As we approach the end of another year, we wanted to look back and reflect on all of the great work that has happened across the School of Education in 2023. Below are some highlights from among the hundreds of news stories we shared this year spotlighting efforts across the arts, health, and education. With …
UW–Madison students living in University Housing each year have the ability to recognize outstanding educators via the Honored Instructor program. Through this program, University Housing takes nominations from students who want to honor and recognize instructors who challenge students, make learning fun, and/or are inspiring. This fall’s list of Honored Instructors includes five outstanding educators …
A game developed by UW–Madison alums Max Puchalsky and Kyle Herrera with their artist collective, Solarpunk Surf Club, was honored at this year’s 2023 Games for Change Awards. Puchalsky and Herrera both earned their MFA degrees from the School of Education’s Art Department in 2020. Their game, Solarpunk Futures, received the award for Best Board …
Two alumni of the UW–Madison School of Education’s Art Department have been featured recently on Wisconsin Life, an award-winning co-production of Wisconsin Public Radio and PBS Wisconsin that celebrates what makes Wisconsin unique through the diverse stories of its people. On Oct 4, Wisconsin Life featured Philip Salamone, a classical portrait artist who earned his …
UW–Madison alumna and award-winning photographer and artist Julie Betts Testwuide is the author of two new books. “Signs of the Adirondacks” is a photographic documentation of the unique and creative camp and business signs captured by Testwuide on roads throughout the Adirondack Park in upstate New York. “Pals,” Testwuide’s first children’s book, is an endearing …
UW–Madison News documented the Art Department’s 2023 Annual Open Studio Day in a photo gallery earlier this month. Over 50 artist studios were open to the public at this annual autumn arts celebration event, held this year on Saturday, Nov. 4. The event included opportunities to meet student artists, see their work, and get a behind-the-scenes glimpse …
Tandem Press will be hosting its annual holiday open house and print sale on Saturday, Dec. 2, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. During the event, collaborative printers will demonstrate printmaking processes often used in the studio to create editions with world-renowned artists. Each demo will build on what was printed previously, culminating in a final …
UW–Madison students Skylar Simpson and Mallory Stowe, both MFA candidates in the School of Education’s Art Department, are finalists for the 2023 AXA Art Prize, one of the leading student art competitions in the United States. Now in its sixth year, the AXA Art Prize has established a reputation as providing an insightful overview of …
Two recent videos from the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., spotlight the work of UW–Madison’s John Hitchcock, a contemporary artist and musician and Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor in the School of Education’s Art Department. An installation by Hitchcock is part of the National Gallery’s current exhibition, “The Land Carries Our Ancestors: Contemporary Art by Native …
At a special ceremony held Tuesday, Nov. 7, the UW–Madison campus community and invited guests celebrated the installation of Ho-Chunk banners on Bascom Hall, commissioned as part of the University of Wisconsin’s 175th anniversary. The university occupies land that was the ancestral home of the Ho-Chunk. The banners were designed in collaboration by UW–Madison doctoral student Molli Pauliot …