July 23, 2021
UW–Madison’s Yeoyhun Ahn, an assistant professor in the School of Education's Art Department, was featured on the platform Femme Type, in an article headlined “Yeoyhun Ahn Fuses Coding and Calligraphy in a Groundbreaking New Project.”
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Summer 2021 Learning Connections alumni magazine available online
July 6, 2021
The latest edition of Learning Connections, a magazine for alumni and friends of the UW–Madison School of Education, is now posted online. The Summer 2021 issue centers on the challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and the many lessons learned. In addition, we spotlight a range of important and innovative work being done across the School.
Spatula&Barcode launch ‘Home Stretch,’ a summer festival of small art events
July 2, 2021
The arts collaborative Spatula&Barcode has launched "Home Stretch," a “distributed festival” of small artistic acts taking place in Madison, Wisconsin, between the summer solstice (June 21) and the autumn equinox (September 22). The collaborative was founded by Laurie Beth Clark and Michael Peterson, both faculty in the School of Education's Art Department.
New space for the arts downtown showcases work by UW–Madison art student, alum
June 9, 2021
There is a new space for the arts in downtown Madison, and work by a UW–Madison art students recent alumnus was featured in its inaugural exhibit. The exhibit, titled “The Burden of Reality,” showcased the art of BFA student Paulina Eguino and spring 2021 graduate Tony Torres.
Tandem Press to present virtual jazz concert on June 17
June 7, 2021
UW–Madison's Tandem Press and the Mead Witter School of Music's Jazz Studies Program will premiere a collaborative video production at 6 p.m. on June 17.
Abdu’Allah’s ‘The Barber’s Chair’ featured in ‘Artists Without Borders’ exhibition
June 2, 2021
The work of UW–Madison’s Faisal Abdu’Allah is featured in the exhibition, “Artists Without Borders: Reflections on Art and Place,” presented by the Museum of Wisconsin Art (MOWA). Abdu'Allah is the Chazen Family Distinguished Chair in the School of Education's Art Department.
Capital Times features UW–Madison’s spring 2021 artist-in-residence
May 21, 2021
The Capital Times published a feature story about Litza Bixler, UW–Madison’s spring 2021 interdisciplinary artist-in-residence.
UW–Madison’s Rubin creates last print in Humanities, before building is closed for repairs
May 13, 2021
UW–Madison's Andy Rubin, a lecturer in lithography in the School of Education's Art Department, finished one last lithographic print — “of our beloved Bucky Badger, posing as a 19th century intellectual,” he explained — before the equipment had to be moved out of the building to a temporary space. The print will be used as a fold-over cover for the print sets that Rubin’s lithography students have created this semester.
UW–Madison alumnus Hudovernik has new book on Manhattan’s ‘Hotel des Artistes’
May 8, 2021
UW–Madison alumnus Robert Hudovernik has published a new book, titled “Manhattan's Hotel des Artistes: America's Paris on West 67th Street.” Hudovernik received his MFA from the School of Education’s Art Department in 1980.
Class of 2021 graduates are prepared to lead and inspire
May 4, 2021
We reached out to a few of our graduating students from bachelor's to PhDs to learn more about their favorite memories, advice for incoming students, and even where the best spot on campus to eat is.