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At Garver Feed Mill, artist Ray Carruthers hangs an assortment of blue garments on clotheslines in frigid conditions for the exhibit "Fashion Is Forever." In the foreground, a mound of differently colored balled-up clothing sprawls out in a mound of snow.

“Winter Is Alive” in a new documentary encapsulating the spirited insight of the Madison artist community

By Grant Phipps ● Film ● May 9, 2022 May 9, 2022

Aaron Granat and Gracie Wallner’s short film on the 2021 winter carnival, produced by the Madison Arts Commission and Edna Wiechers Arts In Wisconsin Award, premieres at Garver Feed Mill on May 12 after dark.

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A crewmember sets a controlled fire on the oak savanna at the UW-Madison Arboretum. Dense orange flames are visible in the foreground; in the background the worker is shown carrying a drip torch and wearing fire-protection gear. Photos by Sam Harrington.

A season of fire and flood: Spring in the oak savanna

By Sam Harrington ● A Year On The Oak Savanna ● May 9, 2022 May 9, 2022

Climate change is making it harder to maintain these ecosystems through controlled burns.

Inaugural Madcity Meltdown skate contest set for May 7

By Steven Spoerl ● Culture ● May 5, 2022 May 5, 2022

Flying Low Skateshop’s Jeffrey Halleran gives us the rundown on what to expect at the event.

Ship out with “The Legend Of The Lost Emerald”

By Scott Gordon ● Culture ● May 3, 2022 May 4, 2022

An educational video game about shipwrecks packs an immersive punch.

Mel Chin urges humanity to see the world with interest and criticality in “There’s Something Happening Here”

By Hannah Keziah Agustin ● Culture ● April 19, 2022 April 28, 2022

The conceptual artist’s career-spanning retrospective will run at the Madison Museum Of Contemporary Art through July 31.

Befriending the Sad Yeti

By Will Cioci ● Culture ● April 18, 2022 April 28, 2022

An ephemeral public art piece provides an anchor amid climate grief.

The dogs of Science Hall

By Howard Veregin ● Culture ● April 5, 2022 June 9, 2022

World War I-era poison gas testing at UW-Madison leaves a legacy at once extensive and obscure.

Thrifting our way through the pandemic

By Holly Marley-Henschen ● Microtones ● April 1, 2022 April 29, 2022

Adapting and re-styling in ever-casual Madison.

James D. Gavins’ “Cicada” tells an unsettling but authentic story

By Scott Gordon ● Culture ● March 22, 2022 April 25, 2022

James D. Gavins teams up with Mills Folly Microcinema for an April 7 event at Arts + Literature Laboratory.

A savanna winter: Where the future begins in the past

By Sam Harrington ● A Year On The Oak Savanna ● March 16, 2022 May 9, 2022

Dane County’s historic oak savannas attempt a comeback.