The School's advising team is thrilled to be co-facilitating a new course for undergraduates during winter quarter 2018 — ARTS 350: Arts in Collaboration. Alumni from the visual and performing arts are participating.

Industrial Design Associate Professor Sang-gyeun Ahn is co-PI on a project that will develop a modular kit to modify wheelchairs for the safe use of public restrooms. They have received Amazon Catalyst funding.

We are very sad to report that Photomedia student Donghoon Lee passed away during the summer. His family and friends have dedicated a memorial bench to him in the Quad.

We are sad to report the passing of Ron Ho. He was a renowned jewelry artist, alum, and supporter of School students for many years through the Lambda Rho Alumni Association.

3D4M Lecturer Kate Roberts was invited to participate in this year's Parcours Céramique Carougeois in Switzerland. She built Gate to nowhere on site, and she won the Fondation Bruckner Award.

Graham Boettcher (MA 1999) was recently appointed as the new R. Hugh Daniel Director at the Birmingham Museum of Art. He has served the museum in several roles since 2006.

A number of named scholarships support more than thirty students this academic year. The recipients and donors are recognized at an invitation-only event on October 12.

The School and the Jacob Lawrence Gallery are pleased to announce that Seattle artist C. Davida Ingram is the recipient of the 2018 Jacob Lawrence Legacy Residency.

Photomedia Assistant Professor Aaron Flint Jamison was selected as one of five 2017 Hallie Ford Fellows in the Visual Arts. An exhibition at Pacific Northwest College of Art displays the work of the fellows.

The UW Simpson Center for the Humanities recently announced its Spring 2017 Awards to support work during the 2017-2018 academic year. Three people from the School are involved in these projects.

The School and Jacob Lawrence Gallery are pleased to announce a $20,000 grant from the Art Works program of the National Endowment for the Arts, which will support the Jacob Lawrence Legacy Residency.

Erin Giffin, who completed her PhD this month, was chosen by the Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences as the Graduate Medalist in the Arts. The medalists are selected from faculty nominations.

Ten students were recognized with awards at our Graduation Celebration on June 10. One of the students, Erin Giffin, also was the recipient of the Arts & Sciences 2017 Dean's Graduate Medal in the Arts.

Artist Trust announced the recipients of their 2017 Fellowship Award Program in a May 15 press release. Six of the sixteen selected artists are School alums. Each will receive an unrestricted award of $7,500. Congratulations!

What a night! The School hosted its first Anne Focke Arts Leadership Award event on April 29. We honored 2017 award winner Beth Sellars, heard from alum Jenny Sabin, and raised over $62,000 for graduate student support.

Fourteen Master of Fine Arts and Master of Design students are participating in this graduation show at the Henry Art Gallery. The public opening reception is June 2, 7–8:30pm, and the exhibition continues through June 25.

A student-run Division of Art tradition for over a decade, Strange Coupling bridges the gap between the UW and the greater Seattle art community by pairing students with professional artists for a collaborative project.

Each year we celebrate graduating Art and Design undergraduate and graduate students with a series of exhibitions in the Jacob Lawrence Gallery and Henry Art Gallery. Join us for one or more of these events.

This year marks 100 years since the birth of Jacob Lawrence. Seattle became his home in 1970 when he arrived to teach at the University of Washington. The University and the city are celebrating him in many ways.

Finalists for two full-time, tenure-track faculty positions — one in Art History and one in Interdisciplinary Visual Arts — are visiting campus. Each candidate will give a lecture.

The School is sad to announce the passing of 3D4M Professor Emeritus Akio Takamori on January 11, 2017. He joined the School faculty in 1993 and taught until his retirement in 2014.

This event for graduating students takes place on Saturday, June 10, before the University's commencement ceremony. Tickets are required for attending students and guests.

Emily Zimmerman becomes Director of the Jacob Lawrence Gallery in January 2017. Her strong background in curatorial work will be an asset to the Gallery and the School.

Professor Emeritus Francis Celentano passed away on November 20, 2016. He joined the faculty at the UW in 1966 and retired from teaching in 1993. A memorial gathering is planned for January 28 in the Jacob Lawrence Gallery.

This 7-speaker series starts on January 12 and ends on March 9. All lectures are free and open to the public, but registration is recommended. Sponsored by The Boeing Company.

The School is pleased to present the 2017 Anne Focke Arts Leadership Award to Beth Sellars. Curator, artist, museum leader, teacher, and public art manager, she embodies the power of arts leadership.

The School is seeking a new Director of the Jacob Lawrence Gallery. This position provides curatorial, operational, and administrative leadership for the Gallery. Apply by Nov 17 to ensure consideration.

A number of named scholarships support thirty students this academic year. They will be recognized this autumn at a private event on October 26.

The School invites applications for two full-time, tenure-track positions to begin in September 2017. One is in the Division of Art History (American Art), and the other is in the Division of Art (Interdisciplinary Visual Arts).

Although most schools, colleges, and universities have already welcomed students to the new academic year, the UW maintains the tradition of offering classes within a quarter system resulting in a late September start of autumn quarter.

Welcome to the new website for the School of Art + Art History + Design. The creation of this site involved more than a dozen people and took over a year to complete.

With the start of a new academic year nearly upon us, it is time to review the changes in faculty and staff that have happened since we wrote about transitions in 2015.

Following the model of the UW College Board, the School Advisory Board has launched an opportunity for board members to take a professor to lunch in an effort to become better-informed advocates for the School.

The School is happy to name Anne Focke as the Alum in Residence for the 2016-2017 academic year. This is a new role, and it will be shaped largely by the person who holds the position.

Ten students were recognized with awards at our Graduation Celebration on June 11. One of the students, Tzyy Yi (Amy) Young, also was the recipient of the Arts & Sciences 2016 Dean's Medal in the Arts.

The School is very pleased to announce the hiring of two tenure-track faculty who begin teaching in early 2017. We have also hired five full-time lecturers who will teach during the 2016-2017 academic year.

We are inviting applications for three full-time, tenure-track positions. The Art History position has a preferred deadline of November 1, and the two Division of Design positions have a preferred deadline of January 11. All positions have a start date of September 2016.

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