Curator Conversation: Art of Enterprise with James Wehn
James Wehn, Van Vleck Curator of Works on Paper, hosts an in-gallery conversation about Art of Enterprise: Israhel van Meckenem’s 15th-Century Print Workshop. As the exhibition's curator, Wehn will take a close look at selected works and a discuss van Meckenem's role in developing printmaking as a fine art.
Registration is required to attend. Chazen Museum of Art. 10-11 a.m. Information: jprey@chazen.wisc.edu
Curator Conversation: Art of Enterprise with James Wehn
James Wehn, Van Vleck Curator of Works on Paper, hosts an in-gallery conversation about Art of Enterprise: Israhel van Meckenem’s 15th-Century Print Workshop. As the exhibition's curator, Wehn will take a close look at selected works and a discuss van Meckenem's role in developing printmaking as a fine art.
Registration is required to attend. Chazen Museum of Art. 10-11 a.m. Information: jprey@chazen.wisc.edu
Curator Conversation: Insistent Presence with Margaret Nagawa
Join Margaret Nagawa, Ugandan artist and curator, in conversation with the exhibition, Insistent Presence: Contemporary African Art from the Chazen Collection. Through close looking, Margaret will share insights about contemporary African art and discuss selected works in detail.
Registration is required to attend. Chazen Museum of Art. 4-5 p.m. Information: jprey@chazen.wisc.edu
Curator Conversation: Insistent Presence with Margaret Nagawa
Join Margaret Nagawa, Ugandan artist and curator, in conversation with the exhibition, Insistent Presence: Contemporary African Art from the Chazen Collection. Through close looking, Margaret will share insights about contemporary African art and discuss selected works in detail.
Registration is required to attend. Chazen Museum of Art. 10-11 a.m. Information: jprey@chazen.wisc.edu
University Collections Panel
Academic staff from the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s varied and rich collections will discuss the ways their holdings support interdisciplinary teaching. Confirmed panelists include Curator of Special Collections and History of Science Senior Lecturer Robin E. Rider, Chazen Museum of Art Chief Curator Katherine D. Alcauskas, Kohler Art Library Director Anna Simon, and UW Zoological Museum Associate Director & Curator of Osteology Laura Monahan. Wisconsin Idea, 1199, Nancy Nicholas Hall. 2-4 p.m. Information: abarrios2@wisc.edu
Director’s Conversation: Sifting & Reckoning
Chazen Director Amy Gilman, and Public History Project Director Kacie Lucchini Butcher, discuss the UW–Madison Public History Project and the work that went into creating Sifting & Reckoning: UW–Madison’s History of Exclusion and Resistance.
This project was “a multi-year effort to uncover and give voice to those who experienced and challenged exclusion on campus."
This conversation will occur in the Chazen Auditorium from 6–7 p.m. Live stream available. Auditorium, Chazen Museum of Art (Also offered online). 6-7 p.m. Cost: Free; registration required. Information: jprey@chazen.wisc.edu
Echoing Overseas: Curator in Conversation
Chi-Lynn Lin, PhD student and curator of Echoing Overseas, and Steffani Bennett, UW–Madison assistant professor and Joan B Mirviss Chair in Japanese Art will take a closer look at processes of artistic exchange in pre-modern and modern Asian art. Lin and Bennett will invite the audience to rethink issues of influence, originality, and agency.
Conversation: 6–7 p.m. (Chazen Auditorium)
Reception: 7–8 p.m. (Chazen Lobby) Auditorium, Chazen Museum of Art. 6-8 p.m. Cost: Free. Information: jprey@chazen.wisc.edu
Curator’s Conversations: Pressing Innovation with James Wehn
Join James Wehn, Van Vleck Curator of Works on Paper, in conversation with the exhibition Pressing Innovation: Printing Fine Art in the Upper Midwest. Through close looking, James will share insights about contemporary prints and discuss selected works in detail.
https://fb.me/e/1MqP94U3B Chazen Museum of Art. 4-5 p.m. Information: jprey@chazen.wisc.edu
Curator’s Conversations: Pressing Innovation with James Wehn
James Wehn, Van Vleck Curator of Works on Paper, hosts a conversation on Pressing Innovation: Printing Fine Art in the Upper Midwest. Wehn, who curated the exhibition, will share insights about contemporary prints and discuss selected works in detail.
https://fb.me/e/1dndAFvdl Chazen Museum of Art. 10-11 a.m. Cost: Free. Information: jprey@chazen.wisc.edu
Curator’s Conversations: Seeing Audubon with Emily Arthur and Robin Rider
Join printmaker and UW–Madison Associate Professor, Emily Arthur, and Curator of Special Collections, Robin Rider, Ph.D., in conversation with the exhibition Seeing Audubon: Robert Havell, Jr. and The Birds of America. Through close looking, Emily and Robin will share insights about the prints and discuss selected works in detail.
Registration is limited to 20 participants. Tickets are required to attend.
https://fb.me/e/2canVkDtO Chazen Museum of Art. 10-11 a.m. Information: jprey@chazen.wisc.edu