Arts and Entertainment

There’s a Norwegian term for deliberately embracing time spent outside, for both the mental and physical benefits. It’s frifluftsliv, something Alaskans will find familiar, in spirit if not in name. And some say it’s a way to cope with the many limitations on life during a pandemic. Andy Meyer, assistant teaching professor of Scandinavian studies at the UW, is quoted.

Alumni Jinny Wright has passed away, but her influence on Seattle's art and culture persists.

Alumni Barbara Earl Thomas discusses her experiences with artist Jacob Lawrence.

Assistant Professors Audrey Desjardins (School of Art), Afroditi Psarra (DXARTS), Bonnie Whiting (School of Music), and Jacob Lawrence Gallery Director and Curator Emily Zimmerman, discuss interdisciplinary research project Voices+Voids.

A new exhibit at the Henry Art Gallery, Plural Possibilities & The Female Body, will explore femininity and "allow persons who view themselves as feminine to recognize their presence in a diverse array of art."

The Burke Museum has received an Award of Honor for its architecture.

This week at the UW, attend a lecture on the history and memory of the Holocaust in the U.S.S.R. and get suggestions for what to read, watch, and listen to at home.

The Black Embodiments Studio will begin a residency at the UW's Jacob Lawrence Gallery that will continue for the next two years. Dr. Kemi Adeyemi, assistant professor of gender, women, & sexuality studies and BES founder and director, is interviewed.

The UW Libraries has greatly expanded its online resources, opening access to more than 250,000 new e-resources, in a time in which digital connection is more important than ever.

KNKX presented an exclusive live-streamed Studio Session with the Marc Seales Group from The Forum at Town Hall Seattle on Nov. 14, hosted by KNKX jazz ambassador Abe Beeson. Seales is a professor of jazz piano at the UW.

Presenting a School of Drama production live online required creativity — and dependable wifi — for the students, faculty, and staff involved. 

A new organization called “The Cultural Space Agency” plans to combat gentrification by securing venues for arts and cultural groups. Sarah Wilke, senior director of operations and planning for the UW Meany Center, is mentioned.

Valerie Curtis-Newton, Head of Directing at the School of Drama, will be directing a play at the Round House Theatre.

KNKX presents a Studio Session live from The Forum at Town Hall Seattle with the Marc Seales Group, hosted by KNKX jazz ambassador Abe Beeson on November 14, 7 PM PT. Marc Seales, professor of music in the Jazz Studies Program, is a noted pianist, composer and leading figure in the Northwest jazz scene.

Teens at the Henry Teen Art Collective have created an exhibition of self-portraits to be displayed on the Henry’s website.