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Seattle to take closer look at public art to make sure it's culturally appropriate
Kathryn Bunn-Marcuse, Assistant Professor of Art History, explains that there's no history of towering monumental poles being made by the Salish and other Puget Sound region tribes.
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The Sara Little Turnbull Foundation awards $200,000 to benefit University of Washington Design Students
The University of Washington College of Arts & Sciences and the Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity (OMA&D) announced that the Sara Little Turnbull Foundation has made a $200,000 gift to benefit underrepresented minority, low-income and first-generation students pursuing design degrees within the School of Art + Art History + Design.
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Randolph Hokanson, pianist and UW professor emeritus, dies at 103
Randolph Henning Hokanson carried his high musical standards from the concert stage to the University of Washington classroom.
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How do you write down a dance?
Playwrights create written scripts; music composers write down scores. But how do you write down and save a dance?
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Playwright Mrinalini Kamath is connecting with Seattle and finding inspiration here
UW Drama Mellon Creative Fellow Mrinalini Kamath discovered her passion for theatre when a professor suggested she take a playwriting class.
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Cuong Vu 4Tet: Change in the Air
With guitarist Bill Frisell in tow, Cuong Vu creates a dramatic set of all original tunes that reflects a cross-continental sensability on Change in the Air.
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Mickalene's Muses
The UW's Henry Art Gallery is hosting "Muse," a show of Mickalene Thomas's photographs, bringing the well-known painter's photographic oeure to audiences in the PNW.
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Unearthing Seattle’s Deeper Histories through Art and Humanities
Students expose layers hidden beneath the city's staggering wealth, using "dark tourism" to find reasons for protest and celebration--sometimes both at once.
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Faculty Friday: Shannon Dudley
Dudley teaches music of Latin America and the Caribbean, American popular music, Music and Community, Comparative Musicianship and Analysis, and graduate seminars in Ethnomusicology.
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How to navigate the Seattle art world on a budget
Seattle isn’t cheap, and that’s not changing anytime soon. But your budget shouldn’t stand in the way of seeing great art. Here’s how.
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An Artist Pays Homage to Her Glamorous, Dying Mother
A conversation with Mickalene Thomas about her must-see exhibition MUSE at Henry Art Gallery.
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Hidden Seattle Inspires Research
Students in the Summer Institute in the Arts & Humanities dug into Seattle history and unearthed some surprises.
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Moving the Burke’s entire collection is a dinosaur of a task
How do you move a museum? Very carefully, and very slowly.
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A look at painter Mickalene Thomas’ lesser-known photography at Henry Art Gallery
An exhibition at the Henry Art Gallery offers a revealing look into Michalene Thomas' lesser-known photographic practice. And it feels personal.
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On Capitol Hill, a new showcase for Mexican art
Adrián Gómez (BFA, 3D4M, 2018) is the first featured artist in "NosotrUS" at the Mexican Cultural Institute Gallery.