November 7, 2023
Artwork by UW–Madison’s Faisal Abdu’Allah is featured on the cover of Robert Beckford’s newest book, “Decolonizing Contemporary Gospel Music Through Praxis.”
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Badger Insider spotlights Helen Lee and UW–Madison Glass Lab
November 6, 2023
UW–Madison’s Helen Lee and the UW–Madison Glass Lab were featured in a recent story in the Wisconsin Alumni Association’s Badger Insider, headlined “In Case of Curiosity, Break Glass.”
UW–Madison project combines art, policy, and science to create plant-based plastics and benefit marginalized communities
October 23, 2023
A team led by UW–Madison scholars has a plan to turn paper mill waste into plant-based plastics, slashing greenhouse gas emissions and other pollution and creating economic opportunities in ways that benefit marginalized communities.
Art Department to host inaugural postdoctoral research fellow in hip hop and urban arts, education
October 19, 2023
Tehan Ketema is the inaugural First Wave Hip Hop & Urban Arts and Education Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the School of Education’s Art Department, working with faculty mentor Faisal Abdu'Allah.
School of Education study abroad programs expand students’ global awareness
October 13, 2023
This past summer, the UW–Madison School of Education launched four short-term, faculty-led study abroad programs. Nearly one hundred students participated in these programs – embarking on courses to explore team building in Costa Rica, theatre in London, education in the Galapagos, and movement/sedentary behavior in Portugal.
Tandem Press’ Friday Jazz Series returns for another year
October 11, 2023
The Friday Jazz Series hosted by UW–Madison’s Tandem Press begins this week. The series features students from the Jazz Studies program in UW–Madison’s Mead Witter School of Music, and includes three concerts each during fall and spring seasons.
UW–Madison’s Chen wins award for her artist’s books
October 10, 2023
UW–Madison’s Julie Chen, a professor in the School of Education’s Art Department, is a recipient of one of the first-ever BRAVA Awards from the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art (BIMA).
UW-Madison alum White Hawk receives MacArthur Fellowship ‘genius grant’
October 4, 2023
Dyani White Hawk, an award-winning, multidisciplinary visual artist and independent curator, is the recipient of a prestigious 2023 MacArthur Fellowship. The MacArthur Fellowships, often referred to as “genius grants,” include a stipend of $800,000 to the recipient.
Glass Madison events celebrate 60 years of glass at UW–Madison
October 2, 2023
In 2023-24 the UW–Madison Glass Lab presents Glass Madison — a year-long celebration of the sixth decade of its history.
Art Department’s free, public colloquium features lectures by visiting artists from around the country
September 20, 2023
Discover the latest developments in fine art, craft, and design at the UW–Madison Art Department’s free public lectures by some of the nation’s most prominent artists, critics, and gallery and museum directors.