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Be Part of Our Next 150 Years

UMS is a cultural catalyst for Michigan: a premier destination for artistic celebration, creative possibility, provocative ideas, and meaningful impact.

Like the University of Michigan, UMS continually strives to be bolder and more innovative. As we approach our 150th season in 2029 — a true milestone among American performing arts institutions — we recognize the need to strengthen and expand our infrastructure to support the changing needs of the entire presenting and touring arts industry.

Join us in our mission to honor and celebrate the past, embrace the present, and move forward with enthusiasm into the next 150 years.

UMS is part of the University of Michigan’s campus-wide Look to Michigan campaign. Every gift you make to UMS counts toward the U-M campaign goal and toward your future U-M giving level.

Make a Gift

Institutional Priorities

Bold Artistic Leadership…

to advance UMS’s reputation as a leader and best in the arts world for the next 150 years.

Your help will:

Support Artists

Bring to campus a mix of iconic artists and fresh, new talent.

Expand Artistic Innovation

Expand UMS's capabilities in artistic innovation by creating new and inviting ways of concert presentation.

Create Meaningful Dialogue

Use arts experiences as a launching pad to create opportunities for meaningful dialogue that helps strengthen our society.

Introduce New Voices

Create a guest curator program with high-profile established artists.

Invest in New Works

Invest in artists and our artistic leaders to research, commission, and develop new work.

Connect With Our Community

Create engagement and provide accessibility for local communities, as well as platforms for local and regional artists.

Support Digital Programs

Engage audiences through free and accessible digital programs that reach beyond Southeast Michigan.

Inspiring Student Learning and Growth…

by creating a variety of pathways for students to access and engage with the performing arts — opportunities that exist only at Michigan.

Your help will:

Ensure Access

Ensure affordable access for students of all ages to performing arts experiences, that spark joy, enhance well-being, challenge our perceptions, and foster growth.

Provide Learning Opportunities with Artists

Provide opportunities for students and faculty to have sustained connections and multi year learning experiences with our dynamic visiting artists.

Produce New Projects

Produce new work or distinctive projects in partnership with both arts and non-arts U-M units in ways that center student engagement and art making.

Refresh Our School Day Performance Series

Refresh our school day performance series to better meet the evolving needs of the K-12 community.

Reach Across Campuses

Ensure greater access to arts programming for U-M Flint and Dearborn campuses.

Create New Student Programs

Deliver internships, training, and mentorship programs for students to prepare a diverse cohort of arts leaders for the future of the industry.

Ways to Give

Your support is essential to helping UMS fulfill its mission and achieve its bold vision for the future of the performing arts. Every gift you make to UMS counts toward the U-M campaign goal and toward your U-M giving level.

Make a Gift

Make a Gift Online, contact the UMS Development office at 734-764-8489, or email Rachelle Michelon, Associate Director of Development, Major Gifts & Planned Giving, at ralesko@umich.edu.

Gifts can be mailed to:

UMS
Attn: Development Office
881 N University Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Our Vision

“At UMS, we firmly believe the performing arts are foundational to human existence, and to a civil society. With your support, UMS is now poised to dream even bigger than ever before.”

—Matthew VanBesien, UMS President

Thank You to Our UMS Campaign Council

Alec D. Gallimore, Ph.D. and Reates K. Curry, Ph.D.
Tim and Sally Petersen
Dug and Linh Song
Co-Chairs

Essel and Menakka Bailey
Rachel Bendit
Ken and Noreen Buckfire
Richard Caldarazzo and Eileen Weiser
Sheila Crowley and Max Wicha
Martha Darling and Gil Omenn
Stephen and Rosamund Forrest
Neil and Annmarie Hawkins
Patti Askwith Kenner
Jerry and Dale Kolins
Ju-Yun Li and Shaomeng Wang
Tim Marshall
Jerry May
Peter Schweitzer
James and Nancy Stanley

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