The Oregon Observer spotlighted the recent performance of “Here Lies the Truth,” a collaborative work by UW–Madison’s Li Chiao-Ping and Douglas Rosenberg that was presented by Li Chiao-Ping Dance on March 25-26 at the Overture Center for the Arts in Madison. Li is the Sally Banes Professor of Dance and a Vilas Research Professor in …
Tandem Press is pleased to host “Somewhere Between,” a thesis exhibition by Carley Schmidt, an MFA candidate in the School of Education’s Art Department and current Tandem Press curatorial project assistant. Schmidt’s work explores place as part of a narrative about human impact and intervention. “Somewhere Between” presents a poetic meditation on the changing landscape. The body of work …
UW–Madison’s Yeohyun Ahn, an assistant professor in the School of Education’s Art Department, has been selected to serve on the Annual Conference Committee for the College Art Association (CAA). Founded in 1911, the College Art Association promotes excellence in scholarship and teaching in the visual arts. It is the oldest and largest support organization in the world. The …
A project team that includes students who are pursuing degrees within the UW–Madison School of Education is a recipient of an Emerging Artist Award in this year’s UW–Madison Arts Business Competition. The award, which is new this year, is granted to applicant groups whose proposals demonstrate a strong potential for success. The award-winning project team includes …
Each spring, the School of Education recognizes some of its most outstanding individuals with Faculty and Staff Distinguished Achievement Awards. On Thursday, April 14, this year’s award winners were honored during a reception and short ceremony in the Education Building’s Wisconsin Idea Room. “Today we recognize an extraordinary group of people,” said School of Education …
The University of Wisconsin–La Crosse will rename its Center for the Arts after UW–Madison Professor Emeritus Truman Lowe, which the university described as “one the most accomplished alumni in the university’s 113-year history.” Lowe graduated from UW–La Crosse in 1969 and became a world-renowned artist and sculptor. His work is described as “bridging the traditional and contemporary, …
The UW–Madison Division of the Arts welcomes Omari “Motion” Carter to campus April 7–15, through the International Visiting Artist Program. A collaboration between the Division of the Arts and the International Division, which funds the program, the International Visiting Artist Program supports short-term residences for international artists on campus. Omari “Motion” Carter is a screendance …
State of the Art: The 2022 International Symposium on Screendance will be hosted at UW–Madison April 10-13, with events taking place primarily in the Margaret H’Doubler Performance Space in Lathrop Hall (1050 University Avenue). The symposium, directed by UW–Madison Art Professor Douglas Rosenberg, will focus on topics that are timely to the field of screendance, including, …
Tandem Press is hosting “Dream House,” a master of fine arts thesis exhibition by UW–Madison student Katelyn St. John, who is a Tandem Press project assistant. St. John’s work depicts her exploration of abandoned architecture. This exhibition features prints that delve into the visual representation of the space between experience and memory. The exhibition runs through April …
The inaugural Arts Crawl will take place on the UW–Madison campus from Thursday, March 31 – Saturday, April 2. Arts Crawl highlights a collection of arts events held over several days in the arts departments and co-curricular arts units at UW–Madison, including the School of Education’s departments of Art, Dance, and Theatre and Drama. It is an opportunity to have creative …