Today we recognize and celebrate the national holiday, Juneteenth, the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Texas first learned of the Emancipation Proclamation. Today we honor Black Americans and reflect on their activism to …
Fall 2021 Course Highlight: AH 202 History of Western Art II, From Renaissance to Contemporary
Art History 202: History of Western Art II, From Renaissance to Contemporary is a first-year friendly course that has no prerequisites and can be used as a humanities breadth and L&C credit. Prof. Anna Andrzejewski will be teaching …
Faculty News: Casid’s Film ArtNet Pick of the Week for June 7–13!
Professor Jill Casid debuted a specially commissioned film, Untitled (Melancholy as Medium) on Wednesday, June 9th. Casid conceived the fifth chapter Melancholy as Medium of the exhibition Indisposable: Structures of Support after the ADA curated by UW Art History Ph.D. candidate Jessica A. …
Spring 2021 Graduate Spotlight: Mark Dieter, Ph.D. in Art History
This spring, Mark Dieter graduated with his Ph.D. in Art History and plans to work in ministry, teaching, and military chaplaincy. He reflects, “my special memories are too many to recount but I will always …
Spring 2021 Graduate Spotlight: Jenna Marcus, B.A. Economics and Art History Certificate
Jenna Marcus graduated in Spring 2021 with a B.A. in Economics and a Certificate in Art History. She currently has “a job in marketing (for which I have been working part-time throughout the year) and …
Student & Faculty Spotlight: Cooley and Prof. Casid Collaboration
We are pleased to announce the next online chapter of Indisposable: Structures of Support After the ADA, co-curated by Jessica Cooley (UW–Madison, Art History, Ph.D. Candidate) and Ann M. Fox on Wednesday, June 9th from …
Happy Pride Month! 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧
The UW–Madison Department of Art History Wishes You A Happy Pride Month! We stand in solidarity with the LGBTQIA+ community and hope that everyone has a wonderful Pride in 2021!
Faculty News: Greener-Pastures Borghesi-Mellon Workshop Continues in 2021–22
Greener-Pastures: Remembering the Past and Reimagining the Future of America’s Dairyland, a Borghesi-Mellon Workshop through the Center for the Humanities, will continue in 2021–22. Please contact Prof. Anna Andrzejewski if you are interested in becoming involved.
Congratulations to Maria Saffiotti Dale on her Retirement from the Chazen Museum of Art
Congratulations to Maria Saffiotti Dale on her retirement from the Chazen Museum of Art!!! We will miss your daily presence in the Elvehjem and all that you have contributed to the success of our courses …
Spring 2021 Graduate Spotlight: Miranda Carrassi, B.A. in Strategic Communications & Art History, Certificates in Digital Studies & Studio Art: Graphic Design
Miranda Carrassi’s experience at UW–Madison has led to an amazing job at an advertising agency. Miranda’s favorite art history memory was “taking Art History 202 Freshman fall. Although an introductory course it inspired me to …