Visible/Invisible: Designing Afro-Futures

Center for Design & Material Culture
@ 5:00 pm

Visible/Invisible: Designing Afro-Futures Thursday, November 4 @ 5pm CT This event has passed. Watch the recording HERE. D. Denenge Duyst-Akpem presents on her multi-hyphenate practice as an award-winning, self-described “space sculptor”, designer, writer, performance artist, …

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Chipstone-CDMC Undergraduate Research Fellowship Symposium

Virtual Event
@ 10:00 am - 11:30 am

Second Annual Chipstone-CDMC Undergraduate Research Fellowship Symposium August 24, 2021. 10AM CT. The Center for Design and Material Culture is pleased to host the second annual Chipstone-CDMC Undergraduate Research Fellowship Symposium on Tuesday, August 24 …

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Feeling Fragmentary: A Graduate Student Material Culture Symposium

Virtual Event
@ 9:30 am - 5:00 pm

Feeling Fragmentary: A Graduate Student Material Culture Symposium Friday, May 14, 2021 9:30AM-5:00PM CST   The isolation of the past year as a result of COVID-19 safety measures has left many of us feeling as …

Photograph of a fragment of a ceramic delftware salt with blue and white glaze.

CDMC Conversation Series: Amanda Thatch and Zoe Cohen

Virtual Event
@ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

CDMC Conversation Series: Amanda Thatch and Zoe Cohen April 22, 2021. 5PM CT.   The next installment of the CDMC Conversation Series focuses on how visual art and language can meet in textile practice and …

poster for CDMC Conversation between Amanda thatch and Zoe Cohen showing three rolled textiles in blue, rust, and green behind text and CDMC logo.

Amanda Thatch: “Long Draw (Training for Spinsterhood)”

Virtual Event
@ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Livestream Performance: Amanda Thatch Long Draw (Training for Spinsterhood) Friday, April 16, 2021, and Friday, April 23, 2021. 1-3PM CT.   As part of her Design Studies Master in Fine Arts exhibition Tromp as Writ, …

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Feeling Fragmentary: Call for Proposals

Virtual Event
@ 10:00 am - @ 4:00 pm

Feeling Fragmentary: A Graduate Student Material Culture Symposium The isolation of the past year as a result of COVID-19 safety measures has left many of us feeling as though parts of ourselves are missing with …

Photograph of a fragment of a ceramic delftware salt with blue and white glaze.