Arts Division

Jazz is a music based on improvisation, and evolution. Moving through Dixieland, swing, bebop, free jazz, fusion and beyond can make describing what jazz is a difficult proposition. Michael Brockman, the co-artistic director of Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra and an artist in residence at the UW School of Music, is interviewed.

"STAR CLUB REDEMPTION BOOTH," a new installation at the Henry Art Gallery poses questions of "human vulnerability, and the things we turn to to make sense of an uncertain world."

Final-year MFA directorial candidate Andrew Coopman's "RE: Social/Divide' "is a new kind of production that could only come about at a cultural moment like the pandemic."

This week at the UW, attend a meditation session, attend Curating in Conversation: A Panel Series on Sharing Northwest Native Art and Art History with the Public, and more.

Many states use color-coded tiers to signal coronavirus restrictions. Why are they all wildly different? Karen Cheng, professor of visual communication design at the UW, is quoted.

Artist Derrick Adams, who is working on a show for the Henry Art Gallery, is profiled in this article.

Artist Alison O. Bremner, whose work is in the permanent collections of the Burke Museum, is featured in this article about her work.

After struggling to embrace his culture and hiding his sexual orientation, Simon Tran (UW Drama & CHID, '16) finally found self-acceptance and the Asian ally he needed.
After being bullied by his high school journalism teacher, Simon went on to study writing at the UW, where he met a half-Asian teaching assistant who would change how he viewed his own culture and find pride in being Vietnamese.

This week at the UW, attend the Kollar Symposium in American Art History: Legacies and Futures, Music of Today: Indigo Mist, and more.

This week at the UW, attend talks about museum curation and the history of the Pacific Northwest, visit the Burke Museum, and more.

Curt Labitzke, chairman of the Printmaking Program, is featured in this article about his recent work.

School of Art + Art History + Design instructor Rafael Soldi has led a new installation on 12th and E Pike featuring work from students in the UW Photomedia program.

Alexis Calma, a senior majoring in both Art History and English, discusses her college experience and time studying abroad in Italy.

The art and music buildings will be undergoing renovations beginning in early 2022.

Steve Ibsen, who studied art at the University of Washington and created the 'Kitty Cat Dance' meme, now makes crypto art.