Category Society & Culture
Dance Program announces fall season
Yvonne Rainer, considered an "avant-garde aesthete and utopian activist" by essayist Ann Daly, will speak on Friday, Sept. 24, at 3:30 p.m. in Lathrop Hall as part of the fall Friday Forum series sponsored by the Dance Program.
Art critic Brenson is Arts Institute’s artist in residence
The UW–Madison Arts Institute has named respected art critic Michael Brenson as the Interdisciplinary Artist in Residence for fall 2004.
Exhibition focuses on work of UW–Madison’s Christiane Clados
The Latin American, Caribbean & Iberian Studies Program, in collaboration with the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at UW-Milwaukee, and Latino Arts Inc. in Milwaukee, are presenting the art exhibit and lecture series "Christiane Clados: Reconstructing the Pre-Columbian World."
Gallery honors memory of James Watrous
The James Watrous Gallery opens Saturday, Sept. 18, in the Overture Center for the Arts.
On with the show: Students to help open Overture Center
More than 150 UW–Madison students will be part of an extraordinary out-of-the-classroom learning experience as they dance, sing, play and perform as part of the celebration of the opening of Madison's Overture Center on Sept. 20.
From science to cinema, ‘Frankenstein’ explored
UW Libraries Department of Special Collections will host "Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature," a traveling exhibition developed by the National Library of Medicine, the National Endowment for the Humanities and the American Library Association.
Chivalry not dead in Memorial Library exhibition
Elements of chivalry from medieval times to the present are on display at the Memorial Library's ninth-floor Special Collections room through Tuesday, Aug. 31.
Elvehjem examines relationships in two exhibitions
Two new exhibitions exploring different kinds of relationships will open the 2004-05 season at the Elvehjem Museum of Art.
Exhibition uses technology to celebrate women’s art
When Helen Klebesadel read Alice Walker's short story "Everyday Use" in a women's studies class some 20 years ago, Klebesadel's artistic life changed forever.
Summer carillon recitals begin June 20
The UW–Madison Memorial Carillon, a fixture on campus since the mid-1930s, will be heard in a series of Sunday afternoon and Thursday evening recitals this summer.
Arts Institute honors campus arts excellence
A string teacher, a furniture designer, a choreographer and a mixed-media artist have received awards from the UW–Madison Arts Institute this year.
Archaeologist tackles mysteries of Troy
William Aylward, assistant professor of classics, has just returned from Turkey where he had been showing a crew from cable television's Discovery Channel the fine points of what might or might not be Homer's fabled Troy.
Kohler Art Library exhibition explores books as art
The intriguingly named Bone Folders' Guild, a group of regional book artists, will showcase books as works of art at the Kohler Art Library through Sunday, May 2.
‘To life!’ ala Hillel’s Jewish Theatre Project
"On Deaf Ears," Hillel's Jewish Theatre Project, will play Tuesday and Wednesday, April 27 and 28, at 7:30 p.m. in Memorial Union's March Play Circle.
Choreographers to converge in Dance Program concert
Works by modern dance choreographer Dan Wagoner and somatic arts scholar/ choreographer Ruth Solomon will be highlighted in the Dance Program's Spring Concert, Thursday-Saturday, April 22-24.
Interdisciplinary artist to transform SoHE facade
Deep into her semester-long residency, interdisciplinary artist Janet Morton is to begin work on her new outdoor installation, slated for the facade of the School of Human Ecology in honor of its centennial.
Children’s author to lecture
Children's author and award-winning storyteller Carmen Agra Deedy will tell "Stories of a Dyslexic Bibliophile" at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, April 15, at the Fluno Center, as the annual lecture of the Friends of the UW–Madison Libraries.
New Dawes book published for african literature conference
As co-sponsors of the African Literature Association's 30th annual conference, April 14-18, the University of Wisconsin–Madison Libraries released today a chapbook of African poetry and have created an exhibit on African writers. Three librarians will also participate in a panel discussion at the conference.
Symposium to explore ‘Second Life of Fashion’
Only a small percentage of our cast-off garments are resold in thrift stores or sold as rags, explains Beverly Gordon, a UW–Madison professor in the Department of Environment, Textiles and Design and the university's folklore program.
Exhibition puts new spin on night light
From starlight to sunshine, from candles to bonfires, humans have always been drawn to light.