A two-year long photographic essay project by Darcy Padilla examining the profound economic and social disparities experienced by Americans caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. A contemporary art exhibition by Roberto Torres Mata at the Chazen Museum of Art spotlighting the complex issues of migration from both human and animal perspectives. The creation of a functional shelving system by Anders Nienstaedt to showcase curated library collections, while serving as beautiful and interactive public art in the Kohler Art Library. And series of “social practice” participatory art events produced by Michael Peterson, examining food culture during the COVID-19 pandemic.
These are the people and their projects with ties to UW–Madison’s School of Education who were recently awarded funding through the University of Wisconsin–Madison Creative Arts Awards.
Each year, the Division of the Arts provides significant research support to faculty, staff, and students in the arts. Seven awards are available including one offered bi-annually. This year’s School of Education recipients include:
Creative Arts Award
- Darcy Padilla, associate professor, Art Department
Emily Mead Baldwin Award in the Creative Arts
- Michael Peterson, professor, Art Department, and graduate program director, Interdisciplinary Theatre Studies
Graduate Student Creative Arts Award
- Anders Nienstaedt, MFA candidate, Art Department
- Roberto Torres Mata, MFA candidate, Art Department
Mata said this about his award: “The Graduate Student Creative Arts Award is a vehicle to propel my graduate work further in practice and in future endeavors. I will be able to maximize the investment in my practice and accomplish my goals beyond the project needs that will lead to greater impacts in the community.” Mata’s exhibition, “In the Routes We Take,” is slated for display at the Chazen Museum of Art in summer 2021.
The awardees will be honored during a virtual reception on Tuesday, May 4. View all of the award recipients and their bios, here.