The big art event this week — and I mean big in so many ways — is the opening of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Faculty Art Show at the Chazen Museum of Art, 800 University Ave., which runs through March 30.
Every four years or so, a mammoth view of what is happening in the art department, which enjoys a fine reputation nationally, goes on view at the Chazen.
As in previous years, this year’s exhibit will be expansive (displayed in all the Brittingham Galleries and the cavernous Paige Court) and very varied.
Almost three dozen current and retired UW art professors are featured among the artists. Also showing are affiliated artists who work with the Tandem Press and related departments.