University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Art Department

Regents reception at Chazen focused on glass

Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin hosted a reception at the Chazen Museum of Art recently for the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents that celebrated the history of glass on campus as a fusion of art, science, creativity, and innovation. The regents were on campus for Feb. 8–9 meetings. “The Chazen is really a tremendous crossroads for …

Jimmy Kimmel spotlights album cover designed by alumnus

A cover illustrated by UW–Madison alumnus Taylor Rushing for Sierra Ferrell’s forthcoming album, “Trail of Flowers,” made an appearance on the Jimmy Kimmel Live show on Jan. 19. Kimmel showed the album cover as he introduced Ferrell, who made her television debut performing her song, “Fox Hunt,” during the broadcast. “Trail of Flowers” is set …

Paula Panczenko, visionary leader of Tandem Press for over 30 years, announces retirement

By Kari Dickinson Paula Panczenko, who for over 30 years has led UW–Madison’s Tandem Press, has announced that she plans to retire this summer.  Tandem Press is a premier publisher of fine art prints that hosts internationally renowned artists in its studio space, assisting them as they create original fine art editions. Using an array …

Madison Magazine spotlights two from School of Education in ‘a day in the life’ feature

A recent Madison Magazine feature, “A day in the life of five Madison creatives,” spotlighted two individuals with ties to the UW–Madison School of Education. AJ Juarez, who teaches hip hop in the School of Education’s Dance Department and is also the owner of Barrio Dance in Madison, talked about his morning and evening routines, …

Lee and Crane awarded prestigious United States Artists Fellowships

UW–Madison faculty member Helen Lee, who holds the Helen Burish Faculty Fellowship with the School of Education’s Art Department and is the director of UW–Madison’s Glass Lab, and alumna Tanya Crane, who earned her MFA from the Art Department in 2015 and is currently a professor of the practice in metals at the School Museum …

Tandem Press announces spring Friday Jazz Series performances

UW–Madison’s Tandem Press is hosting spring performances of its annual Friday Jazz Series beginning Feb. 23, followed by performances on March 14 and May 15. The event features students from UW–Madison’s Mead Witter School of Music’s jazz studies program in multiple concerts throughout the spring season.  Attendees will listen to jazz music, learn about art …

On Wisconsin shines light on Helen Lee’s work merging glass and design

On Wisconsin spotlighted the work of UW–Madison faculty member Helen Lee in the Winter 2023 issue of the award-winning alumni magazine. The article, headlined “Blowpipe Prose,” explores how Lee’s work merges glass, language, and graphic design. “One thing that has brought me great pleasure is finding shared vocabulary between glass and design thinking,” says Lee, …

UW–Madison’s Rosenberg is author of forward for forthcoming book

UW–Madison’s Douglas Rosenberg, a professor in the School of Education’s Art Department, wrote the forward for the forthcoming book, “Dance, Technology, and Social Justice: Individual and Collective Emancipation Through Embodied Techniques,” by Kaustavi Sarkar. The book is scheduled to be published on April 24 by McFarland, a leading independent publisher of academic and general-interest nonfiction books. …

Division of the Arts spotlights UW–Madison art student

Abby Sunde, an undergraduate student pursuing a BFA in the School of Education’s Art Department, was highlighted in a recent Division of Arts video, titled “Arts for Everyone, Everywhere: Melting biology with glass at the UW–Madison Glass Lab.” Sunde’s focus is glass and drawing, and she has returned to school to blend earlier pursuits in …

Paper by UW–Madison’s Baldacchino explores ‘doing philosophy’ in Maltese

John Baldacchino, an art education professor in the School of Education’s Art Department, is the author of a new paper that explores his experience writing about philosophy in Maltese. “I am pleased by this paper,” Baldacchino says, “as for me it’s a first where I invite my English-speaking readers to engage with my native Maltese …