Designers are Critical to Equity & Inclusion

Center for Design & Material Culture
@ 10:00 am

Wednesday, April 20th @ 10am CT This event has passed. Watch the recording HERE. Design is a social art.  Designers create the environments for human life – from our physical spaces to the products we …

image of a doorway with a concrete column to the left and glass doors in the center looking into a room

Quetzal Public Performance in the School of Human Ecology

The Link
@ 6:45 pm - 8:00 pm

The School of Human Ecology is bringing Quetzal to the University of Wisconsin-Madison as a collaboration between the Department of Design Studies and the Department of Civil Society and Community Studies in conjunction with the …

Six brightly dressed individuals holding various musical insturments lean against a stone balustrade with a city in the background.

Printmaking Action with Roberto Torres Mata

Ruth Davis Design Gallery
@ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Join exhibiting artist Roberto Torres Mata with the assistance of printmaker and current graduate student Derick Wycherly for a quick printmaking demonstration for students and community members. There will be a limited amount of printed give-aways …

orange, yellow, and red print with red figures, crosses, and snakes in the foreground

Intercambios: Art, Stories, & Comunidad

Ruth Davis Design Gallery
@ 10:00 am - @ 4:00 pm

Ruth Davis Design Gallery – January 26-April 10, 2022 Intercambios: Art, Stories, & Comunidad is a fully bilingual exhibition. Intercambios: Arte, Historias y Comunidad presenta trabajos colaborativos de artistas en Madison, Wisconsin y Oaxaca, México. …

graphic for the exhibition Intercambios, Art, Stories, & Comunidad with the title in the foreground and blue, red, yellow, orange, tan, and pink fibers in the background

REIMAGINING: Interior Architecture 2021 Showcase Reception

Ruth Davis Design Gallery
@ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

REIMAGINING: Interior Architecture 2021 Showcase features the work of IA students who have completed the majority of their studio courses. Join us in celebrating these student achievements for a gallery reception at the Ruth Davis Design Gallery …

Textiles and Fashion Design 2021 Showcase Reception

Ruth Davis Design Gallery
@ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

The Textiles and Fashion Design 2021 Showcase features the work of upper-level undergraduates of the Textile and Fashion Design program. Join us in celebrating these student achievements for a gallery reception at the Ruth Davis Design Gallery Friday, …

image of three forms wearing fashion garments in black, white, purple, and cream in a gallery setting with images on the wall behind them

Unsettling: Learning of Equity in Creative Expression and Teaching

@ 5:30 pm

Unsettling: Learning of Equity in Creative Expression and Teaching Wednesday, December 1 @ 5:30pm This event has passed. Watch the recording HERE. Xia Gao presents her work and her exploration of equity through her practice. “I …

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CommUniversity Session: Sustainable Fashion

Virtual Event
@ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

CommUniversity Session: Sustainable Fashion Monday, November 15 @ 12pm Online via Zoom The Center for Community and Nonprofit Studies‘ November Event Series includes a co-sponsored CommUniversity event with the Center for Design and Material Culture …

tan image with red leaves and reads The CoMMNS' November Event Series

Visible/Invisible: Designing Afro-Futures

Center for Design & Material Culture
@ 5:00 pm

Visible/Invisible: Designing Afro-Futures Thursday, November 4 @ 5pm CT This event has passed. Watch the recording HERE. D. Denenge Duyst-Akpem presents on her multi-hyphenate practice as an award-winning, self-described “space sculptor”, designer, writer, performance artist, …

image of a woman wearing a camo coat and camo wrap and standing outside with the Chicago skyline behind her