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January 16, 2026

ArtSci Roundup: February

Come curious. Leave inspired. While February might be just 28 days, the 91探花offers an exciting lineup of more than 40 in-person and online events. From thought-provoking art and music to conversations on culture, history, and science, the 91探花community invites you to explore, learn, and connect across disciplines throughout the University. In addition, take a look ahead at what’s happening in March. In addition,聽sign up to receive a monthly notice when the ArtSci Roundup has been published. ArtSci On…

October 13, 2025

ArtSci Roundup: November

Come curious. Leave inspired. We invite you to connect with us this November through a rich and varied schedule of more than 30 events, exhibitions, podcasts, and more. From chamber opera premieres and public lectures to Indigenous storytelling and poetry celebrations, there鈥檚 something to spark every curiosity. Expect boundary-pushing performances, thought-provoking dialogues on memory and identity, and cross-disciplinary collaborations鈥擭ovember is a celebration of bold ideas and creative energy. As you plan for the end of the year, take a look…

April 15, 2025

ArtSci Roundup: May 2025

From campus to wherever you call home, we welcome you to learn from and connect with the College of Arts & Sciences community through public events spanning the arts, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences. We hope to see you this May. Innovation Month April 30 | An Evening with Christine Sun Kim (Public Lecture) May 1 | John Jennings: The AfroFuture Now (Public Lecture) May 3 | Third Coast Percussion and Jessie Montgomery: Strum, Strike, Bend (Meany Center) May…

January 23, 2025

ArtSci Roundup: February 2025

From campus to wherever you call home, we welcome you to learn from and connect with the College of Arts & Sciences community through public events spanning the arts, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences. We hope to see you this February. Featured Events: Topics in Social Change February 4 | A Shattered Country: Burma/Myanmar Four Years After the 2021 Military Coup d鈥橢tat (Center for Southeast Asia and its Diasporas) February 5 | The Social Shift: Content Creators, New Voices,…

October 24, 2024

ArtSci Roundup: November 2024

From campus to wherever you call home, we welcome you to learn from and connect with the College of Arts & Sciences community through public events spanning the arts, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences. We hope to see you this November. Election & Democracy Events November 7 | Trust on the Ballot: Voting in Washington Shortly after the General Election, three Washington Secretaries of State discuss the history and evolution of voting in our state鈥攆rom the various systems in…

May 9, 2024

ArtSci Roundup: Katz Distinguished Lecture, DXARTS Spring Concert, MFA Dance Concert and more

This week, attend the Katz Distinguished Lecture Series with Winnie Wong, check out the DXARTS Spring Concert, be wowed away from the MFA Dance Concert, and more. May 13 – 17, 91探花Innovation Month Innovation Month is a campus-wide celebration of the innovative work that happens everywhere at UW, every day, across disciplines. It highlights students and researchers who are entrepreneurs, designers, engineers, scientists, artists, and other leaders who are constantly imagining new heights in their fields. Join events to…

October 19, 2023

ArtSci Roundup: Fall Concert with DXARTS, Dance Graduate Research Symposium and more

This week, check out the Fall Concert hosted by DXARTS (Department of Digital Arts and Experimental Media), attend the Dance Graduate Research Symposium, listen to guest composer concerts, and more. October 25, 7:30pm | DXARTS FALL CONCERT: Ritual-Entropy-Storm, Meany Hall聽 Join the Department of Digital Arts and Experimental Media (DXARTS) as they host a Fall Concert with the Henry Art Gallery, Mini Mart City Park, Method Gallery, Gallery 4Culture, Jack Straw Cultural Center, Georgetown Steam Plant, and Meany Hall at…

February 16, 2023

ArtSci Roundup | On stage: The Oresteia, DXARTS Winter Concert, Jazz Innovations, and more

Attend lectures, performances, and more!   February 22, 7:30 PM | DXARTS Winter Concert, Meany Hall 2023 marks the 75th year of musique concr猫te with the premiere of Pierre Schaeffer鈥檚 Cinq 茅tudes de bruits (Five Studies of Noises), composed and premiered in 1948. In celebration, the Department of Digital Arts and Experimental Media (DXARTS) is pleased to host Annette Vande Gorne, who will present a program of recent work from the pioneers of this art of spatial sound crafted for…

