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UW–MADISON ARTS INSTITUTE: THE YEAR 2015–2016 IN VIDEOS & PHOTOS Photos

Arts Institute Interdisciplinary Arts Residency Program, UW–Madison Celebrating 20 Years of the Interdisciplinary Arts Residency Program Meeta Mastani on her fall 2016 course, “Tactile Textiles - From 2D to 3D” Highlights from the Amy Franceschini Spring 2016 Interdisciplinary Arts Residency

ff Awards in the Creative Arts ff Interdisciplinary Arts Residency

Highlights from the Juan de Marcos González Fall 2015 Interdisciplinary Arts Residency

ff Interdisciplinary Arts Residency

Program 2016 Program 2015

The Studio: Creative Arts & Design Community The Studio at Line Breaks 2016 Golden Badger Awards at the 2016 Wisconsin Film Festival Wisconsin Film Festival 2016 Trailer Highlights of 2016 Madison Early Music Festival (July 9-16) All-Festival Concert | Madison Early Music Festival 2016 The Baltimore Consort Concert | Madison Early Music Festival 2016 UW–Madison – Campus Arts Card 2015-2016 UW–Madison Arts Institute Year in Review

ff The Studio 2016 ff The Studio 2015 ff New Arts Venture Challenge ff Wisconsin Film Festival ff Madison Early Music Festival

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Arts Institute Overview..........................................................................2 Welcome Letter Mission & Vision By the Numbers Engaging Students, Supporting Research...........................................6 Awards in the Creative Arts Interdisciplinary Arts Residency Program The Studio: Creative Arts and Design Residential Learning Community New Arts Venture Challenge

The Wisconsin Idea at Work................................................................ 15 Wisconsin Film Festival Madison Early Music Festival (2016) Communicating Science UW Arts in the Community Arts Institute Committees Arts Institute Staff Arts Institute Partner & Memberships Arts on Campus External Relations Supporting the Wisconsin Idea.......................................................... 30 Donors

Pictured on opposite page, Top to Bottom, Left to Right: attendees at Juan de Marcos Final Celebration residency event, photo by Heather Owens; Wisconsin’s Own Golden Badger Award winners; New Arts Venture Challenge winners; Dance Department performance of “Dis/Connect,” at the Awards in the Creative Arts; workshop at the Madison Early Music Festival; Coloring Book Series cover by John Hitchcock; 4W’s “Human Trafficking Clothesline” exhibition; UW Hospital and Clinic atrium; Juan de Marcos Final Celebration residency event, photo by Heather Owens; Awards in the Creative Arts; Big Screens, Little Folks audience; “Fresh & Snappy” art exhibition; Chazen Museum of Art, photo courtesy of the Chazen; collaborative mural making by The Studio students; “Direct Message” art exhibition by Faisal Abdu’Allah and community members at Madison Public Library; OMAI’s Line Breaks Festival performance; Amy Franceschini residency event “Seeds of Time”; student performance at The Studio; Máquina water sculpture by William Conrad Severson on Engineering Mall; Madison Early Music Festival Elizabethan dance event participants. Photos by Aliza Rand unless noted otherwise.

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The 2015-2016 academic year has been an auspicious time for the Arts Institute and the arts on campus. We celebrate the many new initiatives, curricular ideas and partnerships that have enriched the opportunities for our affiliates and staff alike. As we have continued to establish the foundation for the next chapter of the Arts Institute, I take this opportunity to be reflective. The Arts Institute has been a constant on campus challenging the status quo and bringing international and nationally renowned artists to campus to work with students, faculty and community. We are happy to present programs like the Interdisciplinary Arts Residency Program which enrich our community and expand our

understanding of the powerful effect that the arts can have as a change agent. Once again, we have seen the impact that programs like the Wisconsin Film Festival, the Madison Early Music Festival, or new initiatives like Communicating Science have had on our campus, Madison and the state. Through programs like these, we honor the Wisconsin Idea by expanding beyond the campus boundaries and engaging with communities creating new perceptions of the many ways the arts can inspire, serve and transform.

leadership role on to our next director, John Baldacchino, I am excited and grateful for the opportunity to be witness to the evolution that begins this fall as he steps into the role I have held for the last nine years. It has been a pleasure to serve the campus and the arts community. As I return to the faculty, I am proud to be an affiliate and look forward to continuing my research with the Arts Institute.

The Arts Institute enters a new chapter. It has been a pleasure and privilege to serve as the founding director and the architect of this iteration of the organization. As I hand the

It is indeed a great honor to take on from where Norma Saldivar has just left off. Thanks to her dedication and leadership, the Arts Institute now enjoys the necessary autonomy to move into a new phase: providing a gateway for the arts within and beyond the University. This gateway leads to a meeting-place, an agĂ´n, where the arts meet and often converge while retaining their diversity, specificity and creative integrity.

Norma Saldivar, Director | 2008â€“2016

John Baldacchino, Director

MISSION AND VISION In July 2015, the Arts Institute became its own stand-alone division. In preparation, the Institute’s leadership met with the Office of Quality Improvement in 2014 to create a new mission, vision, values and strategic initiatives for the next three years. By working with faculty and staff in a wide range of departments encompassing both arts and non- artsrelated fields, the Arts Institute is now in a position to create conditions for bold thinking and creative problem solving across campus. Together with our partners we can further develop and support a vibrant arts community as well as enhance and enrich the campus-at-large.

Mission The UW–Madison Arts Institute’s mission is to educate, advocate and inspire through all forms of creative expression.

