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Mad Madison Metals forges creativity
A harvest helmet that holds growing wheat and plays music, metal safety goggles and miniature ice cream scoops – these are just a few of the objects produced by University of Wisconsin–Madison student metal artists.
Birchbark canoe launch celebrates collaborative art and culture
As Wayne Valliere prepared to launch a traditional birchbark canoe into the choppy waters of Lake Mendota on Thursday, Nov. 21, members of the crowd scanned the horizon. The fog on the lake hid the modern water tower, houses and power lines on the far shore.
Pro Arte Quartet concert postponed
The Pro Arte Quartet concert featuring the world premiere of Benoit Mernier's String Quartet No. 3, originally scheduled for today, Friday, Nov. 22, has been postponed.
UW professor invites all to join “collective act of digital creativity”
Madison residents can join with others around the globe this weekend in "The Makerthon" - a collective act of digital creativity as people join together to create an online novel.
Student films to be screened at Nelson Institute’s ‘Tales from Planet Earth’
A collaborative class on environmental filmmaking is helping some UW–Madison students learn to tell stories in a whole new way.
Accomplished student flutist started at the top
Many musicians aspire to play at Carnegie Hall or Lincoln Center during their careers, but for flutist and UW–Madison student Hinano Ishii, these venues were just the beginning.
Cartoonist Lynda Barry joins WID and Art Department faculty
When award-winning cartoonist and author Lynda Barry distributes her hand-drawn syllabus to University of Wisconsin–Madison students on the first day of class, she intentionally skips introductions. In this environment, a student's academic major, age and even name matter little compared to the topics delved into as a group.
Recent sighting: Hip-Hop in the Heartland
As part of the Hip-Hop in the Heartland conference, educators and community leaders improvise on stage with hip-hop musicians.
Bass professor Richard Davis receives nation’s highest jazz honor
Richard Davis can add one more leaf to his many laurels. On Thursday, June 27, the National Endowment for the Arts named Davis, a professor of bass, jazz history, and combo improvisation at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, one of four 2014 NEA Jazz Masters, considered one of the highest honors in jazz.
Large, culturally significant textile collection unpacked
Yes, all kinds of works of art are being unpacked as part of the more than 13,000-piece Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection. The collection had been housed off campus for four years while work was being completed on the new Nancy Nicholas Hall in the School of Human Ecology Building.
Children’s Theatre opens door to Waisman Center resources
The Waisman Center Children’s Theatre series might make fewer headlines than the center’s groundbreaking research. Still, it maintains a valuable place among the center’s offerings. On Sunday afternoons during the academic year, it provides an accessible, welcoming opportunity for children of all ages and abilities to enjoy the arts.
Author Galeano coming to UW for Havens Center honor
Uruguayan author Eduardo Galeano will receive the University of Wisconsin–Madison A. E. Havens Center's Award for Lifetime Contribution to Critical Scholarship on May 9 during a rare trip to the United States.
Violinist Tyrone Greive to retire from School of Music
After 36 years as professor of violin at UW–Madison, Tyrone Greive is retiring this spring. But the indefatigable musician, well-known to Madison audiences as the former concertmaster of the Madison Symphony Orchestra, will still teach, perform and indulge his lifelong passion for Polish string literature.