrate the role of the arts in research, learning, and community life.


In partnership with Voices of the Staff, the U-M Arts Initiative is offering the Michigan Arts Festival Staff Explorer Pass, made up of complimentary tickets for select campus events and extra special experiences for U-M staff members all throughout October! U-M Staff members from all three campuses are encouraged to participate and are welcome to register for as many or as few programs as they would like. Please note that limited space is available for several of the Staff Explorer Pass opportunities, but waitlists will be available if a Session is full.



Staff Explorer Pass | Guided Tour: Frames of Reference, Past and Present: Selected Works by Anita Bates

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Stamelos Gallery Center, Mardigian Library, U-M Dearborn, 4901 Evergreen Rd., Dearborn, MI

The Art Collections and Exhibitions Department for the U-M Dearborn campus is proud to offer a special Staff-only tour given by renowned artist Anita Bates of her exhibition, Frames of Reference, Past and Present: Selected Works By Anita Bates. 

The tour will take place from 1:00-2:30 pm. Immediately following the exhibition tour, Curator, Laura Cotton, will offer a brief tour of select pieces frrom the permanent collection displayed in the Library.

This event is free and available to all staff members from any of the three U-M campuses. It will take place inside the Stamelos Gallery Center, on the first floor of the Mardigian Library, UM- Dearborn, 4901 Evergreen Rd., Dearborn. Free parking is available in the large lot across from the library.


This program is part of the Michigan Arts Festival Staff Explorer Pass. In partnership with Voices of the Staff, the U-M Arts Initiative is offering limited complimentary tickets for select campus events and extra special experiences for U-M staff members all throughout October! For a list of all Staff Explorer Pass events, visit https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/23512  

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