PhD student in Design History, Maeve M. Hogan, discusses the curatorial vision for Lace in the Helen Louise Textile Collection, on view in the Lynn Mecklenburg Textile Gallery, September 8 through November 17, 2021.
Student Research
The “Politics at Home” Exhibit: An Origin Story
Sneak peek from co-curator Marina Moskowitz of the fall 2021 exhibit “Politics at Home: Textiles as American Politics” in the Ruth Davis Design Gallery.
Chipstone-CDMC Undergraduate Research Fellowship Symposium
The 2nd annual Chipstone-CDMC Undergraduate Research Fellowship Symposium will feature presentations by the 2021 cohort of summer fellows. Their presentations will focus the 3 CDMC pillars: design thinking, material culture, and textiles.
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.”
Material Culture Student Spotlight: Sophie Rain Plzak
Spring 2021 Art History graduate Sophie Rain Plzak shares her thoughts on the Material Culture Certificate program and her future plans.
Student Spotlight: Samantha Comerford, “Dresses for Death: Mass-Produced Burial Garments in America, 1880-1915”
Art History Master’s student (and 2021 graduate) Samantha Comerford shares her research and favorite HLATC stories with us to reflect on her recent graduation.
Feeling Fragmentary: A Graduate Student Material Culture Symposium
The UW–Madison Material Culture Focus Group hosts a virtual symposium by and for graduate students with the goal of connecting individuals with mutual interest in Material Culture, broadly defined.
Student Spotlight: Lindsey Wilson, “Grief Unveiled: A Study on Victorian Mourning Practices and Spiritualism”
Textile Design and Art History student (and 2021 graduate) Lindsey Wilson shares her Senior Thesis work and research around Victorian mourning practices.
Threads 2021: “Reality?” A Virtual Design and Fashion Event
Join us for a student-led, socially-distanced, large-scale outdoor projection at the Garver Feed Mill. Take a step onto the virtual runway with UW-Madison’s TFD students as they share their work.
Threads 2021: “Reality?” A Virtual Design and Fashion Event
Join us for a student-led, socially-distanced, large-scale outdoor projection at the Garver Feed Mill. Take a step onto the virtual runway with UW-Madison’s TFD students as they share their work.