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Designer Michael Cepress finds the ‘fab’ in fabric
School of Art adjunct professor Michael Cepress (MFA '06) makes his mark on the Seattle style scene.
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Arts Roundup: Music, drama — and Mark Morris Dance Group
As February ends and March begins, the arts present a variety of events. In drama, the School of Drama opens the slapstick satire, “The Hostage.”
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Re-Opening of the Jacob Lawrence Gallery
The Jacob Lawrence Gallery's new director, Scott Lawrimore, talks about the practical ideas he hopes to bring to the Jake as well as his theoretical thoughts about art here on the University of Washington Seattle campus. Find out what's been going on at the Jake since it re-opened in October and what to expect from it in the future.
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A Creative Marriage of Art and Math
A mathematician and artist, married for decades, teach a course that explores the creative process at the core of both disciplines.
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Celebrating Art—and the UW Campus
Discover artworks in unexpected spaces on the UW's Seattle campus through Mad Campus, a temporary exhibition on view through October 25.
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In the US, an Artistic Awakening
International student Jueqian Fang (Photomedia, Cinema Studies, 2014) studied science in China but discovered a passion for art at the UW.
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Faculty Promotions Inspire Lecture Series
It's rare that half a dozen faculty, representing all three divisions in the School of Art, are up for promotion in the same year. Making the most of this opportunity, the School has organized a lecture series featuring all six faculty.
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Saving Lives, by Design
Five UW graduate students recently developed The Pivot Project, aimed at combating human trafficking. Their weapon of choice? Design. The project won the 2013 Design Ignites Change Idea Award and is a finalist in the Industrial Designers Society of America’s Ideas competition.
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2010 A&S Dean's Medalists Do Double Duty
How much can an A&S undergrad accomplish at the UW? If the College’s 2010 Dean’s Medalists are any indication, the possibilities are nearly limitless. Learn how these top students have made the most of their time as Huskies.
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Students Design Prosthetic Arms, Seek Innovative Solutions
Working closely with a Seattle artist with a prosthetic left arm, undergraduates majoring in industrial design tackled an unusual challenge in class last quarter, developing innovative designs for prosthetics.
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Mixing Art and Nature at Willapa Bay
The Willapa National Wildlife Refuge includes artworks created by UW students enrolled in a UW public art course.
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Timely Art for Montlake Library
Photography professor Rebecca Cummins’ artwork at the Montlake branch of the Seattle Public Library is an aperture sundial that beams colorful circles of light into the building.
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Students, Clients, and Dozens of Rugs
Through a new course, School of Art students designed rugs for clients and had them woven in Nepal.
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Where Art Meets Technology
With recent advances in technology, artists are able to create works that once lived only in their imagination.