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Slide show: Combat Catharsis

March 28, 2011

On March 24-26, 2011, the Combat Paper Project visited the Arts Loft on campus to help military veterans turn their combat uniforms into hand-made paper, which they can then use to create cathartic works of art. Read More

Director of Oscar-nominated documentary to appear at Wisconsin Film Festival

March 28, 2011

Filmmaker Jennifer Redfearn will appear at the Wisconsin premiere of her recent documentary "Sun Come Up," which was nominated for a 2011 Academy Award, on the final day of the Wisconsin Film Festival. Read More

Spoken Word Festival features HBO Def Poet Rafael Casal

March 24, 2011

The University of Wisconsin–Madison Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives' (OMAI) fifth annual Line Breaks Festival will be held Friday, April 8-Saturday, April 16, at the Rotunda Studio in the Overture Center for the Arts. Read More

Second annual Digital Salon to be held in April

March 23, 2011

From April 10-15, the University of Wisconsin–Madison Libraries and the Digital Humanities Initiative will host Digital Salon, an exhibition of new media projects from undergraduate and graduate students from April 10-15. Read More

UW-Madison musicians mentor area high-schoolers

March 17, 2011

Within the instrument-strewn classrooms of four regional high schools, University of Wisconsin–Madison musicians are inspiring the next generation of classical performers. Read More

Vis-á-Vis: A concert of dance and community

March 17, 2011

This spring, the University of Wisconsin–Madison Dance Department's "Vis-á-Vis" will premiere three nights of dance works informed and inspired by visual art, artists, postmodern dance choreography and martial arts. Read More

School of Music to initiate process to offer digital recordings

March 15, 2011

In an effort to provide high-quality professional recordings, the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Music will begin the process of offering digital delivery to their current compact disc recordings of faculty and eventually student work. Read More

Stage set for visit by chemist, playwright Djerassi

March 9, 2011

University of Wisconsin–Madison alumnus Carl Djerassi - an award-winning chemist, novelist, playwright and art collector - will appear on campus Monday-Tuesday, March 28-29, as part of the yearlong celebration ILLUMINATE: UW–Madison Year of the Arts, the Arts Institute announced. Read More

UW Concert Choir heads east during spring break

March 7, 2011

The University of Wisconsin–Madison Concert Choir leaves Madison on Friday, March 11, for a seven-city, five-state tour that stretches from Oberlin, Ohio, to Cambridge, Mass. Read More

UW-Madison Dance Department, Arts Institute remember ‘60s events with symposium

March 3, 2011

The University of Wisconsin–Madison Dance Department and Arts Institute announce the Sunlight Project and Symposium, a series of 10 events related to Pulitzer Prize-winner David Maraniss' "They Marched into Sunlight." Read More

UW-Madison artist wins international visualization challenge

February 28, 2011

Watch yourself around Kandis Elliot's art, because it may be smuggling things into your brain. Read More

UW-Madison Dance Department, Arts Institute remember ‘60s events with symposium

February 25, 2011

The University of Wisconsin–Madison Dance Department and Arts Institute announce the Sunlight Project and Symposium, a series of 10 events related to Pulitzer Prize-winner David Maraniss' "They Marched into Sunlight." Read More

UW-Madison First Wave performers head to Broadway stage

February 18, 2011

Four standout student performers from the groundbreaking First Wave Spoken Word and Urban Arts Learning Community at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will perform on Thursday, Feb. 24, at the New Amsterdam Theatre on New York's Broadway as part of the New York Knicks Poetry Slam Finals. Read More

UW-Madison composer premieres innovative work at Carnegie Hall

February 10, 2011

Using instruments such as a junked automobile and the "sonic canvas" of a concert hall itself, the American Composers Orchestra wants to re-imagine the scope of a modern orchestra. Next month at New York's Carnegie Hall, the ensemble will fuse light and sound in a major new work by a University of Wisconsin–Madison composer. Read More

Year of the Arts events shine spotlight all over campus

February 8, 2011

The Year of the Arts will roll through spring semester with enticing performances and events that showcase the breadth, depth, power and purpose of the arts on campus. Read More

Art from above: Satellites see Wisconsin

February 7, 2011

Few know that the genesis of observing the Earth's weather from space is a Wisconsin idea. Read More

Generation Dancing explores physical side of culture

February 3, 2011

A dance concert on Feb. 3–5 will explore the physical manifestations of culture and how experiences inform the physical self. Read More

University Theatre gears up for “The Rocky Horror Show”

January 11, 2011

If you’ve been itching to do the time warp again, now is your chance. With generous sponsorship from Electronic Theatre Controls in Middleton, the University… Read More

UW-Madison Arts Institute announces creative arts award recipients

January 7, 2011

The University of Wisconsin–Madison Arts Institute has announced its 2010-11 recipients of awards that honor faculty, staff and students in the arts who have demonstrated excellence in creative inquiry, outreach and professional excellence. Read More

UW-Madison senior to showcase honors project, will perform six dances

December 10, 2010

Ella Rosewood, a University of Wisconsin–Madison undergraduate, will be performing in a solo concert this weekend that she produced herself. Growing up with no formal… Read More