About Chris Henige’s March 11 Program

Chris Henige’s March 11 program is one of several programs coming to the Cultural Arts Center over the next several months.  The programs will be encore presentations of this year's Fairhaven Lecture Series and will look at how stories are used in the arts, and how the various arts and digital media shape narratives through strategic choices in performance, staging, and other methods.  Attendees will gain a better understanding of the arts and stories through the expertise of musicians, artists, journalists, and teachers.

The subject of Henige’s presentation is The Bayeux Tapestry – perhaps one of the most famous textiles in the world.  It is a 230-foot embroidered panorama dramatizing in words and images the events leading up to the Battle of Hastings between England and France, better known as the Norman Conquest of 1066.  The tapestry is considered one of France's national treasures. The subject of Henige’s talk, “Putting the Bayeux Tapestry in Its Place,” was published by the Manchester Centre for Anglo-Saxon Studies in King Harold II and the Bayeux Tapestry in 2005.

Henige received a B.S. degree in Interior Design, an M.A. in Art History, and Ph.D. in Art History, all from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.  At UW-Whitewater, his teaching areas include Ancient and Medieval Art History, Modern Architecture and World of the Arts.  Achievements include the College of Arts and Communication Excellence in Teaching Award and the Everett Long Award for the Advancement of General Education. 

Whitewater’s Cultural Arts Center is located on 402 West Main Street in the historic White building near the Birge Fountain.  Parking is behind the building, with an elevator available from the parking lot entrance.