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Sam Fox School spring Public Lecture Series begins Jan. 24

Speakers include illustrator Carson Ellis, sculptor Beatriz Cortez and architect Rahul Mehrotra

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Spring 2025 Weil Project Wall unveiled

Artist Addoley Dzegede’s work, “Passages,” was recently installed on the Sam Fox School’s Weil Project Wall.

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Q&A with Tiffany Calvert

Tiffany Calvert was named chair of the MFA in Visual Art program at WashU, beginning her role in the fall 2024 semester.

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Obituary: Jerome Sincoff, former architecture dean, 91

Jerome J. Sincoff, a former dean of architecture in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis, died in hospice Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024.

Speakers include illustrator Carson Ellis, sculptor Beatriz Cortez and architect Rahul Mehrotra

Artist Addoley Dzegede’s work, “Passages,” was recently installed on the Sam Fox School’s Weil Project Wall.

Tiffany Calvert was named chair of the MFA in Visual Art program at WashU, beginning her role in the fall 2024 semester.

Jerome J. Sincoff, a former dean of architecture in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis, died in hospice Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024.

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Apr 14, 2023 • Events

MFA in Illustration & Visual Culture Exhibition Opens April 29

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Mar 24, 2023 • Events

AI + Design mini-symposium April 3

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Mar 23, 2023 • Events

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Mar 20, 2023 • Events

WashU’s 94th Annual Fashion Design Show Set for April 22

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Mar 20, 2023 • Events

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Mar 3, 2023 • Events

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Jan 13, 2023 • Events

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Oct 10, 2022 • Events

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May 12, 2022 • Events

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