Category Society & Culture
Madison World Music Festival to be held Sept. 15-17
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. Read More
Art, astronomy mix at Washburn Observatory
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. Read More
Celluloid Bucky: Recent films make Badger connection
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. Read More
World-renowned performer, composer named fall artist in residence
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. Read More
Scholars gather in Madison to discuss impact of language
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. Read More
Summer Carillon recitals announced
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. Read More
Competition unleashes student creativity on silk tie designs
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. Read More
Extraordinary alumni gift to fund museum expansion
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. Read More
Simona and Jerome A. Chazen: A lifelong love for the arts creates a powerful legacy
Simona and Jerome Chazen have always been interested in the arts. Read More
Design students to show ‘Fashion Fury’
UW-Madison design students to show 'Fashion Fury' Read More
Laser scientist illuminates research in living color
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. Read More
Arts faculty, students to be honored April 29
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. Read More
Four a cappella groups present musical banquet
A cappella fans can feast on the university's groups no less than twice in one weekend. Read More
Javanese gamelan troupe will present epic excerpt
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." Read More
‘Art of Note’ to benefit Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra
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. Read More
Design students to engage in ‘Fashion Fury’
Original clothing designs, the work of some 30 apparel design undergraduate students, will star in the Textile and Apparel Design Students' Association annual fashion show, "Fashion Fury," on Sunday, May 8. Read More
The Violent Femmes headline All-Campus Party concert
The student-planned All-Campus Party (ACP) will present the Violent Femmes as the headline band for this year's Badger Blowout Concert on Friday, April 29, at the Memorial Union Terrace. Read More
Students reach out in concert to rural public schools
Rural K-12 students in several western Wisconsin schools will be able to savor a live classical brass performance, courtesy of a student trio from UW–Madison. Read More
Groups celebrate spring through performances
Performing arts groups across campus are blooming in the new season, offering presentations to cap off the semester. Embedded in each event is an opportunity for audiences and performers alike to scale new educational and personal horizons. Read More
Calendar briefs
‘Traveler’s Field’ celebrates the prairie When lightning damaged a tree in rural Nebraska, inspiration also struck artist Wendy Weiss and musician Jay Kremer. Read More