May 12, 2022

ArtSci Roundup: MFA Dance Concert, Passage, and More

Through public events and exhibitions, connect with the 91探花community every week! Christina Fiig: Gender Policies in a Context of (Quasi) Permanent Crisis May 17, 12:00 PM | Online Join the Center for West European Studies and the Jean Monnet EU Center to continue the Talking Gender in the EU Lecture Series, with Christina Fiig on “EU Gender Policies in a Context of (Quasi) Permanent Crisis,” Christina Fiig聽is an Associate Professor at the School of Culture and Society, Section for…

February 17, 2022

ArtSci Roundup: DXARTS Winter Concert:聽Movement Actuation, Jazz Innovations: Part 1 and 2, and More

Through public events and exhibitions, connect with the 91探花community every week! Many of these opportunities are streamed through Zoom. All 91探花faculty, staff, and students have access to聽Zoom Pro via UW-IT.聽 Voice Division Recital February 22, 4:00 PM |聽Brechemin Auditorium Students of Thomas Harper and Carrie Shaw perform works from the vocal repertoire. Free | More info Borden Lecture in Theoretical Chemistry: Dr. Martin Head-Gordon February 23, 4:00 PM | Johnson 102 and Online via Zoom For the Borden…

November 5, 2021

ArtSci Roundup: DXARTS Fall Concert:聽Real & Imagined Soundworlds, The Importance of Being Earnest, and More

Through public events and exhibitions, connect with the 91探花community every week! This week, attend lectures, concerts, and more. Many of these opportunities are streamed through Zoom. All 91探花faculty, staff, and students have access to聽Zoom Pro via UW-IT.聽 DXARTS Fall Concert:聽Real & Imagined Soundworlds November 9, 7:30 PM | Meany Hall–Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater The Department of Digital Art and Experimental Media (DXARTS) is pleased to present a program of the very latest holographic sound works from DXARTS composers…

July 13, 2021

ArtSci Roundup: Will Rawls: Everlasting Stranger Performance, Northwest Modernism: Four Japanese Americans, and More

Through public events and exhibitions, connect with the 91探花community every week! This week, attend gallery exhibitions, watch recorded events, and more. While you’re enjoying summer break, connect with campus through 91探花live webcams of Red Square and the quad. Many of these online opportunities are streamed through Zoom. All 91探花faculty, staff, and students have access to聽Zoom Pro via UW-IT.聽 Will Rawls: Everlasting Stranger Performance July 24, 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM聽|聽Henry Art Gallery In聽Everlasting Stranger, New York-based choreographer…

March 29, 2021

ArtSci Roundup: Music of Today: Indigo Mist, Accidental Death of an Anarchist, and More

During this time of uncertainty and isolation, find solace in digital opportunities聽to connect, share, and engage. Each week, we will share upcoming events that bring the UW, and the greater community, together online.聽 Many of these online opportunities are streamed through Zoom. All 91探花faculty, staff, and students have access to聽Zoom Pro via UW-IT.聽 Department of Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies (GWSS) celebrates 50 years + Beverly Guy-Sheftall 鈥� Say Her Name: The Urgency of Black Feminism Now April 5…

January 12, 2021

ArtSci Roundup: Events to honor Martin Luther King, Jr; ‘Attack on the Capitol: What Does It Mean for Democracy?’; COVID-19 and racial inequities 鈥� and more

During this time of uncertainty and isolation, find solace in digital opportunities聽to connect, share, and engage. Each week, we will share upcoming events that bring the UW, and the greater community, together online.聽 Many of these online opportunities are streamed through Zoom. All 91探花faculty, staff, and students have access to聽Zoom Pro via UW-IT.聽 Events to honor Martin Luther King Jr. Join the 91探花 community as we celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr.’s life and legacy; honor the work…

July 6, 2020

ArtSci Roundup: Seattle Art Fair Online, Drop-In Meditation Session, and More

During this time of uncertainty and isolation, find solace in digital opportunities聽to connect, share, and engage. Each week, we will share upcoming events that bring the UW, and the greater community, together online.聽 Many of these online opportunities are streamed through Zoom. All 91探花faculty, staff, and students have access to聽Zoom Pro via UW-IT.聽 Seattle Art Fair Online: New Media Artworks and Their Future Lives July 14, 4:00 – 5:30 PM | Online This Seattle Art Fair panel will explore…

February 20, 2020

Arts 91探花Roundup: 3D4M Open House, Niyaz The Fourth Light Project, Katz Distinguished Lecture with Anna Tsing, and more

This week there are many opportunities to get involved with the arts including聽the opening of CabLab’s Frozen: A Play, a free whirling meditation workshop, Critical Issues lecture series, recitals with School of Music faculty, and more! To learn about more events taking place,聽visit ArtsUW. 3D4M Open House February 25, 6:00 PM | Ceramic And Metal Arts Building (CMA) Join the School of Art + Art History + Design to explore the facilities of our 3D4M: ceramics + glass + sculpture…

