Through public events and exhibitions, connect with the UW community every week! This week, attend a conversation with a UW political science professor and author, a gallery exhibition, and more.
Many of these online opportunities are streamed through Zoom. All UW faculty, staff, and students have access toÌý.Ìý
Carol Anderson, “The Second” Book Event with Christopher Sebastian Parker
June 16, 5:00 – 6:30 PM |Ìý
As a part of, Award-winning author and Emory University professor, historian Carol Anderson discusses her timely new book, The Second: Race and Guns in a Fatally Unequal America (Bloomsbury USA). She is to be joined here in conversation with ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½ political science professor and authorÌýChristopher Sebastian Parker.
$5 |

Queer Imagination
ThroughÌýJuly 8 |Ìý
The Jacob Lawrence Gallery proudly presentsÌýQueer Imagination, a group exhibition curated by Brittney Frantece, recipient of the gallery’s 2021 Curatorial Fellowship for BIPOC Graduate Students.ÌýQueer ImaginationÌýasks, how can creative works distort material realities and build a world that explores new ways of being, thinking, and knowing?
The exhibition features works by Portland-based set designer August Oaks and four ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½ artists and scholars: writer and English graduate studentÌýRasheena Fountain, poet Nanya Jhingran, who graduated in 2019 with an MA in English, photographer Berette S Macaulay, and illustrator and painter Meshell Sturgis. Together they offer insights into a world governed by violent logic and contemplate ways to radically warp, shift, redesign, or altogether burn that world to the ground.
Free |
The Engine Room Residencies: Ishmael Butler of Shabazz Palaces and Digable Planets
June 26, 1:00 – 5:00 PMÌý|Ìý
Known as one of the preeminent visionaries of hip-hop of the last quarter century, Seattle-based emcee and producer Ishmael Butler and collaborators will be bringing his brand of abstract and experimental songcraft to the Henry.
Free forÌýUW Staff, Students, Faculty & Retirees |
ArtsUW: On Demand
Engage with the arts at the ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½ from the comfort of your own home, in your own time. This archive of events offers you the opportunity to watch theÌýlatest virtual lectures and performances, and see recent digital exhibitions. In addition,ÌýÌýto see all that is coming up.
Free |
Looking for more?
Check out UWAA’s Stronger Together web page forÌýmore digital engagement opportunities.