UW-Madison Division of the Arts Celebrates 25th Year of Interdisciplinary Arts Residency Program, Opens “IARP at 25” Call for Proposals for 2024–2025 Academic Year

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 12, 2023

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Link to article: https://artsdivision.wisc.edu/2023/09/12/iarp-at-25-call/ 

Division of the Arts Celebrates 25th Year of Interdisciplinary Arts Residency Program, Opens “IARP at 25” Call for Proposals for 2024–2025 Academic Year

Madison, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin–Madison Division of the Arts has opened the call for proposals for the 2024–25 cycle of its Interdisciplinary Arts Residency Program (IARP), commemorating its 25th year. Since 1999, when the Division of the Arts (then Arts Institute) welcomed artist Nick Cave to Madison, the Interdisciplinary Arts Residency Program has hosted 51 residencies involving 55 artists-in-residence and more than140 guest artists from 20 different countries, engaging over 50 university units and over 40 community organizations.

The IARP at 25 call for proposals asks artists, faculty, and staff to envision the full potential of an interdisciplinary arts residency by expanding artistic and academic inquiry, cultivating new partnerships with campus and community arts entities, and engaging innovative and diverse visiting artists. The call for proposals is open for semester-long and one academic year-long residencies.

IARP at 25 commemorates the diversity of artists and the expertise they have brought to the university — from curators to choreographers, costume designers to cartoonists, environmental filmmakers to experimental theatre artists, architects to activists — that has opened opportunities for interdisciplinary collaborations and strengthened programmatic ties among individual departments, programs and other campus and community arts entities.

IARP provides students with extended, intimate and high-impact learning experiences with a working artist, including options to earn course credit. In 25 years, interdisciplinary artists-in-residence, including notable artists Rhodessa Jones (2014), Marc Bamuthi Joseph (2007) and Pauline Oliveros (2001), have taught 53 interdisciplinary courses, enrolling 429 students. The diversity of course offerings facilitates scholarship and knowledge-building in interdisciplinary practices and in understanding alternative perspectives. 

All residencies center on interdisciplinary arts, recognizing that interdisciplinarity can break down barriers and silos, advance intellectual artistic diversity and give opportunities to people who do not fit into the traditional modes of inquiry and practice. Residencies often extend connections with faculty, the university and the Madison community. For example, artists-in-residence Faisal Abdu’Allah (2013) and Lynda Barry (2012) now hold faculty appointments at UW–Madison. 

The 2024–25 academic year will also culminate with the final year of the “Arts for Everyone, Everywhere” Interdisciplinary Arts Outreach Initiative, a three-year project of the Division of the Arts. Funded by the Baldwin Idea Grant,the project builds on the legacy of the Interdisciplinary Arts Residency Program and its potential reach and impact across the state of Wisconsin.

Complete and share your proposal for IARP at 25 by Monday, November 20, 2023 at noon CT. 

Visit artsresidency.wisc.edu/propose for more information on the proposal process.

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About the Presenter:

The Division of the Arts’ Interdisciplinary Arts Residency Program brings innovative, world-class artists to the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus, providing students with extended learning experiences with a working artist, increasing diversity of teaching staff on campus and strengthening programmatic ties among individual departments, programs and other campus and community arts entities. Since 1999, the program has hosted 51 residencies involving 55 artists-in-residence and more than 140 guest artists from 20 different countries, engaging over 50 university units and more than 40 community organizations. All residencies center interdisciplinary arts, recognizing that interdisciplinarity can break down barriers and silos, advance intellectual artistic diversity and give opportunities to people who do not fit into the traditional modes of inquiry and practice (see the Division of the Arts’ guiding principle of The Arts for Everyone, Everywhere). The program often brings together artists, faculty, staff and students from various disciplines across the arts, sciences and humanities, sustaining the Division of the Arts’ mission tounify and catalyze the arts at UW–Madison.

Summit Credit Union and StartingBlock Partner to launch 1-Year Fellowship for Women Entrepreneurs

APPLY TODAY

We’re thrilled to announce that StartingBlock has partnered with Summit Credit Union to offer a 1-Year Fellowship for Women Entrepreneurs.

