Challenge Grant From Anonymous Donor
A generous friend of the School has just pledged to match all donations up to $100,000 to support recruitment of excellent graduate students in Art, Art History, and Design, but only until December 27.
2017 Critical Issues in Contemporary Art Practice
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.
What is Possible?
A new website about an Amie McNeel and Mark Zirpel project debuted at the end of November 2016. The College of Arts & Sciences chose this subject to represent the entire College in the University's Be Boundless campaign.
In Memoriam – Francis Celentano
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.
President's Office Features Faculty Work
Eleven faculty from the Division of Art have work on display in the UW President's suite, Gerberding Hall. These works celebrate and honor the research mission that defines the University.
Whitney Biennial 2017
Photomedia Assistant Professor Aaron Flint Jamison and alum Matt Browning (BFA 2007) have been selected for the prestigious Whitney Biennial, which takes place in New York City from March 17 to June 11, 2017.
Alumni News
Anne Focke invited fellow Art History alum David Mendoza to join her in a conversation about their lengthy and ongoing careers.
Twenty-one alums have work in the expansive exhibition titled American Painting Today at V2 in Seattle. It runs through a closing party on the evening of December 17.
Read the summary of November news about alums.
Social Media Notes
Catch up on the diverse programming and events from Utopia Neighborhood Club in the weekly newsletters from curators of the exhibition: Newsletter #1, #2, #3, #4.
Newsletters will continue into the new year as Utopia Neighborhood Club moves into its second phase in the series, A Student Response. Subscribe now.
View images from Utopia Neighborhood Club on Facebook and Instagram.
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Jeanette Mills, News + Events Writer/Editor, soanews@uw.edu