<p>The <a href="https://www.designinpublic.org/event/block-party-2/">Seattle Design Festival Block Party</a> took place on August 24 and 25. Numerous installations in Lake Union Park addressed issues related to BALANCE, this year's festival theme. Three projects listed below involved School-affiliated people.</p>
<p>The School is pleased to announce the <a href="http://depts.washington.edu/soagrd19/">2019 Graduate Thesis + Dissertation Showcase</a>, a website that documents the work of our graduating graduate students. We are proud of their accomplishments.</p>
<p>Graduates included in the website are:</p>
<h2>Division of Art</h2>
<p>Master of Fine Arts (MFA)</p>
<p>We asked graduating undergraduates to write about their time as a student and their plans after graduation. These are the inspiring responses we received.</p>
<h2>Cayla Key</h2>
<p>BDes, Interaction Design</p>
<p>Faculty and students in our Division of Design have been writing for presentation at conferences and/or for publication, highlighting some of their recent research.</p>
<h2>Karen Cheng</h2>
<p>Professor, Visual Communication Design</p>
<p>Each year, the University of Washington recognizes 100 students from across all three campuses. The <a href="https://www.washington.edu/husky100/about/">Husky 100 website</a> says that these students connect activities inside the classroom and beyond to make a difference at the UW, in communities, and into the future.</p>
<p>Grace Budgett, who just completed her Bachelor of Design degree, was selected in May by the Industrial Designers Society of America as the <a href="https://www.idsa.org/members/grace-budgett">2019 West District Student Merit Award Winner</a>.
<p>It is the fifth year of the Seattle Art Fair. School-affiliated people are involved with the fair as well as having work shown at Seattle-area exhibitions during the fair.</p>
<p>This news post will continue to expand as more information becomes available.</p>
<h2>Seattle Art Fair</h2>
<ul><li>August 1–4, 2019</li>
<p><span>Below is a list of the awards given or recognized at this year’s Graduation Celebration on June 15, 2019. Congratulations to all!</span></p>
<h2>Arts & Sciences Dean's Graduate Medalist in the Arts</h2>
<ul>
<li>Jackie Granger, MFA in Photo/Media</li>
</ul>
<h2>Parnassus Graduating with Excellence – Undergraduate</h2>
<ul>
<li>Division of Art: Marlee Hopkins</li>
<li>Division of Art History: Caitlyn Sullivan</li>
<p>During the first part of June, Artist Trust announced the 2019 recipients for some of their major awards. Congratulations to everyone!</p>
<h2>Irving and Yvonne Twining Humber Award</h2>
<h2>Announcement</h2>