Museum, Reimagined
This article was published in the Winter 2026 issue of On Wisconsin Magazine. Related Articles
University of Wisconsin–Madison
This article was published in the Winter 2026 issue of On Wisconsin Magazine. Related Articles
At the Akropoditi Dance Festival on the Greek island of Syros, UW–Madison student Dara Zahorik stepped into a dance studio surrounded by people from around the world. Many of the dancers did not speak English as their first language. But as they practiced movements together, Zahorik found herself understanding anyway, learning alongside people she might …
Amari Priya Kukreja Sophomore, majoring in violin performance When Amari Priya Kukreja was looking for a university, she worried she’d be forced to focus on just one of her artistic pursuits. “I didn’t want to enter college feeling like I had to leave parts of myself behind in order to be taken seriously in one …
By Maggie Ginsberg, Division of the Arts The newly announced line-up for the 2026 Wisconsin Book Festival demonstrates UW–Madison’s continuing influence in shaping today’s literary culture. UW–Madison’s Creative Writing program is hardly a best-kept secret. Long considered among the best MFA programs in the country, the fully funded two-year program only admits six students each …
Down in the brightly lit basement workshop of the Chazen Museum of Art last fall, two fabricators set up a time-lapse camera to capture three weeks of a very special custom build. Chazen’s small but mighty preparatory staff is regularly tasked with making things like pedestals and plinths for galleries and exhibitions, but these components …
This article was published in the Fall 2026 issue of On Wisconsin Magazine. Related Articles
Marcelle Haddix Karen A. Falk Distinguished Chair of Education and Dean of the School of Education When Milwaukee-raised Marcelle Haddix became dean of the No. 1-ranked UW–Madison School of Education in 2024, it felt like coming home — her parents met as Badgers, and she was born here. “I was also drawn to our School of Education’s …
Art History classwork turns into a unique professional opportunity, giving four UW–Madison students new perspective on what makes a neighborhood. By Julia Walkowicz, Division of the Arts When Claire Wendland traveled to Walla Walla, Washington, for an architecture conference this spring, she didn’t know what to expect. For starters, when she and three of her …
Summer arts courses offer students a bonus season to earn valuable credits, expand their horizons, and, in some cases, discover deeply personal stories. Story and photos by Ted Hyngstrom, Division of the Arts Raleigh Savage usually spends her semesters investigating the inner workings of the human brain — studying concepts such as neurons, axons and dendrites, …
How students teamed up with professors from Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences and Mead Witter School of Music to transform Wisconsin weather into musical performance. By Julia Walkowicz, Division of the Arts When Molly McKellar saw an email inviting students to turn Wisconsin weather data into composed music, the opportunity felt too perfect to pass up. …