Founded 1901

Royal Purple

Founded 1901

Royal Purple

Founded 1901

Royal Purple

Hero/Shero series: Ode to Frida by Melanie Tallmadge Sainz. This piece was made using deerskin, porcupine quills, Czech glass cut-beads and glass bugle beads, Swarovski crystals, vintage Italian glass beads, vintage re-purposed silver purse clasp with chain handle.

Students study Indigenous art

Katherine Zee, Arts & Rec Journalist March 10, 2024

Every year, the Annette and Dale Schuh Visiting Artist program brings in an artist to lead a course for art students at UW-Whitewater. This year is particularly notable because it gave students the unique...

A new canvass: Determining the future of Milwaukee’s Charles Allis and Villa Terrace

A new canvass: Determining the future of Milwaukee’s Charles Allis and Villa Terrace

Wisconsin Policy Forum, Contributor September 11, 2022

Weekly Fiscal Facts are provided to Wisconsin Newspaper Association members by the Wisconsin Policy Forum, the state’s leading resource for nonpartisan state and local government research and civic...

Karolyn Alexander paints in her studio, where she creates everything from acrylic abstract, water paintings, and more.

Women of many talents

Ivy Steege, Arts and Recreation Editor September 4, 2022

A recent exhibition at the Whitewater Arts Alliance (WAA) showed talented artists are hidden within every neighborhood. Abstracts: A Series of Series by Karolyn Alexander and Contemplating Observations...

During the month of September, artist Guzzo Pinc paintings are displayed in Roberta’s Art Gallery.

Mash-Up Exhibit amazes

Erica Chandler, Arts and Rec Editor September 12, 2021

The Mash-Up Exhibit is a collection of semi-abstract and very unique pieces, compared to what I have seen before. The difference in colors in each piece as well as the difference in textures and designs...

A close look at an art piece called Saguaro National Park is being shown in the Hello from Harta art exhibit at the Whitewater Arts Alliance through Jan. 31. The full mural is a featured installation at New Generation RV in Burlington, Wisconsin.

“Hello from Harta” exhibit showcases variety of mediums

Caleb Kahila, Assistant Arts & Recreation Editor January 17, 2021

The Whitewater Arts Alliance is hosting a virtual art exhibition that will last until January 31 featuring art pieces made by Nicol Holder. The “Hello from Harta” Art Exhibition provides unique pieces...

Students win big at juried show

Students win big at juried show

Samantha Lynn, Assistant Arts & Rec Editor April 15, 2019

Students of UW-Whitewater were honored for their art work during the reception of the Annual Juried Student Art Exhibit April 9. Students, faculty, parents and community members gathered in the Crossman...

Whitewater Main Street Festival supports one final cause

Whitewater Main Street Festival supports one final cause

Brenda Echeverria, Arts & Rec Editor February 25, 2019

The Whitewater Main Street Festival committee has announced that the festival will come to an end. The festival, which first started in 2014 as a way to support the arts in Whitewater, was able to...

MAGD department to host annual expo

MAGD department to host annual expo

Sutton Rettig, Staff Reporter May 7, 2018

On Wednesday, May 9, from 4-8 p.m., UW-Whitewater will host its annual Media Arts and Game Development Expo stationed in the Hamilton Room. Casual gamers, A-V enthusiasts and hardcore 8-Bit fanatics alike...

Senior Janay Newman, a public relations intern for Roberta’s Art Gallery, prepares a photo for display ahead of the March 1 grand opening. A reception will be held at the gallery March 6.

Contest features sights from abroad

Brenda Echeverria, Arts & Rec Editor March 5, 2018

Wander, Explore, Discover, and Reflect: UW-Whitewater’s fifth Annual International Photo Contest Exhibit runs from March 1-20 in Roberta’s Art Gallery. The exhibit is led by the Center for Global...

Campus welcomes Kiki Smith

Campus welcomes Kiki Smith

Ashley McCallum, Co Editor-in-Chief March 7, 2017

      Kiki Smith is a world-renowned artist who admits she has friends who will not let her paint portraits of them, for fear she will make them look ten years older. Smith...

Art that inspires and inquires against norms

Art that inspires and inquires against norms

Hannah Maes, Arts and Rec Editor March 6, 2017

Andy Warhol’s artwork is like an all you can eat buffet for your eyes- it assaults your senses and makes you question reality.    I was recently traipsing through  the contemporary  section of the...

Navajo silversmiths visit Whitewater

Navajo silversmiths visit Whitewater

Marisa LaBello, Senior Staff Writer March 6, 2017

The captivating, intricate and respectable hand-crafted work of a world renowned Navajo silversmith is building anticipation and excitement at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Allison Snowhawk...

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