Category Society & Culture
Stadium sculpture installation postponed
The Homecoming-week installation of the 48-foot-tall sculpture "Nail's Tales" by acclaimed sculptor Donald Lipski has been delayed because of difficulties in its fabrication.
New sculpture, ‘Nail’s Tales,’ to be installed as Camp Randall Stadium landmark
A 48-foot-tall sculpture by internationally acclaimed artist Donald Lipski will be installed this week as a fanciful finishing touch to the renovation of Camp Randall Stadium
Photo exhibition features Lakeshore Nature Preserve, Arboretum
A panoramic photograph titled “Lily Pond” by Madison photographer Jamie Young is part of the exhibit “Into the Woods,” featuring Young’s nature…
Wisconsin Book Festival, UW share symbiotic relationship
One trip to the Wisconsin Book Festival will convince anyone that we are a community of readers. This year’s festival, Thursday-Sunday, Oct. 13-17, is the fourth.
School of Music presents concerts by guest artists, faculty, alumni
Soloist, collaborative artist and pianist Lise Keiter-Brotzman of Mary Baldwin College will perform music exclusively by female composers in her concert at UW–Madison on…
Performance variety the spice of student-performer life
Members of student organizations will present an all-arts variety show highlighting music, dance, theater and the spoken word on Saturday, Oct. 8.
Retro Swing Band gala dance to benefit Mills Music Library
Tucked away in the basement of the Memorial Library, Mills Music Library holds, among many other collections, approximately 1,000 compositions and arrangements from Skitch Henderson of the Johnny Carson Show. On Sunday, Oct. 9, the Madison-based Retro Swing Band will perform in a big band jazz benefit to generate funds for processing the library’s collection.
Professor exhibits 40 years of work
Large sculptural boxes, collage and framed pieces that illustrate different processes and tools used in making books are among the works comprising an exhibition by Walter Hamady, art professor emeritus.
MacBeth takes Kabuki turn in student production
A Kabuki version of “MacBeth” frames the Shakespearean tragedy in traditional Japanese theater.
Wisconsin Film Festival director to depart for private sector
The director of the Wisconsin Film Festival will be leaving her post on Friday, Oct. 7 for opportunities in the private sector in Madison.
Artist in residence to be featured in forum
Wisconsin Public Radio’s Lori Skelton will host a public forum with the world-renowned conductor, composer and scholar Gunther Schuller about his life and work.
Book Smart
Images of a Complex World: The Art and Poetry of Chaos (World Scientific Publishing, September 2005) with CD-ROM Robin Chapman, professor emerita…
Leary selected as interim director of UW Press
Sheila Leary, a 22-year veteran of university press book publishing, has been selected as interim director of the University of Wisconsin Press, effective Aug. 22. In announcing the selection, Graduate School Dean Martin Cadwallader notes that Leary will bring a wealth of experience and leadership skills to the job.
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.
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.