Writer’s Choice

2005 Arts Night Out

It started to dawn on Dave Beck and a group of fellow students when they saw what a perfect national sport miniature golf is for the United States. “It’s the perfect combination of kitsch and sport,” Beck says.

Thus was born “10 Artist-Designed Miniature Golf Holes,” one of the featured attractions at this year’s Arts Night Out! (ANO), Saturday, Oct. 8.

ANO acquaints both members of the campus community and greater Madison with some of what UW–Madison has to offer, artistically speaking.

Students in art and landscape architecture created the “10 Artist-Designed Miniature Golf Holes” from wood, steel, clay, water, “you name it,” says Beck.

Beck says the artists also learned about construction techniques while gaining new insights into miniature golf. Best of all, he says, viewers will be able to try their hand on the course themselves.

“Ten Artist-Designed Miniature Golf Holes” will be up from 2-8 p.m. in the Department of Art on the seventh floor of the Mosse Humanities Building.

Other ANO events for 2005 include:

“Dual Vision: The Simona and Jerome Chazen Collection.” A reception with refreshments and music begins at 6:30 p.m. at the Chazen Museum of Art.

“Weavings of War: Fabrics of Memory,” noon-5 p.m., School of Human Ecology Gallery of Design. Textile art from 10 national, ethnic or linguistic groups affected by war.

Glass Lab open house, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., UW–Madison Glass Lab on Frances Street across from the Kohl Center. Demonstrations of glass blowing, neon, and more. Also Sunday, Oct. 9.

“Madam Vim,” 4-10 p.m., Seventh Floor Gallery, Mosse Humanities Building. Women’s work in paint and photography.

Workshop in stage fighting and Kabuki, 3:30 p.m., Vilas Hall’s Mitchell Theatre.

“Dancing — Live at Five!” 5 p.m., Lathrop Hall’s Margaret H’Doubler Performance Space. A concert of modern and cross-cultural dance.

“SHOP: Another Consumer Experience,” 6:30 p.m., Seventh Floor Gallery, Mosse Humanities Building. The artistic epicenter of commerce and fashion. Catwalk at 8:30 p.m.

“Sounds Phenomenal!” 8 p.m., Mills Concert Hall, Mosse Humanities Building. A primer on such musical forms as opera, ensemble music and the Javanese gamelan tradition.

Student Performance Showcase, 8 p.m. Wisconsin Union Theater. Presentations by student organizations.

ANO is sponsored by the Campus Information and Visitor Center and the UW–Madison Arts Institute. Visit http://www.arts.wisc.edu or call 263-2400.