Vision ff To have a profound and positive impact on students in our local and global communities

Core Values

Diversity Statement

ff We value all forms of artistic expression, experience, interpretation and critical investigation as fundamental paths to understanding and engaging our world

The Arts Institute’s affiliate faculty, staff, guest artists and students promote the importance and power of art as a vital platform to inquire about the world, illuminate and address injustices, challenge points of view and to celebrate all aspects of humanity.

ff We believe that core training in the arts (discipline-based foundational courses and experiences) is fundamental to the success of students ff We foster integrated and collaborative engagement among staff, partners and stakeholders ff We advocate for the essential value of the arts on campus and beyond

We respect, advocate and fully promote the diversity and inclusivity of artistic expression and its important connection and impact on audiences and the community – especially as an agent for cultural competency. We remain steadfast in our mission to embrace all members of our diverse community and are committed to educate using guiding principles and values such as civil discourse and freedom of speech, as integral components to create, exhibit, perform and showcase art.

ff To be leaders in interdisciplinary studies ff To establish a board of visitors

Pictured, Awards in the Creative Arts – The Studio awards recipients and staff. Photo by Aliza Rand.

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Growing Campus through the

Creating platforms for groundbreaking research and practice

ARTS

Exploring new ways to teach and learn

Expanding, reinventing and revolutionizing education across campus

Advocating and collaborating with campus to develop a broader and more balanced admissions policy that values multiple intelligences and proficiencies

Bringing expertise and the creativity of students, faculty and staff into the community through outreach, internships and service learning

Creating a “community of practice” through new and existing spaces

Developing and securing resources for the arts

Developing our role as the nexus for promotion, communication, access and advancement of the arts

56,800+

BY THE NUMBERS The UW–Madison Arts Institute provides a number of resources to its community and campus partners. The following facts and figures highlight achievements during the 2015-2016 academic year.

152

Guest artists brought to campus

135 16,800+

Faculty & staff affiliates

150+

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Attended, followed and participated in Arts Institute-specific programs

111

Partners Number of campus and community partners we supported

Includes 16,800 social media followers and viewers

108

64 50+

Campus Arts Cards

Students Events

Sponsored/distributed by the Arts Institute to students, faculty and staff

The Studio: Creative Arts and Design Residential Learning Community

Social media followers

Media mentions

Pictured on opposite page, Clockwise from Top Left: Communicating Science participants; Juan de Marcos Final Celebration residency event, photo by Heather Owens; The Studio Student Showcase in the Blackbox Theatre; New Arts Venture Challenge Winners; Big Screens Little Folks audience; Amy Franceschini; “SPRUNG” art students’ exhibition at the UW-Arboretum, photo by Susan Day; “Direct Message” art exhibition by Faisal Abdu’Allah and community members at Madison Public Library; collaborative mural making by The Studio students. Photos by Aliza Rand unless noted otherwise.

79,000

Amount distributed to 4 students and 4 faculty/ staff as part of the Arts Institute’s Awards in the Creative Arts

1.6

Million The 2016 economic impact report of the Wisconsin Film Festival – determined from the Greater Madison Convention and Visitors Bureau

ENGAGING STUDENTS, SUPPORTING RESEARCH

Pictured: New Arts Venture Challenge presentations. Photos by Aliza Rand.

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AWARDS IN THE CREATIVE ARTS Each year the Arts Institute recognizes students, faculty and staff achievements and professional service along with providing support for future creative endeavors and research. With the assistance of the Arts Awards Review Committee, eight outstanding students, faculty and staff were recognized for Arts Institute awards for a total of $79,000. The ceremony at Gordon Dining & Event Center on May 10, 2016 also celebrated 10 recipients of several other prestigious campus honors. Entertainment was provided by dance students, Palmer Mathews and Conley Pitzl, who performed Dis/Connect, choreographed by Professor Jin-Wen Yu and the World Percussion Ensemble students directed by Professor Tony Di Sanza.

STRATEGIC INITIATIVE: We will create platforms for groundbreaking research and practice For information contact: Kate Hewson | Assistant Director for Academic Programs 608-263-9290 | kate.hewson@wisc.edu artsinstitute.wisc.edu/awards.htm

Pictured: Awards in the Creative Arts honorees, guests and performers. Photos by Aliza Rand.

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Student Achievement Arts Institute The Studio – Creative Arts Research Based Award Kenneth Dizon The Studio – Creative Arts Service Based Award Nora Laine Herzog Department of English and Department of Bacteriology Kennedie King Department of Afro-American Studies and Department of Communication Arts David and Edith Sinaiko Frank Graduate Fellowship for a Woman in the Arts Koala Yip Art Department

Affiliates Awards

H.I. Romnes Faculty Fellowship

Chazen Museum Prize to an Outstanding MFA Student Jay Katelansky Art Department

Associate Professor Fred Stonehouse Art Department

Wisconsin Union Porter Butts Creative Arts Award Alex Charland School of Music and Department of Biology Anais Reyes Art Department

Outreach Arts Institute Joyce J. and Gerald A. Bartell Award in the Arts Jim Healy Director of Programming Cinematheque

Faculty Research Office of the Provost* | Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education Kellett Mid-Career Award Professor Jennifer Angus Design Studies Department

Vilas Associates Award Assistant Professor Leslie Smith III Art Department Professor Marc Vallon School of Music Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professorship* Professor Jin-Wen Yu Dance Department

WARF Named Professorship Professor Sally Chisholm Germain Prévost Professor of Music School of Music

Arts Institute Emily Mead Baldwin Award in the Creative Arts Professor Ann Archbold Department of Theatre and Drama Professor John Hitchcock Art Department Creative Arts Award Professor Nancy Mladenoff Art Department

Professor Laura Schwendinger School of Music

Pictured: “Faith In Medical Body” – an architectural installation. Artwork and photo by Koala Yip, recipient of David and Edith Sinaiko Frank Graduate Fellowship for a Woman in the Arts.

