Guaranteed income improved artists’ finances, innovation
A guaranteed income program for artists led to improvement in financial stability and reduced debt, but also improved their motivation and artistic output, finds a new study from the WashU Brown School.
Sam Fox School presents ‘Clairvoyance’ April 18
The Sam Fox School will present “Clairvoyance,” WashU’s 97th Annual Fashion Design Show, April 18 in Edison Theatre. One of the oldest such shows in the nation, the event will feature dozens of models wearing scores of outfits exploring traditional structures and contemporary trends.
New sculpture installed in Grand Center
“Everything Under the Sun,” a bright pink steel installation by Jonathan Stitelman, a senior lecturer at the WashU Sam Fox School, has been installed in St. Louis’ Covenant Blu Grand Center neighborhood. A grand opening celebration will be held April 3.
Natural talent
Alumna Erin Blumer brings her distinct artistic sensibilities to WashU’s growing Medical Campus.
Urban resilience
As St. Louis continues to rebuild following a massive tornado in May 2025, Linda C. Samuels considers what matters most for successful recovery.
‘Michelangelo & Titian’
In his new book, “Michelangelo & Titian: A Tale of Rivalry & Genius,” WashU’s William Wallace explores a mutual admiration, and simmering competition, that unfolded over decades.
‘Looking Back Toward the Future’
Celebrated editor, publisher and art collector Larry Warsh recently gifted 56 works of Chinese photography to the Kemper Art Museum at Washington University in St. Louis. This spring, the museum will publicly display 43 of those works, all made between 1993 and 2006, for the first time in “Looking Back Toward the Future: Contemporary Photography from China.”
Sam Fox School spring Public Lecture Series begins Jan. 30
Architectural historian Mary McLeod, conceptual photographer Wang Qingsong and multimedia artist Clarissa Tossin will discuss their work for the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts spring Public Lecture Series.
Reading Pictures
A History of Illustration
A history of illustration from the beginning of popular print to the rise of mass literacy and into today’s age of digital media. Of all the visual arts, illustration shares a unique relationship with the written word, often serving to visualize, enhance, or respond to a text. Reading Pictures presents a global history of this versatile art […]
Michelangelo and Titian
A Tale of Rivalry and Genius
From the acclaimed author of Michelangelo, God’s Architect, a dual biography of two towering artists of the Renaissance, whose decades-long rivalry spurred both to greater heights. In 1529, Michelangelo was in Venice when he first met Titian, Venice’s famed painter of princes, gods, and goddesses. Coming face-to-face with Titian’s drama-infused, richly colored works, the creator of David and […]
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