Tag Arts

Contest celebrates 100 years of ‘On, Wisconsin!’

October 16, 2009

It is 32 bars of hummable, toe-tapping Badger spirit and it turns 100 years old this year. Yes, the song "On, Wisconsin!" has hit the century mark, and Badger fans with spirit to spare can create their own versions of the song and submit them to a contest that will run throughout the academic year.

Recent sightings: Drive-By Press

October 8, 2009

Justin Maes (left) and Joseph Velasquez (right) create a woodblock print on a T-shirt during the Drive by Press mobile-printing event at the…

Artists may apply to install art at Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery

October 7, 2009

Artists on campus and across the Midwest are invited to submit an application for the commission of art to be installed in the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery.

First Wave wins state arts award

October 1, 2009

A top Wisconsin arts honor - the 2009 Governor's Award in Support of the Arts - has been given to the University of Wisconsin–Madison Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives (OMAI), which oversees the First Wave Learning Community.

Two new dance faculty introduced in showcase

October 1, 2009

The Dance Program has added four new faculty members to its roster during the past two years, adding depth to the program’s instruction in current dance scholarship as well as dance history and the ongoing and evolving cultural fusion of dance around the globe.

Arts Enterprise Forum spotlights prominent arts and culture leaders

September 10, 2009

The Arts Enterprise Forum, presented by the University of Wisconsin–Madison Arts Institute and the UW–Madison Arts Enterprise, offers an opportunity for the Madison community to hear and interact with three nationally respected leaders who are reshaping arts and culture.

Chancellor’s lecture launches Year of the Humanities

September 8, 2009

A lecture that delves into the songs and sexuality of ancient Greek drinking parties and a talk on the 1989 German revolution that brought down the Berlin Wall are just two events that will mark the Year of the Humanities on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus.

UW-Madison hosts campuswide series on future of hip hop in academia

September 8, 2009

The University of Wisconsin–Madison will host a semester-long fall lecture series based on the scholarship and art of hip hop.

Intersection of art and business examined in ‘Art as Business as Art’ course

September 8, 2009

On his recent whistle-stop "Arts in Crisis" tour, the Kennedy Center's Michael Kaiser bemoaned how much more money goes into training artists to be good artists than to be good managers of their own careers.

Chazen features mezzotints, silver pieces in exhibits

August 31, 2009

Don’t let the big dig on University Avenue where the Peterson Building used to be keep you from visiting the Chazen Museum of Art. The museum is open for visitors, and two current exhibits there are worth a look: “Mezzotints, Prints of Darkness” and “Delight in Design: Indian Silver for the Raj.”

Slide show: Tiny Art

August 5, 2009

Civil War history comes to life at Camp Randall

July 21, 2009

The rich history and music of the Civil War era will revisit the grounds of historic Camp Randall on Saturday, July 25, as part of the University of Wisconsin–Madison's celebration of the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth.

UW-Madison students perform at International Youth Poetry Slam Festival

July 15, 2009

Thirteen UW–Madison students from the First Wave Hip Hop Theater Ensemble will perform in the 12th Annual Brave New Voices (BNV) International Youth Poetry Slam today (July 15) in Chicago.

Educators to learn about using hip hop, spoken word as classroom tools

July 1, 2009

More than 40 educators from nine states will attend the fourth annual Hip Hop and Spoken Word Teacher/Educator Institute on campus July 6-10.

Sounds of early music to fill Madison air

June 29, 2009

Study with virtuosos and early music vocal masters, and perform period music at the Madison Early Music Festival July 11-18.

Summer campus film schedules announced

June 17, 2009

The University of Wisconsin–Madison Cinematheque and the Wisconsin Union Directorate (WUD) Film Committee have assembled summer programming that will entertain and enlighten.

Incoming freshman reflects on singing for Obama

June 12, 2009

UW-Madison incoming freshman Kayla Jenerson kicked off President Barack Obama’s visit to Green Bay June 11 by singing the national anthem.

Community engagement moves World Dance Alliance Assembly

May 26, 2009

Madison, Wis., will become the world's dance hot spot May 28-31 when the University of Wisconsin–Madison Dance Program hosts the World Dance Alliance-Americas (WDAA) General Assembly.

UW-Madison alumnus nominated to chair National Endowment for the Arts

May 14, 2009

Rocco Landesman, a well-known Broadway producer and University of Wisconsin–Madison alumnus, has been nominated to be the next chair of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).

Notable graduates: Krista Stewart — Collaborating her passion for music with a fervor for research

May 14, 2009

Krista Stewart, a UW–Madison senior majoring in molecular biology, has not only managed to graduate in two-and-a-half years with a bachelor degree, but also has managed to juggle her intensive undergraduate research with her love for music.