Apr 2016 – Director’s Notes
April is upon us, mid-terms are around the corner, and we are now well into the final quarter of the year with spring break fading in our memories. Window shades filter the welcome sunshine as I glance up to view the Quad that is abuzz with activity...
Directions for a cloud-crowd
Visiting artists Anne Walsh and Jim Melchert will join 3D4M Professor Michael Swaine for a performance on April 21 and a conversation on April 23 (joined by Art History Professor Adair Rounthwaite). Both events will take place at the Henry Art Gallery.
Guggenheim Fellowship for Helen O’Toole
On April 6, the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation announced the winners of the 2016 Fellowships for the United States and Canada. Painting + Drawing Professor Helen O'Toole is on the list. She and two other UW professors...
Tad Hirsch and the AR-15
Interaction Design Professor Tad Hirsch is featured in a recently published essay on the UW Simpson Center for the Humanities website, which discusses his research on and resulting creative work about the AR-15 assault rifle.
New Faculty Activities
Our four newest tenure-track faculty—Jason O. Germany, Aaron Flint Jamison, Adair Rounthwaite, and Michael Swaine—have been busy with developing their courses along with activities outside the classroom.
Alumni News
Keith Eggener (MA 1989) will be giving a presentation on May 4 as part of the spring lecture series hosted by the Department of Architecture in the UW College of Built Environments. Read more
Jason Hirata (BFA 2010), who won the 2015 Brink Award, is now showing at the Henry Art Gallery. Read more
Several alumni have created public art for Sound Transit. The newest piece is by Leo Saul Berk (MFA 1999) at the station near Husky Stadium. Read more
Be sure to read the March alumni news from our social media.
Contacts
Merith Bennett, Constituency Relations Officer, mab4@uw.edu
Leena Joshi, Marketing + PR Specialist, lsjoshi@uw.edu
Jeanette Mills, News + Events Writer/Editor, soanews@uw.edu