For Faisal Abdu’Allah, it was an art teacher who played Miles Davis and John Coltrane records as the young student painted. Those early jazz sessions encouraged the London teenager to pursue a career in art. Inspiration — entire life paths — can spring from small moments, chance encounters, mundane objects. That’s the premise explored by …
UW-Madison’s Arts on Campus program recently published a recap of interesting events that took place across campus during the 2018-19 academic year – including several with ties to the School of Education’s Art Department, Dance Department, and the Department of Theatre and Drama. Following is a year in review: H’Doubler Concert — This year’s Dance Department H’Doubler Concert showcased student work through …
Eleven promising young members of the UW–Madison faculty have been honored with Romnes Faculty Fellowships, including the School of Education’s Faisal Abdu’Allah. Romnes awards recognize exceptional faculty members who have earned tenure within the last six years. The awards are supported by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF). The award is named for the late …
A project that UW–Madison’s Mitchell Volk assigns to his graphic design students got a shout out in Isthmus recently. Volk, a lecturer in the School of Education’s Art Department, asks his students to design a cover for the local newspaper, an idea that came to him after he illustrated the April print issue last year. “I …