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CLUSTER Museum tends the space where contemporary art and community meet bringing the visual into conversation with the literary and performative arts

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Saturday @clustermuseum • 7:30pm • Ann Arbor

Join musicians Fred Thomas, Sara Tea, and Garrett Schumann, as well as poet Hannah Ensor and writers Aisha Sabatini Sloan and Linette Lao, for an evening of music and words that honors the interdisciplinary legacy of CLUSTER Museum through ambient improvisation accompanying live readings. *UPDATE* Adina Schoem & Ami Walsh will be joining us to read their works as sadly Hannah Ensor & Aisha Sabatini Sloan won’t be able to join us.

This bold program embraces CLUSTER Museum’s spirit by emphasizing local voices, connections across artistic communities, and the determination to continue creating in spite of the world’s many obstacles. Through a soundscape of spoken writing and poetry, synthesizers, guitars, noise, and amplified objects, this event will celebrate the many ripples generated by CLUSTER Museum’s impact, and show how they will continue to resonate for a long time to come.

FREE with suggested donation $0-$10.
BYOB is welcome
Best for ages 12+ years Event poster for “The Rippled: An Evening Soundscape,” featuring hand-drawn black lettering and a muted cream, gray, and gold design. The event includes music by Fred Thomas, Sara Tea, and Garrett Schumann, and readings by Aisha Sabatini Sloan, Hannah Ensor, and Linette Lao. September 26 at 7:30 PM, Cluster Museum, 307 N. Main St., Ann Arbor. Free with suggested $0–$10 donation. taken in Ann Arbor, Michigan by @clustermuseum

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SATURDAY, September 26 at 7:30pm! Final event at our current home — 307 N Main St— before we go mobile for the winter. Amazing musicians Garrett Schumann, @saratea___ and Fred Thomas alongside writers @lao.linette @aishasabslo and @hensor__ creating an evening of language and sound. by @clustermuseum

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Incredible line up for Sunday’s "Unbounded: A Sustained Author Reading Event" starting at 12pm sharp!

Sunday, Sept 20 ——> 307 N Main St. Ann Arbor

24 writers, 3+ hours, refreshments and BYOB, and the ability to either stay for the entire time or arrive and leave when you need to. And FREE Sunday parking in downtown Ann Arbor. So many wins with this event...

Writers includes:
@cxwrites
@tofuinkarts
Ellen Stone
Theo Poling
@frommouna_ammar
Gina Maria Balibrera
@lao.linette
Ami Walsh
@kyungheewrites
@jeffkass21
@ashwinibhasi
@franceskaihwawang
@nadiamariemota
@jenssread
@lekasugar
@jihyunyunwrites
@paulhile
@onnasolomon
Ruth Mella
@ciatta_long_loves
@livingwriters
Jupiter Soto

With guest moderators
@greenimalviews
@sjeanlee
@theaaugustina by @clustermuseum

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⚡️THIS SUNDAY Sept 20 at Noon!⚡️“Unbounded” is our final Author Reading Event at 307 N Main St. This sustained author reading spans over 3+ hours, bringing together some of the best writers from Ann Arbor and Ypsi. Those who previously participated in @clustermuseum author readings alongside new voices and special guests. 💎 Stay the whole time or dip in for an hour. Sunday Sept 20 starting at 12pm ———> See the entire line up at https://clustermuseum.org/events/unbounded2026 by @clustermuseum

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Count down to Saturday night when the gallery will be transformed into a kids art rave during “Little Feet/Big Beats” 🎧 🎶
Entrance fee gets kids a juice box🧃 popcorn bag 🍿 glow sticks and free glow face paint. Come dance, draw and collage on the walls, and request your favorite songs. Great for ages 3-9 years of age, and those younger welcome too! ——> 307 N Main St Ann Arbor ——> https://clustermuseum.org/events/littlefeetbigbeats2026 by @clustermuseum

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CLUSTER Museum’s lease at 307 N. Main St. ends September 30 and after careful consideration, we’ve decided not to renew. Rent in downtown Ann Arbor keeps rising and, like many independent arts spaces, we’ve made the choice to keep our budget serving our mission.

CLUSTER Museum is committed to creating contemporary art experiences with and for Ann Arbor, so we see this as a pivot, not an end. Some of our best work has been in the partnerships we’ve made and our engagement with you. It reminds us that our strength was never the address, but what happens when people gather around the work. We’re part of a growing wave of independent arts organizations rethinking what a museum needs to be.

