The Division of the Arts’ Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA) Committee was formed to turn our commitment to embrace and serve all members of our diverse arts community into meaningful action. The Committee is …
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Judy Frater’s interdisciplinary arts residency events and exhibition “Coming Together: Culturally Inspired Creation” (April 20-May 27) at UW–Madison
This spring semester, Judy Frater is the University of Wisconsin–Madison Division of the Arts’ interdisciplinary artist-in-residence. Judy Frater is a curator, author and school director who lived in the Kutch region in Northwest India for …
Black Madison artists working to create a permanent ‘renaissance’
Updated Inclusion, Diversity, Access, and Equity (IDEA) Statement
Why IDEA? Inclusion, diversity, equity, and access (IDEA) are sources of creativity, excellence, and innovation. Building our communities around these values fosters cultural understanding and connection. IDEA creates the conditions for more honest, just, and …
Madison musician explains how community inspires their work
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 …
Announcing Division of the Arts Inclusivity, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility (IDEA) Committee
In June 2020, George Floyd’s brutal death at the hands of the police intensified our thinking about social justice issues and compelled us to take action. In response, the Division of the Arts formed the …
UW–Madison students, guest artists and Interdisciplinary Artists-in-Residence, Ben Barson and Gizelxanath Rodriguez, present an event on June 30
Ben Barson and Gizelxanath Rodriguez, the spring 2020 University of Wisconsin–Madison Division of the Arts‘ Interdisciplinary Artists-in-Residence, guest artists and students will premiere the culminating work of the residency during a virtual event on …
The Necessity of the Arts in a Time of Pandemic: How the University of Wisconsin–Madison is Responding
Written by Gwendolyn Rice “Right now, art, artmaking, and creativity in all its forms are more important than ever,” said Amy Gilman, Director of the Chazen Museum of Art at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. “It is one …
UW–Madison to host musicians and activists Ben Barson and Gizelxanath Rodriguez as the spring 2020 Division of the Arts Interdisciplinary Artists-in-Residence
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Division of the Arts (presenter) welcomes Ben Barson and Gizelxanath Rodriguez as the spring 2020 Interdisciplinary Artists-in-Residence. Both Barson and Rodriguez are musicians, artivists (artists and activists), environmentalists and co-founders of …