University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Art Department

School of Education’s Welcome Back Bash set for Sept. 2

UW-Madison’s School of Education is welcoming faculty and staff back to campus with its typical Welcome Back Bash event on Thursday, Sept. 2. The event will be held outside on the North Plaza of the Education Building from 12:30 to 2 p.m. It’s an opportunity to celebrate the start of the upcoming 2021-22 academic year, connect …

Art Department’s free, public colloquia will feature lectures by visiting artists and faculty

This fall, the School of Education’s Art Department is offering two different colloquia options (Art 508 Colloquium in the Arts), including lectures that are free and open to the public. On Wednesday evenings, the colloquium will, as always, host exceptional visiting arts professionals from around the country and the world. The artists will present their works and …

‘Home Stretch’ festival adds new performances

Spatula&Barcode has announced five additional participatory artworks in the “Home Stretch” festival, bringing the total number of projects to 17. “Home Stretch” is a “distributed festival” of small artistic acts taking place in Madison throughout the summer, continuing until the autumn equinox on Sept. 22. Participating artists offer intimate performances and other arts experiences by appointment.  Spatula&Barcode, …

Ahn’s ‘Type + Code’ project featured on Femme Type

UW–Madison’s Yeoyhun Ahn was featured on the platform Femme Type, in an article headlined “Yeoyhun Ahn Fuses Coding and Calligraphy in a Groundbreaking New Project.” Ahn is an assistant professor in the School of Education’s Art Department. Femme Type, a project of TYPE01 Ltd, was created with a purpose of intensely celebrating the work of type designers …

Summer 2021 Learning Connections alumni magazine available online

The latest edition of Learning Connections, a magazine for alumni and friends of the UW–Madison School of Education, is now posted online. The ​Summer 2021 issue centers on the challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and the many lessons learned. The cover story, headlined “Within every challenge, an opportunity,” spotlights how COVID-19 presented an unexpected crisis. But …

Spatula&Barcode launch ‘Home Stretch,’ a summer festival of small art events

The arts collaborative Spatula&Barcode has launched “Home Stretch,” a “distributed festival” of small artistic acts taking place in Madison, Wisconsin, between the summer solstice (June 21) and the autumn equinox (September 22). By appointment, participating artists will offer intimate performances and other arts experiences throughout the summer. All bookings are handled through the event website. Spatula&Barcode was founded …

New space for the arts downtown showcases work by UW–Madison art student, alum

There is a new space for the arts in downtown Madison, and work by a UW–Madison art student and a recent alumnus was featured in its inaugural exhibit. The exhibit, titled “The Burden of Reality,” showcased the art of Paulina Eguino and Tony Torres. Eguino is a BFA student in the School of Education’s Art Department, …

Tandem Press to present virtual jazz concert on June 17

UW–Madison’s Tandem Press and the Mead Witter School of Music’s Jazz Studies Program will premiere a collaborative video production at 6 p.m. on June 17. The video will feature print works created by Tandem Press collaborative artists alongside new jazz compositions performed by UW–Madison’s Mead Witter School of Music student jazz ensembles. The video will be a …

Abdu’Allah’s ‘The Barber’s Chair’ featured in ‘Artists Without Borders’ exhibition

The work of UW–Madison’s Faisal Abdu’Allah is featured in the exhibition, “Artists Without Borders: Reflections on Art and Place,” presented by the Museum of Wisconsin Art (MOWA). Abdu’Allah holds UW–Madison’s Chazen Family Distinguished Chair in Art, and is a professor with the School of Education’s Art Department. The exhibition opened on April 24 at MOWA’s main building in …

Capital Times features UW–Madison’s spring 2021 artist-in-residence

The Capital Times published a feature story about Litza Bixler, UW–Madison’s spring 2021 interdisciplinary artist-in-residence. Describing Bixler as a choreographer, writer, teacher, costume designer, visual artist, and filmmaker, the article notes she might be best known for “a movie scene in which everybody is doing the same thing.” It goes on to explain that Bixler …