A Virtual Docent’s Tour with Ann Schaffer
While the museum is closed, our docents have been leading us on “virtual tours,” sharing some of their favorite works digitally. Ann Schaffer has been […]
May 21, 2020
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May 7, 2020A Virtual Docent’s Tour with Heidi Knapp
Heidi Knapp was a nurse for 35 years, retiring in 2015. She’s spent quite a bit of time in museums in Europe and has been a docent since 2016.
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May 3, 2020Anwar Floyd-Pruitt: The 2020 Russell and Paula Panczenko MFA Prize Winner
The 2020 Russell and Paula Panczenko Prize winner is Anwar Floyd-Pruitt. Floyd-Pruitt focuses on interdisciplinary approaches to art-making by combining his BA in psychology from Harvard University and BFA from UW-Milwaukee’s Peck School of the Arts.
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April 29, 2020The Sounds of the Chazen: Aura of Abstraction
Museum education assistant Serendipity Swanstrom-Stage has put together several playlists on Spotify inspired by the Chazen's permanent collection. First up is "Aura of Abstraction."
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April 21, 2020A Virtual Docent’s Tour with Jeanne Ferreira
Jeanne Ferreira has been a docent for more 10 years, and talk about some of some of the works of art she regularly discusses while giving tours.
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April 17, 2020A Virtual Docent’s Tour with Mary Rowin
While the museum is closed, we’ve asked our docents to take us on “virtual docent’s tours,” showing us digitally some of their favorite works. Mary […]
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April 3, 2020A Virtual Docent’s Tour with Diane Mertens
We’ve asked our docents to take us on “virtual docent’s tours,” showing us digitally some of their favorite works. Diane Mertens was a high school […]
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April 2, 2020Dear Friends: A Message From the Director
Dear Friends, I hope you are all healthy and safe during this difficult time. As many of you can relate, it feels as if our […]
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March 26, 2020A Virtual Docent’s Tour with Sandra Loman
Sandra Loman taught history courses at Madison College for over 30 years and used both art and architecture extensively in her curriculum. She’s been a docent since 2004. We asked her a few questions about some favorites at the Chazen.
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February 17, 2020Chazen Museum of Art and UW–Madison Libraries Awarded Mellon Grant
Madison, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin–Madison has been awarded a $500,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support the “Coordinating Cultural Heritage […]