Past Events Category: Public Lecture

Chazen Museum of Art
February 9, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/curator-conversation-art-of-enterprise-with-james-wehn-tickets-781416155757?aff=oddtdtcreator&fbclid=IwAR1SF63f8mrJ6VDrPBt1VlX0DzDkGaxCQy6fxYIJVYQHF3_YVkCQDe0UFBs

Curator Conversation: Art of Enterprise with James Wehn James Wehn, Van Vleck Curator of Works on Paper, hosts an in-gallery conversation about Art of Enterprise: Israhel van Meckenem’s 15th-Century Print Workshop. As the exhibition’s curator, Wehn …

Dr. Nichole Bridges
Conrad A. Elvehjem Building, L140
February 8, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
https://go.wisc.edu/hu1a6l

Please join the Department of Art History for the 2024 Distinguished Alum Lecture with Dr. Nichole Bridges, the Mortan D. May Curator for the Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas at the Saint Louis Art …

Jorella Andrews
Memorial Library, Rm. 126
February 8, 2024 @ 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm
https://cvc.wisc.edu/programs/jorella-andrews/

Join us this Thursday, Feb. 8 at 3:30 PM in Memorial Library 126 for this Center for Visual Cultures event in the series on Labor and Resistance, a public lecture by Dr. Jorella Andrews, Professor …

Bill Saylor
Conrad A. Elvehjem Building, L160
February 7, 2024 @ 5:00 pm - 6:15 pm
https://go.wisc.edu/uw-art-talks

Bill Saylor’s work is distinguished by his merging of explosive, gestural abstraction with a comprehensive personal iconography, revealing an anthropogenic concern and interest in natural history, weather patterns, and marine biology. Saylor’s work recycles and …

Leah Durner
Conrad A. Elvehjem Building, L150
February 7, 2024 @ 2:30 pm - 3:45 pm
https://cvc.wisc.edu/programs/leah-durner/

In this lecture event in the Center for Visual Cultures series on “Labor & Resistance,” New York-based artist Leah Durner addresses radical generosity by pursuing extravagance. Extravagance is a term artist Leah Durner uses for …

Tim Gruner
Ingraham Hall, Rm. 206 | 1155 Observatory Dr. Madison, WI
February 6, 2024 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Explore the history, patterns and rhythms of nature that inspire Japanese garden design—and the reasons why so much energy and resources are expended in the Gardens’ ongoing evolution. This event will be held at Ingraham …

Online
February 6, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
https://jewishmuseummilwaukee.org/product/virtual-gmp-say-no-to-war-political-cartoons-by-ukrainian-and-russian-artists-with-the-museum-of-russian-art/?fbclid=IwAR0tgLffW_mZXVWxVOyvBf5AbEr7JqQKndJXfjho-_J4PW8653_iRs2bk_g

End the 2023–24 Global Museum Passport (GMP) season with a virtual visit to The Museum of Russian Art in Minneapolis (MN) to see their continuously rotating exhibit Say No to War: Political Cartoons by Ukrainian …

Anna Deavere Smith
Wisconsin Union Theater | Shannon Hall | Memorial Union & Virtual
January 31, 2024 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
https://diversity.wisc.edu/mlk-symposium/

The MLK Symposium celebrates the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. with a relevant and thought-provoking speaker who reflects his teachings in their work or life experience. The annual event provides an opportunity for campus …

Tehen Ketema
Conrad A. Elvehjem Building, L160
January 31, 2024 @ 5:00 pm - 6:15 pm
https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/6125776316#success

Tehan Ketema is an interdisciplinary artist primarily working in the mediums of photography, video, and poetry. Her work delves into new media and familial archives to investigate their impact on the understanding of history, territory, …

Hybrid Lecture
January 30, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
https://www.wisconsinacademy.org/evenings/science-ice-why-winter-new-frontier-freshwater-sciences?fbclid=IwAR0OlOJGaSdoFjruItXmKPvLuJ51UBOV3ySzboipJObGbhR3x6zjhvcoKUw

Science on Ice: Why Winter is the New Frontier for Freshwater Sciences Here in Wisconsin, like most northern latitudes, the vast majority of freshwater research occurs during the warmer months of “open water” season.  But …