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Artists With Disabilities Helped By Madison Man's Technology Creations

March 4, 2020 - 6:15am

John Lash is a Madison-based adaptive technology designer who builds tools for artists with disabilities. He became interested in the work after his experience at a camp for people with disabilities shed light on the challenges they face, and again after his own diagnosis of Kennedy disease.

New Theater Production For Young People Brings Autism Into Focus

February 21, 2020 - 3:00pm

Accessibility and representation can take many forms. A new production by Children's Theater of Madison puts a character with autism in the spotlight, and casts a middle school student on the autism spectrum to play the role.

Zorba Paster: The Healing Power Of The Arts

February 18, 2020 - 11:40am

Research published in the British Medical Journal shows going to cultural events links you to a longer, sweeter life.

The Plotters & Plan X

February 1, 2020 - 8:30pm

Old-Time Radio Drama Live! The 9XM Players present two comedies--"The Plotters," about two would-be murders, and "Plan X," an unlikely love story set on Mars!

Frank Lloyd Wright's Wisconsin Architecture School To Close After 88 Years

January 29, 2020 - 3:45pm

The Wisconsin-born architect started an apprenticeship program at his home in Spring Green in 1932. Current students study at the Taliesin property in Wisconsin and Taliesin West in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Happy 70th Anniversary, Charlie Brown

January 13, 2020 - 6:20am

The "Peanuts" ability to validate people's experiences gives it staying power even in 2020, the 70th anniversary of the cartoon's first appearance in newspapers in 1950.

Eau Claire Studio Lends Artwork To Borrowers At No Cost

January 1, 2020 - 3:25pm

Art on display at Artisan Forge Studios in Eau Claire is being loaned out to borrowers at no cost through a program intended to promote local artists and their work.

Photographer Documents Life On And Around The Ice Age Trail

January 1, 2020 - 11:45am

Cameron Gillie is a photographer whose newest project involves documenting life along the Ice Age Trail, including the cities and towns that it passes through.

Can Artists Create The City Of The Future?

December 20, 2019 - 6:00am

Anne Strainchamps and Steve Paulson of "To the Best of Our Knowledge" traveled to the Zoma Museum in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, a space for art, education and sustainable architecture that embraces African history as part of its literal foundation.

Who's Behind The Handmade Ornaments Adorning The Wisconsin Capitol Holiday Tree?

December 12, 2019 - 4:35pm

How long have homemade ornaments adorned the state Captiol's evergreen tree? WPR's WHYsconsin found out a little more about the several decades-old tradition.

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Artists With Disabilities Helped By Madison Man's Technology Creations

New Theater Production For Young People Brings Autism Into Focus

Zorba Paster: The Healing Power Of The Arts

The Plotters & Plan X

Frank Lloyd Wright's Wisconsin Architecture School To Close After 88 Years

Happy 70th Anniversary, Charlie Brown

Eau Claire Studio Lends Artwork To Borrowers At No Cost

Photographer Documents Life On And Around The Ice Age Trail

Can Artists Create The City Of The Future?

Who's Behind The Handmade Ornaments Adorning The Wisconsin Capitol Holiday Tree?

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