A Year On

It’s been almost a year since I took on the role of Director of the Arts Institute. Although I held senior roles in other universities, UW–Madison’s Arts Institute is one of those rare and unique …

Film, Naples and Wisconsin

The Wisconsin Film Festival has come and gone. To me this was the first experience of the Festival, both as the Director of the Arts Institute but also as an academic who just moved to …

Maker-Spaces

On December 1, 2016, I was privileged to attend the first Visual & Performing Arts Showcase at The Studio’s Blackbox Theatre in Sellery Hall. For those who are not familiar with the Creative Arts and …

An Arts Gateway

At the University of Wisconsin-Madison the arts converge in quite a unique manner. The beauty of the structure through which this happens is equally compelling, as it requires continuous creative dialogue. In fact, if you …