CLUSTER’s Core Intention #5: CLUSTER Museum is a work in progress, nimble and able to pivot, and we mean that as a commitment, not an apology.

Our Phase 2 plan shifts to a nomadic model, occupying unused and unusual spaces across Ann Arbor and Washtenaw County. This flexibility means making art accessible in places you least expect, and engaging new neighbors with each event series. As we adjust to this new model, our pace will shift too, until CLUSTER Museum finds its next home.

Stay connected through our newsletter and social media for upcoming events and locations, and ways to stay involved.

In the meantime, we will see you in September for some fun events! by @clustermuseum

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"When I walk up to the hot pink façade of Cluster Museum on Main, I often get a little jolt of excited anticipation," writes Onna Solomon in this year's City Guide. "I never know what artist I might meet, what new creative work I might experience, what spark of conversation might ignite me." Read all about it in "The Collective Process of Creation" on our website, at the link in bio, and in your 2026–27 edition of the Ann Arbor Observer's annual City Guide. by @clustermuseum

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Come hang out at a PoetTreeTime session noon-2pm on this upcoming Saturday at @clustermuseum in Ann Arbor!

Street parking available in nearby Kerrytown. Closest bus stops on 5th+Kingsley or Miller+Ashley.

Inspired by "Tree Time" -- the slow and just-right pace of tree growth -- we're cultivating this time and space for poets to be in community with each other! Hosted by @poettreetown_a2.

☀ Chat with fellow poets!
☀ Do you have questions about writing, performing, or distributing your poetry, and don't know where to ask? Start here!
☀ Supportive vibes!
☀ Share ideas, upcoming events, in-progress projects!
☀ Make friends!

Accessibility note: No step entry. All gender bathroom. Masks will be available and encouraged for covid safety, but not required. by @clustermuseum

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Still reflecting on our summer exhibition “In the Shadow of the Hand” and our community build project. The prompt was to share the mantra that’s getting you through the day. Many lovely responses—— by @clustermuseum

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Join us Saturday at 11am for an incredible conversation between the 5 artists in our current exhibition “In the Shadow of the Hand” moderated by artist and @umstamps professor Anne Mondro @ammondro —
@lynneavadenka @sleepylabright @modiusmodi @matthewshlian and @amandathatch
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This is a seated event in the gallery with coffee provided. See our FAQ for parking and accessibility information - https://clustermuseum.org/faq by @clustermuseum

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Drawing with Words: Visual Poetry Workshop

✨✨Registration Link in bio✨✨

Thursday, August 6, 2026
7:00 PM 8:30 PM

CLUSTER Museum
307 North Main Street Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48104 United States

What does a visual art piece make you feel in your body? What emotions and sensations does it invoke? How can we use it to spark our own creativity?

In this workshop, we will slow down and listen to our body as we spend time with the artwork in the current exhibition,In the Shadow of the Hand. We will observe and map sensations and use them as a guide to create our own visual poems.

Participants will leave with an abstract drawing that includes their poetry (Visual poem) as well as additional writing observations to create new work at home.

Register at Cluster Museum Events Page for this workshop. Max 8 participants.

Sliding scale fee $25-$35. Workshop fee includes all writing & drawing materials and guided instruction.
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INSTRUCTOR BIO:

Ashwini Bhasi is a bioinformatician and multidisciplinary artist from Kerala, India. Her hybrid work merges scientific data, poetry and visual art to explore the lived experience of chronic illness, trauma and disability. A Tin House Summer Workshop Scholar, Ashwini is the recipient of the Shaw Memorial Poetry Prize from Dunes Review, a Good Hart Artist Residency and a Room Project Fellowship. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in Black Warrior Review, Michigan Quarterly Review, The Iowa Review, DIAGRAM, Redivider and elsewhere. MUSTH, the winner of the 2020 CutBank chapbook contest, is her first poetry collection.
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#visualpoetry
#imagetext
#poetryworkshop by @clustermuseum

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Final week! Final week! Final week! To see “In the Shadow of the Hand” featuring work by @lynneavadenka @amandathatch @modiusmodi @matthewshlian and @sleepylabright by @clustermuseum

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