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INTERDISCIPLINARY ARTS RESIDENCY PROGRAM Funded by the Cluster Hiring Initiative through the Office of the Provost, the Arts Institute’s Interdisciplinary Arts Residency Program (IARP) brings innovative, world-class artists to campus for semester-long residencies sponsored by two or more departments. While in residence, artists teach an interdisciplinary course, present public events and participate in community outreach. The program gives students exposure to working artists, provides course credit and strengthens programmatic ties among individual departments, programs and other campus and community arts entities. The 2015-2016 academic year marked the 20th anniversary of the arts residency program which then evolved to the Interdisciplinary Arts Residency Program in 1999.

Over the years, IARP has assisted in launching significant campus initiatives: Arts Enterprise First Wave Hip Hop and Urban Arts Learning Community Madison World Music Festival Mayrent Institute for Yiddish Culture Occupy Discovery Tales from Planet Earth Wisconsin Institute for Discovery Image Lab For information contact: Emily Lewis | Interdisciplinary Arts Residency Program Coordinator 608-890-2196 | emily.lewis@wisc.edu go.wisc.edu/artsresidency

Pictured, IARP Residencies, Top to Bottom: Lynda Barry, Spring 2012, photo by Angela Richardson; (L) Judith Helfland & Sarita Siegel, Fall 2007 –“Uproot” short film, photo courtesy of Kat Cameron; (R) Henry Sapoznik, Spring 2009, photo courtesy of the artist; Faisal Abdu’Allah, Spring 2013, photo courtesy of the artist.

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FALL 2015

Juan de Marcos González | go.wisc.edu/juandemarcos Grammy Award winner Juan de Marcos González (stage name: Juan de Marcos) is a central figure in Cuban music. His work with the Afro-Cuban All Stars, the Buena Vista Social Club, Ruben González, Ibrahim Ferrer, Sierra Maestra and others has made an extraordinary contribution to raising the profile of Cuban music throughout the world. Juan de Marcos has arranged, conducted, produced and/or performed on over 25 albums.

Guest artists included: ff Gliceria Abreu, Gliceria González Abreu and Laura Lydia González ff Afro-Cuban All Stars ff Kurtis Blow ff Pellejo Seco

While in residence, Juan de Marcos performed with three UW–Madison School of Music ensembles: Jazz Orchestra, Latin Jazz Ensemble and World Percussion Ensemble; presented seven lectures on Cuban music, including with guest artists: Afro-Cuban All Stars, Telmary Diaz, and Pellejo Seco; and participated in five partner events, which included concerts at the Madison World Music Festival and the Overture Center. For the culminating event Juan de Marcos, hip-hop legend Kurtis Blow, the three music ensembles, residency production students and “Madison’s Schools Got Talent” finalists performed to a full house. To provide more access to the event, it was live-streamed and uploaded to YouTube.

ff Telmary Diaz

Residency Activity The legendary musician taught a 3-credit course “Afro-Cuban Music: Roots, Jazz, Hip Hop” to cover the development of Afro-Cuban music and the emergence of Cuban Hip Hop and a 1-credit course “Music Production: Afro-Cuban & Hip Hop Music” where students had a chance to produce and record music at a local studio.

STRATEGIC INITIATIVE: We will create a “community of practice” through new and existing spaces

The Juan de Marcos collaboration with Kurtis Blow has become one of the landmarks of Madison. The efforts of everyone involved brought community together across all cultural, religious, economical and political boundaries for one common cause – great music and performances. The “Madison Schools Got Talent Competition” was a huge success. What an elegant, exciting and entertaining night it was.” —Minister Caliph Amiri Muab’El Executive Director of Breaking Barriers Mentoring, Inc.

Pictured, Top to Bottom: Juan de Marcos Final Celebration residency event, photo by Heather Owens; Juan de Marcos; Juan de Marcos with Afro-Cuban All Stars. Photos by Aliza Rand unless indicated otherwise.

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SPRING 2016

Amy Franceschini | go.wisc.edu/franceschini Amy Franceschini is an internationally known social artist and designer who encourages exchanges and inquiry through temporary and permanent public art. In 1995, she founded the collective Futurerfarmers, which has been a launching platform for subsequent group projects. A guiding theme in her work and in the group projects is the perceived conflict between nature and culture. Through these projects, audiences are encouraged to participate and initiate change in their own communities.

Guest artists included: ff Martin Lundberg ff Joe Riley ff Stijn Schiffeleers ff Michael Swaine

Residency Activity While in residence, Franceschini taught a 3-credit studio course titled “Ecology of Research: Seeds of Time.” Students from a variety of majors participated in Franceschini’s project Seed Journey, which is launching later this year, as well as her on-going project Flatbread Society. Formed in 2012, Futurefarmers’ Flatbread Society is a permanent public art project created on a

waterfront development in Oslo, Norway. An outgrowth of Flatbread Society, Seed Journey is a seafaring voyage that moves people, ideas and seeds through time and space. This voyage of crew and cargo will transport varieties of unpatented ancient grains, recently discovered in Oslo, back to the Fertile Crescent, where agriculture originated. During the residency, her students also worked with guest artists. Franceschini and Swaine both spoke in the Art Department’s Visiting Artist Colloquium and she presented her work to UW– MANIAC attendees at a lunchtime talk. Students were given the opportunity to present their work at two potlucks and the final event, “Seeds of Time,” which was held on April 22 at James Madison Park, including at the Gates of Heaven. The event allowed guests to engage with the students on their final projects for the course, which included a bread-themed contra dance, net weaving, water testing and performance art.

STRATEGIC INITIATIVE: We will explore new ways to teach and learn

Pictured, “Seeds of Time” Event, Top to Bottom: Amy Franceschini; students presenting their final projects; wood block printmaking; public gathering. Photos by Aliza Rand.

