From the beginning, the exhibition philosophy of the University Gallery was guided by a simple purpose - to expose University of Minnesota students to new forms of art in order to further understanding and cultivate appreciation. The exhibit Understanding Sculpture Today, held from November - December 1946, is one example of an application of this philosophy.

On November 28th, at 7:30pm, local intellectuals and artists--students and non-students alike--came together to witness our latest WAM Chatter event, Is Memory True?

Don't let the above-normal temperatures of late fool you -- December has officially arrived. Though some of you may have a sliver of pie somewhere in the back of your fridge, Thanksgiving is now far behind, and for many, the focus has sharply turned towards December holiday preparations. It is at this time, every year, that my mother starts to lay the prep work for the 25th: requesting lists of gift ideas, reporting the status of holiday home decorating, and asking that truly pivotal question, "What should we write in the annual Christmas card?"

On Sunday the 25th of November, at WAM, the Weisguides had a DIY activity for people to do from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

From 2011 to 2012 two graduate interns processed the Weisman’s archival collection leading to the opening of the exhibition, The WAM Files: The Art of the Archives. Their hard work led to the exhibition space being filled with scrapbooks, photographs, and documents from the Weisman spanning back 40 years.

Are you ever inspired by music? Are you a college student for whom a study session would be incomplete without "ear buds" habitually positioned in said ears and the latest up-and-coming sounds from emerging bands playing from your rotating playlist? (What are the kids listening to these days?) Are you an artist who prepares to paint/sculpt/etc. not only by setting out your materials and tools, but by also pressing play on your chosen audio transmitting device to start a carefully curated soundtrack to which you whistle to while you work?