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; …
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Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA) Committee: One Year In
The Division released the above statement on our social media channels on June 4, 2020. In response to George Floyd’s murder in May 2020, the Division of the Arts formed the Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and …
New director of Division of the Arts named
Choreographer Litza Bixler goes from ‘Shaun of the Dead’ to UW-Madison
UW–Madison students and Interdisciplinary Artist-in-Residence Litza Bixler present Bodies, Borders & Belonging multimedia exhibition May 8 & 9
Litza Bixler, the spring 2021 University of Wisconsin–Madison Division of the Arts Interdisciplinary Artist-in-Residence and students will present Bodies, Borders & Belonging at the Arts Lofts (111 N. Frances Street) from Saturday – Sunday, May 8 …
Finalists chosen for the UW–Madison Arts Business Competition – Presentations on April 23
The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Arts Business Competition was created in 2009 to encourage UW–Madison students to develop and present a thorough proposal for an arts event, exhibition, series, commercial venture or other artistic project. Students submit …
Student-led organizations will host free, virtual discussion with critically acclaimed rapper and poet Noname
Noname to discuss artistic expression in music and poetry, BIPOC and female empowerment during free event open to University of Wisconsin–Madison students, staff, and faculty
UW–Madison Division of the Arts Announces a major change to the Interdisciplinary Arts Residency Program
Updated April 13, 2021 The University of Wisconsin–Madison Division of the Arts is changing the name of the Interdisciplinary Arts Residency Program (IARP) to Interdisciplinary Artist-in-Residence Teaching (IART) program starting in July 2021. The program …
Soprano Sarah Brailey Wins Grammy Award
The world premiere recording of composer Dame Ethel Smyth’s 1930 masterwork, The Prison, released on Chandos Records, has won the Grammy Award for Best Classical Solo Vocal Album. The recording features soprano and doctoral student Sarah Brailey and bass-baritone Dashon Burton as soloists, and is conducted by James Blachly with his Experiential Orchestra and Chorus. The producer is Blanton Alspaugh and Soundmirror.