It’s All the Rage: Activism, Aging, and the Raging Grannies of Madison

Nancy Nicholas Hall
@ 9:00 am - @ 5:00 pm

View the Online Exhibit It’s All the Rage: Activism, Aging, and the Raging Grannies of Madison grows from a two-year archival and oral history project. This exhibit focuses on several decades of local Wisconsin grassroots activism …

pink and white graphic with white text that reads "It's All the Rage" with a white outline of a granny to the right holding a sign that reads "Activism, aging, and the raging grannies"

Material Intelligence

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

Material Intelligence magazine, published by the Chipstone Foundation, celebrates the human capacity to understand and shape the physical world around us. Inspired by the magazine’s exploration of individual commonplace materials, this exhibition foregrounds two key …

Square black and white graphic with a basket towards the top and glass towards the bottom

Spheres of Influence: Glass Across UW

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

The power of shaping glass has played a critical role in the history of UW–Madison. Glass has enabled us to see near, far, into, and beyond. Spheres of Influence: Glass Across UW foregrounds the material …

Twisting glass instrument on a black background

Threads: Natural Fiber and Living Lines

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

Ann B. Coddington works in threads—living lines created by natural fibers. This material invites layered metaphorical possibilities that are not bound by a loom or a specific interpretative category. Her iterative process invites a range …

Afterlives Opening Reception

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

Join us in celebrating the opening of Afterlives: Material Stories from the Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection. Afterlives explores the many lives of objects and what happens to textiles after they enter the Helen Louise …

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Public Tour: Afterlives

Nancy Nicholas Hall
@ 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. Afterlives explores the many lives of objects and …

Yellow graphic with colorful butterflies and blue text in the center