Sunday | May 22, 2022 | 2-5pm Design Studies Department Dye and Print Rooms |Nancy Nicholas Hall |1300 Linden Dr Please follow the link to RSVP. What’s more iconic of a summer camp experience than a …
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Friendship Bracelet Making Workshop
Saturday, May 7, 2022, 2-5pm Ruth Davis Design Gallery |Nancy Nicholas Hall |1300 Linden Dr When did we stop making our friends gifts just to show how much we care about them? There was a …
Coming Out Campfire Stories
Thursday, April 28, 2022, 6-8pm Ruth Davis Design Gallery |Nancy Nicholas Hall |1300 Linden Dr What’s more iconic of a summer camp experience than sitting around the campfire telling scary stories? Well, coming out as …
Malkha | Madison: Malkha’s Vision for a Democratic Craft Economy
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 …
A Report from the “Feeling Fragmentary” Symposium
Graduate students engaged with Material Culture studies across UW–Madison closed out the academic year with a day-long symposium, “Feeling Fragmentary.”
Milwaukee Film Fest Short Featuring Beth Lipman’s “House Album” Explores the Meaning of the American Home
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.
New Event Recording: Bisa Butler Shares Her Moment
Professor Marina Moskowitz highlights moments from the 2021 Harris Lecture featuring textile artist Bisa Butler and shares the CDMC’s latest event recording.
Playing with Vision: Children’s Media Culture before Screen Time
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.
Bisa Butler to Give Ruth Ketterer Harris Lecture
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.
CDMC Conversation Series with Annette Becker
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.