Summer Travel Plans Canceled? Take Art History 201 and let Ph.D. Candidate LauraLee Brott be your virtual tour guide around the world. Enroll NOW! https://enroll.wisc.edu/search?term=1206&subject=180 Featured artwork: Parthenon, Acropolis of Athens, Greece, 5th century BCE …
Month: April 2020
Art During Quarantine: Erin Avila-Vissers (’08)
UW-Madison Art Department Alumna, Erin Avila-Vissers (’08) has shared a pastel and charcoal drawing of her daughter waiting for dance class at home. Erin writes, “The drawing is about how we now get dressed up …
Fall 2020 Course Highlight: Race & Representation in the United States
AH 104 The Art of Diversity: Race and Representation in the United States Learn more about how race is represented in the art of the United States with Professor Nancy Rose Marshall. This class will …
Summer 2020 Course Highlight: History of Islamic Art & Architecture
Ever wondered why the Dome of the Rock is such an iconic building? Or why it is at the center of so much controversy into the present day? Enroll into PhD Candidate Ahmed Abdelazim‘s ONLINE …
Art During Quarantine: Caitlin Newago
Indigenous artist Caitlin Newago shares with us what has been keeping her busy during quarantine. She states, “I work with traditional Ojibwe mediums (birchbark and porcupine quills) and Ojibwe floral designs. I combine these with …
Thinking about Art in Pandemic Times?
Starting this Tuesday, April 14th, the Clark Art Institute, where Professor Jill Casid was in residence as the Clark-Oakley Fellow in 2018–19, is featuring Professor Casid’s lecture on the new art of dying as a …
Faculty News: Daniel Spaulding to Join AH Faculty as Assistant Professor this Fall!
The UW-Madison Department of Art History is excited to announce that this fall we are welcoming a new faculty member! Assistant Professor Daniel Spaulding, a specialist in modern and contemporary art, is coming to us …
Summer 2020 Course Highlight: History of Western Art
While most of our summer plans have been canceled, why not explore the world through art AND from your own home! Enroll in Art Hist 201 “History of Western Art: From Pyramids to Cathedrals” taught …
Library Architecture in North America Conference/Workshop Online!
Dr. Maxi Schreiber, Post-Doctoral Fellow in Art History, organized and conducted her conference “Library Architecture in North America,” virtually March 26–27th. The lectures are now available online and the Q&A is open until April 27th.
Free UW Mental Health/Well-Being Resource Available to Campus
During this challenging time, we encourage you to take care of your mental and physical health. Healthy Minds Innovations, the external nonprofit affiliated with UW–Madison’s Center for Healthy Minds, recently launched a well-being app that …