Arts Division

In a space brightened by ceiling-to-floor whiteness, Scott Lawrimore, lays out black curtains and cans of black paint ready to transform the Jacob Lawrence Gallery for its next show.

This week, the UW World Series presents American dance ensemble Urban Bush Women in a provocative performance fueled by the music of the jazz age, and quickly follows up this production with the Jerusalem Quartet.

The Jacob Lawrence Gallery's new director, Scott Lawrimore, talks about the practical ideas he hopes to bring to the Jake as well as his theoretical thoughts about art here on the University of Washington Seattle campus. Find out what's been going on at the Jake since it re-opened in October and what to expect from it in the future.

As cofounder of Seattle's Jet City Improv, Andrew McMasters ('95) shares his passion for improvisational theater on stage and in workshops.

When Seattle theater troupe, The Seagull Project, comprised of School of Drama faculty and alumni make the long journey to Tashkent, Uzbekistan last spring, the artists had no idea what was in store for them.

Ann Hamilton: the common S E N S E, on view at the Henry Art Gallery, encourages give and take, with visitors rarely leaving empty-handed.

A fine arts background and a keen eye for design drives the Top Pot doughnut dynasty.

This series, produced by piano professor Robin McCabe, features music composed during or about World War I, with historical context offered in commentary and narration.

A set of disappearing glass lungs. Clear glass fingers that reach out from a computer screen to touch the keysof a modified laptop. A mysterious glow emanating from a grove of trees.What will sculptor Julia Chamberlain dare to do next?

Have you ever considered the implications of privacy around art and cultural institutions? Then don't miss the three-day symposium "Surveillance and Privacy: Art, Law and Social Practice" hosted by the Henry Art Gallery and DXARTS.

Music and exhibitions lead this week in the arts as David Alexander Rahbee conducts the UW Symphony and the School of Music presents the annual Halloween Organ Concert featuring spooky classics.

A mathematician and artist, married for decades, teach a course that explores the creative process at the core of both disciplines.

Sweet Charity, the inaugural production of the UW's new interdisciplinary Musical Theater program, opens November 14.

The University of Washington in Seattle is playing host to a series of interactive art installations this month, called "Mad Campus."

A review of the haunting, thought-provoking museumwide exhibition "Ann Hamilton: the common SENSE," at Henry Art Gallery through April 26, 2015.