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New Division of the Arts director Chris Walker plans to support art and student activism

Posted on August 3, 2021

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.

Posted in News & AnnouncementsTagged Artivism Student Action Program, arts, Chris Walker, Division of Arts

First Nations Artist Showcased and Teaching at Madison Museum of Contemporary Art

Posted on July 3, 2019

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 …

Posted in News & AnnouncementsTagged arts, Diversity, Native American

Clyde Stubblefield, James Brown’s ‘Funky Drummer,’ Dead at 73

Posted on February 20, 2017

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 …

Posted in Top StoriesTagged arts, Diversity, Funky Drummer, Stubblefield

Artists to “Perform the Word” at 10th Annual Line Breaks Festival March 11-13

Posted on March 9, 2016

  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) …

Posted in Top Stories, UncategorizedTagged #uwvoices, arts, Dasha Kelly, DDEEA, Diversity, First Wave, Linebreaks, OMAI, poetry, spoken word

UW-Madison Latin@/Chican@ Heritage Month to Celebrate Identities

Posted on September 18, 2015

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 …

Posted in Top Stories, UncategorizedTagged #uwvoices, arts, Diversity, Latino/Chicano Heritage Month

Isthmus Indie Awards 2014: Artist/Muralist Sharon Kilfoy (MA ’80) Celebrates All Facets of Diversity

Posted on November 18, 2014

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 …

Posted in Top Stories, UncategorizedTagged arts, Diversity, murals, Sharon Kilfoy

First Wave Student and Local Talent Standout Record with Run-DMC Legend

Posted on October 28, 2014

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 …

Posted in Top Stories, UncategorizedTagged arts, First Wave, Hip Hop, Run-DMC, Sam Wright

Passing the Mic 10th Annual Hip-Hop Arts Festival

Posted on October 15, 2014

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 …

Posted in Top Stories, UncategorizedTagged arts, Diversity, First Wave, Hip Hop, John "Vietnam" Nguyen, Nakila Robinson, OMAI, Passing the Mic

Passing The Mic: 9th Annual Hip Hop Arts Festival

Posted on October 15, 2013

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 …

Posted in Top Stories, UncategorizedTagged arts, Diversity, First Wave, OMAI, Passing the Mic, Richard Davis

Reception to kick off Madison World Music Festival

Posted on September 11, 2013

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 …

Posted in Top Stories, UncategorizedTagged arts, Diversity, Diversity Reception, World Music Festival

8th Annual Educator & Community Leader Training Institute

Posted on May 10, 2013

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 …

Posted in News & Announcements, UncategorizedTagged arts, Diversity, Hip Hop, OMAI

Credo: A Concert of Music, Movement and Poetry

Posted on April 8, 2013

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 …

Posted in Top Stories, UncategorizedTagged arts, Christopher Walker, Dance, Diversity, First Wave, poetry

7th Annual Line Breaks Festival Features New York City Guest Artist DawN Crandell

Posted on March 7, 2013

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, …

Posted in Top Stories, UncategorizedTagged arts, Diversity, First Wave, Hip Hop, Linebreaks, OMAI

First Wave Presents New Works

Posted on November 28, 2012

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 …

Posted in News & Announcements, Top Stories, UncategorizedTagged arts, Diversity, First Wave

Remembering “Vietnam” the Unforgettable Artist

Posted on November 5, 2012

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. …

Posted in Top Stories, UncategorizedTagged arts, Diversity, First Wave, John "Vietnam" Nguyen, OMAI, Passing the Mic, poetry

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