Learning to Love Something: Arts Pedagogy and the Power of Making

Dorothy O'Brien Innovation Lab
@ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Watch the Recording Join us for a panel discussion in conjunction with the fall 2023 exhibition Heart, Head, and Hand: Making and Remaking at Berea College Student Craft on view in the Ruth Davis Design …

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Chipstone-CDMC Undergraduate Research Symposium

Wisconsin Idea Room 1199, Nancy Nicholas Hall
@ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

The Center for Design and Material Culture is pleased to host the fourth annual Chipstone-CDMC Undergraduate Research Fellowship Symposium on Friday, September 15 at 9AM. This fellowship program, in partnership with the Chipstone Foundation, offers undergraduate UW-Madison students …

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New Perspectives on Material Culture

Center for Design & Material Culture
@ 10:00 am - 11:30 am

Friday, April 28 2023 | 10:00 AM CST Online via Zoom Register Join us on Friday, April 28 at 10am-11:30am CST for a conversation on “New Perspectives on Material Culture” with interdisciplinary Material Culture scholars …

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Lunchtime Conversation: Bird Collisions at UW–Madison

Center for Design & Material Culture
@ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Thursday, April 20 | 12:00-1:00pm Online – THIS EVENT HAS PASSED Join us for a lunchtime conversation centered on bird collisions on the UW–Madison campus. This conversation will bring together faculty, staff, students, researchers, and …

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Remaking Design Theory from the Textile Matrix with Elaine Igoe

@ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Thursday, March 29 from 5:00 – 6:00pm Elizabeth Holloway Schar Hall | Nancy Nicholas Hall | 1300 Linden Dr. | UW-Madison Elaine Igoe’s lecture, Remaking Design Theory from the Textile Matrix, will focus on the …

Prioritizing People: Designing as Sociability

Nancy Nicholas Hall
@ 10:30 am - 11:30 am

Tuesday, February 14, 2022 @10:30am Elizabeth Holloway Schar Hall | 5th Floor, Nancy Nicholas Hall | UW Madison This event has passed. Dr. Maria Patsarika and Professor Scott Townsend’s public talk will overview their design …

Ruth Ketterer Harris Lecture 2023

Nancy Nicholas Hall
@ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Join us for the 2023 Annual Ruth Ketterer Harris Lecture Friday, February 10 @ 3:00pm | 2235, Nancy Nicholas Hall This event has passed. Shoe Obsessed: Power, Identity, and the Manufacturing of Desire Fashion is …

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Shoemaking: Artistry, Craftsmanship, History, and Future

Dorothy O'Brien Innovation Lab
@ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Thursday, February 9, 2022 @4pm Dorothy O’Brien Innovation Lab | 2nd Floor, Nancy Nicholas Hall | UW Madison This event is has passed. Please join us for a conversation between shoemakers Amara Hark-Weber, Jesse Moore, and …