The Department of Art and Visual Culture balances creation and critique, providing foundations in studio practice and in contemporary and historical analysis. The major offers two tracks: one in ...

Visual storytelling in art transforms images into experiences that evoke emotion, convey meaning, and connect across cultures. From ancient narrative paintings to modern cinematic campaigns, artists ...

This course approaches drawing as a way of thinking and seeing. Students will be introduced to a range of drawing issues, as well as a variety of media, including charcoal, graphite, ink, and oil ...

Visual communication design (VCD) is a discipline that bridges fine art and applied design, using visual language to communicate ideas clearly and creatively to diverse audiences. It combines ...

The "Cool Art Therapy Interventions" countdown is back; coming in at #4 is a popular technique most often known as "visual journaling." Visual journals are essentially "art diaries." They often ...

Creativity is more than talent. It’s the ability to see the world in new ways and make others feel it too. The Top 10 Most Creative Artists of 2025 celebrates individuals who are doing just that.

This program aims directly at enabling the whole artist: body, mind, and spirit. We foster the development of soulful artists who make art to nurture and to challenge all that is best in human life.

Sweater weather is fast approaching, and Seattle’s galleries and museums are about to head into the season with exhibitions that tackle politics, identity, and the environment alongside work that ...

Scientists did not invent the vast majority of visual illusions. Rather they are the products of artists who have used their insights into the workings of the human eyes and brain to create illusions ...

Professors Balco (chair) and Rand (Art and Visual Culture and Gender and Sexuality Studies); Associate Professors González Valencia and Nguyen; Assistant Professor Boomer (Art and Visual Culture, ...

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