UW-Madison Center for Design and Material Culture
UW-Madison Center for Design and Material Culture
The Center for Design and Material Culture is the
primary destination for the multi-disciplinary study of material culture and
design at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the School of Human Ecology. The Center focuses on the study
of textiles, material culture, and design thinking and is a hub for
innovative programs that engage local, national, and international audiences.
The Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection, the Ruth Davis Design Gallery, the Lynn
Mecklenburg Textile Gallery, and the Dorothy O'Brien Innovation Lab support the work of the Center for Design and Material Culture.
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From Katie Apsey on February 16th, 2021
Wednesday, February 10, 2021, 12:00pm CT Annette Becker is a fashion historian and arts educator whose work focuses on accessible material culture studies. She… -
From Katie Apsey on February 1st, 2021
Friday, January 29, 2021, 12:00pm CT Lois Bielefeld is a Chicago-based commercial and gallery photographer. Her gallery work focuses on constructing visual stories of… -
From Katie Apsey on November 24th, 2020
Wednesday, November 18, 2020, 1:00 PM CT Join CDMC Visiting Executive Director Sarah Anne Carter in this conversation with Diné (Navajo) artist and scholar,… -
From Katie Apsey on November 12th, 2020
Tuesday, November 10, 2020, 1:00pm CT PJ Carlino is a design educator and design historian. His scholarship decodes the history embedded in industrially produced… -
From Katie Apsey on November 10th, 2020
Domingo, 8 de noviembre de 2020, 7-8: 30pm CT / Sunday, November 8, 2020, 7-8:30pm CT Para esta edición de la Serie de Conversaciones de CDMC, el Centro de… -
From Katie Apsey on November 3rd, 2020
Thursday, October 29, 2020, 12:00pm CT Shirley Wajda, Executive Director of the Enfield Shaker Museum, converses with CDMC Visiting Executive Director, Sarah Anne… -
From Katie Apsey on October 20th, 2020
Woven Together: Hello Loom at Copenhagen Contemporary is an online exhibition that explores themes of materiality, process and international collaboration. Curated as a… -
From Katie Apsey on October 20th, 2020
Tuesday, October 13, 2020, 3:00pm CT In this CDMC Conversation, Erika Holst, Curator of History at the Illinois State Museum, speaks with Sam Comerford, Interim… -
From Katie Apsey on October 2nd, 2020
Tuesday, September 29, 2020, 4:00pm CT The Center for Design and Material Culture is pleased to present Lauren Gottlieb-Miller, librarian for the Menil Collection in… -
From Katie Apsey on October 2nd, 2020
Tuesday, August 4, 2020, 1:00pm CTnibiiwakamigkwe is a Métis, Onyota’a:ka (Oneida), Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), Cuban, and waabishkiiwed Two-Spirit artist working… -
From Katie Apsey on October 2nd, 2020
Wednesday, July 15, 2020, 12:00pm CTThe Center for Design and Material Culture presents a new program series, "CDMC Conversations." These conversations are… -
From Laura Peck on September 28th, 2020
Wednesday, September 23, 2020, 1:00pm CTCynthia Leibrock is an author, lecturer, and designer focused on health and longevity in residential design. Her firm,… -
From Katie Apsey on September 22nd, 2020
Woven Together: Hello Loom at Copenhagen Contemporary is an online exhibition that explores themes of materiality, process and international collaboration. Curated as a… -
From Katie Apsey on September 22nd, 2020
Woven Together: Hello Loom at Copenhagen Contemporary is an online exhibition that explores themes of materiality, process and international collaboration. Curated as a… -
From Katie Apsey on September 22nd, 2020
Woven Together: Hello Loom at Copenhagen Contemporary is an online exhibition that explores themes of materiality, process and international collaboration. Curated as a…
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