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 …

A cropped view of a log cabin quilt, in which the strips form diamonds of light and dark.

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. …

A cropped view of a log cabin quilt, in which the strips form diamonds of light and dark.

Parallel Lines: Quilts and the American Landscape

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

Parallel Lines: Quilts and the American Landscape explores the parallel processes of quilt-making within the American home and place-making on the American landscape. Featuring nineteenth- and twentieth-century American quilts drawn from the Helen Louise Allen …

Graphic of a old plot map of Wisconsin with squares filled in with pieces of quilts. In the bottom right corner is text that reads "Parallel Lines Quilts and the American Landscape."

The Future Is

Ruth Davis Design Gallery
@ 10:00 am - @ 2:00 pm

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 …

Graphic with a multicolored background with white text that reads "The Future Is."

Bringing Akris Stories to Life

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

Starting July 21, Bringing Akris Stories to Life will be on view in the Ruth Davis Design Gallery window. This semester-long consulting project between Akris and the Kohl’s Center for Retailing brought together Textile & Fashion …

Graphic with a light blue overlay over a sketch of several wavy garments and text that reads "Bringing Akris Stories to Life: Brand Consulting Project."

Wisconsin 4-H State Art Show: Beyond Ready!

Ruth Davis Design Gallery
@ 4:00 pm - @ 6:00 pm

The 4-H Art Show is a vibrant showcase of creativity, featuring artwork from talented youth across Wisconsin, including contributions from the Wisconsin 4-H Art Team and 4-H County Educators. This inspiring exhibit celebrates the imagination, skill, …

Graphic with a photo of students working on art on the top and text on the bottom that reads "Wisconsin 4-H Arts."

Material Inquiry: Handmade Paperworks

Ruth Davis Design Gallery
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Opening reception: Thursday, 6/5, 3pm – 5pm On view: Friday, 6/6, 12pm – 4pm The Design Studies MFA program has consistently drawn artists and designers working within the expansive area of Fiber and Material Studies. …

A green and black illustration of an abstracted, layered landscape.

Public Gallery Tour: Afterlives

Lynn Mecklenburg Textile Gallery
@ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Join curator Dr. Sarah Anne Carter for a tour of Afterlives: Material Stories from the Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection. There will be an opportunity to ask questions and explore the materials and methods in the …

Graphic with blue background and yellow text that reads "Public Gallery Tour with curator Sarah Anne Carter" and has a photo of her and a detail of a yellow, orange, green, and blue textile butterfly.

Open Drawers Rotation Reception

Nancy Nicholas Hall
@ 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Please join us to celebrate the rotation of Open Drawers, a second set of mini-exhibits curated by graduate students in Dr. Sarah Anne Carter’s Material Culture course. You may have walked by our exhibition space …

Graphic with a white background and a drawing of an empty, open drawer. Above the drawing is text in black that reads "Open Drawers."