Portrait of VCD student Kort Maeda

2025 Husky 100

VCD senior Kort Maeda honored as one of this year's Husky 100. 

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2025 Graduation Exhibitions

Join us to celebrate our talented art and design students graduating in Spring 2025.

Flyer for UW Public Lecture featuring Christine Sun Kim

2025 UW Public Lectures

The School of Art + Art History + Design is a sponsoring department for two UW Public Lectures in the spring 2025, featuring Christine Sun Kim and John Jennings.

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A new podcast featuring alumni

Season 01 launched in spring of 2025 and will have six episodes hosted by Liz Copland

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Watch Where You Step

UW’s Jacob Lawrence Gallery Is Full of Portals

“The Studio,” a 1977 self-portrait by Jacob Lawrence, features his Seattle home studio with a window looking out to Harlem. Courtesy of Seattle Art Museum, © The Jacob and Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence Foundation, Seattle / Artists Rights Society, NY.

The Jacob Lawrence Legacy

Twenty-five years after his death, Jacob Lawrence's impact as a chronicler of the Black experience lives on through the efforts of local arts institutions.

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April 19: Arts and Sciences Events at Admitted Student Day

Admitted students and families can engage with the College of Arts and Sciences through several department and program specific events over the next few weeks. Continue reading on UW College of Arts & Sciences News 
Guide to Design 166

Collaborative Design

Every quarter design students engage in collaborative projects through valuable partnerships with peers, alumni, and businesses. This story highlights four collaborations from Autumn 2024.

Illustration of someone singing and vacuuming while a surveillance camera in one them.

You Discover You're on Camera. Now What?

A growing number of people use surveillance cameras inside their homes. Associate Professor of Interaction Design James Pierce explores how others spending time in the home are affected.

Tanya Sheehan

Tanya Sheehan is the 2025 Kollar Lecturer in American Art

Sheehan's lecture on Jacob Lawrence's Harlem Hospital murals is happening on February 27, 6 pm in UW's Intellectual House.