Art History Lecture | Dramatizing Architectural Space

Conrad A. Elvehjem Building, L140
@ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

“Dramatizing Architectural Space: The Case of a 14th Century Chinese Temple” Wei-Cheng Lin, University of Chicago Chinese timber-frame architectural tradition underwent a drastic change in its spatial conception during the Song-Yuan period, also known as …

Art Dept. | Fall 2023 Visiting Artist Colloquium: Kelly Kivland

Conrad A. Elvehjem Building, L160
@ 5:00 pm - 6:15 pm

Kelly Kivland is chief curator and director of exhibitions at the Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus, where she has led the exhibitions program since fall 2021. Prior to joining the Wex, she was curator …

JMM | Community Free Day for Women Pulling at the Threads of Social Discourse

Jewish Museum Milwaukee | 1360 N. Prospect Ave. Milwaukee, WI
@ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
https://jewishmuseummilwaukee.org/event/community-free-day-for-women-pulling-at-the-threads-of-social-discourse/#1675434391613-ac80382d-d05d

Jewish Museum Milwaukee is thrilled to host this community day for anyone living in Milwaukee County to visit Women Pulling at the Threads of Social Discourse for FREE! Investigate how female artists, using textiles as their medium, subvert …

MAM | Slow Art Saturday

Milwaukee Art Museum | 700 N. Art Museum Dr. Milwaukee, WI
@ 10:30 am - 11:30 am
https://mam.org/events/event/slow-art-saturday/2023-11-04/

Explore one of the Museum’s works of art in depth during this one-hour program in the galleries that encourages presence and promotes well-being. Join Amy Kirschke, Barbara Brown Lee Senior Director of Learning and Engagement, …

Art Dept. | Fall 2023 Visiting Artist Colloquium: UW–Madison MFA Candidates

Conrad A. Elvehjem Building, L160
@ 5:00 pm - 6:15 pm

UW–Madison Art Department graduate students earning their Masters degrees will present their interdisciplinary work to the public. Explore their body of art, three-years in the making through the development of a rigorous studio art practice …

ALL | Penelope Haunts Twice

Arts + Literature Laboratory | 111 S. Livingston St. #100, Madison, WI
@ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/penelope-haunts-twice-two-spooky-stories-with-one-name-tickets-687513079127?aff=oddtdtcreator&fbclid=IwAR0x8aTeHOjmn9GVi-gX4S_nflfKKcaFeHQUwvBTi5Q41w8kQVtFzhOG8d4

Falconbridge’s hair-raising Halloween tradition returns as we present two chilling tales with just one name: Penelope. The Lady Penelope by Thomas Hardy: Strange fates await the once-lovely Penelope and those who pursue her. Penelope by …

Center for the Humanities | Focus on the Humanities: Ramzi Fawaz

Conrad A. Elvehjem Building, L140
@ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
https://humanities.wisc.edu/event/focus-on-the-humanities-ramzi-fawaz/?fbclid=IwAR3UVwDkf1yLzPyI2O1IpPLxOmUEpO_8KH0I2wIKIQnGlCJ8AeU4KJpMdGA

Webbed Attachments: Psychedelic Lessons from the Multiverse This Focus on the Humanities talk explores how the fundamental qualities of the psychedelic experience—including heightened affective intensity, the dissolution of the ego, and a sense of cosmic interconnectedness …

Center for the Humanities | Friday Lunch: Allison Powers Useche

Memorial Union | 800 Langdon St. Madison, WI
@ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
https://humanities.wisc.edu/event/friday-lunch-allison-powers-useche/?fbclid=IwAR2n1h5NUHds6Mp4kNwsodHT9-iD1Vm2Su0jvSiEL_sZ7KRLMFk4ymtXDdQ

Defining Dispossession: Anticolonial Claims-making and the Transformation of Modern International Law This talk identifies a new origin story for key features of contemporary international law in early twentieth century attempts to shield the U.S. government …