Practice arts where arts are practiced.
Discovery lies at the heart of our enterprise. Our faculty collaborate across disciplinary boundaries, catalyze creativity in the classroom, cultivate artistic excellence in the studio, illuminate in their writings how art makes meaning, and contribute to the cultural vitality of our world. Arts faculty, with the active participation of our graduate and undergraduate students, continuously expand the frontiers of knowledge through their creative productions and scholarly research. Nationally and internationally acclaimed, our award-winning faculty also collaborate with local and regional artists and cultural organizations, helping to make Seattle a place where the arts are widely practiced. With over a hundred distinguished artists and scholars, the Arts’ faculty possesses a remarkable range of expertise, connections, and experiences, collectively offering students exceptional access to the breadth, depth, and dynamism of the arts.
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How can art and creativity brighten the winter months?
School of Art + Art History + Design teaching professor Timea Tihanyi and Victoria Aukland, a senior majoring in sociology and dance explain how art…
The DailyDANCE 345 emphasizes the plurality of dance history
DANCE 345: “Boogie, Break, Blues: American Popular & Social Dance Histories” explores the history of social dance movements.
The DailyThe Value of a Non-STEM Major, with Dean Stacey
College of Arts & Sciences Dean Stacey explains that there is an important civic, political, social, and cultural element to an education and that…
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Jan. 27, 2021
Set In Motion - Artist Panel
Set in Motion is the Henry’s first city-wide public art exhibition, organized by Shamim M. Momin, Director of Curatorial Affairs. This multi-artist project asks what it looks like to mobilize art and…
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Jan. 28 - Feb. 24, 2021
Exhibition – Ariel René Jackson: Descendance
Appointments are required to visit and masks must be worn; learn more. Jacob Lawrence Gallery hours are Tuesday–Friday, 10am–5pm, and Saturday, 1…
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Jan. 14 - Jan. 29, 2021
Exhibition – Works in Progress
Viewable by appointment only. Email to make an appointment. An exhibition of recent work created by the first-year Master of Fine Arts students in…
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