Arts Division

This week at the UW, attend the Katz Distinguished Lecture, the 2021 Biamp PDX Jazz Festival with Ted Poor and Cuong Vu, and more.

Anand Yang, professor of history, and Patricia Shehan Campbell, professor of music education and ethnomusicology, have both authored new books.

"Descendance," an exhibition by 2021 Jacob Lawrence Legacy Residency and film-based multidisciplinary artist Ariel René Jackson, is on display at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery.

There’s something both ancient and otherworldly about the stunning new sculpture that recently landed on the University of Washington campus. “The Seated IV,” by Nairobi-born and Brooklyn-based artist Wangechi Mutu, is a 7-foot-tall, cast-bronze female figure in a regal pose, as if on a throne. Shamim Momin, director of curatorial affairs at the UW’s Henry Art Gallery, is quoted.

An Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant helps UW students harness the power of creativity.

The Daily reviews Meklit's Meany on Screen performance, which highlights the "power of folk music...from the many voices that are contained in one piece".

A family discovered a mammoth tooth on Camano Island while walking on the beach. The discovery was confirmed by the Burke Museum.

Devin Naar, professor of history and Jewish studies, Melia Watras, professor of music, and Ted Poor, assistant professor of drums, have all received honors for their work recently.

This week at the UW, join Deborah Willis for the Monsen Photography Lecture, attend the 2021 Critical Issues series, and more.

This episode of King 5 evening news is hosted from the Burke Museum.

On Feb. 5, Hồng-Ân Trương will speak as part of the Henry Art Gallery's Critical Issues Lecture Series. Trương utilizes a variety of media, from photography to sound and video to performance, focusing primarily on war, immigration and refugee narratives.

This week at the UW, attend a book launch for "Union by Law," the Critical Issues Lecture Series, and more.

"You Wouldn’t Understand", a short film by Trish Harnetiaux (BA Drama & Political Science 1997), will be shown at the Sundance Film Festival.

King 5 News features the Burke Museum's "Burke From Home" curriculum, which provides fun and accessible materials to learn about the animals and ecosystems of Washington.

Shamim Momin, Director of Curatorial Affairs at the Henry Art Gallery, explains the new statue that has been recently unveiled at the Hans Rosling Center for Population Health.