TFD Exhibition Reception: Where do we go when we make?

Nancy Nicholas Hall
@ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Join us in celebrating the spring 2026 TFD exhibition: Where do we go when we make? Free registration suggested Where do we go when we make? exhibits collections by 15 graduating artists and designers at the …

In Care Of Closing Reception

Nancy Nicholas Hall
@ 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Join us to celebrate the exhibition In Care Of during National Family Caregivers Month. Caring for loved ones can be difficult and beautiful at the same time. In Care Of: Postcard-Sized Portrayals of Caregiving in Wisconsin elevates …

White text reads "In Care Of: Postcard Sized Portrayals of Caregiving in Wisconsin" against an abstract blue and green landscape.

Fall Exhibition Celebration

Nancy M. Bruce Center for Design and Material Culture
@ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Join us in celebrating both exhibitions in the center’s Quilting Connections exhibition season: Parallel Lines: Quilts and the American Landscape and Find Your Quilt. All attendees will receive a 16-month Quilting Connections calendar featuring images of …

Close up photo of a colorful crazy quilt with irregularly shaped patches sewn together with decorative top stitching. A white bird on brown fabric is centered.

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 …

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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. …

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 …

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

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 …

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Fall 2024 Exhibitions Celebration

Center for Design and Material Culture, 1235 Nancy Nicholas Hall
@ 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm

RSVP Join us in celebrating the fall 2024 exhibitions in the Ruth Davis Design Gallery and Lynn Mecklenburg Textile Gallery. Hear from collaborators and participants from Feel the Beat: Felted Textiles and Material Intelligence  and …

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It’s All the Rage Opening Reception

Nancy Nicholas Hall
@ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

September 26, 5:00-7:00pm | Nancy Nicholas Hall Main Entrance Join us in celebrating the opening of It’s All the Rage: Activism, Aging, and the Raging Grannies of Madison. The Raging Grannies will be present and …

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