School of Art & Design 60th Anniversary

Celebrating 60 Years of Creative Impact — Honoring the Past, Forging the Future
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Let’s honor six decades of imagination, innovation, and inspiration. Whether you walked our halls decades ago or just recently, this weekend is for YOU.

October 10-11, 2025
UW-Stout | Menomonie, WI
Cost: Free, registration required

Event Schedule

Friday, October 10

  • 5:00 Presentation by Andrew Murphy Cabot Executive in Residence, 2018 MFA in Design
  • Reception to follow in Applied Arts until 8:00 pm
    • Connect with faculty, students, alumni
    • Open House – visit studios, labs, classrooms
    • Furlong Gallery Exhibition
    • Gallery 209 Alumni Art Exhibition
    • Record your SOAD memories in a recording booth
    • Paint-by-number mural

Saturday, October 11

  • Stout Proud Events across campus
  • Applied Arts & Micheels – visit studios, labs, classrooms
  • Furlong Gallery Exhibition
  • Gallery 209 Alumni Art Exhibition