UW–Madison hosting Midwest Filipino American Summit April 2

March 28, 2022

The UW-Madison Filipinx American Student Organization (FASO) is playing a leading role in hosting the first post-pandemic Midwest Filipino American Summit (MFAS), which is being held on campus April 2, with more than 400 Filipinx students from seven states expected to attend. FASO’s eight executive board members are doing most of the planning for this year’s event — and three of these leaders are current undergraduate students with the School of Education.

The Southern Graphics Council International printmaking conference in photos

March 22, 2022

Last week over 500 artists from around the world — including from Canada, Poland, Denmark, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Italy, and New Zealand — descended on UW–Madison for the Southern Graphics Council International (SGCI) conference, “Our Shared Future,” hosted by the School of Education’s Art Department. Here is just a small taste of what we caught on camera. 

UW–Madison faculty collaborate for performance of ‘Here Lies the Truth’ March 25-26

March 14, 2022

Li Chiao-Ping Dance (LCPD) proudly presents "Here Lies the Truth" March 25-26 at the Overture Center for the Arts. This work of multidisciplinary dance theater is an exciting mixed-media collaboration between visual artist Douglas Rosenberg, a professor in the Art Department; sound designer/composer Tim Russell, a faculty member in the Dance Department; dramaturg Cláudia Tatinge Nascimento; and choreographer Li Chiao-Ping, the Sally Banes Professor of Dance and a Vilas Research Professor in the Dance Department. 

UW–Madison to host international printmaking conference March 16-19

March 9, 2022

The printmaking area within the UW–Madison Art Department will be host to the Southern Graphics Council International (SGCI) conference March 16-19, bringing over 700 printmakers and arts professionals in all stages of their careers to campus. The conference offers a unique opportunity for the UW–Madison community to hear from national and international artists and see their work right here in our own backyard.

Abdu’Allah sculpture unveiled on State Street in Madison

March 1, 2022

The highly anticipated “Blu³eprint” by UW–Madison’s Faisal Abdu'Allah was unveiled last week on Tuesday, Feb. 22, and now stands in front of the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art (MMOCA) on State Street in Madison.

Article about Black ‘renaissance’ in Madison spotlights UW–Madison’s Walker, Abdu’Allah

February 23, 2022

UW–Madison’s Faisal Abdu’Allah and Chris Walker were featured in a recent article in the Wisconsin State Journal shining a light on work by Black artists in Madison. The article, headlined “Black Madison artists working to create a permanent ‘renaissance,’” notes the landscape for Black artists in Madison is changing, with long-established, white-dominated institutions diversifying their offerings.

Tandem Press exhibition offers ‘behind-the-scenes’ view of printmaking process

February 21, 2022

A new exhibition from Tandem Press, "Behind the Scenes," presents an inside look at a selection of Tandem Press prints and the printmaking materials used in their creation. The exhibition, which is on view through March 19, will coincide with the 2022 Southern Graphic Council International’s (SGCI) printmaking conference that will be hosted by the UW–Madison Art Department in March. 

‘Indigenous Perspectives’ exhibition features art by UW–Madison alumni

February 17, 2022

An important new exhibition at the Memorial Union features a collection of art created by Indigenous UW–Madison alumni, students, and faculty from the School of Education’s Art Department. Titled "Madison Alumni: A Legacy of Indigenous Perspectives" and curated by John Hitchcock, a professor in the Art Department, the exhibition opened to the public on Feb. 11 and runs through March 21.