Did you know that imperial or Tyrian purple dye comes from sea snails?! Please join us on April 6th for Dr. Carole P. Biggam’s lecture on Tyrian Purple! Dr. Carole P. Biggam “The Search for …
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Art History Lecture | Queer and Trans Abstractions in Contemporary Art
Art History GradForum Presents “Queer and Trans Abstractions in Contemporary Art” Thursday, March 9th, 2023 | 5:00–6:30pm CT Conrad A. Elvehjem Building, Room L150 | 800 University Ave. Madison, WI Please join Dr. Lancaster in …
Summer 2023 Course Highlight | New Media Art
This summer, Dr. Kyungso Min will be teaching ART HIST 431: New Media Art, asynchronous online, during June 26th–August 6th, 2023. Sophomore Standing | Humanities Breadth | L&S Credit. Enroll here. Introduces philosophy and theory relevant …
Faculty News | Latest From Sardis
Director of the Sardis Expedition and Art History Professor Nick Cahill has recently published the latest newsletter from the excavations and restorations taking place at Sardis in modern western Turkey. You can read the latest finds here.
Summer 2023 Course Highlight | American Indian Art History: Contemporary Issues
Dr. Sarah Stolte will be teaching ART HIST/AMER IND 359 American Indian Art History: Contemporary Issues May 22nd–June 18th | Online | T 9:00–10:50AM | AMER IND 100 or Sophomore Standing | Ethnic Studies | L&S Credit | Humanities Breadth. This is the …
Alumni News | Thank You Amy L. Powell!
Thank you Dr. Amy L. Powell (Ph.D., 2012) for your lecture, “The PhD and Curatorial Work: Curating between Artists and Institutions, and Developing Long Arcs of Inquiry,” and kicking off our Distinguished Alum Lecture Series. We …
Summer 2023 Course Highlight | Heroes and Villains
This summer, Ph.D. Candidate Mateusz Ferens will be teaching ART HIST 303: Heroes and Villains, asynchronous online, during June 5th–July 28th, 2023. Sophomore Standing | Humanities Breadth | L&S Credit. Enroll here. In this course, we will dive into …
Lecture TOMORROW! “Curating the Past, Weaving the Future”
“Curating the Past, Weaving the Future: Decolonial Feminist Politics of Time and Memory” Lara Lookabaugh (Ph.D. Candidate, Geography, UNC–Chapel Hill) Monday, February 20th, 2023 | 4:00–5:30pm CT Sterling Hall, Room 3401 | 475 N. Charter …
Student Spotlight | Ehsan Behbahani-Nia at Athens Symposium
Ph.D. student, Ehsan Behbahani-Nia, has been selected to participate in a symposium at the American School of Classical Studies in Athens from February 9th–11th, 2023. The symposium, sponsored by the Getty Foundation and part of the Connecting …