Category Society & Culture

Countdown to new Space Place launch this weekend

August 23, 2005

Astronomy buffs of all ages are invited to celebrate the launch of Space Place, UW–Madison's astronomy outreach center, at its new Villager Mall location on Sunday, Aug. 28. Opening week activities continue through Thursday, Sept. 1 and are free and open to the public.

‘World Beyond Our Borders’ series features faculty books

August 23, 2005

UW-Madison's International Institute and Borders Books announce the fall 2005 series of the partners' popular faculty book series, "World Beyond Our Borders." The series, which began in 2003, has presented more than 20 UW–Madison faculty authors, features readings and discussions on international subjects.

Book Smart

August 23, 2005

Images of a Complex World: The Art and Poetry of Chaos (World Scientific Publishing, September 2005) with CD-ROM Robin Chapman, professor emerita…

Africans in India reveal their histories in quilts

August 17, 2005

Madison will get a sampling of Siddi quilts in an exhibition in the Gallery of Design at the School of Human Ecology. "Stitching History: Patchwork Quilts by Africans of India" will feature about eight large quilts and a dozen crib-sized quilts, all done by members of the Siddi Women's Quilting Cooperative, which professor of art history Hnery Drewal founded in 2004.

Leary selected as interim director of UW Press

August 9, 2005

Sheila Leary, a 22-year veteran of university press book publishing, has been selected as interim director of the University of Wisconsin Press, effective Aug. 22. In announcing the selection, Graduate School Dean Martin Cadwallader notes that Leary will bring a wealth of experience and leadership skills to the job.

Madison World Music Festival to be held Sept. 15-17

August 3, 2005

Following the success of last year's World Music Festival, this year's festival will be held on campus from Thursday, Sept. 15-Saturday, Sept. 17, with encore performances by three of the groups at the Willy Street Fair on Sunday, Sept. 18.

Art, astronomy mix at Washburn Observatory

August 3, 2005

Starry Transit, an exhibition organized by the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art (MMoCA) in partnership with the Department of Astronomy, will feature an installation of new, site-specific sculptural works by Wisconsin artist Martha Glowacki.

Celluloid Bucky: Recent films make Badger connection

July 25, 2005

When the movie version of "The Dive from Clausen's Pier" premieres on the Lifetime Channel tonight (Monday, July 25 at 8 p.m.), viewers are likely to see some Badger wear and University of Wisconsin–Madison memorabilia used as props, wardrobe or set dressing in some of the scenes. They may also see quick scenes of the campus, provided by John Roach Projects at the request of the university.

World-renowned performer, composer named fall artist in residence

July 21, 2005

The UW–Madison Arts Institute welcomes world-renowned performer, composer, conductor, educator, music producer, and publisher Gunther Schuller as its Fall 2005 Interdisciplinary Artist in Residence. Schuller will teach university courses and participate in public forums and performances from September through December 2005.

Scholars gather in Madison to discuss impact of language

July 19, 2005

For the first time in its 40-year history, the World Congress of Applied Linguistics will be held in the United States, specifically at UW–Madison, on Sunday-Friday, July 24-29 at the Pyle Center and the Monona Terrace.

Summer Carillon recitals announced

June 15, 2005

The 56-bell Memorial Carillon on campus will be featured in a series of recitals on Sunday afternoons, from June 26-Aug. 7, and Thursday evenings, from July 7-28.

Competition unleashes student creativity on silk tie designs

May 23, 2005

Silk ties, especially upscale ones that cost up to $120, are unlikely to make their way into many undergraduate student fashion statements. But as far as classroom projects go, ties proved to be a perfect fit. A Department of Environment, Textiles and Design course at UW–Madison, led by professor Jennifer Angus, spent the spring 2005 semester designing a new line of retro-conversational ties for the Chippewa Falls fashion company XMI.

Extraordinary alumni gift to fund museum expansion

May 6, 2005

UW-Madison and Elvehjem Museum of Art today announced a $20 million gift from alumni Simona and Jerome A. Chazen to fund a major expansion of the museum.

Simona and Jerome A. Chazen: A lifelong love for the arts creates a powerful legacy

May 6, 2005

Simona and Jerome Chazen have always been interested in the arts.

Design students to show ‘Fashion Fury’

May 3, 2005

UW-Madison design students to show 'Fashion Fury'

Laser scientist illuminates research in living color

April 28, 2005

In art, color is information. Just look at a painting by an artist such as Monet: Each uniquely hued brushstroke brings to life a new blade of grass, a leaf, a flower petal, a slice of sky-each a component of the complete picture.

Arts faculty, students to be honored April 29

April 26, 2005

Creative arts faculty and students in disciplines spanning film studies, textile design, music and visual art will receive awards from the Arts Institute this spring.

Four a cappella groups present musical banquet

April 26, 2005

A cappella fans can feast on the university's groups no less than twice in one weekend.

Javanese gamelan troupe will present epic excerpt

April 26, 2005

Grave danger befalls a princess, her husband and his brother, the result of an encounter with an enchanted golden deer in an excerpt from the Javanese epic "Ramayana."

‘Art of Note’ to benefit Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra

April 26, 2005

Ten acclaimed visual artists have put their talents to the Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra's Art of Note project. Each has used a retired violin as a blank canvas. Their work, exhibited around town for the last few months, will be raffled at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 6, at the University Club.