Category Society & Culture
Cool science images show aesthetic side of science at UW–Madison
The second annual UW–Madison Cool Science Image contest has highlighted the synergy of science and aesthetics, selecting six winners and six honorable mentions from 82 entries from faculty, staff and students on campus.
Go Big Read inspires art across UW community
Two parts of "Enrique's Journey" stood out for Kat Cameron as she read this year's Go Big Read selection: the terrifying train ride through Chiapas and the kindness of the people in Vera Cruz, who threw food and other necessities to immigrants riding atop a train through Mexico bound for America.
Unique art and science project displayed at National Science Foundation
A series of paintings, quilts and other artworks developed through a collaboration between artists and ecologists in Wisconsin is on display at the headquarters of the National Science Foundation in Virginia.
“Simpsons” creator visits UW–Madison and longtime friend
“Hello, my beautiful audience!” crows Lynda Barry, striding onto the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art lecture stage with braids swinging.
Dancer and choreographer will present artist talk and dance workshop
Dancer and choreographer Sally Gross will give an artist talk and lead a dance workshop in advance of her fall 2012 Arts Residency at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
OMAI presents Line Breaks Festival at the Overture Center
A major local hip-hop event, the annual Line Breaks Festival, will bring new aesthetics in contemporary performance to the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus and community from Friday, March 16 through Saturday, March 24.
Academic staff office features botany art of Kandis Elliot
In some ways, Kandis Elliot’s artwork can be like the carnivorous plants she introduces on one of her posters.
Film festival finds environmental stories in unexpected places
From Cold War bunkers in Albania to the night skies over Manhattan, Tales from Planet Earth will offer a broad - and often surprising - exploration of the environment.
Students plan UW–Madison’s first Fashion Week
Last year, stylish students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison made a name for themselves by creating MODA, an online fashion magazine [http://modamadison.com]. Now, these young entrepreneurs plan to present the first annual UW–Madison Fashion Week.
UW Pro Arte Quartet concert highlights Bolcom, Milhaud, Mozart
American composer William Bolcom believes an artist's role is to mirror society.
Bound to El Norte: Pulitzer Prize-winning photos at UW–Madison
The UW–Madison community can get a firsthand look at the results in the exhibit, “Bound to El Norte,” which includes 29 images from the series that won Bartletti the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for feature photography. The exhibit starts Thursday at Ebling Library.
See restored Curry murals at Wednesday Night @ the Lab
A remarkable University of Wisconsin–Madison research triumph and artful renderings depicting the importance of biochemistry are the subject of a rare occurrence of the popular Wednesday Night @ the Lab series.
UW-Madison hosts 2012 Lorraine Hansberry Symposium
As part of the 2012 Lorraine Hansberry Project, honoring the life and pioneering work of a UW–Madison alumna who made lasting contributions to American arts and culture, a free symposium will take place on Saturday, March 3, in Vilas Hall’s Mitchell Theatre. The symposium, “Conversations on African-American Youth and August Wilson’s ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,’” is presented in conjunction with the Hansberry Project’s production of Wilson’s play.
Celebrating music from Latin America and the Iberian Peninsula
The School of Music's piano department, in association with the Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian Studies program, is staging "Carnival: Celebrating Music from Latin America and the Iberian Peninsula" on Saturday, March 3 at noon in Morphy Recital Hall.
Bringing the Yiddish past to life: A tour through the Mayrent Collection
The Friends of the UW–Madison Libraries will celebrate the Mayrent Collection at a special event at the University Club, 803 State St., on Thursday, March 1 at 4:30 p.m.
Exploring interfaces between science, humanities
The semester-long, $2,500 Emerging Interfaces Awards were created as a way to explore the different ways thinkers in the humanities and sciences approach discovery.
Madison-area youth invited to compete in Wisconsin Teen Poetry Slam semi-finals
Top youth poets from Madison and Milwaukee are gearing up to compete for a berth on the 2012 Wisconsin Youth Poetry Slam Team, which will represent the state at the national Brave New Voices International Youth Poetry Slam Festival in California this coming summer.
UW-Madison explores creation of College of the Arts
For the first time in several decades, the University of Wisconsin–Madison is considering the addition of a new college, the College of the Arts.