Drawn to art: Waisman celebrates artists of all abilities with unique collection
Lang likes to draw buildings and geometric shapes. Most of his drawings focus on interior spaces or places that have meaning to him like different places he has lived, a favorite restaurant, or exteriors of his home.
September 12, 2023
The community boards that unite us: A circle of friends, visitors, and constituent advisors
A place such as the Waisman Center needs help to not only function at its highest level but to also ensure the needs of the community it serves are being met. This requires constant feedback, assistance, and support from various community partners.
September 7, 2023‘Drawn to Art’ features a unique partnership
The Wisconsin State Journal highlights how we are partnering with the Chazen Museum of Art to highlight beautiful pieces from our Harvey A. Stevens International Collection of Art by People with Developmental Disabilities.
May 16, 2018Exhibit at Chazen highlights Waisman Center collection of art by people with developmental disabilities
If you walk around the Waisman Center, you might be greeted by Stray Cats or Dogs or even An Emu. You might catch a glimpse of Reindeer or Lions or Two Owls Sleeping, One on Watch.
April 26, 2018
Thoughts of Gratitude: Dan Campbell
Dan Campbell passed away recently. He was a prolific artist and contributed many pieces of his work to the Waisman Center’s Harvey A. Stevens Collection of Art by People with Disabilities. Dan and his family …
June 7, 2016Waisman Center art featured at campus exhibit
Katie Sweeney, Waisman Center Communications The McPherson Eye Research Institute unveiled its new exhibit, Seeing Beyond Disabilities: Unique Insights, on January 29 in the Mandelbaum and Albert Vision Gallery at the Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research. The exhibit features …
March 3, 2015Artwork by people with developmental disabilities shines in airport exhibit
If there is evidence that each of us, in our mind’s eye, has a unique and valuable take on the world, it hangs on walls of UW–Madison’s Waisman Center.
July 1, 2010
Advancing knowledge of human development, developmental disabilities, and neurodegenerative diseases.