by Moselle Singh, Joseph Mougel | Jan 14, 2023 | Videos
How can saving seeds and growing native and traditional plants promote food sovereignty and preserve community? On January 14, 2023, guests joined us in the James Watrous Gallery for an open conversation with local plant experts on the connections between saving...
by Jody Clowes, Emily Arthur | Feb 25, 2022 | Magazine Article
This solo exhibition by artist Emily Arthur examines connections between seemingly unrelated events, past and present, to make visible the land as a living matter that holds a story. This selection of work, which includes artist’s books, original prints and small,...
by Mary Louise Schumacher | Oct 28, 2021 | Magazine Article
For years I had hoped to write a profile of Ruth DeYoung Kohler, the woman who guided the John Michael Kohler Arts Center to an international reputation for its care and exhibition of artists now known as “environment builders.” Kohler is one of the few arts leaders...
by Demitra Copoulos, Erica Hess, Yevgeniya Kaganovich, J Myszka Lewis, Masako Onodera, Valaria Tatera | Apr 22, 2021 | Videos
In April 2021 the Wisconsin Academy’s James Watrous Gallery brought together the artists from the Vulnerable Bodies exhibit at Garver Gallery for a Zoom reception. Hear from Demitra Copoulos, Erica Hess, J Myszka Lewis, Yevgeniya Kaganovich, Masako Onodera, and...
by Heather Swan | Mar 4, 2021 | Magazine Article
As kingfishers catch fire, dragonflies draw flame …Crying What I do is me: for that I came. —Gerard Manley Hopkins, “As Kingfishers Catch Fire” The news came just as I was about to walk into a classroom full of students. An emergency room doctor explained in a calm...
