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UW Students: Call for Artwork

The UW Hall Health Center has released a call for artwork from UW students to be displayed in in the building during the 2012-2013 school year. The exhibition’s intent is to promote the theme of physical and mental wellbeing. Any size and media of work will be considered. Please provide the composition and dimensions of [...]

Hugo to the Henry: Writing with Visual Art

Interested in exercising your writing skills this summer? Want to explore the exhibitions at the Henry through a different medium? The Henry and Richard Hugo House have precisely the class for that. Meeting at the Henry Art Gallery at the University of Washington, this class will use visual art as a springboard for writing. We’ll [...]

ART BREAK for UW staff

University of Washington staff, faculty and affiliates are invited to join s for FREE 30-munite guided tours of the Henry’s exhibitions. Gather your colleagues and meet at the Henry for an engaging tour. New art will be explored each month. Make it a date! Stay for lunch in our café and keep the conversation going. Wednesday, May30 [...]

SIFF!

Seattle International Film Festival opens this week (Thursday, May 17th)!  SIFF is the largest film festival in the country and it’s right in your backyard! SIFF kicks off with an Opening Night Gala on Thursday at 7:00 pm and runs through June 10th. There is also a great SIFFTER tool to help people sift through the more [...]

reminder: QUEERING THE ART MUSEUM SYMPOSIUM!!

  Hello there, dear Hank Blog readers, This is a friendly reminder (I know, I know, of course you didn’t forget!) about the amazing Queer events happening at the Henry, the Tacoma Art Museum, and the Space this weekend. TONIGHT (may 11th, more details HERE) Join us for a reception at Molly’s Cafe at the [...]

ONCE IN A FUTURE

Fin Records and the Next 50 present “One in a Future,” four curated events featuring musical performances and panel discussions on the history, present and future of music in the Northwest and beyond. Part ONE: Returning Music – Why Roots Music Can Stabilize the Turbulent World of Music Intiman/Playhouse @ the Seattle Center Monday, May 14th Doors [...]

Celebrate AAMD Day with FREE Admission

The Henry is celebrating AAMD Day on Friday, May 18th with FREE admission all day. In recognition of the important role museums play in their communities, The Henry will encourage visitors to share their museum experiences during Art Museum Day on a special printed form available at the museum and via social media with the hashtag [...]

Guest Post: Erin Bailey, Queering the Museum Project

The Queering the Art Museum symposium is a manifestation of all the questions I have about queer inclusion in museums bringing together the best people to answer them. On Friday May 11, Jonathan D. Katz (co-curator of Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture), Rock Hushka (co-curator of Art, AIDS, America 2014) and Stephanie Stebich [...]

Eirik Johnson Camps & Cabins

Henry exhibiting artist, Eirik Johnson, will be giving an Artist Talk at the G. Gibson Gallery on Saturday, May 19th at 2 pm. Johnson’s Sawdust Mountain was exhibited at the Henry from October 2009 through January 2010. Johnson explores 19th-century myths about a powerful and romantic West full of promise and bountiful assets, myths that are [...]

GiveBIG Today!

When you make an online donation via GiveBIG today (May 2), your gift will give the Henry a pro-rated portion of the matching funds (or “stretch”) pool. For instance if the Henry receives 5% of the contributions on GiveBIG Day (generously donated by you), then GiveBIG will give the Henry a matching donation of 5% of the [...]

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