Join Associate Curator of Collections Dr. Ann Poulson and Professor Benjamin Schmidt to take a close look at some fine examples of ceramics in the Henry’s permanent collection. A question and answer session and casual discussion, in which everyone is invited to participate, will follow the presentation.

Join Associate Curator of Collections Dr. Ann Poulson and Julia Harrison, a studio artist and anthropologist specializing in sculpture, jewelry, and carving, to take a close look at some fine examples of jewelry in the Henry’s permanent collection. A question and answer session and casual discussion, in which everyone is invited to participate, will follow the presentation.

Join Associate Curator of Collections Dr. Ann Poulson and Dr. Susan Gaylard, Associate Professor of Italian Studies, to take a close look at some fine examples of clothing and textiles in the Henry’s permanent collection. A question and answer session and casual discussion, in which everyone is invited to participate, will follow the presentation.

Join Associate Curator of Collections Dr. Ann Poulson and Professor Jamie Walker to take a close look at some fine examples of the ceramics in the Henry’s permanent collection. A question and answer session and casual discussion, in which everyone is invited to participate, will follow the presentation.

In Everlasting Stranger, New York-based choreographer and writer Will Rawls (b. 1978, Boston, MA) activates relationships between language, dance, and image through the fragmentary medium of stop-motion animation. In his installation, time and movement slow as a live, automated camera photographs the frame-by-frame actions of four dancers.

The Henry and Jack Straw Cultural Center are pleased to partner to commission a three-part series of audio artworks, to be released free and online throughout the summer of 2021. The participating artists were invited to consider the theme of place, and its unique resonance throughout the pandemic, to offer directed sonic experiences for listeners wherever they might find themselves. Participating artists are Byron Au Yong (b. 1971, Pittsburgh, PA), Chenoa Egawa (b. 1964, Ellensburg, WA), and Bill Lowe (b. 1946, Pittsburgh, PA) and Naima Lowe (b.

We are excited to welcome Ishmael Butler, of Shabazz Palaces and Digable Planets, for the second of three artist residencies to activate Gary Simmons: The Engine Room.

Borders, across the Americas and around the world, have come to represent spaces of violence, captivity, and death. How can artists, academics, and activists generate new stories and representations that allow us to challenge existing border politics and imaginaries? How can art help us actively and reflectively promote life over death, freedom over detention?

The Henry Art Gallery invites you to an online performance by The Black Tones, the final part of the band’s artist residency held in conjunction with the current exhibition, Gary Simmons: The Engine Room. Over the last month, the Seattle-based rock ‘n’ roll band, founded by twin siblings Eva and Cedric Walker, has spent time in the gallery rehearsing, writing, and experimenting in the space. Join us on YouTube for the culminating performance which will be broadcast on May 29 at 6 PM PDT. No ticket reservation required.

Framed by Gary Simmons: The Engine Room, on view now at the Henry, join artist Gary Simmons and LANGSTON Program Manager Jazmyn Scott for a conversation about how their passions for music sit at the center of their creative and community practices.