2021 Critical Issues Lecture Series

Free and open to the public, the Critical Issues Lecture Series is organized by the University of Washington School of Art + Art History + Design in collaboration with the Henry Art Gallery. All lectures take place on Friday afternoons via Zoom. Computer Aided Real-time Transcription (CART) will be provided. Please join us.

2021 Critical Issues speakers
January 15: Skawennati
January 22: Sung Tieu
January 22: Maria Nordman*
January 29: Torey Thorton
February 5: Hồng-Ân Truong
February 12: Ariel René Jackson*
February 19: Eva Barto
February 26: to be announced
March 5: to be announced

*Seminar discussions.

This year’s lectures are supported by The Dale and Leslie Chihuly Foundation and individual donors.

For more information, visit our website.

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About the School of Art + Art History + Design
The School of Art + Art History + Design is the center for creative innovation and study at the University of Washington, one of the world’s leading public research institutions. The School’s focus on interdisciplinary collaboration and the development of new practices enhances both studio and classroom learning as well as fostering dynamic engagement and critical discourse. Our students are inspired to learn through a rigorous and creative academic experience, competitive internships, and international opportunities. Learning from influential faculty, alumni, visiting artists, designers, and scholars, students of our undergraduate, masters, and doctoral programs investigate and create in an environment of possibility.