Arts Division

MadArt creates a spectacle with a dozen art installations on campus through October 25.

If you have ever needed a compelling reason to explore the UW campus, now is the time. Until Oct. 25, 12 works of art are on display in a project called Mad Campus.

From Helen of Troy to the Kardashian sisters, celebrities have fascinated the public for centuries. Why? And what is the effect on those in the spotlight?

If you happen to see a 28-foot cowboy looming over the campus at the University of Washington, never fear. He's a big softy! The "Lone Stranger" is the largest of 12 works that make up Mad Campus.

The free outdoor MadArt exhibit on the UW campus lets children climb on, walk through or lie under many of the pieces- and even add to one of them.

A review of the campus-wide exhibit, Mad Campus, September 13-October 25.

Discover artworks in unexpected spaces on the UW's Seattle campus through Mad Campus, a temporary exhibition on view through October 25.

The University of Washington is being transformed into a vast art gallery for a six-week campuswide exhibition called "Mad Campus."

Scott Magelssen, associate professor of drama, has had more lives than an accident-prone cat.He has experienced all these and more through interactive simulations, which he shares in his book Simming, which was published in June.

Sarah Nash Gates reflects on two memorable decades as executive director of the School of Drama and welcomes successor Todd London.

The Burke Museum served as matchmaker and mentor for a project linking museums in Suquamish, Washington and Palawan Island, Philippines.

A review of Jeanne Sakata's one-man play about Gordon Hirabayashi, a Seattle native, and alumni of the College of Arts & Sciences, who defied internment of Japanese Americans during WWII.

Four recent PhD grads, with research ranging from human rights to ultrafast X-ray science, received the A&S Graduate Medal this spring.

International student Jueqian Fang (Photomedia, Cinema Studies, 2014) studied science in China but discovered a passion for art at the UW.

2014 Stranger Genius Award Nominee in Performance and School of Drama professor, Valerie Curtis-Newton, sits down to talk about what inspires her and the philosophy behind her work.