Stamps Gallery is pleased to present the 2025 Undergraduate Juried Exhibition

CLOSING SOON

Impossible ConversationsOn view through February 8

Impossible Conversations is an exhibition and film installation by artists and filmmakers, Pratāp Rughani and David Chung. The film centers a seemingly impossible dialogue between Arno Michaelis, a former Neo-Nazi gang founder and Pardeep Kaleka, son of the Sikh Temple President, Satwant Singh Kaleka, one of seven people killed in the shooting attack at the Oak Creek Sikh Temple (Gurudwara) by a white supremacist in 2012. The film installation explores what happens when Pardeep and Arno commit to a path of restorative communication - to listen deeply and connect with each other in the genesis and aftermath of atrocity. At Stamps Gallery, the film installation is accompanied by photo murals (by Pratāp Rughani) and a dialogue and research room where audiences are invited to consider what it would take for each one of us to sustain an impossible conversation.

Curated by Srimoyee Mitra.

Film Screening Times:
Running Time: 30 minutes

Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays
11:15 a.m., 12:15 p.m., 1:15 p.m., 2:15 p.m., 3:15 p.m., 4:15 p.m.
Thursdays
11:15 a.m., 12:15 p.m., 1:15 p.m., 2:15 p.m., 3:15 p.m., 4:15 p.m., 5:15 p.m., 6:15 p.m.

Content Warning: This film discusses topics including gun violence and death, and may not be suitable for younger viewers.

Impossible Conversations has been supported in part by the Arts Research: Incubation & Acceleration (ARIA) program of The University of Michigan Office of the Vice President Research and the Arts Initiative, an Institute of Firearm Prevention Pilot grant, Center for South Asian Studies, Stamps School of Art and Design, and the University of Arts London.

UPCOMING PROGRAMS

Sonia Xiang, istheresomeonehome? Opportunity Fund Award awardee, 2024 Undergraduate Juried Exhibition.

2025 Undergraduate Juried ExhibitionFebruary 22 – March 8
Opening Reception February 21 • 6 - 8 p.m.

Stamps Gallery is pleased to present the 2025 Undergraduate Juried Exhibition, a showcase of outstanding work by undergraduate students from the Stamps School. The exhibition features artwork in a variety of media, selected by jurors Allison Glenn, Lauren Kalman, and Mario Moore.

Celebrate Stamps undergrads and their burgeoning art practices at the exhibition's opening reception with refreshments, a live DJ, and announcements of award winners.

2025 Undergraduate Juried Exhibition Exhibition Walkthrough
Saturday, February 22 • 2-4 p.m.
Join participating student artists from the 2025 Undergraduate Juried Exhibition for a walkthrough of the exhibition and public discussion of their work.

Stamps Gallery Programs are FREE and OPEN to EVERYONE.
Please contact stamps-gallery@umich.edu if you have any questions about access or to request any reasonable accommodations that will facilitate your full participation in events such as ASL interpreting, captioned videos, Braille or electronic text, food options for individuals with dietary restrictions, etc.