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Gift to establish project on Judaism and the arts

November 30, 2005

The Mosse-Weinstein Center for Jewish Studies at UW–Madison will be expanding its mandate under a major grant from Marvin and Mildred Conney. Read More

Student art sale under way

November 16, 2005

The Fall Student Art Sale begins today (Nov. 16) in the Porter Butts Gallery on the second floor of the Memorial Union. Student artists sell work in any medium for community purchase. Read More

Singapore Film Festival showcases culture through cinema

November 16, 2005

The work of up-and-coming filmmakers from Singapore will be featured at the 2005 Singapore Film Festival. Read More

Ceramics plans open house, sale

November 16, 2005

The UW Clay Club aims to make holiday gift-giving a bit easier, as well as introduce the creation of ceramic sculpture through a sale/open… Read More

Dancer makes leap to new visual media

November 15, 2005

Doug Rosenberg, associate professor of dance, is directing a film that explores the five senses through dance. Read More

Art on the fly: Fighting graffiti with chalk

November 15, 2005

In an attempt to combat graffiti in the Department of Art, located in the Mosse Humanities Building, the university has taken steps to make some walls in the department “authorized”for student messages and doodles. Read More

German director showcases film on WWII resistance in Madison

November 11, 2005

Director Marc Rothemund comes to Madison on Tuesday, Nov. 15 for the screening of his new, award-winning film "Sophie Scholl - The Final Days," Germany's official entry for best foreign film in the 2005 Academy Awards. Read More

Students get Hollywood lesson in screenwriting

November 3, 2005

James G. Hirsch, one of Hollywood’s most successful writer-producers, is following in the footsteps of a former professor this semester. He is commuting from Los Angeles to Madison to teach a screenwriting course for seniors and graduate students in the Department of Communication Arts. Read More

Film offers lessons in effective resistance

November 3, 2005

Smack in the middle of World War II, a group of German college students calling themselves The White Rose endeavored to stop Hitler and reclaim their country. This story is chronicled in "Sophie Scholl: The Final Days," a new film by director Marc Rothemund. A screening and roundtable discussion with Rothemund will be held in Madison on Tuesday, Nov. 15. Read More

John Lennon the visual artist in exhibition at Red Gym

November 2, 2005

Some people may be surprised to learn that John Lennon, in addition to his mesmerizing music, also was quite a respectable visual artist. The Lennon estate and his widow Yoko Ono will bring a sampler of Lennon's drawings and paintings to the UW–Madison campus from Friday, Nov. 4 through Sunday, Nov. 6. Read More

School of Music guest artist to explore American traditions

November 2, 2005

The Caribbean, Britain, Ivory Coast and beyond: All aboard for pianist Donna Coleman’s “Celestial Railroad 2005” concert on Friday, Nov. 4, at UW–Madison. Read More

Turkish students organize Independence Day celebration

November 2, 2005

Saturday, Nov. 5, will celebrate declaration of the Turkish Republic with Turkish culture exhibitions, music by local musicians Haluk and Aydin, dance, a slide show and food by the Dardenelles Restaurant. Munci Kalayoglu, UW–Madison professor of transplantation, will deliver the keynote address. Read More

‘Nail’s Tales’ rises as new Camp Randall Stadium landmark

November 2, 2005

A 48-foot-tall sculpture by internationally acclaimed artist Donald Lipski will be installed this week as a finishing touch to the renovation of Camp Randall Stadium. Read More

Sculptor Lipski finds metaphor, meaning in materials

November 2, 2005

Donald Lipski conned his way into a pair of UW–Madison art courses in his senior year, and his gambit blossomed into an internationally acclaimed art career. Read More

Wisconsin Weather Stories wins prize from American Folklore Society

November 1, 2005

The American Folklore Society has awarded the 2005 Dorothy Howard Folklore and Education Prize to Wisconsin Weather Stories, a UW–Madison project that explores weather concepts through personal narratives. Read More

Curti Lectures to examine apocalypse in American culture

November 1, 2005

Emeritus history professor Paul Boyer will deliver this year's UW–Madison Merle Curti Lecture, the signature lecture event for the department of history. Read More

Wisconsin Singers to perform Nov. 11 and 12

October 31, 2005

The Wisconsin Singers, UW–Madison's song and dance troupe, will energize and excite audiences with its show "Let's Go to the Movies" on Nov. 11 and 12 at the Wisconsin Union Theater, 800 Langdon St. Both shows begin at 7:30 p.m. Read More

Campus master plan rolls out in Nov. 2 public meeting

October 28, 2005

A master plan that will guide development of the UW–Madison campus for the next 20 years will be detailed by university officials in a public meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 2. Read More

Artist in Residence Schuller revisits Strauss’s ‘Till Eulenspiegel’

October 24, 2005

Gunther Schuller, world-renowned composer, conductor and scholar, presents "Revisiting Strauss's Till Eulenspiegel," a lecture and demonstration on score interpretation featuring the UW Symphony Orchestra. Read More

Strauss’ ‘Fledermaus’ to open UW Opera season

October 19, 2005

The world’s most-performed opera will get a Wisconsin spin this fall, courtesy of the UW–Madison Opera. Read More