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Through a collaboration with Lands’ End and the Kohl’s Center for Retailing, the CDMC is thrilled to share The Trailblazers Collection: A Lands’ End Brand Reimagined by School of Human Ecology Students as a Ruth Davis …
Nancy Nicholas Hall @ 10:00 am - @ 4:00 pm
Woolen Clouds by textile artist Janice Arnold will float and flow through the central lobby of the School of Human Ecology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, trickling into halls and stairwells like an icy breeze. …
Lynn Mecklenburg Textile Gallery @ 10:00 am - @ 4:00 pm
Felt is considered to be the oldest constructed textile, predating weaving, knitting and knotted fabric structures. It is created through a process of rolling, agitation, and beating which causes the wool fibers to mat together …
Wisconsin Idea Room 1199, Nancy Nicholas Hall @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
The Center for Design and Material Culture is pleased to host the fifth annual Chipstone-CDMC Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Symposium on Friday, September 13 at 10:00 AM. This fellowship program, in partnership with the Chipstone …
Nancy Nicholas Hall @ 9:00 am - @ 5:00 pm
It’s All the Rage: Activism, Aging, and the Raging Grannies of Madison grows from a two-year archival and oral history project. This exhibit focuses on several decades of local Wisconsin grassroots activism enacted by the Madison …
Nancy Nicholas Hall @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
September 26, 5:00-7:00pm | Nancy Nicholas Hall Main Entrance Join us in celebrating the opening of It’s All the Rage: Activism, Aging, and the Raging Grannies of Madison. On view starting September 16 in the …
Nancy Nicholas Hall @ 6:30 pm
Learn to crochet the Grannies’ iconic Ursula the Uterus. This event welcomes individuals of all skill levels, from beginners to the experienced, and provides a supportive environment to start a new project. Hear more about …
Ruth Davis Design Gallery @ 10:00 am - @ 4:00 pm
Material Intelligence magazine, published by the Chipstone Foundation, celebrates the human capacity to understand and shape the physical world around us. Inspired by the magazine’s exploration of individual commonplace materials, this exhibition foregrounds two key …
Center for Design and Material Culture, 1235 Nancy Nicholas Hall @ 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Join us in celebrating the fall 2024 exhibitions in the Ruth Davis Design Gallery and Lynn Mecklenburg Textile Gallery. Hear from collaborators and participants from Feel the Beat: Felted Textiles and Material Intelligence and enjoy …
Nancy Nicholas Hall @ 6:30 pm
The Raging Grannies are giving a crash course in how to leverage creativity and making to address a specific social or environmental issue through posters and buttons. Join us for this exciting event and use …