The future of maps: Cartography in the 21st century by Marianna Cerini
For millennia, maps have held talismanic powers, helping to form spatial concepts and advance exploration. They have shaped geopolitical ideas, triggered international disputes and created pictures of the world both large and detailed. Chelsea Nestel, a PhD student...
Glass sculptor showcases masterworks at museum by Clare Collins
Experience a wide range of artistic glass masterpieces all summer long. Christopher Ries is showcasing 18 of his best glass pieces at Dorflinger Factory Museum and Arts Center, Elizabeth Street and Route 6, White Mills, through Monday, Sept. 3, and will lecture there...
Cartooniversity: UW-Madison is finding all sorts of ways to incorporate comics into the curriculum by Jay Rath
I had always, always wanted to be a cartoonist. When I was little, I thought the four greatest people on earth were God, Santa Claus, Charles Schulz and Walt Disney. Later I was disappointed. While three were creators, only two were cartoonists. When I arrived at...
Creative Connections: Improvising Across Disciplines by Vivien Ahrens
Strange things are at work in Madison’s Chazen Museum of Art on this Wednesday evening in early May. As outside passersby rush home before an approaching thunderstorm, inside a curious crowd arranges itself on stools, leans against walls, spills over the gallery...