In “Advancing Hip Hop as a Path Toward Equity,” hip hop artists, scholars, and educators will share artistic representations, discuss connections between hip hop and youth-led movements for Black lives, and share proven practices in hip hop education as paths toward youth empowerment and equity.
social justice
The Art of State Street: Politics, Policing, and Protest
In the wake of the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor by police, artists and activists took to the streets to protest for racial justice. This event brings together in conversation two of these artists with UW-Madison faculty from the Art Department and the Chazen Museum.
THE HARVEST: An Evening of Hip-Hop Theatre & Concert Dance
THE HARVEST is an an evening of Hip-Hop theater and concert dance through the fundamentals and lens of Hip-Hop culture.
Creating Racial Justice & Change Through the Arts and Why It’s Important
Michele Bryd-McPhee is one of the keynote speakers for the annual Alliance for the Arts in Research Universities (a2ru) National Conference. She will be joined by Assistant Professor Duane Lee Holland, Jr. in UW-Madison’s Dance Department.
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 …