Center for Design & Material Culture Open House

Center for Design & Material Culture
@ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Wednesday, September 28, 2022 @ 2PM CT Center for Design & Material Culture, Rm 1235 | Nancy Nicholas Hall The Center for Design and Material Culture invites new and current faculty, staff, and students to …

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Material Culture Symposium In Honor Of Ann Smart Martin

Nancy Nicholas Hall
@ 3:30 pm - 6:00 pm

Saturday, September 24, 2022 @ 3:30pm CT Rm 2235 | Nancy Nicholas Hall The Center for Design and Material Culture, in partnership with the Department of Art History, is hosting a Material Culture Symposium in …

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Fall 2022 Opening Reception

Center for Design & Material Culture
@ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Thursday, September 15, 2022 | 5-7pm CT The Link, Main Entrance | Nancy Nicholas Hall Join us in celebrating the opening of the fall CDMC exhibitions, Questioning Things: A Quarter Century of Material Culture Studies …

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Fall Exhibitions Opening Reception

The Link
@ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Thursday, September 15, 2022 |  5PM-7pm CST The Link, Main Entrance | Nancy Nicholas Hall Join us in celebrating the opening of the fall CDMC exhibitions, Questioning Things: A Quarter Century of Material Culture Studies at the …

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Uncut Attire: How Weaving Informs Wearables

Lynn Mecklenburg Textile Gallery
@ 10:00 am - @ 4:00 pm

Lynn Mecklenburg Textile Gallery – September 14 – December 4, 2022 How has weaving influenced clothing design, particularly in cultures where handweaving is strongly embedded into communities? This exhibition, completely drawn from the Helen Louise …

Tie-Dyed Camp Camp T-Shirt Workshop

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

Sunday | May 22, 2022 | 2-5pm   Design Studies Department Dye and Print Rooms |Nancy Nicholas Hall |1300 Linden Dr This event has passed. What’s more iconic of a summer camp experience than a tie-dyed camp …

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Capture Your Flag: Design and Make Your Own Pride Flag Workshop

Ruth Davis Design Gallery
@ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Thursday, May 12, 2022 6-8pm   Ruth Davis Design Gallery |Nancy Nicholas Hall |1300 Linden Dr This event has passed. The first version of a rainbow Pride flag was designed in 1978 by Gilbert Baker. Over …

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Friendship Bracelet Making Workshop

Ruth Davis Design Gallery
@ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Saturday, May 7, 2022, 2-5pm  Ruth Davis Design Gallery |Nancy Nicholas Hall |1300 Linden Dr When did we stop making our friends gifts just to show how much we care about them? There was a …

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Public Presentations by Design Studies 527: Global Artisan Students

Nancy Nicholas Hall
@ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Tuesday, May 3 at 5:30pm Wisconsin Idea Room, Rm 1199 | 1st Floor, Nancy Nicholas Hall | UW–Madison This event is planned to be virtual and in-person. To attend online, Register Here. This semester, students in the …

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