Feel the Beat: Felted Textiles

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

Felt is considered to be the oldest constructed textile, predating weaving, knitting and knotted fabric structures. It is created through a process of rolling, agitation, and beating which causes the wool fibers to mat together …

blue, green, and yellow graphic with a swirl background and "Feel the Beat: Felted Textiles" in the foreground

RE:FUTURE – SIX VISIONS OF WISCONSIN

Ruth Davis Design Gallery
@ 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm

RE:FUTURE SIX VISIONS OF WISCONSIN What does the future of Wisconsin look like if things turn out okay? The Master of Science in Design + Innovation (MD+I) summer capstone project explores this question from multiple …

Graphic with green, white, and pink with white text on black across the bottom

Woolen Clouds

Nancy Nicholas Hall
@ 10:00 am - @ 4:00 pm

Woolen Clouds by textile artist Janice Arnold will float and flow through the central lobby of the School of Human Ecology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, trickling into halls and stairwells like an icy breeze. …

Draped felt crosses the image from left to right and overlaps. The felt is slightly translucent and is mostly white with pale blue spread throughout.

The Trailblazers Collection

Ruth Davis Design Gallery Window
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Through a collaboration with Lands’ End and the Kohl’s Center for Retailing, the CDMC is thrilled to share The Trailblazers Collection: A Lands’ End Brand Reimagined by School of Human Ecology Students as a Ruth Davis …

Graphic logo with blue background and text on the front that reads "Willis & Geiger Outfitters since 1902.

Sound, Stage, Spirit, and Sequins

Ruth Davis Design Gallery Window
@ 9:00 am - @ 2:30 pm

In celebration of the 175th anniversary of the University of Wisconsin–Madison, on view in the School of Human Ecology are three shining examples from Madison music history. Stop by the School of Human Ecology in …

Photo of a red sequin jacket in a window display

Curator Gallery talk with Dr. Sophie Pitman

Lynn Mecklenburg Textile Gallery
@ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Tour Remaking the Renaissance exhibition with its curator, Dr. Sophie Pitman (Pleasant Rowland Textile Specialist and Research Director). Take a close look at Renaissance textiles and learn about how researchers are remaking and restoring objects …

White hand points to religious figure on fabric.

Made in SoHE Opening Reception

Nancy Nicholas Hall
@ 5:00 pm - 6:45 pm

Join us in celebrating the opening of Made in SoHE with light refreshments from 5-6:45 pm.  The UW-Madison School of Human Ecology Textile and Fashion Design (TFD) 2024 Showcase features the work of upper-level TFD undergraduates. …

Fabric tag surrounded by textile remnants with the text Made in SoHE, 100% Student Work [washing symbols]. Produced with Passion. On View April 24-May 12

The Line Along the Knot – Guzheng Performance

Nancy Nicholas Hall
@ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

In the exhibition, THE LINE ALONG THE KNOT, Veronica Pham invites her mother, Julie Yang Kwok, to interpret the installation site through music where she will play the guzheng (Chinese traditional zither). Yang will explore the connections of personal heritage and …

Three vertical cropped images. Left and right images are of the same photo showing a hand reaching for entwined knots. Center photo is a close up of a guzheng (Chinese traditional zither instrument).

The Line Along the Knot – Guzheng Performance

Nancy Nicholas Hall
@ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

In the exhibition, THE LINE ALONG THE KNOT, Veronica Pham invites her mother, Julie Yang Kwok, to interpret the installation site through music where she will play the guzheng (Chinese traditional zither). Yang will explore the connections of personal heritage and …

Three vertical cropped images. Left and right images are of the same photo showing a hand reaching for entwined knots. Center photo is a close up of a guzheng (Chinese traditional zither instrument).

Plants Make Color!

Nancy Nicholas Hall
@ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Drop by to meet a few plants that are packed with color! See and smell a few dye vats and watch the process of dyeing with plants as it happens. Visit the Remaking the Renaissance …

Square image of fabric samples arranged on wooden table. Four images of flowers are imposed on top with corresponding text. Clockwise from top: Cosmo, Cosmos sulphureus; Pincushion, Scabiosa atropurpurea; Indigo, Indigofera tinctoria; Walnut, Juglans regia.