Category Society & Culture
Grad students organize Mesoamerican exhibit
About 10 years ago, a Mexican elder passed along a section of an 1847 map of what is today New Mexico to Roberto Rodriguez and Patrisia Gonzales, now graduate students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More
UW-Madison American Indian students sponsor spring pow wow
"Pow-Wows are about celebrating culture and about having fun," says David O'Connor, one of the organizers of the annual Spring Pow-Wow Read More
Photo exhibition:’Land and Sky’
An exhibit of black-and-white nature photographs by Madison photographer Jim Barnard is on display at the Arboretum Steinhauer Trust Gallery through April 30. Read More
International students introduce cultures through art, cuisine
Indian students at UW–Madison will provide an evening of singing, dancing and humor to acquaint faculty, staff, students and members of the general public with the culture of India. Organizers say India Night is the largest multicultural event on campus. Read More
Students render a cappella ‘Redefined’
Hits by Jimmy Buffett, Madonna and Chicago, as well as such traditional favorites as "Bring Me to Life" and "Travelin' Soldier" will be on the concert play list as Redefined, UW–Madison's co-ed student a cappella group, presents its spring concert. Read More
UW Opera presents ‘Vanessa’
In a premiere for the city of Madison, "Vanessa" finds two women obsessing over the same man in Samuel Barber's 1958 opera, presented by the University Opera at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, April 15. Read More
‘Indian Mounds of Wisconsin’ wins Steinberg Prize
"Indian Mounds of Wisconsin," authored by Robert Birmingham and Leslie Eisenberg, has won the Elizabeth A. Steinberg Prize. The annual prize is awarded by the UW Press to honor top-quality books with Wisconsin connections. Read More
American Indian students plan Spring Pow Wow
"Pow Wows are about celebrating culture and about having fun," says David O'Connor, one of the organizers of the annual Spring Pow Wow at UW–Madison. Read More
Science writer to discuss color’s role in art history
What did great paintings of the past look like when they were new? How did natural pigments influence art? Science writer Phillip Ball will tackle such questions at his Tuesday, March 29, talk at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More
Symposium to explore recent scholarship on Johann Gutenberg
Recent scholarship on Johann Gutenberg and early printing is the focus of a two-day symposium hosted by the Silver Buckle Press, Thursday-Friday, April 7-8. Read More
Ceramics balance control, spontaneity for artist
The evolutionary aspect of Don Reitz's work will be especially evident in the Elvehjem exhibition. It will include about 75 pieces created from the 1960s to the present. Read More
World Cinema Day introduces international culture
Wisconsin high school students and their teachers from across the state will have the opportunity to see the award-winning Algerian film "Daughter of Keltoum" and talk with its director and star when they visit the university's 2005 World Cinema Day on Friday, April 1. Read More
Influential avant garde film director to lecture
Two special lectures/screenings with Peter Kubelka, one of the most distinguished figures in avant garde film will be presented by Cinematheque on Friday and Saturday, March 11 and 12. Read More
Overture Center to exhibit Loeser furniture
The James Watrous Gallery in the Overture Center for the Arts will host an exhibition of 10 recent pieces by furniture maker Tom Loeser, professor of art, beginning Tuesday, March 22. Read More
Science writer to discuss color’s role in art history
What did great paintings of the past look like when they were new? How did natural pigments influence art? Science writer Phillip Ball will tackle such questions at his Tuesday, March 29, talk at UW–Madison. Read More
Annual festival boasts more than 150 films from 27 countries
Tickets are on sale for the 2005 Wisconsin Film Festival, to be held Thursday, March 31-Sunday, April 3. Read More
Pianist Brendel to perform at Union Theater
Alfred Brendel, "reckoned to be the world's greatest living pianist," according to The New Yorker, will perform at the Wisconsin Union Theater on Thursday, March 31, at 8 pm. Read More
Student exhibition explores ‘Art of the Printed Book’
The location of this exhibition couldn't be more appropriate: the second floor of the Memorial Library. Read More
Art students learn boatbuilding skills firsthand
Are we in a dockyard or an art studio? You'd be hard pressed to answer at the moment, for master boatbuilder Josh Swan is in residence in the seventh-floor woodworking studio at UW–Madison. Read More
Graduate Music Consortium to convene at UW–Madison
Graduate students from UW–Madison, Northwestern University and the University of Chicago will combine forces for the ninth annual conference for music graduate students to be held at UW–Madison on Friday-Saturday, Feb. 25-26. Read More