University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Art Department

UW–Madison hosting Midwest Filipino American Summit April 2

The UW-Madison Filipinx American Student Organization (FASO) is playing a leading role in hosting the first post-pandemic Midwest Filipino American Summit (MFAS), which is being held on campus April 2, with more than 400 Filipinx students from seven states expected to attend. FASO’s eight executive board members are doing most of the planning for this year’s event …

The Southern Graphics Council International printmaking conference in photos

Last week over 500 artists from around the world — including from Canada, Poland, Denmark, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Italy, and New Zealand — descended on UW–Madison for the Southern Graphics Council International (SGCI) conference, “Our Shared Future,” hosted by the School of Education’s Art Department. As a result, there was a virtual explosion of art and …

International printmaking conference — which starts today — previewed in Wisconsin State Journal

This Wisconsin State Journal published an article that previews the Southern Graphics Council International (SGCI) conference, “Our Shared Future,” which is happening this week (March 16-19) and is hosted by the School of Education’s Art Department. The article, headlined “Madison becomes an epicenter of prints this month,” explains that the 2022 event marks SGCI’s 50th anniversary as …

UW–Madison faculty collaborate for performance of ‘Here Lies the Truth’ March 25-26

Li Chiao-Ping Dance (LCPD) proudly presents “Here Lies the Truth” March 25-26 at the Overture Center for the Arts. This work of multidisciplinary dance theater is an exciting mixed-media collaboration between visual artist Douglas Rosenberg, a professor in the School of Education’s Art Department; sound designer/composer Tim Russell, a faculty member in the School of Education’s Dance Department; …

UW–Madison to host international printmaking conference March 16-19

The printmaking area within the UW–Madison Art Department will be host to the Southern Graphics Council International (SGCI) conference next week, bringing over 700 printmakers and arts professionals in all stages of their careers to campus. Taking place from March 16-19, the conference, titled “Our Shared Future,” expands on the definition of “print” to include an interdisciplinary …

Conney Conference March 27-30 will explore changing landscape of Jewish arts

The Mosse/Weinstein Center for Jewish Studies presents the 8th biennial Conney Conference on Jewish Arts at UW–Madison, from March 27-30. All events are free and open to the public. The Conney Conference on Jewish Arts will address themes of interdisciplinarity, diversity, and intersectionality in the changing landscape of the Jewish Arts. In a moment in which we …

Abdu’Allah sculpture unveiled on State Street in Madison

The highly anticipated “Blu³eprint” by UW–Madison’s Faisal Abdu’Allah was unveiled last week on Tuesday, Feb. 22, and now stands in front of the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art (MMOCA) on State Street in Madison. Abdu’Allah, an internationally acclaimed artist and professor with the School of Education’s Art Department, is the Chazen Family Distinguished Chair in Art and the …

Article about Black ‘renaissance’ in Madison spotlights UW–Madison’s Walker, Abdu’Allah

UW–Madison’s Faisal Abdu’Allah and Chris Walker were featured in a recent article in the Wisconsin State Journal shining a light on work by Black artists in Madison. The article, headlined “Black Madison artists working to create a permanent ‘renaissance,’” notes the landscape for Black artists in Madison is changing, with long-established, white-dominated institutions diversifying their …

Tandem Press exhibition offers ‘behind-the-scenes’ view of printmaking process

A new exhibition from Tandem Press, “Behind the Scenes,” presents an inside look at a selection of Tandem Press prints and the printmaking materials used in their creation. The exhibition, which is on view through March 19, will coincide with the 2022 Southern Graphic Council International’s (SGCI) printmaking conference that will be hosted by the UW–Madison Art Department in March.  “Behind the …

‘Indigenous Perspectives’ exhibition features art by UW–Madison alumni

An important new exhibition at the Memorial Union features a collection of art created by Indigenous UW–Madison alumni, students, and faculty from the School of Education’s Art Department. Titled “Madison Alumni: A Legacy of Indigenous Perspectives” and curated by John Hitchcock, a professor in the Art Department, the exhibition opened to the public on Feb. 11 …