Arts Division

The School of Art + Art History + Design's Jacob Lawrence Gallery is delighted to announce that Marisa Williamson will be its 2020 Jacob Lawrence Legacy Resident.

Curators at the Burke Museum are also academic faculty, which translates to unparalleled opportunities for UW students.

Kate Fernandez wants you to see all research happening at the Burke Museum. She’s made it easy to know where to look.

UW senior Racquel West has always loved museums. Now she spends nearly every day in one.  

Curious about spiders? This video features Rod Crawford, the curator of arachnids at the Burke Museum.

This week in the arts, view local artist’s work at the Center for Urban Horticulture, learn about Dakota Sioux artist Mary Sully, and more.

This week in the arts, attend a Washin Kai recital in classical Japanese, listen to the musical musings of Indigo Mist, converse over coffee, and more.

The Museum's "Inside Out" concept means more interaction for visitors.

College of Arts & Sciences faculty won the Best History in the 2019 Association for Recorded Sound Collections Awards of Excellence for their bilingual book.

Co-owners of Off the Rez, Cecilia Rikard (BA, Laws, Society and Justice, 2006)and Mark McConnell, open their cafe at the new Burke Museum,

This week in the arts, attend a Chamber Dance Company concert, view photographs from the Henry’s collections, reflect on the race of contemporary ballet, and more.

Valerie Curtis-Newton, a leading Seattle director and UW drama professor weighs in on the surge of Black Women playwrights producing in Seattle.

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Awards the UW a $600,000 grant for arts and creativity.

In the arts, attend an opening reception at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery, hear from School of Art + Art History + Design faculty, visit the Allen Library for a concert, and more!

How the self-proclaimed lover of life, Jordan Nicholson (BA, Drawing & Painting, 2012), followed his passions to become an accomplished photographer, artist and man about town.