• Applications are open through October 9th
• Residence begins – Nov 1st 
• Companies must be based in W

PROGRAM BENEFITS

• 1 year membership to StartingBlock (24×7 access)
• Access to StartingBlock member benefits, including 90% discount on Hubspot CRM
• Regular access to Summit Credit Union Executives and StartingBlock staff and connections to their network of mentors and experts
• Milestone based coaching focused on the following elements
  • Team
  • Problem and Vision
  • Value Proposition
  • Product
  • Market
  • Business Model
  • Scale, and
  • Investors/Access to Capital

LOCATION

StartingBlock, 821 East Washington, Madison

IDEAL CANDIDATE

• Is willing to commit full-time to her business
• Has the desire to scale her business
• Has a business model that is scalable
• Has not raised institutional capital
• Can benefit from StartingBlock coaching and from access to Summit Credit Union executives
• Lives in South Central Wisconsin and can readily access StartingBlock in downtown Madison
• Is organized as a for profit, not for profit or a benefit corporation

MORE INFORMATION 

More details are available on our website at startingblockmadison.org. Contact the StartingBlock Program staff with questions or to learn more: programs@startingblockmadison.org.

New Chief Information and Digital Officer hired at WPS

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Contact:
DeAnne Boegli
Vice President of Communications
608-512-5754
deanne.boegli@wpsic.com

New Chief Information and Digital Officer hired at WPS
Bruce Gray joins leadership team

MADISON, Wis.—Sept. 11, 2023—Bruce Gray has been selected as the new WPS Health Solutions Chief Information and Digital Officer. Gray is an accomplished leader with experience building high-performance teams that deliver bottom-line results. He has experience in IT strategy, program management, system architecture and design, application development, and security.

At WPS, Gray will oversee more than 270 employees from a variety of IT teams. “I am thrilled to be joining the WPS leadership team. The strong cultural fit and incredible opportunity to lead WPS technology in the next stage of growth is very exciting,” Gray said.

Gray comes to WPS from Health Information and Management Systems Society, or HIMSS, where he was the Chief Information Officer. He has also worked for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas; United Health Group; and Prudential Financial, Inc. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial and operations engineering from the University of Michigan and a Master of Business Administration degree from State University of New York at Buffalo.

“I am excited to add Bruce to our leadership team,” President and CEO Wendy Perkins said. “He has the experience and character WPS needs to move forward and thrive.”

About WPS Health Solutions^®

Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Corporation (WPS Health Solutions), founded in 1946, is a nationally regarded benefits administrator for a variety of U.S. government programs and a leading not-for-profit health insurer in Wisconsin. WPS Health Solutions serves active-duty and retired military personnel, seniors, individuals, and families in Wisconsin, across the U.S., and around the world. WPS Health Solutions, headquartered in Madison, Wis., has more than 2,800 employees. Within the enterprise, there are three divisions: WPS Government Health Administrators, WPS Military and Veterans Health, and WPS Health Insurance/WPS Health Plan/EPIC Specialty Benefits. For more information, please visit wpshealthsolutions.com.

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Adams Outdoor Advertising Announces Opening of 2024 Adams Collaborate Program

We’re back at it again! For the past eight years, Adams Outdoor Advertising has run the Adams Collaborate Public Service Advertising Program for local non-profits. We designed the program to offer support to our community by partnering with local non-profit organizations, creating an outdoor advertising campaign – free of charge.

The application for the 2024 Adams Collaborate Program is now open!

See the full application here

See the program website here

Wisconsin Union: Wisconsin Homecoming Committee, Wisconsin Alumni Association, Partners Present Week of Homecoming 2023 Events, Activities

MADISON – University of Wisconsin–Madison Homecoming is back for its 113th year with eight days of events and activities from Sept. 30-Oct. 7. The Wisconsin Homecoming Committee will present free celebrations, including a concert featuring rap artist Armani White, the long-established parade through downtown Madison, and – new this year – a parade after-party on Library Mall. The Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA) will host additional events, including a block party and pep rally at the Memorial Union Terrace featuring fireworks, weather permitting. This year’s homecoming coincides with the university’s celebration of its 175th anniversary. 