January 9, 2020

Arts 91探花Roundup: Low Brow/High Culture exhibit opens in the Allen Library, guest pianist Conor Hanick performs, and more

This week in the arts, attend a film screening at SAM, visit museums on campus for free with your Husky card, and more! Guest Artist Recital: Conor Hanick, piano January 13, 7:30 pm | Brechemin Auditorium Brooklyn-based concert pianist Conor Hanick聽performs聽works of聽Galina Ustvolskaya and Morton Feldman on Monday evening and leads a free master class with 91探花piano students on Tuesday. Hanick聽is regarded as one of his generation鈥檚 most inquisitive interpreters of music old and new. With a unique adeptness…

October 18, 2019

Arts 91探花Roundup: Music of Today, School of Art faculty lectures, and more

This week in the arts, celebrate flamenco with the Paco聽de Luc铆a Project,聽attend the opening reception for Irreducible Forms, tour the Henry Art Gallery with Ariel Goldberg, and more. Exhibition Opening: Irreducible Forms October 24 – November 9 | Jacob Lawrence Gallery Celebrate work by the second-year Master of Fine Arts students working in and between the media of installation, time-based visual art, painting, and sculpture. Attend the Opening Reception October 23, 5 – 7pm | Jacob Lawrence Gallery Free |…

October 10, 2019

Arts 91探花Roundup: Visit the Burke Museum, attend a Sankai Juku performance, and more.

This week in the arts, attend a Washin Kai recital in classical Japanese, listen to the musical musings of Indigo Mist, converse over coffee, and more. Visit the Burke on Indigenous Peoples’ Day October 14, 10 am – 5pm | Burke Museum As part of Opening Weekend, celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day in the City of Seattle at the Burke.聽There will be Indigenous performances, including 91探花groups, and opportunities to engage in conversation about the Burke’s collections throughout the day. Grand…

September 20, 2019

Arts 91探花Roundup: Visit Arts Buzz at Dawg Daze, buy tickets to the Burke Opening Weekend, and more

In the arts, attend an opening reception at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery, hear from School of Art + Art History +聽Design faculty, visit the Allen Library for a concert, and more! School of Art + Art History + Design Faculty Lectures Six faculty members will each give presentations during autumn quarter as part of the promotion process. They are listed below in order of date. All lectures take place in the聽Art Building. Free聽|聽More info Navigating Uncertainty Jason Germany,聽Assistant Professor, Industrial…

July 16, 2019

Arts 91探花Roundup: writing workshop, exhibition opening, festival:festival, and more

In the arts, stop by the Allen Library North Lobby for a free lunchtime concert with 91探花Voice students, take a writing workshop hosted by the Henry Art Gallery and Hugo House, stop by James Coupe’s exhibition at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery, partake in a free two-day arts festival – festival:festival – that presents and supports artists and cultural workers in Seattle, and more! Fourth Wednesday Concert Series: 91探花Voice Students July 24, 12:30 PM | North Allen Library Lobby…

May 15, 2019

ARTS 91探花Roundup: newly launched ARTS 91探花website, JACK Quartet performance, Heisenberg, Print Sale, Screening at LANGSTON, MFA Dance Concert, and more!

This week in the arts, partake in an audio augmented reality (AR) experience with hundreds of others on Red Square, explore the newly redesigned ARTS 91探花website, attend JACK Quartet, and more! Inspiring arts exploration: Arts 91探花website redesigned with students in mind 鈥淲e want the聽arts to be part of the DNA of every student鈥檚 experience.鈥� That bold vision, offered by Catherine Cole, divisional dean for the arts in the 91探花College of Arts and Sciences, is getting a boost this month…

May 8, 2019

ARTS 91探花Roundup: Peruvian Textiles, This Moment, Innovation the Nordic Way, International Experimental Music Ensemble, MFA Concert, and more!

This week in the arts, examine up-close a selection of Peruvian textiles from the Henry’s collection, attend a lecture about Nordic innovation at the Nordic Museum, go to a graduation exhibition at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery, and more! From the Collection: Peruvian Textiles May 9, 6:30 pm | Henry Art Gallery Quipus, knotted strings used聽for record keeping, serve as an inspiration for Cecilia Vicu帽a. In this program, examine up-close聽a selection of Peruvian textiles from the Henry’s collection. Free – space…

April 24, 2019

Arts 91探花Roundup: Philip Glass’s Hydrogen Jukebox, George Rodriguez’s exhibition opening at MadArt, west coast premiere of ‘Nina Simone: Four Women,’ and more!

