The Future Is

Ruth Davis Design Gallery
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The MD+I Futures Studio Summer Design Exhibition represents the culmination of the final MS in Design + Innovation capstone class, an 8-week speculative experiment in imagining what the future — our Wisconsin future — could …

The Great Wisconsin Quilt Show

Alliant Energy Center
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https://quiltshow.com/

Join the Nancy M. Bruce Center for Design and Material Culture at the Alliant Energy Center for the Great Wisconsin Quilt Show! The center will host a non-profit booth during the Quilt Show’s open hours. …

Public Gallery Tour: Parallel Lines

Nancy Nicholas Hall
@ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Join curator Dr. Marina Moskowitz for a tour of Parallel Lines: Quilts and the American Landscape. Discuss the quilts on view, ask questions, and explore the materials and methods in the exhibit. Space is limited. …

After Hours Drop-In with the Curator

Nancy Nicholas Hall
@ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Join curator Dr. Marina Moskowitz in the exhibition Parallel Lines: Quilts and the American Landscape. In this informal setting, you are invited to discuss the quilts on view, ask questions, and explore the materials and …

After Hours Drop-In with the Curator

Nancy Nicholas Hall
@ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Join curator Dr. Marina Moskowitz in the exhibition Parallel Lines: Quilts and the American Landscape. In this informal setting, you are invited to discuss the quilts on view, ask questions, and explore the materials and …

Chipstone-CDMC Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Symposium

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 sixth annual Chipstone-CDMC Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Symposium on Friday, September 12 at 10:00 AM. This fellowship program, in partnership with the Chipstone …

Graphic with two buildings at the bottom spliced together and black text in the center of the white background that reads "6th Annual Chipstone-CDMC Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship"

WIP Lab Workshop: Cyanotypes

Nancy Nicholas Hall
@ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Join artist and PhD student Kean O’Brien to explore cyanotypes in this workshop! Create striking cyan-blue images by placing objects on a light-sensitive surface and exposing them to sunlight. Unlike other photographic techniques, cyanotype is …

WIP Lab Workshop: 3D Printing

Nancy Nicholas Hall
@ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Join PhD student Ely Rendon for this hands-on workshop introducing the fundamentals of digital modeling and rapid prototyping through 3D printing. Participants will learn how to transform 2D sketches into basic 3D models using open-source …

Fall Exhibition Celebration

Nancy M. Bruce Center for Design and Material Culture
@ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Join us in celebrating both exhibitions in the CDMC’s Year of Quilts: Parallel Lines: Quilts and the American Landscape and Find Your Quilt. October 16, 2025 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Nancy Nicholas Hall Link …

Close up of a colorful crazy quilt with irregularly shaped patches sewn together with decorative top stitching. A white bird on brown fabric is centered.

Quilt Exhibitions Bus Tour

@ 8:00 am - 6:00 pm

Join us on Saturday, October 18 to visit four quilt exhibitions across southeastern Wisconsin! For this daylong adventure, coach buses will shuttle visitors between the Center for Design and Material Culture (Madison), the Textile Art …

close up detail of a log cabin quilt square