November 5, 2021
UW–Madison alumnus Roberto Torres Mata is one of the organizers of the 2021 Día de los Muertos Community Altar Project on display at the Overture Center for the Arts through Sunday, Nov. 14.
Art Department
UW–Madison connections abound in MOWA glass art exhibition
October 29, 2021
A number of artists with connections to the UW–Madison Art Department, housed in the School of Education, are part of an exhibition exploring 60 years of Wisconsin glass art at the Museum of Wisconsin Art in West Bend, Wisconsin. The exhibition, titled “The Studio Glass Movement: The Hyde Collection,” coincides with the International Year of Glass (2022) and MOWA’s 60th anniversary (2021).
Artwork by UW–Madison student Verma will appear at conference in Italy
October 28, 2021
Artwork by UW–Madison student Anjika Verma, a senior pursuing a BFA in graphic design, has been selected to appear at the 24th Generative Art International Conference located in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy, Dec.15-17.
Art Department’s Annual Open Studio Day returns on Nov. 6
October 26, 2021
The Art Department's annual autumn arts celebration is back after a year hiatus, featuring multidisciplinary work at over 50 artist studios.
Abdu’Allah’s ‘I Wanna Kill Sam’ on display at Tate Britain
October 22, 2021
Works by UW–Madison Professor Faisal Abdu’Allah, the associate dean for the arts in the School of Education, are included in a Tate Britain's new display, “Sixty Years: The Unfinished Conversation.”
Alumni invited to submit artwork for exhibitions at SGCI 2022 conference
October 20, 2021
The Printmaking Area of the School of Education's Art Department invites UW–Madison alumni to submit printmaking artworks to be considered for spring 2022 alumni exhibitions at the UW–Madison Union art galleries during the Southern Graphics Council International Annual Conference in Madison, Wisconsin, Mar. 16-19, 2022. The deadline to apply is Nov. 1.
‘Hangul Alphabet’ selected for Virtual Design Exhibition Forum 2021
October 11, 2021
UW–Madison’s Yeohyun Ahn and Esther Cho were invited to present their project, “Hangul Alphabet,” at the Virtual Design Education Forum 2021, taking place Nov. 11-12. Ahn is an assistant professor in the School of Education’s Art Department, and Cho is an MFA student within the Art Department.
Lee is named faculty director of The Studio creative arts community
October 8, 2021
Helen Lee has been named the faculty director of The Studio, UW–Madison’s residential creative arts community for first- and second-year undergraduate students. Lee is an associate professor in the School of Education’s Art Department.
New ‘Artivism’ program provides immediate financial support for UW–Madison student projects intersecting art and activism
September 23, 2021
The UW–Madison Division of the Arts’ Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA) Committee is pleased to announce the launch of a new funding opportunity called the Artivism Student Action Program (ASAP). The program, which will offer funding awards ranging from $100 to $5,000, was developed in response to students' desires to use politically engaged art to bring about a more equitable world.
On Wisconsin magazine features ‘storybook romance’ of UW–Madison alums Dronzek, Henkes
September 22, 2021
The life and work of UW–Madison alumni Laura Dronzek and Kevin Henkes was featured recently in the Wisconsin Alumni Association’s On Wisconsin magazine. The article, titled “A Storybook Romance,” describes how Dronzek and Henkes — who both earned degrees from the School of Education’s Art Department — met at UW–Madison, married, and now “make magic together in children’s literature.”