Politics at Home: Textiles as American History

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

Featuring work from the Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection ranging from the 18th through the 21st centuries, this exhibition includes a range of domestic textiles that demonstrate how public discourses of American politics have always …

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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 …

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Threads 2021: “Reality?” A Virtual Design and Fashion Event

Garver Feed Mill
@ 8:30 pm - @ 10:00 pm

Threads 2021: Reality? A Virtual Design and Fashion Event April 30, 2021 & May 1, 2021. 8:30 – 10PM each night. From the students of the Textiles and Fashion Design Program at the School of …

Poster for student event threads with images of fashion models wearing white masks and a link to the event website: threads.sohe.wisc.edu

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 …

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The Portal: Call for Entries

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

Accepting Submissions: Tuesday, March 23-Thursday, April 8, 2021 The Portal: A Step into the Past The Portal is a juried online exhibition featuring student-designed historic interiors. The virtual exhibition will be hosted by the Center of …

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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.

Design 2021: Call for Entries

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

Design 2021: Annual Juried Student Exhibition Submissions Portal Open: Friday, March 19-Sunday, April 18, 2021 This spring, the Center for Design and Material Culture (CDMC) and the Design Studies Department present Design 2021, a virtual edition …

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