Los Angeles trash becomes Madison treasure by Hannah Brandt

Los Angeles trash becomes Madison treasure by Hannah Brandt

Nov 13, 2018 | News

With all the fast fashion that comes out of Los Angeles comes an increasing amount of excess fabrics and other materials being thrown away. Many see this as waste or garbage, but for textile artist Christy Matson, it’s material she can utilize in her work. Matson...

From the Chair

Nov 12, 2018 | Essay, From the Chair

The Findhorn Foundation, in northeast Scotland on the Moray Firth coast, is home to one of the oldest intentional communities in the world. Located between Inverness and Aberdeen, Findhorn evolved from a small experiment in communal and spiritual living in 1962 to be...

From the Chair

Nov 5, 2018 | Essay, From the Chair

Art does not speak for itself. Actions don’t necessarily speak for themselves. Both require context and prior knowledge of the histories in which they are formed to fully resonate. Art that intends to implore a political consciousness has an especially elevated...
Temporary art piece aims to spark public discourse by Molly Davis

Temporary art piece aims to spark public discourse by Molly Davis

Nov 3, 2018 | News

An art piece installed in front of Memorial Library invites passersby on Library Mall to interact with it. The piece, created by UW-Madison [Master of Fine Arts] graduate student Matthew Vivirito, was constructed Thursday morning. The project, titled and the people,...
Uncomfortable Conversations by Victoria Davis

Uncomfortable Conversations by Victoria Davis

Nov 1, 2018 | News

During her 2003 deployment with the U.S. Army in Iraq, Sgt. Yvette Pino [BFA ’11] was known, as she puts it, as “the soldier running around the desert with a paint bucket.” She was the unofficial “Division Artist,” a title she earned painting blast barriers,...