Transforming Curatorial Practice
Join us for a thought-provoking panel discussion on transforming curatorial practices, where experts explore the role of the curator in today’s evolving cultural landscape.The panel will be moderated by Katherine Alcauskas (Chazen Museum of Art) and Professor Jill Casid, and feature distinguished alumni participants:
Marcela Guerrero (Ph.D. 2015)
Linde B. Lehtinen (Ph.D. 2014)
Drew Sawyer (B.A. 2004, Ph.D. (2015) from Columbia University)
Free and open to the public. Chazen Museum of Art. 4:30 p.m. Information: avandrzejews@wisc.edu
Architecture of Art: A Wharton Esherick Panel Discussion
Join us for an engaging discussion inspired by the exhibition, The Crafted World of Wharton Esherick, which delves into the unique relationship between art and architecture in the creation of artist-built environments. Explore how artists, like Esherick, transform spaces into immersive works of art that challenge traditional boundaries between design, craft, and function.
Registration encouraged, but not required. Chazen Museum of Art. 4-5:30 p.m. Information: jprey@chazen.wisc.edu
‘You Belong Here’ Exhibition Celebration
Join us for an unforgettable evening celebrating 'You Belong Here: Place, People, and Purpose in Latinx Photography'.
The event begins at 5 p.m. with an enriching discussion in the Chazen Auditorium between exhibiting artist, Star Montana and Darcy Padilla, UW-Madison professor, documentary photographer, and photojournalist. This conversation offers insights into the importance of photography within Latinx art, shedding light on the importance of visibility and belonging.
Reception to follow. Chazen Museum of Art. 5-7:30 p.m. Cost: Free to attend. Information: 263-2246, jprey@chazen.wisc.edu
Working to Create Home in Latinx Photography: A Talk by Theresa Delgadillo
Join Professor Theresa Delgadillo for a talk inspired by the exhibition You Belong Here: Place, People, and Purpose in Latinx Photography. This program considers the mythos of the "ideal immigrant" to query portrayals of labor, home, and belonging in Latinx photographic self-representation.
Free and open to the public. Space is limited – advanced registration is encouraged. Walk-ins are welcome as capacity allows. Chazen Museum of Art. 5-6 p.m. Cost: Free to attend. Information: 263-2246, jprey@chazen.wisc.edu
Japanese Painting Circa 1500: A Time of Upheaval and Innovation
Please join the Department of Art History for a symposium on Japanese Art History, "Japanese Painting Circa 1500: A Time of Upheaval and Innovation," which will take place on Friday, April 12th, 2024.
Participants will include: Shimao Arata (Gakushūin University), Steffani Bennett (UW–Madison), Yukio Lippit (Harvard University), Melissa McCormick (Harvard University), Gene Phillips (UW–Madison), and Aaron Rio (The Metropolitan Museum of Art). L140 Conrad A. Elvehjem Building. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Information: 263-2340, arthistory@ls.wisc.edu
‘Art of Enterprise’ Exhibition Celebration
5–6 p.m. Chazen Auditorium
Lecture, Walter S. Melion, Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Art History, Emory University
6–7 p.m. Mead Witter Lobby
Light refreshments and continued conversation with Walter Melion and Art of Enterprise curator James Wehn Chazen Museum of Art. 5-7 p.m. Cost: free. 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: 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
Lifting the Veil: a Conversation on Race and the Museum Now
Bridget R. Cooks, Ph.D. (Professor of Art History and African American Studies at UC Irvine and author of Exhibiting Blackness: African Americans and the American Art Museum (University of Massachusetts Press, 2011) joins Janine Yorimoto Boldt, Ph.D. (Associate Curator of American Art at the Chazen Museum) and UW students to facilitate a vital dialogue around Sanford Biggers’s sculpture Lifting the Veil on our reckoning with the institution and its objects.
Registration required. Chazen Museum of Art. 9:30-11 a.m. Information: jprey@chazen.wisc.edu
Celebrating Indigenous Perspectives: Honoring Truman Lowe
Join contemporary artist, musician and professor, John Hitchcock, in conversation with art scholar and first full-time curator of Native American Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Dr. Patricia Marroquin Norby. They will discuss the legacy of artist, Truman Lowe, and his sense of advocacy and support of indigenous artists.
Auditorium, Chazen Museum of Art. 5:30-6:30 p.m. Information: jprey@chazen.wisc.edu