I Myself Have Seen It: Exhibition Review Guest Post

This spring the University of Washington made a grand gesture in attempting to expose students to new methods in contemporary art practice by offering a new course aptly titled, Critical Issues in Contemporary Art Practice. The class is taught by Eric Fredericksen, director of Western Bridge, and has been made possible though the coordinating efforts [...]

A Little Weekend Leisure at the MFA Opening

That’s right, this Friday will be the opening of the 2010 MFA Exhibition here at the Henry Art Gallery, now 100% more Weekend Leisure Karaoke. In addition to seeing work from this year’s graduating MFA students you will have the opportunity to sing a little ditty in the Student Tech Lounge with Karaoke videos by [...]

DXARTS 2010 T H E S I S | E X H I B I T I O N

The University of Washington’s Center for Digital Arts and Experimental Media is pleased to announce the 2010 DXARTS BFA exhibition, opening in Room 09 in the School of Art on June 1st from 4-6:30pm, and running through June 11th. Works included explore themes of optics, identity, language, perception, liminality, and fluidity through video, cinema, sound, [...]

Architecture Lecture next week: International Architecture in Interwar Japan: Constructing Kokusai Kenchiku

BE Authors Presented in collaboration between College of Built Environments/Department of Architecture/Peter Miller Books Ken Tadashi Oshima: International Architecture in Interwar Japan Lecture+Book Signing+Reception Location: Architecture Hall 147, University of Washington Wednesday, May 26, 2010 @ 6:30 PM Ken Tadashi Oshima, Associate Professor, Department of Architecture, presents on his new book International Architecture in Interwar [...]

A Henry + SAM Switcheroo

Tomorrow night, Michael Darling, Seattle Art Museum’s Jon and Mary Shirley Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, is lecturing at the Henry. Friday Night, Henry Director Sylvia Wolf is giving a My Favorite Things tour at Seattle Art Museum.

MFA Guest Post: Maggie Carson Romano

The following is a guest post from one of the 2010 MFA exhibiting artists, Maggie Carson Romano. The show will be opening Friday May 28th, so don’t miss it! In the upcoming exhibition I will be showing two separate works that are part of a larger body titled “Accumulations.”  This is an ongoing study of [...]

The Henry on CW 11 Seattle Weekly Wire

The CW 11 Seattle Weekly Wire is your guide to the best things to do in the city. Last week, The Seattle Weekly Wire came to visit us Here at the Henry. more about "The Henry on CW 11 Seattle Weekly Wire", posted with vodpod

Painting and Drawing MFA Shows at Sand Point

The MFA students are installing downstairs in the Stroum and East galleries, and we’re excited for this year’s exhibition. Can’t wait ’til the end of the month? Start checking out the work in the MFA solo shows, which are on now through the end of the academic year. From my in-box this morning, to you, [...]

The Kids Are Alright

School is almost out for Roosevelt High School students and what a great way to start celebrating the year’s accomplishments with the 12th annual Roosevelt Student Art Show and Open Mic at the Henry! The RHS Student Art Show opened last Friday, May 7th and the event began with an Open Mic in the Henry [...]

MFA Guest Blog

The folks at the Henry have invited UW MFA students to write some blog entries in anticipation of the upcoming MFA Thesis Exhibition. With the exhibition just 2 weeks away, most of us are scrambling with last-minute considerations, installation plans, and required paperwork (statements, bios, etc.) My project involves a video of me and my wife [...]