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May 15, 2014
A class for students from any major who enjoy creative, hands-on projects and want to learn how the power of design can change the world.
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Details: Design 300, Design Thinking, SLN 11062, 5 Cr VLPA, MW 9:40-11:50am with an...
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April 12, 2014
Room 130, Kane Hall
Thursday, 12 June 2014, 7-9pm
tickets required; see below
All UW Art, Art History, and Design students graduating in Autumn 2013, Winter 2014, Spring 2014 and Summer 2014 are invited to attend the 2014 School of Art Graduation Celebration.
SoA Graduation Celebration information is mailed and emailed to graduating students in mid-April. Students must register before...
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March 30, 2014
Room 192, Paccar Hall
Wednesday, 30 April 2014, 7pm
RSVP using Register button here
The Division of Art History is pleased to host Eleanor Jones Harvey, who is the Senior Curator at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. This event is one of the Allan and Mary Kollar Lectures on American Art and...
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February 12, 2014
During July and August 2013, we sent a survey to the more than 6,000 people on our mailing lists. We received over 1,100 responses, which is quite good for an electronic survey. Thank you to everyone who took part!
While we have already learned a lot from the survey results, there is still more we can discover as staff time allows for digging deeper into the responses. Here is a simple summary of selected results and some of our thoughts about them.
—More than 75% identified themselves as...
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February 11, 2014
Consciously embracing change is how we evolve. Change is inevitable at the School of Art, and it is a given at the University. It is important that we keep current but to always acknowledge our history and our past accomplishments. Therefore, I would like to inform you regarding...
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February 11, 2014
The SoA participates in several social media outlets: Facebook, Twitter, and Vimeo. Accounts are not required to view what we post, but, if you do use social media, be sure to include us.
There are three primary SoA social media outlets. We post similar material to the Facebook and Twitter feeds, which is a mix of event information; news from current faculty, staff, students, and alumni; and the occasional tidbit from the local or national arts scene. We are relatively new to Vimeo. Right now...
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February 10, 2014
The Division of Art History will host a lecture by noted scholar Eleanor Jones Harvey, Senior Curator at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. This event is made possible by Allan and Mary Kollar, whose shared love of art and literature dates back to their meeting as Bothell High School teachers in 1970....
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February 10, 2014
A recently released film, The Monuments Men, is raising awareness about a World War II program that aimed to preserve cultural treasures during the war as well as track down and return artworks stolen by the Nazis. One of the participants in the program was Sherman Lee, who had a long career as an art historian. Lee was born in Seattle and returned...
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February 10, 2014
Twice a year the University of Washington gives Royalty Research Fund (RRF) awards to faculty who have applied for project support. This program has existed since 1992, and an RRF Scholar option was added in 1994. RRF Scholars receive release time from teaching for one academic quarter in order to focus on their project. The RRF receives income from royalty and license fees generated through the UW’s technology transfer program. It is a competitive process to win an RRF award; the average...
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February 9, 2014
Four faculty members have or will soon make career transitions. For non-faculty, the term might be retirement, but for most faculty it means leaving teaching to focus on other professional activities.
Patricia Failing (Art History) officially stepped down from her teaching position in December 2012, although she is continuing to serve on thesis and dissertation committees. She started as a visiting lecturer at the UW in 1982 and became tenure-track faculty in 1989. Failing has...
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