Arts Division

In 2019, the Andrew W. Mellon foundation awarded the UW a three-year grant to build upon previous insights about process-based creative inquiry.

The Henry Art Gallery and Jacob Lawrence Gallery are adapting their re-openings amidst COVID-19.

Alice Lee, manager of the UW Visitors Center who graduated from the UW in 2011 with a BA in interdisciplinary art and a minor in music, explains her role and what brought her to the UW.

A UW Professor has worked to make fine art accessible in his Summer 2020 class "Printmaking Without a Press."

During this time of uncertainty and isolation, find solace in digital opportunities to connect, share, and engage, including events from the Henry Art Gallery, Office of Public Lectures, and more.

In creatures that lived before dinosaurs, paleontologists found signs of hibernation. Christian Sidor, curator of vertebrate paleontology at the Burke and professor of biology, is quoted.

Lead author Megan Whitney, biology graduate student, explains her new study on the hibernation state of a creature who lived before the dinosaurs.

David Rahbee, director of orchestral activities in the School of Music won the American Prize for the college/university category.

The Seattle Times gives ideas for busting boredom, including reading spider facts from the Burke Museum.

During this time of uncertainty and isolation, find solace in digital opportunities to connect, share, and engage through events such as the Strange Coupling Exhibition launch.

Stephen Bader (UW IxD BDes 2014) and Alanna MacGowan (UW MFA 2010) work at Microsoft Envisioning and explore how people will live, work, and play five to seven years in the future. 

Fox Whitney, who is presenting online performances through the Henry Art Gallery, gives his message to the city.

During this time of uncertainty and isolation, we will share upcoming events that bring the UW, and the greater community, together online. 

Stay engaged amidst social distancing guidelines with a virtual Henry Art Gallery event, visit the Seattle Deconstructed Art Fair, and more from your home.

This week at the UW, attend an online gallery launch and a UW alumni book club meeting.