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FINANCIAL SUMMARY

Interdisciplinary Arts Residency Program 2015-2016

EXPENSES

Actual 2016

Juan de Marcos González Residency

$ 75,455.00

Amy Franceschini Residency

$ 60,528.00

$ 135,983.00

TOTAL EXPENSES

Fall 2015

Spring 2016

Juan de Marcos González

Amy Franceschini

The Juan de Marcos’ residency was hosted by the School of Music with Assistant Professor Johannes Wallmann as lead faculty, Willie Ney as residency lead and the Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives (OMAI) within the Division of Diversity, Equity and Educational Achievement. His residency was cosponsored by the Afro– American Studies Department; the Department of Art History; the Dance Department; the Art Department; the Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian Studies (LACIS) Program; and the A.E. Havens Center for the Study of Social Justice. Community partners included the Greater Madison Jazz Consortium, 100state and the Overture Center for the Arts.

Amy Franceschini’s residency was hosted by the Art Department, with Assistant Professor Meg Mitchell as lead faculty. Her residency was cosponsored by the Design Studies Department, Department of Horticulture and Department of Community and Environmental Sociology. Flatbread Society and Seed Journey partners included Slow Space/Bjørvika Utvikling, HenieOnstad Art Centre and Museum Aan de Stroom (MAS).

Pictured, Right: attendees at the Juan de Marcos Final Celebration residency event. Photo by Heather Owens.

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THE STUDIO:

Creative Arts and Design Residential Learning Community

The Studio is a residential learning community located in Sellery Hall for incoming first-year students with expressed interest in the arts, including the Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives (OMAI) First Wave scholars, cosponsored by the Division of University Housing and the Arts Institute. A milestone happened with The Studio this year, with some members of the First Cohort graduating from UW. The Studio offers residents access to art and performance spaces as well as programming directed towards their interests in a range of arts and design disciplines. Students take advantage of opportunities to use their artistic skills to serve the community as a whole through projects, collaborations and exhibitions. In addition, The Studio provides numerous opportunities for residents to attend cultural events both on campus and in the community.

what it is like to be a student of color on campus and in this community.

STRATEGIC INITIATIVES: We will advocate and collaborate with campus to develop a broader and more balanced admissions policy that values multiple intelligences and proficiencies We will expand, reinvent and revolutionize education across campus

Over 50 arts and culture events ff The Studio welcome and reunion ff Community dinners ff Creative writing workshops ff Newsies, Wicked, Mummenschanz and Stomp performances ff Visual and performing arts showcases ff Line Breaks Festival shows

For information contact: Marina Kelly | Coordinator 608-265-4212 | marina.kelly@housing.wisc.edu thestudiouw.arts.wisc.edu

2015-16 Event Highlights:

ff Baldhead Kingpin hip-hop course ff Unhood Yourself: The Real UW exhibition

Residents participated in a 1-credit course, “Mapping Your Creative Practice,” in the fall and in a production class, “The Studio Presents…,” in the spring. This year, residents also participated in OMAI’s Line Breaks Festival performances and showcased their work at Unhood Yourself: The Real UW a groundbreaking exhibit at the Chazen Museum of Art designed to educate others on

Pictured, students, performances and artwork from the Studio. Photos by Aliza Rand.

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NEW ARTS VENTURE CHALLENGE The UW–Madison New Arts Venture Challenge is a campus-wide student competition, open to all majors, designed to encourage new thinking and innovative ideas. Individuals and teams submitted a developed proposal for an arts event, exhibition, series, commercial venture or other artistic project. The top four teams were invited to participate in the final round, where jurors (all practicing artists) evaluated proposals. Judging for the final round was open to the public and took place on April 22, 2016 in the MadVenture CoWorking Space. Arts Institute secured funding for each of the finalists and 100state, a co-working space, provided additional support including a membership to the 1st prize team.

David Wells | Edgewood College faculty, professional arts administrator and gallery director

Jurors:

Artworking’s “Boom, Snap, Clap!”– Holiday Pop-Up Shop Jeremy Nuttall (primary) and Lance Owens A holiday pop-up shop at Hilldale that will feature original art and handmade products by artists with cognitive disabilities through the Artworking nonprofit organization.

Chele Isaac | alum of UW–Madison Art Department Tom Loeser | UW–Madison faculty member Mikko Rankin Utevsky | UW–Madison School of Music student, music director of Madison Youth Chamber Orchestra and previous NAVC winner

2016 winners: 1st Prize Finalist ($2,000) “Mira... Indigenous Lives Through Indigenous Eyes” Ligia (Licho) López (primary) along with Gioconda Coello and Associate Professor Faisal Abdu’Allah Mira is an interactive traveling photographic exhibition curated by novice Mayan teachers in Guatemala.

2nd Prize Finalists ($500)

Environmental Art Series Alexandra Lakind (primary), Emili Earhart and Rob Lundberg A workshop and event series with guest artists to explore intersections between knowledge, production and contemporary environmental art. Sound Out Loud Ensemble Satoko Hayami (primary), Kyle Johnson and Garrett Mendelow A music ensemble of seven players to perform and present newly/recently composed classical music to Madison-area audiences.

STRATEGIC INITIATIVE: We will create platforms for groundbreaking research and practice For information contact: Kate Lochner 608-890-3316 | krlochner@wisc.edu go.wisc.edu/NAVC

The UW–Madison New Arts Venture Challenge is a campuswide student competition to ENCOURAGE NEW THINKING and INNOVATIVE IDEAS and is open to all majors. Pictured, New Arts Venture Challenge winners and judges. Photo by Aliza Rand.

THE WISCONSIN IDEA AT WORK STRATEGIC INITIATIVE: We will create a “community of practice” through new and existing spaces

Pictured, Left to Right: Madison Metropolitan School District student field trip to the Wisconsin Film Festival; performance at OMAI’s Line Breaks Festival; student artwork displayed in Hilldale shopping center during the “Fresh & Snappy” art exhibition; Madison Early Music Festival workshop. Photos by Aliza Rand.

