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February 24, 2015
For the students, staff, and faculty of the School of Art + Art History + Design, each academic quarter has its own identity and rhythm that we come to expect. Knowing that it is dark, damp, and cold outside, winter quarter is typically a time to be grateful for stimulating courses, engaging lectures and critiques, and dedicated hours in the classrooms, studios, and libraries. It is also the time of the season to select the next graduate class. With more than 400 applications for some 24...
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February 24, 2015
In October 2014, LinkedIn ranked the UW as one of the top five schools for design based on the success of recent graduates in landing desirable design jobs. We thought it would be worthwhile to contact some of the companies and organizations who hire our graduates to ask what our students have...
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February 23, 2015
The Jacob Lawrence Gallery and the Henry Art Gallery will once again host a series of exhibitions featuring work by Division of Art and Division of Design students who are graduating. The full list of Bachelor's and Master's degree shows, with reception dates may be found in this post.
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February 23, 2015
Room 130, Kane Hall
Thursday, June 11, 2015, 7:00-9:00pm
tickets required; see below
All UW Art, Art History, and Design students graduating in autumn 2014, winter 2015, spring 2015, and summer 2015 are invited to attend the 2015 School of Art + Art History + Design Graduation Celebration.
Graduation Celebration information is mailed and emailed to graduating students in mid-April....
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February 4, 2015
Three faculty are involved with presentations at the College Art Association (CAA) conference this year in New York City. CAA is an organization of over 12,000 individual artists, art historians, scholars, curators, critics, collectors, educators, publishers, and related professionals in the visual arts; there are another 2,000 institutional members.
Marek Wieczorek, Associate Professor, Division of Art History
February 11: presenting a paper titled “Mondrian’s Studio...
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October 28, 2014
Gifts from our generous donors—individuals, foundations, and organizations—make a huge impact in the life of our School. Thank you.
Gifts $100,000 and above
Crabby Beach Foundation
Jody + David Smith
Gifts $25,000 to $99,000
Drew Hamlin
Intel Corporation
Steve Kaneko/Microsoft
Linda LeResche + Michael Von Korff
Seattle Art Museum
Gifts 10,000 to $24,999
Alison + Glen Milliman
The New...
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October 28, 2014
It is with true pleasure and anticipation that I welcome you to read the first e-newsletter of the new academic year at the School of Art + Art History + Design. Writing these Director’s Notes was the furthest thing from my mind when I first walked into the Art Building as a freshman several decades ago. It is an honor and a privilege to be named as the new director of the school, a position that I would never have come by without the formative education I received at the University of...
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October 28, 2014
Three new staff have or will soon take their place in already existing positions, and one new staff person is in a re-imagined position. We also have two new lecturers who are helping to keep the Industrial Design and 3D4M Programs strong during this academic year...
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October 26, 2014
The Slide Library moved into room 120 of the Art Building in the late 1960s and expanded into room 122 sometime in the 1980s. Many alumni will remember the inhospitable front door of the Slide Library with its sign that said “Faculty Use Only.” While that policy changed later, many students were afraid to open the door and see what was inside.
Times have changed. The slide cabinets and faculty work carrells are gone since teaching is now done with digital images, and Spaces 120 and 122 are now...
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October 20, 2014
On October 16, we recognized undergraduate and graduate students who were awarded scholarships for the 2014-2015 academic year. Scholarship donors, family members, faculty, and staff attended the private gathering at the Henry Art Gallery. Below is a list of the scholarship recipients, and the full program for the event is here.
Entering Freshman/Transfer Student Awards
The...
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