The Wisconsin Homecoming Committee, WAA and partners present the following Homecoming events for students, alumni, faculty, staff and honorary Badgers:

Now through Sept. 20

• Coloring page contest, presented by the Wisconsin Homecoming Committee

Sept. 30

• Homecoming Kickoff Concert featuring Armani White and D.A.R.S., presented by the Wisconsin Homecoming Committee and the Wisconsin Union Directorate (WUD) Music Committee

Oct. 1

• Paint the Town: opportunity for students to decorate Memorial Union and State Street windows, presented by the Wisconsin Homecoming Committee

Oct. 2-6

• Medallion Hunt: daily treasure hunt with prizes, presented by the Wisconsin Homecoming Committee

Oct. 2-7

• Window Display Showcase featuring windows painted by UW–Madison registered student organizations, presented by the Wisconsin Homecoming Committee

Oct. 2

• Cocoa with HoCo: free hot chocolate outside Memorial Union and Union South, presented by the Wisconsin Homecoming Committee

Oct. 3-5

• UW Homecoming Blood Drive, presented by the Wisconsin Homecoming Committee

Oct. 4

• Shindig at the Sett featuring bingo, bowling and karaoke, presented by the Wisconsin Homecoming Committee
• Family-Friendly Virtual Scavenger Hunt, presented by WAA

Oct. 5-6

• Fill the Hill: annual fundraising initiative to benefit UW–Madison, presented by WAA

Oct. 6

• Badger Games featuring outdoor games on Library Mall, presented by the Wisconsin Homecoming Committee
• UW Homecoming Parade, presented by the Wisconsin Homecoming Committee
• New: Homecoming Parade After-Party, presented by the Wisconsin Homecoming Committee
• UW Homecoming Block Party and Pep Rally, presented by WAA
• Multicultural Homecoming Yard Show, presented by WAA, the UW–Madison DDEEA, and UW–Madison Fraternity & Sorority Life
• Badger Meet Up–Hoco Edition, presented by WAA

Oct. 7

• Badger Bash: Wisconsin vs. Rutgers University, presented by the Wisconsin Union
• Divine Nine Plaza Kickback, presented by WAA and UW–Madison Fraternity & Sorority Life
• Multicultural Homecoming Tailgate and Watch Party, presented by WAA, UW–Madison DDEEA, and UW–Madison Fraternity & Sorority Life

Attendees can read the most up-to-date list of Wisconsin Homecoming Committee events at wiscohoco.com and the most up-to-date list of WAA Homecoming events at uwalumni.com/homecoming. 

One of the week’s most popular festivities, the UW Homecoming Parade, will kick off an evening of celebration on Oct. 6, including circus specialists and other performers. The parade will begin on the corner of Gilman Street and Wisconsin Avenue at 6 p.m., proceeding down Gilman Street to State Street and ending on Lake Street at approximately 7:30 p.m.

Both UW–Madison student organizations and non-university groups are invited to apply to walk, dance, bike, or build a float for the parade.

After the parade, the Wisconsin Homecoming Committee invites attendees to make their way to Library Mall to enjoy the Homecoming Parade After-Party before bringing out their Badger spirit at WAA’s UW Homecoming Block Party and Pep Rally. Individuals can then swing by the Multicultural Yard Show, featuring performances by members of National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) and Multicultural Greek Council (MGC) of UW–Madison Fraternity & Sorority Life. 

 “Every year, the Wisconsin Homecoming Committee is able to create and plan a wide variety of events for the greater campus community,” Wisconsin Homecoming Committee President Katherine Reed said. “I am thrilled to be a part of the team that brings UW–Madison and the greater Madison area together to celebrate our shared Badger identity!”

The Wisconsin Homecoming Committee is a nonprofit, student-run organization in the Wisconsin Union that aims to bring the community together to celebrate what it means to be a Wisconsin Badger. Whether someone is a past, current or future Badger or a Badger-at-heart, everyone is welcome to join in on the festivities.

This year’s Committee executive board members include President Katherine Reed, Vice President Mariana Ray-Hernandez, Director of Marketing and Communications Amari Mbongwo, Assistant Director of Marketing and Communications Caasi Woji, Campus Events Chair Ella Matz and Parade Representative Sophie Gerstman.

“The Wisconsin Alumni Association is excited to celebrate UW’s Homecoming with alumni near and far, and proud to offer a variety of activities for alumni, students and the Madison community in partnership with the Wisconsin Homecoming Committee,” said Sarah Schutt, chief alumni officer and executive director of the Wisconsin Alumni Association. “One of our longest-standing annual events, Homecoming is a special time for all Badgers to show their spirit, particularly this year during the university’s 175th anniversary.”