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WISCONSIN FILM FESTIVAL The Arts Institute, in partnership with the UW– Madison Department of Communication Arts, held the 18th annual Wisconsin Film Festival on April 14-21, 2016. The Wisconsin Film Festival was started in 1999 by graduate students in the Film Studies Program and has grown into the largest campusmanaged film festival in the United States with over 150 films screened. The films are curated by the programming staff and range from short to feature-length films in the following categories: American independent, international cinema, documentaries, experimental and avant-garde, restored classics, Wisconsin’s Own and children’s cinema. Besides the film screenings, students and attendees interacted with filmmakers, previewed film trailers at the Madison Public Library, attended special events and saw films that usually are not screened in the region. To cultivate a new generation of cinema enthusiasts, the Film Festival offered the 2nd annual Big Screens, Little Folks series, increased

the number of sponsored K-12 school field trips – including World Cinema Day, engaged with the American Family Children’s Hospital to show animated films from around the world to patients and offered free workshops with the Madison Public Library. The Film Festival also expanded its footprint to the eastside of Madison, screening sold-out films and having a fabulous opening night celebration at the Atwood neighborhood’s historic Barrymore Theatre.

Venues: Chazen Museum of Art’s Auditorium (Campus) Cinematheque in Vilas Hall (Campus) Union South’s Marquee Theater (Campus) Barrymore Theatre Madison Museum of Contemporary Art Sundance/Carmike Cinemas (3 screens) For information contact: Ben Reiser | Wisconsin Film Festival Program Coordinator 608-262-6578 | ben.reiser@wisc.edu wifilmfest.org | 2016.wifilmfest.org

Pictured: audience attending the Wisconsin Film Festival Opening Night Event. Photo by Aliza Rand.

Key highlights: ff 158 films ff 50 Wisconsin’s Own films ff 171 screenings ff 20 events ff 230 volunteers ff 1,175 students on field trips ff 70 film industry guests ff 29,015 attendance

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Wisconsin’s Own Golden Badger Awards: Feature Documentary Lamerica directed by Stefano Galli Short Documentary Jazzy@32 directed by Kara Mulrooney Short Narrative Round River directed by Xia Magnus

Steep & Brew Audience Awards: Feature Documentary Louder Than Words directed by Saj Adibs Feature Narrative Hunt for the Wilderpeople directed by Taika Waititi Restoration/Rediscovery Death Wish Club directed by John Carr Shorts Program Just BeYourselves: Wisconsin’s Own Narrative Shorts Big Screens, Little Folks Selection Birds of Passage/Les oiseaux de passage directed by Olivier Ringer

Pictured, Wisconsin Film Festival, Clockwise from Top Left: Filmmaker’s Brunch; First Look event; Wisconsin’s Own Golden Badger Awards ceremony; First Look event reception; Madison Metropolitan School District student field trip to the Wisconsin Film Festival; Big Screens, Little Folks audience. Photos by Aliza Rand.

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FINANCIAL SUMMARY 2016 Wisconsin Film Festival

EXPENSES Box Office and Ticketing Events Film Programming Guest Travel and Hospitality Jury and Awards Marketing Merchandise Operations Personnel Printing Technology Venues Volunteers and Logistics TOTAL EXPENSES

REVENUE/INCOME & IN-KIND Donations/Sponsors/Partners (Cash) Real Butter Donations Film Submissions In-kind Contributions* Merchandise Ticket Sales TOTAL REVENUE/INCOME & IN-KIND

Actual 2016

$ 41,615.00 $ 3,162.00 $ 42,705.00 $ 7,000.00 $ 1,600.00 $ 25,425.00 $ 2,500.00 $ 48,365.00 $ 42,516.00 $ 4,465.00 $ 46,400.00 $ 33,000.00 $ 13,765.00

$ 312,518.00

Actual 2016

$ 24,250.00 $ 4,915.00 $ 3,065.00 $ 102,000.00 $ 1,685.00 $ 254,760.00

$ 390,675.00

*In-kind amount is based on the estimated market value provided by contributors. A full list of sponsors is available on the 2016.wifilmfest.org website.

Pictured: Wisconsin Film Festival greeting video shown at the Opening Night event featured Chancellor Rebecca Blank and Bucky Badger. Photo by Aliza Rand and video by University Communications.

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MADISON EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL

Key highlights: ff 7 concerts ff 1 dance event ff 10 lectures ff 20 work-study students ff 107 workshop participants ff 35 guest artists, faculty & lecturers ff $4,325 raised at fundraiser ff 3,300 Festival attendees

The Madison Early Music Festival (MEMF) was created in 1999 to provide an opportunity for musicians, scholars, teachers, students and music enthusiasts to study Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque music in its social, cultural and political contexts, and to present concerts by acclaimed artists who specialize in historically inspired performance of early music. In 2015, the Arts Institute took over the management of MEMF and it is offered in partnership with the School of Music. The 2016 Madison Early Music Festival celebrated Shakespeare 400: An Elizabethan Celebration from July 9–16 and is an Affiliate Partner of the Shakespeare in Wisconsin 2016 project. To kick-off the 2016 season, a fundraiser was held in May where 75 attendees enjoyed the Shakespeare-inspired evening, including a guest appearance by Will.

the lenses of history and culture. As the capstone of the week, participants performed with awardwinning faculty for the “All-Festival Concert” which is unique to MEMF. On the public side, over 3,300 attended or watched concerts, lectures and a special dance performance. Featured artists included: The Baltimore Consort The Newberry Consort (Chicago-based) New York Polyphony “Sonnets 400” A collaboration featuring musicians Grant Herreid, Priscilla Herreid and Charles Weaver along with Madison-area actor Michael Herold For information contact: Sarah Marty | Madison Early Music Festival Program Coordinator 608-263-2790 | sarah.marty@wisc.edu madisonearlymusic.org

A record number of participants, 107, learned and practiced instrumental and vocal skills through

Pictured: Madison Early Music Festival All-Festival Concert. Photo by Aliza Rand.

