PhD Candidate Lindsay Wells has received the 2020 Graduate Student Essay Prize from the Northeast Victorian Studies Association (NVSA) for her essay “Evergreen Empire: Imperial Plant Hunting and the British Aesthetic Movement.” This award recognizes …
Fall 2020 Course Highlight: “Monsters & Machines in Early Modern Europe”
While Professor Nelson is on sabbatical this fall, you can still get your Early Modern Art fix! PhD Candidate Mateusz Ferens will be teaching Monsters & Machines in Early Modern Europe MWF 12:50–12:55pm. Enroll here: https://enroll.wisc.edu/search?term=1212&subject=180
Happy Earth Day!
Happy Earth Day! Go to https://sustainability.wisc.edu/earth-week/#earth-day for more information on all UW-Madison Earth Week and Earth Day Virtual Events.
SuccessWorks Advising Appointments Available Online
SuccessWorks advising appointments are available online via Google Hangouts or by phone call. Their physical office is temporarily closed, but they’re still here for your personal and professional development – and accessible from anywhere. To …
Due Today! Undergrad Prize Submissions
Due Today by 11:59pm CST!!! The Art History Department awards three undergraduate student prizes a year. Submissions are due to Teddy Kaul on April 20th at 11:59pm. For more information on requirements and the awards …
Summer 2020 Course Highlight: Summer Travel Plans Canceled? Take AH 201!
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 …
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 …