UW–Madison art alumni featured on Wisconsin Life

UW–Madison art alumni featured on Wisconsin Life

Dec 4, 2023 | News

Two alumni of the UW–Madison School of Education’s Art Department have been featured recently on Wisconsin Life, an award-winning co-production of Wisconsin Public Radio and PBS Wisconsin that celebrates what makes Wisconsin unique through the diverse stories of its...
UW–Madison News shares, ‘A peek into how art is created’

UW–Madison News shares, ‘A peek into how art is created’

Nov 28, 2023 | News

UW–Madison News documented the Art Department’s 2023 Annual Open Studio Day in a photo gallery earlier this month. Over 50 artist studios were open to the public at this annual autumn arts celebration event, held this year on Saturday, Nov. 4. The event included...
Aluminum bird sculpture returns after 26 years by Rafael Guerrero

Aluminum bird sculpture returns after 26 years by Rafael Guerrero

Nov 26, 2023 | News

Just north of Van Hise Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, “Effigy: Bird Form” hovers over the ground (or at least appears to). The aluminum sculpture, which weighs more than 900 lbs., is one of the newest attractions on campus—but it isn’t new. In...
‘Untitled’ gives life to mundanity by Joseph Panzer

‘Untitled’ gives life to mundanity by Joseph Panzer

Nov 22, 2023 | News

The exhibit, hosted by the UW-Madison Photography Department from Nov. 13-17 to showcase the work of undergraduate and graduate students, derived its title from the format of the exhibition itself. Artists’ unnamed contributions were assigned a number, with a wall in...
UW–Madison students are finalists for AXA Art Prize

UW–Madison students are finalists for AXA Art Prize

Nov 21, 2023 | News

UW–Madison students Skyler Simpson and Mallory Stowe, both MFA candidates in the School of Education’s Art Department, are finalists for the 2023 AXA Art Prize, one of the leading student art competitions in the United States. Now in its sixth year, the AXA Art Prize...