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Malkha | Madison: Malkha’s Vision for a Democratic Craft Economy

Posted on August 30, 2021

We invite you to watch this video conversation between Annapurna Mamidipudi, Dorothy Ko, and Sarah Anne Carter, moderated by Yuhang Li. They discuss the formation of this project and Malkha’s vision for a democratic craft …

Posted in Online ExhibitionTagged Design Thinking, Event Highlight, Lynn Mecklenburg Textile Gallery, Material Culture, Textiles

A Report from the “Feeling Fragmentary” Symposium

Posted on May 27, 2021

Graduate students engaged with Material Culture studies across UW–Madison closed out the academic year with a day-long symposium, “Feeling Fragmentary.”

Posted in Blog, Material CultureTagged Event Highlight, Material Culture, Student Research

Milwaukee Film Fest Short Featuring Beth Lipman’s “House Album” Explores the Meaning of the American Home

Posted on May 7, 2021

CDMC Director reflects on the short film’s special connections with the center, SoHE, and Wisconsin. Join the next CDMC Conversations event, featuring the artist and filmmaker, to learn more.

Posted in Blog, Material CultureTagged Event Highlight, Material Culture

New Event Recording: Bisa Butler Shares Her Moment

Posted on March 25, 2021

Professor Marina Moskowitz highlights moments from the 2021 Harris Lecture featuring textile artist Bisa Butler and shares the CDMC’s latest event recording.

Posted in Blog, Study of TextilesTagged Event Highlight, Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection, Textiles

Playing with Vision: Children’s Media Culture before Screen Time

Posted on March 10, 2021

Dr. Sarah Anne Carter reflects on the work of Childhood Studies scholar Dr. Meredith A. Bak and invites everyone to attend Professor Bak’s conversation with Dr. Heather Kirkorian, Faculty Director of SoHE’s Child Development Lab.

Posted in Blog, Material Culture, Study of DesignTagged Event Highlight, Material Culture

Bisa Butler to Give Ruth Ketterer Harris Lecture

Posted on February 26, 2021

The interdisciplinary textile artist, whose quilted works feature African-American subjects, will give the annual Ruth Ketterer Harris Lecture virtually Thursday, March 18, with the Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection at UW–Madison.

Posted in BlogTagged Event Highlight, Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection

CDMC Conversation Series with Annette Becker

Posted on February 3, 2021

Art History Ph.D. Candidate, Tania Kolarik, will chat with Annette Becker, Director of the Texas Fashion Collection, about her path to becoming the director, the history of the collection, and how she uses it to teach material culture to students.

Posted in BlogTagged Event Highlight, Textiles

CDMC Conversation Series with Lois Bielefeld

Posted on January 26, 2021

Photographer Lois Bielefeld will converse with Laura Sims Peck, CDMC Operations Manager, to discuss her work, career, and what her photographs reveal about home life.

Posted in Blog, Study of DesignTagged Event Highlight

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