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FINANCIAL SUMMARY 2016 Madison Early Music Festival

EXPENSES Personnel (including guest ensembles) Merchandise Supplies/Materials Equipment/Facility Rental Promotions Receptions 15% Earned Income DCS/AI TOTAL EXPENSES

REVENUE/INCOME Participant Fees Concert Ticket Sales Grants Fundraisers Net Artist CD & Merchandise Sales UW Foundation Endowment TOTAL REVENUE/INCOME

Actual 2016

$ 61,214.00 $ 3,032.00 $ 1,380.00 $ 11,270.00 $ 5,548.00 $ 1,908.00 $ 12,653.00

$ 97,005.00

Actual 2016

$ 17,286.00 $ 22,730.00 $ 18,011.00 $ 4,325.00 $ 642.00 $ 34,050.00

$ 97,044.00

Pictured, Madison Early Music Festival, Top to Bottom: All-Festival Concert; Elizabethan dance event musicians; Elizabethan dance event participants; Final Party performance. Photos by Aliza Rand.

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UW ARTS IN THE COMMUNITY American Family Children’s Hospital Big Screens, Little Folks screenings During the Wisconsin Film Festival, the Arts Institute worked with American Family Children’s Hospital staff to screen animated films featured in the Big Screens, Little Folks series. Patients and their families were able to watch a 24/7 loop of seven short films from around the world while in the comfort of their own room. Activity booklets and parent guides were also provided. Support from UW Health, Unity Health Insurance, and Child Life Services and Clinical Engineering staff were instrumental in the success of this new and on-going partnership.

Through the Eyes of Hollywood: Healthcare Depictions in Cinema In May and June, the Arts Institute presented a series of three healthcare-related films in partnership with UW–Madison School of Medicine and Public Health and the School of Nursing along with UW Health and Unity

Health Insurance. The first series addressed how PTSD and veterans are depicted through key films over the decades: The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), The Deer Hunter (1978) and Least Among Saints (2012). Least Among Saints producer, James Hirsch, attended his film’s screening and conducted an informative Q&A. This programming will continue in the 2016-17 academic year with enthusiastic support from its partners.

Coloring Book Series In partnership with the “Wisconsin State Journal,” the Arts Institute engaged campus artists to create a series of coloring book pages that highlighted three iconic UW–Madison locations: Bascom Hall, Camp Randall Stadium and Memorial Union Terrace. The series was distributed in the Sunday paper during the month of May. The full-size pages included artwork by professors John Hitchcock (School of Education – Art Department) and Mark Nelson (School of Human Ecology – Design Studies Department) along with alumni and Comic Book Club organizer Jacob Turner and graduate students Joshua Duncan and KC Concilor.

Pictured, Top to Bottom: Big Screens LIttle Folks educational guide, design by Cathy Sheets; Through the Eyes of Hollywood: Healthcare Depictions in Cinema digital banner, design by Cathy Sheets; Coloring Book Series cover, illustration by John Hitchcock.

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Fresh & Snappy By leveraging the Wisconsin Film Festival’s relationship with Hilldale shopping center (home of Sundance Cinemas), the Arts Institute secured non-traditional exhibition space in April for UW– Madison Art Department students to showcase artwork. Undergraduate and graduate students converted empty storefronts into pop-up exhibition spaces during the high-traffic week of the Wisconsin Film Festival to display their work. The exhibit included painting, drawing, sculpture and multi-media.

SPRUNG For two weeks in April and May, Art Department undergraduate and graduate students installed over a dozen sculptures in the Longenecker Gardens at the UW–Arboretum. Students utilized the natural landscape to investigate how the environment interacts with the art and the viewer. The Arboretum, Madison Arts Commission and Wisculpture also supported this effort.

Hector Aristizábal residency Internationally renowned Colombian theater artist Hector Aristizábal was an artist in residence for a week in the spring of 2016. During his residency, he led workshops on social justice and activism. The culminating event took place at Madison’s Memorial High School where he had a solo performance based on the torture he endured while living in Colombia. He also directed a performance from local high school students that highlighted their experiences when they toured Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU). UW students also performed at the final event. His residency was presented by UW’s A.E. Havens Center and the Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives (OMAI) with additional campus and community supporters.

STRATEGIC INITIATIVE: We will bring expertise and the creativity of students, faculty and staff into the community through outreach, internships and service learning We will expand, reinvent and revolutionize education across campus

Pictured, Top to Bottom: “Fresh & Snappy” art exhibition, photo by Aliza Rand; “SPRUNG” art installation, photo by Susan Day; Hector Aristizábal performance, photo by OMAI.

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COMMUNICATING SCIENCE AND THE ARTS “This is an exciting opportunity to work with colleagues in the health sciences on an important issue. The fact that we can bring theatre training techniques and utilize them to draw research that could be of impact to future medical professionals and theatre professionals with help us collect data that will be illuminating and inspirational. It is our hope that this study will lead us to future collaborations that will demonstrate the important link between the arts and medical sciences. —Professor, Theatre & Drama, Norma Saldivar

STRATEGIC INITIATIVE: We will create platforms for groundbreaking research and practice

In 2016, the Arts Institute made great strides in its dynamic Communicating Science and the Arts initiative with colleagues from across the sciences and health professions at the UW–Madison. Communicating Science and the Arts involves training for scientists and health professionals to communicate more effectively with each other, lay audiences, government officials, media and others outside their own discipline. This year the Arts Institute received a National Endowment for the Arts “Art Works” award of $18,000 to support research associated with the interdisciplinary Communicating Science and the Arts initiative. This study will examine whether healthcare trainees who learn improvisational theater techniques show greater empathy toward team members and others in a healthcare setting. This research will impact future courses and workshops taken by individuals in a variety of healthcare and science-based disciplines.

