Roberta's Art Gallery

• Reception: Tuesday, Sept. 17
  • Artist talk at 6 pm in Summers Auditorium
  • Open house in Roberta's Art Gallery with light refreshments from 7-8 pm
• Artist: Agnes Yellow Bear, visiting artist from North Dakota, Kawacatoose First Nation
  • Agnes Yellow Bear, a Néhiyaw from Treaty 4 and member of Kawacatoose First Nations, from North Dakota, is a 2023 Bush Foundation Fellow. She focuses on families affected by Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives (MMIWR). As an advocate, speaker, and co-owner of ReeCreeations, Agnes amplifies Indigenous voices and encourages healing and connection to Indigenous identity.

• In Collaboration with UWW Race & Ethnic Studies and the Crossman Gallery

• This exhibit showcases Indigenous applique art that celebrates the resilience, resistance, and healing of Indigenous peoples. Through textiles, artist Agnes Yellow Bear raises awareness about issues like the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives (MMIR) movement and Indian Residential Schools. Each piece tells a story of strength and the enduring spirit of Indigenous communities.

• In Collaboration with the UWW Children's Center
• This pop-up exhibit, outside of Roberta’s Art Gallery, highlights the impact of the Children's Center on the UW-Whitewater Campus and the greater Whitewater community over the past 50 years. It features artifacts and storytelling about the Children Center's history, current programming, collaborations, curricula, and mission to support children, families, and staff.

• Reception: Tuesday, Oct. 8
  
  • Artist talk at 6 pm
  • Open house with light refreshments from 7-8 pm
  • In collaboration with UC Live's Light Box Workshop at 7 pm

• Artist: Nick Hwang
  • As an Associate Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Hwang brings expertise in interactivity, digital signal processing, sound design, audio programming, and game development to this innovative piece.
• This exhibit explores the connections between art, technology, and interaction. It uses procedural algorithms and AI to generate dynamic audio and visuals from rotation-aware cubes. The sound and visuals shift in and out of synchrony, creating an experience that engages the audience in an ongoing interaction.

• Reception: Tuesday, Oct. 29 at 6 pm
  
  • Light refreshments provided

• In collaboration with the UWW Spanish Club, Latinos Unidos, Race & Ethnic Studies and World Languages and Cultures
• Dia de los Muertos is a celebration that honors the deceased and invites their spirits to participate in life's festivities. Throughout Mexico, families construct altars known as "las ofrendas" or "offerings" to warmly welcome back the souls of the departed.

• Reception: Monday, Nov. 4
  
  • Noon-2 pm
  • Light refreshments provided
• The UW-Whitewater First-Generation Team, made up of colleagues from various departments across both campuses, is hosting this exhibit to honor and celebrate the resilience of first-generation students and showcase their stories. This pop-up exhibit — Nov. 4-8 outside of Roberta’s Art Gallery — will feature photos, bios and quotes from current first-gen students as well as faculty, staff and alumni. Interactive features will invite any first-gen Warhawk to stop by and tell their own story.
• The National First-Generation College Celebration (FGCC) on Nov. 8 raises awareness of first-gen college students by highlighting their experiences, resilience and outcomes. According to FGCC, nationally 54% of undergraduate college students are first-gen. At UW-Whitewater, 36% of students are first-gen, and on the Rock County campus, 54% are first-gen.

• Reception: Tuesday, Nov. 19
  
  • Artist talk at 6 pm
  • Open house with light refreshments from 7-8 pm
• Artist: Derek Hambly
  • A native Australian, Derek graduated from Monash University with a master's of fine art in 1967. He has documented the construction of the National Gallery of Victoria, explored abstract painting for 20 years, and spent over a decade as a lead writer/singer/guitarist in a new wave band. Now established in the US, Derek's work is represented in galleries and collections worldwide.
• Derek Hambly creates vibrant sculptures, painting windswept trees and landscapes. His collection of recent works showcases energy and color jumping off the canvas. Using thickly applied oil paint, the artist captures the movement and power of nature, turning its compositions into dynamic expressions.
• Check out the exhibit preview

November 4-8, 2024: First-Gen College CELEBRATION

October 28-November 2, 2024: Ofrenda de Día de Muertos

September 25-October 22, 2024: Resonate: An Audiovisual Interactive Experience

August 19-September 18, 2024: Unbreakable Strength: Exploring Indigenous Resistance and Healing Through Textiles

May 28-June 26, 2024: The World of AAC

April 3-May 7, 2024: Garden of 1000 Faces

February 15, 2024-March 20, 2024: Embodiment of Ebony: A Fusion of Art & Expression

January 10, 2023-February 9, 2024: Memoria

November 8-December 11, 2023: The Aesthetic Shape of History

September 25-October 20, 2023: The Wall: Witness to the War in Ukraine

August 17-September 15, 2023: Re/connections

July 5-28, 2023: Shades of Crimson

May 31-June 27, 2023: World of Warhol

May 3-12, 2023: TBD : Software Art

March 23-April 25, 2023: Walled Gardens

February 23-March 15, 2023: Adventures Abroad

January 18-February 16, 2023: Life in Light and Shadow

November 30, 2022-January 11, 2023: The Art of Becoming

November 1-22, 2022: UW-W Veteran Services Tattoos: Stories of Service

October 4-27, 2022: We Keep Us Safe