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Expand your perspective and connect with your classmates, your community, and the world around you! UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMGRADUATE PROGRAMThe 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.
UW Art in the News
Radial Point: 2nd Year MFA Exhibition
November 18 – December 1
Artists: Baran Ataei, Able Broyles, Matt Bruhn, Matthew Everett, Fatemeh Fani, Kate Flake, London Huser, Tiange Li, Nika McKagen, Carly “Car” Riegger, and Anne E. Stoner
Reception: Wednesday, November 20, 6-8pm
Location: Backspace Gallery, Art Lofts, 111 N Frances St, Madison, WI
Radial Point is a group exhibition of work from the 2nd Year Master of Fine Arts graduate students.
Events
In the Making: 2024 Foundations Exhibition
December 4 – 6 Opening Reception:...
Reth(inking) Process: Print Area Show
November 18 – 30 Artists: Teralyn...
Radial Point: 2nd Year MFA Exhibition
November 18 – December 1 Artists:...
Open Studio Day: A glimpse at artists’ work, from neon to paint to pottery
Over 50 student artists showed...
Pieces of Us: Sculpture Area Show
November 11 – 16 Reception:...
Echo//Ode: Painting & Drawing Graduate Student Exhibition
November 6 – 17 Artists: Chase...
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/
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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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