Among the initiatives Walker is planning to introduce this fall is the Artivism Student Action Program, or ASAP, Fund. This grant was created to allow students to create timely responses to community challenges through the arts.
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First Nations Artist Showcased and Teaching at Madison Museum of Contemporary Art
Jeffrey Gibson: Like a Hammer Madison Museum of Contemporary Art On Display through September 15 Admission is free Jeffrey Gibson: Like a Hammer showcases the artist’s highly acclaimed work. Gibson draws upon his Choctaw and Cherokee …
Clyde Stubblefield, James Brown’s ‘Funky Drummer,’ Dead at 73
Clyde Stubblefield, James Brown‘s one-time drummer and the creator of one of hip-hop’s most popular samples, has died at the age of 73. Stubblefield’s wife, Jody Hannon, confirmed the drummer’s death to Rolling Stone. The cause …
Artists to “Perform the Word” at 10th Annual Line Breaks Festival March 11-13
This year marks a decade for the Line Breaks Festival, the largest Hip Hop theater festival in the Midwest, which will be presented by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives (OMAI) …
UW-Madison Latin@/Chican@ Heritage Month to Celebrate Identities
In conjunction with the nation’s Hispanic Heritage Month, a celebration of the various racial and cultural identities encompassed by “Hispanic” Sept. 19-Nov. 1, UW-Madison will celebrate Latin@/Chican@ Heritage Month with more than a dozen events …
Isthmus Indie Awards 2014: Artist/Muralist Sharon Kilfoy (MA ’80) Celebrates All Facets of Diversity
If you’ve seen a mural in Madison, Sharon Kilfoy probably had a hand in its creation. For the last 10 years, Kilfoy has run the Williamson Street Art Center, which helps local kids and artists …
First Wave Student and Local Talent Standout Record with Run-DMC Legend
Last Saturday was one of those days of local legend: Darryl ‘DMC’ McDaniels found himself coming to Madison to shoot a video at the Allied Boys & Girls Club for the song the two collaborated on …
Passing the Mic 10th Annual Hip-Hop Arts Festival
The Passing the Mic 10th Annual Hip-Hop Arts Festival will be Thursday, Oct. 16, through Saturday, Oct. 18, at the Overture Center’s Promenade Hall, 201 State Street. The free event is open to the public. Passing …
Passing The Mic: 9th Annual Hip Hop Arts Festival
Presented by the Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives (OMAI) and Wisconsin Book Festival in honor of John “Vietnam” Nguyen Location for All Events: Promenade Hall, Overture Centers for the Arts October 17–19 Featuring Gil Scott-Heron’s Daughter …
Reception to kick off Madison World Music Festival
The Madison World Music Festival is 10 years old! The event will celebrate by returning to a three-day schedule, September 19-21, 2013, in the Memorial Union and at the Willy Street Fair. The annual Diversity Leaders World …
8th Annual Educator & Community Leader Training Institute
Each summer, UW-Madison’s Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives (OMAI) teams up with Urban Word NYC to offer educators and community leaders a weeklong program to learn the best practices in hip hop and spoken word …
Credo: A Concert of Music, Movement and Poetry
Christopher A. Walker, Assistant Professor of Dance in the UW-Madison School of Dance and Artistic Director for First Wave, Office of Muilticultural Arts Initiatives, will present a full evening collaborative work with the UW-Madrigal Singers on April 19 at 8 p.m. and …
7th Annual Line Breaks Festival Features New York City Guest Artist DawN Crandell
Performance arts scholars of the First Wave Hip-Hop Theater Ensemble will present their solo, duo and ensemble works as part of the 7th Annual Line Breaks Festival in Lathrop Hall, 1050 University Avenue, from Wednesday, …
First Wave Presents New Works
The 6th cohort of the First Wave Hip Hop Theatre Ensemble will perform this Friday, November 30 in the Margaret H’Doubler Performance Space, Lathrop Hall at 3:30 pm. First Wave’s newest group of artist-scholars present …
Remembering “Vietnam” the Unforgettable Artist
The Cipher will celebrate the life and memory of talented First Wave Scholar and artist John “Vietnam” Nguyen this Saturday by dedicating the closing night of Passing the Mic to the music, poetry and performance he loved. …