Our question to consider: How can we bring together emerging, established, and elder leaders in the conversation around liberation? Join us for dinner and conversation.<br /><br />This program is part of the <em>Liberation Book Club</em>&#160;at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery. This year-long program series hopes to honor our commitment to social justice and to gather our community to think about the work of liberation through shared texts, art, film, music, conversation, and workshops.

Our question to consider: What is the soundtrack to liberation?<br /><br /><br /><br />This program is part of the <em>Liberation Book Club</em>&#160;at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery. This year-long program series hopes to honor our commitment to social justice and to gather our community to think about the work of liberation through shared texts, art, film, music, conversation, and workshops. Unlike your traditional book club all the reading and study happens together, so no need to prepare.

Our question to consider: How can we center care in the work we do? What skills do we need to develop?<br /><br /><br /><br />Join us for a Narcan training workshop followed by a pizza party and conversation around community care, harm reduction, and accessibility.<br /><br /><br /><br />This program is part of the <em>Liberation Book Club</em>&#160;at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery.

Join us for a zine workshop brought to you by the rising 2nd year MFA cohort! Together we will discuss the veil within the <a href="https://art.washington.edu/calendar?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%…; target="_blank" rel="noopener">exhibition</a> along with learning how to make a zine of your own! All materials will be provided and everyone is welcome to attend.&#160;&#160;

Our question to consider: How can we begin to think about using an art practice to meet the moment?<br /><br /><br /><br />This program is part of the <em>Liberation Book Club</em>&#160;at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery. This year-long program series hopes to honor our commitment to social justice and to gather our community to think about the work of liberation through shared texts, art, film, music, conversation, and workshops. Unlike your traditional book club all the reading and study happens together, so no need to prepare.

Join artist and paper engineer Shawn Sheehy for a hands-on workshop exploring the art and mechanics of pop-up design. Participants will learn foundational paper engineering techniques to cut, fold, and construct dynamic structures that spring to life. No experience necessary; all materials are provided.

This year&#8217;s featured author is&#160;David J. Staley, professor of history at The Ohio State University and author of&#160;Alternative Universities: Speculative Design for Innovation in Higher Education. In his work, Staley challenges us to reimagine higher education not as a fixed institution but as a space of continual transformation. What if students were required to major in three disparate subjects? What if universities placed play at the center of learning, or designed curricula around broad cognitive skills rather than departments?

Welcoming prospective undergraduate students and their families to learn about <a href="https://artsci.washington.edu/&quot; target="_blank" rel="noopener">studying in the College of Arts &amp; Sciences at&#160;the University of Washington</a>.

Welcoming prospective undergraduate students and their families to meet the College of Arts &amp; Sciences and learn about <a href="https://arts.washington.edu/&quot; target="_blank" rel="noopener">studying the Arts</a> (Art + Art History + Design, Dance, Drama, DXARTS, and Music) at the University of Washington.&#160;

Death is a fundamental first step to rebirth, but this transition can be a daunting prospect without a compassionate guide. Our 2026 Jacob Lawrence Legacy Resident, Indira Allegra, intervenes with The Book of Zero, a multimedia meditative experience that brings together powerful sensations and visuals that have emerged during Allegra&#8217;s investigations into doula work, death care, and cycles of the body and environment.<br /><br />In <em>The Book of Zero</em>, water, weaving, and projections animate the earth and its afflictions.