Category Society & Culture
New master’s exhibits to open
Presenting innovative artwork in master's degree exhibitions, Carol Parker and Laurel Lueders fill the Gallery of Design May 3-10 with images that shift the boundaries between public and private space.
Professor illuminates art of friendship
A.D. Pirous, one of Indonesia's most distinguished artists, has many stories to tell: making propaganda posters during the national revolution during the late 1940s, studying abstract art with Dutch cubists, organizing Indonesia's Istiqlal Festival of Islamic Art, trying to prevent his paintings from being faked or stolen, voicing his anguish about state-sponsored atrocities in his home province of Aceh. Kenneth M. George, professor of anthropology at UW–Madison since 1999, has been Pirous' friend for the last 17 years.
Four to receive art awards
The Arts Institute plans to recognize faculty, staff and students for excellence in creative inquiry, outreach and professional excellence. Recipients will be recognized at a program and reception Friday, April 26.
Festival melds technology, arts
The annual Festival of Interarts and Technology will showcase a wide range of visual, multimedia and performing works by student artists.
Campus jazz band, in midst of tour, to cut first CD at area club
The UW Jazz Big Band, 18 student musicians under the direction of Claude Cailliet, is busy touring this spring and plans to record a compact disc at a concert at Luther's Blues Wednesday, April 24, at 9:30 p.m.
‘Flea In Her Ear’ closes University Theatre season
Mistaken identities, attempted indiscretions, high fashion and a hilarious cast of characters combine with uproarious results in the University Theatre's last play of the spring season. 'A Flea in Her Ear,' an outrageous French farce, is transported to the wild 1960s in a modern translation by acclaimed Chicago director Frank Galati. Veteran University Theatre director Norma Saldivar heads a cast and production team as they take a no-holds-barred romp through the show.
Faculty stage dance concert
The Spring Faculty Concert April 25-27, 8 p.m. in the Margaret H'Doubler Performance Space, Lathrop Hall, features visiting artist Barbara Grubel and other faculty artists.
Class stages African art exhibition
Sixteen students in an art history class have been preparing since September for an African art exhibition.
Student art show runs through May 12
The UW–Madison Student Art Show opens today, April 12, in the Wisconsin Union Art galleries.
Santos and Machete Ensemble to close out residency
Master percussionist John Santos concludes his UW–Madison residency Saturday, April 27, at 8 p.m. when he performs with the Machete Ensemble and special guest Ko-Thi Dance at the Wisconsin Union Theater.
Bill Ware’s Vibes to perform at Union Terrace
Bill Ware's Vibes Four, a group of spoken word and jazz performers, is stopping in Madison on Sunday, April 21, 2-3 p.m. during 'Beatfest 2002,' a monthlong national tour from New York to Los Angeles promoting poetry, poetry slams and spoken word performance.
Getting inside contemporary studio case furniture
Organized by the Elvehjem Museum of Art, 'Contemporary Studio Case Furniture: The Inside Story' opens Saturday, April 6, with 37 pieces of case furniture by contemporary artists.
Student dancers showcase work
Students dancers are rehearsing for a spring concert to be presented April 12-13 at Lathrop Hall.
Designer offers ‘kinetic’ take on everyday furnishings
We would still sit ourselves down in chairs if Tom Loeser weren't designing them. It's just that it wouldn't be nearly as much fun -- or as intellectually provocative.
Who’s afraid of Virginia Woolf’s sister?
Poet Allison Funk explores the intricate family relationships of painter Vanessa Bell, sister of writer Virginia Woolf, in the latest chapbook released by Parallel Press.
Popular photographs now online
Portions of the Wisconsin Historical Society's photographic images, which range from mid-19th century daguerreotypes to early 21st century digital files, are now available on the Web.
Program celebrates ‘dean’ of composers
The School of Music plans a program honoring the distinguished American composer Elliott Carter, who will appear via video link.
Trio Fontenay returns to Wisconsin Union Theater
The Trio Fontenay will play music of Strauss, Dvorak and Beethoven Friday, April 5, at 8 p.m. at the Wisconsin Union Theater.
Elvehjem displays Chipstone furniture examples
The Chipstone Foundation has loaned 17 choice pieces of early American furniture for display on the Elvehjem Museum of Art mezzanine through August.
Wisconsin Film Festival features Wisconsin’s own
The 2002 Wisconsin Film Festival April 4-7 offers films from around the world, but homegrown filmmakers also will receive plenty of screen time.