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Past Events Category: Center for Design & Material Culture

Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection Community Day

Nancy Nicholas Hall
@ 9:30 am - 12:00 pm

Join us for the fall semester Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection Community Day! Once a semester, collection staff host a Community Day where we lead behind-the-scene tours and share information about the collection. In addition, …

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Why do we need Scientific Glassblowing?

Nancy Nicholas Hall, 5th Floor
@ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Klaus Paris is a second generation scientific glassblower, born and trained in Germany. Paris will speak about the German glass training programs, the similarities and differences in being a scientific glassblower in different countries and …

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Glassblowing Techniques Worldwide: Workshop with Klaus Paris

Chemistry Department Glass Shop (rm B201), 1101 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706
@ 12:30 pm

Klaus Paris, Master Craftsman in Scientific Glassblowing and State Certified Engineering Glass Technologist, will be sharing glassblowing techniques in a public workshop at the Chemistry Department’s Glass Shop. Paris will share glassblowing techniques he demonstrated …

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Work in Progress (WIP) Lab Activation – Fall Needle Felting

Ruth Davis Design Gallery, Work in Progress (WIP) Lab
@ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Join CDMC staff in the Work In Progress (WIP) Lab for a guided needle felting activity. Learn more about felting and fibers and make small, autumnal figurines. Will you make a pumpkin? A witch’s hat? …

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Breaking the Boundaries of Felt

Wisconsin Idea Room 1199, Nancy Nicholas Hall
@ 5:30 pm

Janice Arnold has been redefining the boundaries of handmade Felt for over 25 years. Her work is a confluence of ancient and modern methods using traditional and unexpected materials. In this presentation, she will share …

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Fall 2024 Exhibitions Celebration

Center for Design and Material Culture, 1235 Nancy Nicholas Hall
@ 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm

RSVP 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 …

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