Division of the Arts – At the University of Wisconsin-Madison – UW–Madison

The Division of the Arts and its affiliates advance the arts by leading and promoting arts engagement across campus and beyond.

Programs

"Any form of art is a form of power; it has impact, it can affect change - it can not only move us, it makes us move."
Ossie Davis

IART call for proposals deadline Monday September 13, 5 pm CDT

Call for Proposals

Proposals for the inaugural year-long 2022-23 Interdisciplinary Artist-in-Residence Teaching (IART) program due September 13, 2021

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New: Litza Bixler

Enjoy highlights from the Litza Bixler spring 2021 Interdisciplinary Arts Residency.

Fall 2021 IART Course

Enroll now in The Universal Language of Rhythm: Explorations Through Konnakol and Black American Music with Arun Luthra.

Michele Byrd-McPhee and LaTasha Barnes

New: Michele Byrd-McPhee

Enjoy highlights from the Michele Byrd-McPhee Interdisciplinary Arts Residency.

News

New Division of the Arts director Chris Walker plans to support art and student activism
August 4, 2021
Radical Recs Part 1
This summer, members of the Division of the Arts’ Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA) Committee continue their journey in anti-discrimination education. We are certainly not experts and are aware of the numerous resources available; …
July 15, 2021
There Is No Art Without Culture, No Culture Without Community
June 22, 2021
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Resources

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