Notable achievements from the 2015-16 academic year also include: ff Research conducted with the Department of Medicine (Fall 2015) and the School of Nursing (Spring 2016) ff Medical Film Series (see page 21)  ff Continued courses in School of Veterinary Medicine with “Storytelling through Written Word”  ff Developing curriculum for Spring 2017 with the School of Nursing For information contact: Kate Hewson | Assistant Director of Academic Programs 608-263-9290 | kate.hewson@wisc.edu artsinstitute.wisc.edu/commsci.htm | continuingstudies.wisc. edu/collections/communicating-science/

Pictured, Communicating Science and the Arts participants. Photo by Aliza Rand.

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ARTS INSTITUTE COMMITTEES The Executive Committee

Amaud Johnson | Department of English – Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing

The Executive Committee is composed of all Arts Institute (AI) tenured faculty affiliate members.

Jessica Johnson | School of Music Stephanie Jutt | School of Music

Uri Vardi | School of Music Chris Walker | Dance Department Jin-Wen Yu | Dance Department

Faisal Abdu’Allah | Art Department

Carolyn Kallenborn | Design Studies Department

Sandra Adell | Department of AfroAmerican Studies

The Steering Committee

Joseph Koykkar | Dance Department

The Steering Committee (SC) is a subcommittee to the Executive Committee. The SC is a consultative body to the Executive Director.

Thomas Dale | Department of Art History

Norma Saldivar | Department of Theatre and Drama

Teryl Dobbs | School of Music

John Schaffer | School of Music

Jim Escalante | Art Department

Elaine Scheer | Art Department

Aris Georgiades | Art Department

Gail Simpson | Art Department

Lisa Gralnick | Art Department

Patrick Sims | Department of Theatre and Drama | Office of the Vice Provost for Diversity and Climate

Ahna Skop | Laboratory of Genetics

Douglas Rosenberg | Art Department

John Chappell Stowe | School of Music Jeanne Swack | School of Music

Ralph Russo | Wisconsin Union Theater and Galleries

Mary Trotter | Department of English | Interdisciplinary Theatre Studies Program

Sherry Wagner-Henry | Bolz Center for Arts Administration Jin-Wen Yu | Dance Department

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The Academic Affairs Committee

The Gallery and Curation Committee

The Academic Affairs Committee (AAC) consists of faculty and staff affiliates along with student representatives and addresses all issues of teaching and learning, curriculum development and approval and student services. The AAC also oversees the Interdisciplinary Arts Residency Program.

The Gallery and Curation Committee works to support and facilitate a greater number and diversity of art shows and to advocate for freedom of expression in order to create a vibrant arts community in Madison. Faisal Abduâ€™Allah | Art Department Thomas Dale | Department of Art History

Patti Atwood | School of Music Gail Brassard | Department of Theatre and Drama

Marianne Fairbanks | Design Studies Department Aris Georgiades | Art Department

Kate Corby (fall) | Dance Department

Lee Gray | Ruth Davis Design Gallery

Barb Gerloff | School of Education

Sherry Harlacher | Center for Textiles and Design

Kirstin Pires | Chazen Museum of Art Anais Reyes | Wisconsin Union Directorate Art Committee Robin Schmoldt | Wisconsin Union

STRATEGIC INITIATIVES: We will expand, reinvent and revolutionize education across campus We will explore new ways to teach and learn

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ARTS INSTITUTE STAFF Office of the Director

Curriculum and Programs

Outreach Programs

Norma Saldivar, Director (2008-2016)

Kate Hewson, Assistant Director for Academic Programs

Emily Lewis, Interdisciplinary Arts Residency Program Coordinator

Sarah Chapeau, Executive Assistant to the Director

External Relations

Ben Reiser, Wisconsin Film Festival Program Coordinator

Chelsea Lauing, Development Director

Christina Martin-Wright, Associate Director for External Relations

John Baldacchino, Director (Incoming Fall 2016)

Zack Robbins, Corporate Relations Director

Cathy Sheets, Art Director

Administration

Heather Owens, Audience Development & Communications Specialist

Staci Francis, Associate Director for Administration

Kate Lochner, Digital Marketing Specialist

Lisa Spierer, Assistant Director for Media and Technology Adriane Melchert, Student Assistant

Mallory Murphy, Director of Patron Relations Aaron Granat, Videographer Aliza Rand, Photographer Claire Larkins, Associate Graphic Designer

Karin Kolb, Big Screens, Little Folks Curator Terry Kerr, Volunteer Coordinator Sarah Marty, Madison Early Music Festival Program Coordinator

The Studio – Creative Arts & Design Learning Community John Hitchcock, Creative Arts & Design Learning Community Director Marina Kelly, Creative Arts & Design Learning Community Coordinator

Natalie Galles, Student Assistant

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Pictured, Top to Bottom: 4W’s “Human Trafficking Clothesline” exhibition; mural created by The Studio students. Photos by Aliza Rand.

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ARTS INSTITUTE PARTNERS AND MEMBERSHIPS Since its founding, the Arts Institute has worked closely with various academic departments, schools, institutes, and groups on campus, along with community organizations and media outlets. From co-hosting artists in residence, promoting festivals and sponsoring events, to donating time and money to our programs, our partners’ roles are highly valued. As a constituted division on campus, we value these relationships and are committed to developing new partnerships and collaborations.

