Where the Arts are Created, Practiced, Researched, and Performed.
In the Arts at UW, our facilities expand from a lab to research the intersection of neuroscience and digital arts, to the United States’ first theater in the round. Take a look at a collection of some of our facilities where the arts are created, practiced, researched, and performed.
Art & Brain Lab
DXARTS’ Art + Brain Lab enables students and faculty, from both arts and sciences, to conduct hands-on research, fostering artistic collaborations arising from investigations at the intersection of neuroscience and digital art. Learn more about this facility
Ballard Fab Lab
DXARTS’ Fab Lab includes a wood shop, machine shop, electronics lab, CAD workstations, and more. The lab provides advanced computer-aided design, manufacturing and prototyping machines as well as traditional power tools and hand tools. Learn more about this facility.
Floyd and Delores Jones Playhouse
Originally a storehouse and remodeled into a theater in 1930, the Jones Playhouse was the very first state-sponsored theater in the nation and was home to Works Progress Administration projects and the Negro Federal Theater Projects. It has a thrust stage and seats 210. Learn more about this facility.
Glenn Hughes Penthouse Theatre
Built in 1940, the Penthouse was the first Theatre in the Round (arena) in the United States. This 160 seat theater was completely renovated in 1991 when it was moved from its original south campus location. Learn more about this facility.
Hutchinson Hall
The home of the School of Drama on campus, Hutchinson Hall houses three black box performance spaces, a costume shop, scene shop, design studios, a light lab, a drama library, and more. Learn more about this facility.
Sandpoint Gallery
The Gallery is a space for exhibitions, installations, performances, forums, lectures, and media presentations that are curated, organized, and presented by the School of Art + Art History + Design’s faculty, graduate students or undergraduate students. Learn more about this facility.
Ceramic and Metal Arts Building (CMA)
CMA houses the 3D4M: ceramics + glass + sculpture Studio, where there are extensive facilities for ceramics, glass, wood and metal fabrication. The CMA also houses a foundry, digital imaging center, and two galleries. Learn more about this facility.
Jacob Lawrence Gallery
Named after one of the School of Art + Art History + Design’s most renowned faculty members, the gallery is a space for exhibitions; a vital center for social interaction and dialog; and a critical para-educational resource for students and faculty. Learn more about this facility.
Henry Art Gallery
The Henry is internationally-recognized for bold and challenging exhibitions, for pushing the boundaries of contemporary art and culture, and for being the first to premiere new works by established and emerging artists. Learn more about this facility.
Burke Museum
The Burke is a research-and collections-based museum with over 16 million objects. Opening in fall 2019, the New Burke will be a flagship facility for the Washington State Museum of Natural History and Culture. With 12 visible labs and an artists’ workshop, the New Burke will turn the museum “inside-out,” breaking down traditional museum barriers and inviting visitors to be part of a working research facility.Learn more about this facility.
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts
The Hall includes the 1,206 seat Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater, the 238 seat Meany Studio Theatre, where most Meany Center performances take place, as well as performances from the Department of Dance, School of Drama, School of Music, and the Center for Digital Arts & Experimental Media. Learn more about this facility.