Sunday Tour: Look What Harvey Did
Stop by the welcome desk and meet our museum guide who will lead you on a guided tour of Look What Harvey Did: Harvey K. Littleton’s Legacy in the Simona and Jerome Chazen Collection of Studio Glass. Tours last up to 60 minutes and encourage conversation, curiosity, and close looking as you explore.
Advanced reservation encouraged. Walk-ins will be welcome as space allows. Chazen Museum of Art. 12-1 p.m. Information: visit@chazen.wisc.edu
Family Day: Ink-credible Printmaking
Learn about printmaking with a hands-on workshop inspired by the artist Wharton Esherick. Explore a variety of materials and techniques to create and take home your own prints. This event is for visitors of all ages, with something for everyone to enjoy. Be sure to wear clothes you're comfortable getting messy in, and get ready to make your own print!
Free and open to all. Registration encouraged, not required.
Generous support provided by Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All program. Chazen Museum of Art. 12-2 p.m. Information: visit@chazen.wisc.edu
Sunday Tour: Look What Harvey Did
Stop by the welcome desk and meet a museum guide who will lead you on a guided tour of "Look What Harvey Did: Harvey K. Littleton’s Legacy in the Simona and Jerome Chazen Collection of Studio Glass". Tours last up to 60 minutes and promote conversation and close looking as you explore works of art.
Registration is required. Reserve your spot today at: https://chazen.wisc.edu/events/sunday-tour-look-what-harvey-did-5/ Chazen Museum of Art. 12-1 p.m. Information: visit@chazen.wisc.edu
Sunday Tour: The Crafted World of Wharton Esherick
Join us for a guided tour of "The Crafted World of Wharton Esherick"! Meet at the front desk for a closer look at Esherick’s innovative work, from woodcut illustrations to sculptural furniture. Tours last up to 60 minutes and encourage conversation, exploration, and close engagement with Esherick's interdisciplinary artistry.
Advanced reservation encouraged. Walk-ins will be welcome as space allows. Chazen Museum of Art. 12-1 p.m. Information: visit@chazen.wisc.edu
Film Screening and Talk: Suneil Sanzgiri and Anamika Singh with Preeti Chopra
Join Suneil Sanzgiri and Anamika Singh for a pair of special screenings related to Corpus, an exhibition by Anamika Singh. Following the films, both filmmakers will be in conversation with Dr. Preeti Chopra about their respective works and shared themes of power, destruction, and memory.
Registration encouraged, but not required. No audio or video recording will be permitted. This program is co-sponsored by the UW–Madison Center for South Asia. Auditorium, Chazen Museum of Art. 2-4 p.m. Information: 263-2246, events@chazen.wisc.edu
Exhibition Celebration: Corpus, An exhibition by Anamika Singh
Celebrate the 2025 Russell and Paula Panczenko MFA Prize winner Anamika Singh and her exhibition Corpus.
Singh and Dr. Faisal Abdu’Allah will discuss the exhibition, which interrogates the forms in which histories of power, labor, and violence appear.
Following the conversation, explore the exhibition and continue the celebration at a reception in the Chazen’s Lobby, with complimentary appetizers and a cash bar in the Chazen Café.
Registration recommended, not required. Chazen Museum of Art. 5-7 p.m. Cost: Free to attend. Information: 263-2246, events@chazen.wisc.edu
Student Night at the Chazen
You're invited to a FREE student-only event at the Chazen Museum of Art celebrating You Belong Here: Place, People, and Purpose and The Crafted World of Wharton Esherick! Explore the works on view in both exhibitions and win prizes by taking a journey through the galleries. Hands-on art-making activities in the lobby will offer the chance to build collages with local artist Natalie Ergas and woodblock print your own tote bag to take home. Light snacks and drinks provided.
RSVPs are encouraged. Chazen Museum of Art. 5-7 p.m. Information: hphart@chazen.wisc.edu
Maker to Maker Tour: The Joinery x Wharton Esherick
Join Steven Ricks from The Joinery for a special tour of "The Crafted World of Wharton Esherick" from his perspective as a woodworker. This tour will open up an understanding of Esherick’s practice by looking closely at his materials, process, joinery, and mark making—focusing on how he constructed the sculptures and furniture on view.
Advance registration encouraged. Walk-ins will be welcome as space allows.
Generous support provided by Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All program. Chazen Museum of Art. 12-1 p.m. Cost: free. Information: 263-2246, events@chazen.wisc.edu
Maker to Maker Tour: The Bodgery x Wharton Esherick
Join Barret Elward from The Bodgery for a special tour of The Crafted World of Wharton Esherick from his perspective as a woodworker. This tour will open up an understanding of Esherick’s practice by looking closely at his materials, process, joinery, and mark making—focusing on how he constructed the sculptures and furniture on view.
Advance registration encouraged. Walk-ins welcome as space allows. Chazen Museum of Art. 12-1 p.m. Cost: Free to attend. Information: 263-2246, events@chazen.wisc.edu
Hands-On Woodblock Printmaking Workshops with UW Professor John Hitchcock
Join us for an evening of art-making inspired by the midcentury American artist and designer Wharton Esherick. Artist and University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty member, John Hitchcock, will lead participants in a hands-on opportunity to create your own woodblock print on paper and tote bag provided by the Chazen. Interested in also printing on a favorite t-shirt or hoodie? Bring it with you!
Participants are encouraged to bring an apron or clothes you don’t mind getting ink on. Chazen Museum of Art. 5 p.m. Information: 263-2246, events@chazen.wisc.edu