Campus Partners Arts Units Art Department

6241 Humanities Building 455 North Park Street 608-262-1660 artinfo@education.wisc.edu

Department of Art History

232 Conrad A. Elvehjem Building 800 University Avenue 608-263-2340 arthistory@ls.wisc.edu

Bolz Center for Arts

Administration

3341 Grainger Hall 975 University Avenue 608-263-4161 bolz@bus.wisc.edu

Department of English – Creative Writing Program 6195 Helen C. White Hall 600 North Park Street 608-263-3658 rfkuka@wisc.edu

Dance Department

125 Lathrop Hall 1050 University Avenue 608-262-1691 uwdance@education.wisc.edu

Design Studies Department 3191 Nancy Nicholas Hall 1300 Linden Drive 608-262-2651 ds@mail.sohe.wisc.edu

Department of Communication Arts – Film Studies 6117 Vilas Hall 821 University Avenue 608 - 262-2543 info@commarts.wisc.edu

School of Music

3561 Humanities 455 North Park Street 608-263-1900 music@music.wisc.edu

Department of Theatre and Drama 6174 Vilas Hall 821 University Avenue 608-263-2329 uwtheatre@theatre.wisc.edu

Institutes, Groups and Other Departments 4W: Women, Well-Being, Wisconsin & the World Initiative A.E. Havens Center for Social Justice African Studies Program Department of Afro-American Studies College of Agricultural & Life Sciences Arboretum Asian American Studies Program Wisconsin School of Business Campus and Visitor Relations Chazen Museum of Art Cinematheque Department of Community and Environmental Sociology Division of Continuing Studies Cooperative Children’s Book

Center Design Lab Dutch Program Department of East Asian Languages and Literature Center for East Asian Studies School of Education Department of Gender and Women’s Studies Center for German and European Studies Department of German Global Studies Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection Department of Horticulture School of Human Ecology Center for the Humanities Institute on Aging International Institute Division of International Studies Kohler Art Library Department of Landscape Architecture Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian Studies Program College of Letters & Science Libraries School of Library and Information Studies Mayrent Institute for Yiddish Culture School of Medicine and Public Health Department of Medicine Middle East Studies Program Mills Music Library Mosse/Weinstein Center for Jewish Studies Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies School of Nursing

Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives (OMAI) Institute for Research in the Humanities Center for Russia, East Europe and Central Asia Ruth Davis Design Gallery Department of Scandinavian Studies Silver Buckle Press Department of Sociology Center for South Asia Department of Spanish and Portuguese Tandem Press University Communications Division of University Housing University of Wisconsin Press UW Health School of Veterinary Medicine Center for Visual Cultures WISCIENCE Wisconsin Alumni Association Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery Wisconsin International Outreach Consortium Wisconsin Science Festival Wisconsin Union Directorate Wisconsin Union Theater Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra Writers’ Institute

Media Partners La Comunidad The Cap Times Isthmus

Wisconsin State Journal Wisconsin Public Radio Wisconsin Public TV WORT

Community Partners 100state Breaking Barriers Mentoring, Inc. Boys & Girls Club of Dane County Centro Hispano Dane Arts Forward Theater Latino Chamber of Commerce Latino Professionals Association Madison Arts Commission Madison Black Network of Professionals Madison Children’s Museum Madison Convention and Visitors Bureau Madison Magnet Madison Metropolitan School District Madison Museum of Contemporary Art Madison Public Library Overture Center for the Arts Wisconsin Book Festival

Institutional Memberships Alliance for the Arts in Research Universities (a2ru) Americans for the Arts Arts Wisconsin Downtown Madison Inc. Film Festival Alliance (Wisconsin Film Festival) The International Council of Fine Arts Deans (ICFAD)

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ARTS ON CAMPUS arts.wisc.edu

As the Voice of the Arts on Campus, the External Relations wing of the Arts Institute proudly served the following programs in the areas of design, promotion, videography, photography, social media and poster distribution during the 2015-16 Academic Year: 4Ws Summit Alumni Association Events Arts Business Research Symposium Art Department Criminal exhibition Fresh & Snappy exhibition MFA Studio Days Publicity/Marketing presentation Quadrennial exhibition SPRUNG Squad: The Calling of the Common Hero Bolz Center for Arts Administration Campus Arts Gallery Committee Center for the Humanities Chicken Lady Project David Henry Hwang Chazen Museum of Art Hoodwinked Quadrennial exhibition Cinematheque Campus Arts Ticketing: Patron Support Dance Department Armature

Facing Home Fluid Measure Performing Ourselves Design Studies Department/ Ruth Davis Design Gallery Ancient Looms, Modern Threads Marianne Fairbanks: Impractical Weaving Suggestions Graduate Showcase Harmonious Spaces: Wei Dong and Feng Shui Culture IMPACT Fashion Show MFA Student exhibitions Kevin Ponto: Protean Guise First Year Experience Mayrent Institute Events Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives (OMAI) Hector Aristizábal Line Breaks Festival Passing the Mic School of Music Jazz Immersion Week Performing the Jewish Archive Parts I & II Transformations (Opera) UW–Madison Summer Music Clinic Concerts Shakespeare in Wisconsin 2016

Student Ambassadors

SPECIAL EVENT HERE

Summer Arts Program Marketing

Performing the Jewish Archive

University Theatre

Out of the Shadows:

Fugitive Songs Magic Time Smart People Wisconsin Union Programs & Events Alonzo King LINES Ballet Distinguished Lecture Series o Laverne Cox o Sally Mann The Jones Family Singers Julian Sands We Banjo 2 and Cristina Pato

STRATEGIC INITIATIVE: We will develop our role as the nexus for promotion, communication, access and advancement of the arts

Rediscovering Jewish Music, Literature and Theater

TH E UN I V E R S I T Y