Wisconsin Idea Room, Nancy Nicholas Hall @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Please note: this event will meet in the Wisconsin Idea Room, 1199. Join MFA student Mariah Moneda in the Work In Progress (WIP) Lab to learn how to fold paper butterflies as part of the …
Past Events Category: Center for Design & Material Culture
Textiles x Insects Panel Conversation and Lunch
Nancy Nicholas Hall @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
How scientifically accurate are the butterflies and moths depicted by the textiles on view in Afterlives? What do butterfly boxes tell us about the intersections of art, science, design, and decoration? What do insect collection …
Artificial Flowers: Ora, Labora, et Flore
Nancy Nicholas Hall @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Session 1: 11am-12pm Session 2: 1pm-2pm Register here! UW Madison recently acquired a small and intriguing manuscript produced in the eighteenth century by Benedictine nuns at the St Godelieve Abbey in Bruges, Belgium. Across 30 …
Public Tour: Afterlives
Lynn Mecklenburg Textile Gallery @ 2:15 pm - 3:00 pm
Join curator Dr. Sarah Anne Carter for a tour of Afterlives. There will be an opportunity to ask questions and explore the materials and methods in the exhibit. Space is limited. Please sign up so …
Afterlives Opening Reception
Lynn Mecklenburg Textile Gallery @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Join us in celebrating the opening of Afterlives: Material Stories from the Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection. Write a valentine for your “collection crush” object from the exhibition, snap some Polaroids, and enjoy hors d’ouevres …
Work In Progress (WIP) Lab Activation – Visible Mending with Emma MacLaughlin-Barck
Emma MacLaughlin-Barck
Ruth Davis Design Gallery, Nancy Nicholas Hall @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Join Design Studies student Emma MacLaughlin-Barck staff in the Work In Progress (WIP) Lab to learn visible mending techniques. “In this workshop, get a brief introduction to various visible mending techniques, with an emphasis on …
Afterlives: Material Stories from the Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection
Lynn Mecklenburg Textile Gallery @ 10:00 am - @ 4:00 pm
Exhibition Archive Afterlives explores the many lives of objects and what happens to textiles after they enter the Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection. From a child’s feed sack dress lovingly crafted and then saved on …
Work in Progress (WIP) Lab Activation – Twined Basketry with Ann B. Coddington
Ann Coddington
Ruth Davis Design Gallery, Nancy Nicholas Hall @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
https://cdmc.wisc.edu/event/work-in-progress-wip-lab/
Join us in the WIP Lab to learn the basics of twining basketry from artist Ann B. Coddington, whose work is displayed in Threads: Natural Fiber and Living Lines. In this workshop, Ann will teach …
Work in Progress (WIP) Lab Activation – Arm Knitting Holiday Wreaths with Ruby Horowitz
Ruby Horowitz
Ruth Davis Design Gallery, Nancy Nicholas Hall @ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
https://cdmc.wisc.edu/event/work-in-progress-wip-lab/
Come to the WIP Lab and learn how to arm knit with Design Studies Student Ruby Horowitz! In this tutorial, participants will learn arm knitting techniques and make a holiday wreath to take home with …
Design in Mind: Creating Neuroinclusive Spaces for Health & Well-Being
Room 228, Educational Science Building, 1025 W Johnson St, Madison, WI 53706 @ 9:55 am - 10:45 am
This event has passed. Watch the event recording below: Event Recording How can the built environment better support the diverse ways people think, feel, and experience the world? In this lecture, Dr. Kati Peditto, a Senior Design …
