Category Society & Culture
UW Concert Choir heads east during spring break
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Concert Choir leaves Madison on Friday, March 11, for a seven-city, five-state tour that stretches from Oberlin, Ohio, to Cambridge, Mass.
UW-Madison Dance Department, Arts Institute remember ‘60s events with symposium
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Dance Department and Arts Institute announce the Sunlight Project and Symposium, a series of 10 events related to Pulitzer Prize-winner David Maraniss' "They Marched into Sunlight."
UW-Madison artist wins international visualization challenge
Watch yourself around Kandis Elliot's art, because it may be smuggling things into your brain.
UW-Madison Dance Department, Arts Institute remember ‘60s events with symposium
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Dance Department and Arts Institute announce the Sunlight Project and Symposium, a series of 10 events related to Pulitzer Prize-winner David Maraniss' "They Marched into Sunlight."
UW-Madison First Wave performers head to Broadway stage
Four standout student performers from the groundbreaking First Wave Spoken Word and Urban Arts Learning Community at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will perform on Thursday, Feb. 24, at the New Amsterdam Theatre on New York's Broadway as part of the New York Knicks Poetry Slam Finals.
UW-Madison composer premieres innovative work at Carnegie Hall
Using instruments such as a junked automobile and the "sonic canvas" of a concert hall itself, the American Composers Orchestra wants to re-imagine the scope of a modern orchestra. Next month at New York's Carnegie Hall, the ensemble will fuse light and sound in a major new work by a University of Wisconsin–Madison composer.
Year of the Arts events shine spotlight all over campus
The 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
Few know that the genesis of observing the Earth's weather from space is a Wisconsin idea.
Generation Dancing explores physical side of culture
A 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
Ella 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
The 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
The 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
The 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
The 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
Lovers 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
With 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
New 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
The 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
A 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
Rebecca 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.