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Blue Light Finds Me

Arts

Mar 20 - May 15 2026

Union South

The Wisconsin Union Directorate Art Committee presents Emme Alice Lipscomb's exhibition, Blue Light Finds Me, at Gallery 1308 in Union South

A photograph that is entirely Prussian blue in color, of a figure draped in a cloth or bedsheet to appear like a ghost, as the sheet seems to be blowing in the wind. The image is taken outside, with a natural background featuring trees and a hillside.

Apr

Imagine

Arts

Apr 10 - May 22 2026

Memorial Union

WUD Art presents Hideki Suzuki's exhibition featuring traditional Japanese masks in the Class of 1925 Gallery in Memorial Union

A grid of Japanese masks from Hideki Suzuki's exhibition: Imagine. The masks repeat diagonally and feature male and female faces, as well as a cat. The masks are decorative and ornate and slightly realistic, but also stylized in a traditional way.

Apr

Infrastructure Bodies/Injury Systems

Arts

Apr 10 - May 22 2026

Memorial Union

WUD Art and the Chazen Museum of Art proudly present Infrastructure Bodies/Injury Systems. An Exhibition by Anne E. Stoner, in the Main Gallery of Memorial Union.

A dark image from inside Anne Stoner's Infrastructure Bodies/Injury Systems. In the foreground there is a metal structure with various speaker and wires strewn about. Behind the structure on the wall is a projected image of a streetscape with people and cars, the image is "datamoshed" meaning that pixels are merging into one another. The windows of Main Gallery are slightly visible in the background.

Apr

Intermediate Lapidary

Arts, WHS Clay

Apr 29 2026 | 5:30 - 9pm

Sold Out

Lapidary is the art of cutting, polishing or engraving stones. See how you can take a rough rock such as an agate or jasper and turn it into a work of art suitable for incorporating into jewelry!

Apr

Hammered Brass Earrings

Arts, WHS Jewelry

Apr 29 2026 | 6 - 9pm

Sold Out

Memorial Union

Course Fee

Saw, hammer, and pound your way to a custom pair of earrings as you hammer brass to create amazing wearable art!

Apr

Creative Reset: Affirmation Studio

Wheelhouse Studios, Wellness

Apr 30 2026 | 3 - 5pm

Union South

Drop in to The Well @ Union South for a free afternoon of mindful-making, affirmation crafts, and collaborative art. Relax and reset by making handmade cards & kindness rocks — open to all, no experience needed!

Apr

Chucho Valdés & Paquito D’Rivera Reunion Sextet

Music

Apr 30 2026 | 7:30 - 9:30pm

Wisconsin Union Theater

Ticketed Event

With some 29 GRAMMY and Latin GRAMMY awards between them, legends Chucho Valdés and Paquito D’Rivera reunite on a tour celebrating their 60-year friendship.