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These artists want to draw the Chinese railroad workers back into history
An artist’s inspiration can come from anywhere. For UW Painting + Drawing Professor Lin Zhi, it happened in August 2001, on a road trip from Missouri to Seattle.
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Alumni Spotlight: Jake Prendez
Meet the American Ethnic Studies alum whose new gallery in White Center celebrates Latinx art and a home for the 'in-between.'
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With ‘Nina Simone: Four Women,’ director Valerie Curtis-Newton wants audiences to see the work of black women
Valerie Curtis-Newton, head of directing program in the School of Drama, is the director of "Nina Simone: Four Women" at the Seattle Repertory Theatre, on stage April 26.
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Indigenous weaving as resistance
Artist Sara Siestreem speaks at the Henry Art Gallery about what it means to be a tribe member, artist, educator
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Philanthropy and the NAACP: how 'movement capture' changed civil rights
UW political science professor, Megan Ming Francis, explores how the NAACP and its funders have lessons for philanthropy and activism.
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Uncanny Mex-Men
Alaniz, a professor in the department of Slavic languages and literatures, spoke about Mexican-American representation in comics from the 1950s to the 1980s.
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Edgar Arceneaux challenges historical narratives in 'Library of Black Lies'
Arceneaux the artist behind the architectural installation at the Henry Art Gallery, has built layers upon layers of metaphors and symbolism into “Library."
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Curating the Future
At the Jacob Lawrence Gallery, curatorial interns get hands-on preparation for careers in the art world — and roles in the community.
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The Freddie Mercury story that goes untold in 'Bohemian Rhapsody'
Analysis from Professor Laurie Marhoefer of the UW Department of History.
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In an increasingly expensive Seattle, artist residencies provide much-needed space and support
Emily Zimmerman, director of the Jacob Lawrence Gallery, explains how the gallery is taking action for a more equitable future for artists.
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Jacob Lawrence and the art of radical imagination
Twenty-five years ago, the University of Washington inaugurated a gallery to honor a giant of our time.
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Crocker's Jacob Lawrence show celebrates black history and the dignity of labor
If ever a show deserved a rave review, it's the Crocker Art Museum's "History, Labor, Life: The Prints of Jacob Lawrence." Lawrence was a professor of painting at the UW.
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UW to mark centennial of 1919 Seattle General Strike
Professor James Gregory on the power of public history and the centenary of the 1919 Seattle General Strike
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UW students demand answers from ICE — the old-fashioned way
The UW Center for Human Rights is teaching a new generation to use the Freedom of Information Act.
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Whitewashing: Seattle artist calls attention to censored history in series on WWII war crimes
Miha Sarani (BFA, 2015), an art history graduate, began the project after seeing news of the white nationalist march in Virgina and the lack of condemnation of white supremacy that followed.