Amy Gilman Leads the Chazen Forward
byAmy Gilman didn’t originally plan on a career in the museum field, but her studies eventually took her here, to the Chazen Museum of Art.
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Get Inspired by Local Artists’ Creative Spaces
byPeek inside studio spaces in the homes of five local artists and get inspired to design your own space for creativity.
Art, Color and Design: Barbara Westfall’s bright, happy workspace
byStepping into Barbara Westfall’s Mount Horeb studio, inspiration radiates from the sunlight streaming through the windows to the colorful glass artwork.
Shape Shifter: Julie Raasch’s evolving workshop
byJulie Raasch has been doing photography and creating jewelry for many years, moving her passion into her home around 2012.
A Room of Her Own: Beth Racette designed her dream studio
byMadison-based artist Beth Racette thinks big. From her large-scale art installations to the two-story studio she built in 2002, physical space is important.
Small Space, Big Ideas: Where Chris Echtner’s imagination soars
byTucked upstairs in Chris Echtner’s two-story Madison home is the small studio where all of her big ideas come together for her mixed-media paintings.
Where Creativity Lives: Diana and Tom Johnston’s studio home
byThe Johnstons own Brewery Pottery,which houses their living quarters upstairs, a downstairs gallery and enough studio space for both of them to pursue their passions.
Beyond The Surface
byTypifying the millennial side-hustle, Madison artist Selia Salzsieder explores body politics in her art while working as a preschool teacher.
Feminine Muses
byMadison aims to turn the controversial history that is women in theater on its head, as these fabulously feminist playhouses make room for a new kind of female lead.
Selling Magic
byWhen her kindergarten teacher asked the class what they wanted to be when they grew up, Jane Wilcoxson had a ready answer: she wanted to be an artist.
