Playhouse Gallery
Exhibition Reception: Honoring 50 Years of Diaspora
Friday, May 9
5pm - 7pm
Playhouse Gallery & Rotunda Stage
Free
Age Recommendation
All ages
Join The Hmong Institue for food and discussion about the history and significance of the refugee-made story clothes.
Playhouse Gallery: Hmong Diaspora in Tapestry
The Hmong Institute
2025 marks 50 years since the Hmong diaspora from Laos, and this historic collection preserves their lived experiences and stories through textile art. Woven and embroidered story cloths offer insight into Hmong history and the Ban Vinai refugee experience, educating and inspiring the Hmong community and beyond. This exhibition is part of The Hmong Institute’s 50th-anniversary activities commemorating the Hmong diaspora.
Sponsors
Overture Galleries are sponsored by The Arts Access Fund, a component fund of the Madison Community Foundation, and by contributions to Overture Center for the Arts.
Upcoming Visual Arts Events
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April 30
Thursday
Educational/Talks, Free Events, Visual Arts Spring 2026 Exhibitions Reception
Overture Galleries
Join us for a reception and artist talks celebrating the Spring 2026 Overture Galleries. Centered on storytelling, our Spring Exhibitions feature artists who translate personal narrative into book-based and ceramic sculptures, symbolic mixed-media works and more.
5:30 PM -
May 9
Saturday
Educational/Talks, Visual Arts Slow Art: Making Responsive Artist Books
Overture Galleries
Join us for a Slow Art experience beginning with a guided meditation in Wisconsin Studio, followed by a contemplative viewing of works by Gallery I artists Katherine Steichen Rosing and Sandra Schoen. The event concludes with a hands-on book-making workshop and reflection exercise led by the artists.
10:00 AM