November 29, 2023
UW–Madison alumna and award-winning photographer and artist Julie Betts Testwuide is the author of two new books.
Art Department
UW–Madison News shares, ‘A peek into how art is created’
November 28, 2023
UW–Madison News documented the Art Department’s 2023 Annual Open Studio Day in a photo gallery earlier this month.
Tandem Press’ annual open house and print sale returns Dec. 2
November 27, 2023
Featuring printmaking demos and more, Tandem Press will be hosting its annual holiday open house and print sale on Saturday, Dec. 2, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
UW–Madison students are finalists for AXA Art Prize
November 21, 2023
UW–Madison students Skylar Simpson and Mallory Stowe, both MFA candidates in the School of Education’s Art Department, are finalists for the 2023 AXA Art Prize, one of the leading student art competitions in the United States.
National Gallery of Art videos spotlight installation created by UW–Madison’s John Hitchcock
November 14, 2023
Two recent videos from the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., spotlight an installation by UW–Madison’s John Hitchcock that is included in their current exhibition, “The Land Carries Our Ancestors: Contemporary Art by Native Americans.”
Art faculty member Hilyard replicates Ho-Chunk beadwork in 3D on giant Bascom Hall banners
November 9, 2023
Stephen Hilyard, an associate professor in the Art Department, played a key role in designing the new Ho-Chunk banners on Bascom Hall, commissioned as part of the University of Wisconsin's 175th anniversary.
Book cover features artwork by UW–Madison’s Abdu’Allah
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.”
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.