Find your program at the UW-Madison Art Department

Expand your perspective and connect with your classmates, your community, and the world around you!
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Find your program at the UW-Madison Art Department

Expand your perspective and connect with your classmates, your community, and the world around you!
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMGRADUATE PROGRAM

The University of Wisconsin-Madison occupies ancestral Ho-Chunk land, called Teejop (day-JOPE) since time immemorial. In an 1832 treaty, the Ho-Chunk were forced to cede this territory. Decades of ethnic cleansing followed when both the federal and state government repeatedly, but unsuccessfully, sought to forcibly remove the Ho-Chunk from Wisconsin.

This history of colonization informs our shared future of collaboration and innovation. We respect the inherent sovereignty of the Ho-Chunk Nation, along with the eleven other First Nations of Wisconsin.

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Margins of Failure: Glass & Neon Lab Show

December 3 – 7

Artists: Abduallah Alfawaz, Baran Ataei, Ania Bialic, Grey Bond, Henry Burk, Ami Debiche, Clint Dieck, Matthew Everett, Olivia Fedrizzi, Jonah Figueroa-Daley, Lucas Fitzpatrick, Jaelyn Jacobson, Hailey Johnson, Kale Johnson, Josef Kohlman, Julia Levenson, Arcadia Lobo, Amber Mans,  Jayne Mapstone, Fiona McCoy, Eva Mesa, Jacob Newmark, Andy Stoiber, Daniella Thach, Skye Xollo, and Claire Zimmerman

Reception: Wednesday, December 4, 6-8pm

Location: Backspace Gallery, Art Lofts, 111 N Frances St, Madison, WI

Margin of Failure is a group exhibition of work from the Glass and Neon Lab area students.

Events

Fall 2024 Visiting Artist Colloquium

Come visit the University of Wisconsin-Madison Art Department!

Tours are now available by appointment, view our upcoming Art Department events for prospective students at Visit Bucky: apps.admissions.wisc.edu/visitbucky/

Carefully read the event information and COVID-19 Safety Protocols and Campus Visitor Agreement before your visit.

Arts at UW

Did you know?

The UW-Madison Art Department is:

  • #1 in Printmaking
  • Ranked among the top 15 Fine Arts MFA programs
  • Founded the 1st collegiate Glass program in the U.S.
  • 1 of only 5 universities in the nation with a Neon program

Ranking Source: U.S. News & World Report


The University of Wisconsin-Madison ART DEPARTMENT is committed to teaching art in the context of a major research university and a vibrant intellectual community. Offering the following degrees: B.S., B.F.A., M.A., & M.F.A. in Studio Art, B.S. in Art Education, Certificate in Art Studio, and Certificate in Graphic Design.

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