Meet Me at the Chazen

Send us a Text It turns out that the Chazen's archives are packed with detailed documentation of—yes, the art, but also the food that was served at the museum. Meet Me at the Chazen host Gianofer Fields digs into a 1996 reception menu and gets the Chazen staff involved. Listen at the link below or wherever you get your podcasts. Questions? Post them on Instagram at @meetme.chazen! Meet Me at the Chazen is a podcast about the the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Chazen Museum of Art, the larg...

Send us a Text Host Gianofer Fields shows us the archival decision-making process as Registrar Andrea Selbig and Archivist Jordan Craig consider what to do with an array of items from the Chazen's past. "Stay or go" is just the first question among several that get asked. Listen in as the process unfolds in real time, as they consider anniversary banners, publication duplicates, and a vinyl record recorded in the Chazen's galleries. Meet Me at the Chazen is a podcast about the the University ...

Send us a Text Garbage? Detritus? Ephemera—or archival gold? Host Gianofer Fields, Archivist Jordan Craig, and Facilities Manager Adam Hutchinson shine a (figurative and literal) light into some of the Chazen's shadowy corners to find potentially worthy materials that haven't been cataloged yet—the so-called dark archive. From press clippings and a vinyl record to a handwritten note from custodial staff and oodles of back issues, duplicates, and show catalogs (so many catalogs), Chazen Direct...

Send us a Text What comes to mind when you think of the word "archive"? Is it a pristine, climate-controlled vault or a dusty, musty corner of the basement? Host Gianofer Fields talks with Chazen Chief of Staff Lindsay Grinstead to learn about the origins of the Chazen's archives. She follows up with archivist Jordan Craig to get a better picture of how archiving works. And she talks with graduate student and archives assistant Raichelle Johnson, who calls the archives "my happy place." Mee...

Send us a Text UW–Madison journalism major Gabriella Hartlaub was always that kid in the back asking why, why, why. In conversation with host Gianofer Fields, she brings that inquisitive nature to the Insistent Presence exhibition, reflecting on the ways it might shape the way she approaches her profession. Meet Me at the Chazen is a podcast about the the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Chazen Museum of Art, the largest collecting museum in the Big Ten. As we report what’s happening here, w...