March 4, 2020
According to a recent report from Isthmus, UW–Madison's Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) left a lasting impression on the 2020 Children’s Literature Legacy Award winner Kevin Henkes, who was once a student at UW-Madison.
Art Department
UW-Madison’s Gralnick honored by American Craft Council
March 3, 2020
UW-Madison’s Lisa Gralnick was recently recognized by the American Craft Council (ACC) as a 2020 College of Fellows Honoree. According to an ACC news release, Gralnick “is a contemporary American metalsmith, studio jeweler, and academic whose work challenges the monetary, cultural, and personal value of objects by transforming metals into objects of thought provoking visual beauty.” She has been a faculty member with the School of Education's Art Department since 2001.
Alum Corso authors, ‘Schools and Society: In Defense of Public Education’
March 3, 2020
UW-Madison alumnus Emanuele Corso recently published a book titled, “Schools and Society: In Defense of Public Education.” Using his home state as a case study, Corso passionately defends public education.
UW-Madison’s Loeser, Pascoe create artistic seating area for new library location
March 2, 2020
UW-Madison’s Tom Loeser, a professor with the School of Education’s Art Department, and MFA student Jordan Pascoe recently created an artistic seating area from ash trees decimated by the emerald ash borer infestation for the Pinney Library in Madison.
Stonehouse, Smith receive 2020 Awards in the Creative Arts
February 25, 2020
The UW–Madison Division of the Arts announced its 2020 Awards in the Creative Arts and two faculty members from the School of Education garnered recognition.
Novelist James Patterson to keynote commencement; John Felder will be alumni speaker
February 22, 2020
James Patterson, the world's top-selling author of the past 20 years, will give the charge to graduates as keynote speaker for spring commencement at UW-Madison. Joining him on stage will be this year's alumni speaker, John Felder, a retired labor union administrator and one of the primary organizers of the Black Student Strike of 1969 at UW-Madison.
Big move: Buisch’s painting makes its way to the Chazen
February 17, 2020
As a part of the campus-wide faculty show at UW-Madison’s Chazen Museum, Derrick Buisch, a professor with the School of Education’s Art Department, and a team of helpers, moved his 38.75-foot-long painting from the Art Lofts to the museum across major streets on campus.
‘Urban Bubble’ exhibition showing through Jan. 31
January 28, 2020
The Bubbler, in collaboration with UW-Madison’s Faisal Abdu’Allah and MMSD’s Foundations Central graduation recovery program, presents an art exhibition by Madison youth. "Urban Bubble" is currently showing at the Overture Center for the Arts’ Rotunda Gallery, until Jan. 31.
Milton’s lens captures impact of socio-economic issues
January 16, 2020
Lianne Milton is a documentary photographer and photojournalist who is pursuing a master of fine arts degree through the School of Education’s Art Department. Milton explains that her work “examines the impact of socio-economic issues on race, class, and citizenship — from global migration to the lasting effects of poverty and violence — as well as exploring the relationship between the environmental landscape and the human experience.”
Paper Artist Collective features UW-Madison’s Velliquette as Artist of the Month
December 26, 2019
The Paper Artist Collective recently profiled UW–Madison’s Michael Velliquette as its December Artist of the Month. Velliquette, who is known for crating paper sculptures, is a faculty associate with the School of Education’s Art Department.