Category Society & Culture
Year of the Arts events shine spotlight all over campus
February 8, 2011The Year of the Arts will roll through spring semester with enticing performances and events that showcase the breadth, depth, power and purpose of the arts on campus.
Art from above: Satellites see Wisconsin
February 7, 2011Few know that the genesis of observing the Earth's weather from space is a Wisconsin idea.
Generation Dancing explores physical side of culture
February 3, 2011A dance concert on Feb. 3–5 will explore the physical manifestations of culture and how experiences inform the physical self.
UW-Madison senior to showcase honors project, will perform six dances
December 10, 2010Ella Rosewood, a University of Wisconsin–Madison undergraduate, will be performing in a solo concert this weekend that she produced herself. Growing up with no formal…
UW Cinematheque names new director of programming
December 6, 2010The University of Wisconsin–Madison Cinematheque, a film group dedicated to showcasing archival and other rare films from around the word, has installed a new director of programming, Jim Healy.
UW Art Department to host open house this weekend
December 3, 2010The University of Wisconsin–Madison's Art Department will host an open house and glass sale Saturday-Sunday, Dec. 4-5, showcasing students' work in the Glass Lab this semester.
Day Without Art honors World AIDS Day
December 1, 2010The Wisconsin Union Directorate (WUD) Art Committee has organized a Day Without Art today (Dec. 1) in conjunction with the observance of World AIDS Day.
“Breaking” barriers at Madison Dance Conference
November 17, 2010The roots of break dancing trace to the streets of New York in the 1970s, but the dance style and corresponding hip-hop culture have since circulated throughout the world and found a beating heart in Madison when the UW Breakers formed in 2002.
Tandem Press Holiday Open House set for Saturday
November 16, 2010Lovers of Tandem Press prints can enjoy a Holiday Open House on Saturday, Nov. 20 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
City proclamation recognizes Year of the Arts
November 12, 2010With activities well underway during the Year of the Arts, three University of Wisconsin–Madison administrators stepped off campus for a special recognition. At…
Trove of Taiwanese classic films donated to UW–Madison
November 10, 2010New 35mm prints of 30 of some of the most celebrated Chinese-language feature films have been donated to the University of Wisconsin–Madison by various film studios in Taiwan with the help of the Taiwanese government.
UW-Madison Multicultural Student Coalition to host Collegiate Poetry Slam
October 27, 2010The Multicultural Student Coalition at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will hold its fourth annual Collegiate Poetry Slam on Nov. 14 at the Wisconsin Union Theater.
Major 20th century sculpture collection goes to Chazen Museum of Art
October 27, 2010A major private collection of 20th century sculpture will be made accessible to the public in its new home at the Chazen Museum of Art at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Go Big Read author speaks tonight at Kohl Center
October 25, 2010Rebecca Skloot, author of "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks," the University of Wisconsin–Madison's selection for its common-reading program, Go Big Read, will speak tonight (Oct. 25) at the Kohl Center.
‘Upswing’ dance faculty concert set for Nov. 19-20
October 22, 2010The University of Wisconsin–Madison's Dance Department is celebrating its new status as a department during the campus's Year of the Arts with a two-night fall faculty concert, "Upswing," at 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 19, and Saturday, Nov. 20, at the Wisconsin Union Theater, 800 Langdon St.
Music education conference focuses on race and equity issues
October 18, 2010The University of Wisconsin–Madison will host the first conference of CRÈME International, the International Consortium on Equity in Music Education, from Oct. 20-23.
Errol Morris visits campus; audience invited to TV taping
October 15, 2010With UW–Madison’s Year of the Arts in full swing, a tribute to documentary filmmaker (and 1969 alumnus) Errol Morris is one of the marquee events during the fall semester. Now, the cameras will turn on Morris himself, as an audience of students and friends welcomes him back to Madison.
Documentary filmmaker’s work celebrated in Year of the Arts events
September 30, 2010Errol Morris' Twitter bio lists writer, filmmaker and anthropoid... in that order. It's curious that an Academy-award winning filmmaker doesn't lead with that accomplishment. And anthropoid? A little digging into his work and it becomes clear that outsider Morris might feel he has just a toe or two in the human race rather than being all-in.
Campus, city celebrate centennial of jazz legend
September 30, 2010As a pianist, composer, arranger, educator and humanitarian, Mary Lou Williams (1910-81) gained a sterling reputation among her jazz peers. But to many outsiders, even jazz fans, she remained unknown and underappreciated. Her 1976 visit to the University of Wisconsin–Madison brought her work alive, but few pictures or recordings remain.
Tandem Press participates in international touring exhibition
September 27, 2010On Sunday, Oct. 10, American Printmaking Now will open at the National Art Museum of China in Beijing, and prints from the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Tandem Press will be among those featured.