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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
On April 30, a portion of the UW–Madison Humanities Building — which houses half of the School of Education’s Art Department — had to be closed for repairs due to structural damage. Andy Rubin, a lecturer in lithography, finished one last lithographic print — “of our beloved Bucky Badger, posing as a 19th century intellectual,” he explained …
UW–Madison alumnus Robert Hudovernik has published a new book, titled “Manhattan’s Hotel des Artistes: America’s Paris on West 67th Street.” Hudovernik received his MFA from the School of Education’s Art Department in 1980. “Manhattan’s Hotel des Artistes” contains more than 600 archival, color and black-and-white photos, which take readers inside the magnificent Hotel des Artistes on Manhattan’s …
Excelling both on the field of play and in the classroom, several students pursuing degrees within the School of Education were among the 68 UW–Madison student-athletes competing in winter sports who were named to the 2020-21 Academic All-Big Ten all-conference team. In total, the Big Ten Conference honored 1,130 students on winter sports rosters with …
The work of UW–Madison’s Lianne Milton — a documentary photographer and second-year master of fine arts student with the School of Education’s Art Department — is currently being showcased in the School of Education Gallery. The exhibition is titled, “Between Dark and Dawn: A Personal Exploration of the Maternal Spirit.” It runs through June 20 in the gallery, …