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Past Events Category: Galleries

Threaded Narratives: An Anthology of Design Opening Reception

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

Join us in celebrating the opening of Threaded Narratives: An Anthology of Design. Threaded Narratives: An Anthology of Design celebrates collections by 13 Textiles & Fashion Design students in their final semester in the School of Human Ecology. …

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Threaded Narratives: An Anthology of Design

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

Exhibition Archive Threaded Narratives: An Anthology of Design celebrates collections by 13 Textiles & Fashion Design students in their final semester in the School of Human Ecology. This exhibition, much like a diary or photo …

A photo of interwoven yarn of various colors arching across a white background. In the middle is black text that reads "Threaded Narratives An Anthology of Design."

Open Drawers Opening Reception

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

Please join us to celebrate the opening of Open Drawers, an exhibit curated by graduate students in Dr. Sarah Anne Carter’s Material Culture course. You may have walked by our exhibition space without noticing the …

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Open Drawers

Nancy Nicholas Hall
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Open Drawers represents a multidimensional understanding of home and heart. Where we find home may not always be where we lay our head at night—it may be in objects and materials that we travelled with …

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

Blow your own Glass Terrarium!

Part 1: UW-Madison Glass Lab. Part 2: Nancy Nicholas Hall
@ 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Registration for this event is full.  As part of the exhibition Spheres of Influence: Glass Across UW, the Center for Design and Material Culture is excited to partner with the UW-Madison Glass Lab to offer this …

Photo of a beige exhibition case displays a collection of glass kaliapparat.

Textiles x Insects Panel Conversation and Lunch

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

How scientifically accurate are the butterflies and moths depicted by the textiles on view in Afterlives? What do butterfly boxes tell us about the intersections of art, science, design, and decoration? What do insect collection …

Graphic with text that reads "Textiles x Insects Panel Conversation & Lunch" with images of textile and actual butterflies.

Public Tour: Afterlives

Lynn Mecklenburg Textile Gallery
@ 2:15 pm - 3:00 pm

Join curator Dr. Sarah Anne Carter for a tour of Afterlives. There will be an opportunity to ask questions and explore the materials and methods in the exhibit. Space is limited. Please sign up so …

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Afterlives Opening Reception

Lynn Mecklenburg Textile Gallery
@ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Join us in celebrating the opening of Afterlives: Material Stories from the Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection. Write a valentine for your “collection crush” object from the exhibition, snap some Polaroids, and enjoy hors d’ouevres …

Yellow graphic with colorful butterflies and blue text in the center reading "Afterlives: Material Stories from the Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection."
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