This week in the arts, attend an original, gender-expansive adaptation of Shakespeare鈥檚 Romeo and Juliet; see the dancer-illusionists of MOMIX;聽 experience the Seattle premiere of the chamber opera Hydrogen Jukebox, composed by Philip Glass, with libretto by Beat poet Allen Ginsberg, presented by the students of the 91探花Vocal Theatre Works program will present the聽Seattle premiere, and more! Exhibition Histories, Digital Futures: Researching, Curating, and Publishing 250 Years of the Royal Academy’s Summer Exhibition April 25, 4:00 pm | Allen…

April 17, 2019

Arts 91探花Roundup: Romeo and Jules, Seattle Symphony: Mozart Symphony No. 40, Performing with the Brain, and more!

This week in the arts, attend opening night of “Romeo and Jules”, witness musicians perform with their brains, drop in to the Allen Library for a lunchtime concert, and more! SOLD OUT: Kollar American Art Lecture: Elizabeth West Hutchinson April 18, 6:00 pm | Henry Art Gallery In the summer of 1868, Eadweard Muybridge accompanied a military inspection of southeastern Alaska. The photographs do not inspire confidence in American command over the the newly-acquired territory. Many of the pictures are…

February 25, 2019

ARTS 91探花Roundup: (Im)migration: Music of Displaced People, Critical Issues Lecture with Lizzi Bougatsos, and more!

This week in the arts, attend a talk with an artist whose work stands at the crossroad of art and science, listen to music of today, see the preview of “In the Heart of American,” and more! SOLD OUT: A Conversation with Zadie Smith, Moderated by Valerie Curtis-Newton February 27, 7:30 pm | Benaroya Hall Seattle Arts & Lectures Series brings to you Zadie Smith, one of the world鈥檚 preeminent fiction and non-fiction writers.聽Her novels include聽White Teeth, The Autograph Man,…

October 23, 2018

Arts 91探花Roundup: Opening weekend of Between Bodies, Incident at Vichy, and more!

Between Bodies

This week in the arts, attend 91探花School of Drama’s season opener, see several musical performances, and attend a exhibition opening. Incident at Vichy October 24 to November 4聽 | Floyd and Delores Jones Playhouse 91探花School of Drama’s season opener is a production that the New York Times considered “one of the most important plays of our time” in 1964. The questions at the heart of this story鈥攁bout evil, complicity, self-preservation, and the death of human decency鈥攁re perhaps more…

October 3, 2018

Arts 91探花Roundup: Nrityagram Dance Ensemble, Michael Bierut Lecture, and more

Haein Kang. Illusion, 2017. Multimedia installation.

This week in the arts, see a performance by an all-female Indian Classical dance ensemble, go to an exhibition opening at 4Culture Gallery, attend a lecture with a renowned graphic designer, and more! Nrityagram Dance Ensemble October 4 to 6, 8 pm | Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater The all-female Indian Classical dance ensemble’s daily life of intensive training and meditation brings to the stage compelling performances that are at once sensual and lyrical. “The only proper response to dancers this…

November 15, 2017

Arts Roundup: Monstrosity, an epic play; Jonty Harrison’s Voyages and performances by the Chamber Singers and University Chorale

Chorale and Chamber Singers Performing

This week in the arts; watch an epic play, Monstrosity, where girls are the heroes; experience new works of sonic and visual art through Jonty Harrison’s “Voyages,” enjoy student piano performances in Brechemin Auditorium, and listen to the UW’s top auditioned choir perform in their fall quarter concert.

November 16, 2016

Arts Roundup: DXARTS, American Art Lecture 鈥� and Baroque Ensemble

Indigo Mist (Phase II)

This week, DXARTS presents a new improvisational work in its fall concert and the School of Drama puts a modern spin on an American classic. Explore American art history with a lecture from the School of Art + Art History + Design, catch a performance by the School of Music鈥檚 Baroque Ensemble and watch instrumental students compete in a concerto competition. Kollar American Art Lecture 6 p.m., November 17 | Henry Art Gallery Wendy Bellion, associate professor of American art…

April 20, 2016

Arts Roundup: The Music of Harry Partch, Force Continuum 鈥� and Arty Party

Music of Harry Partch

This week in the arts, 91探花Drama opens their production of Force Continuum, and the School of Music presents two visiting artists: mezzo-soprano Michaela Martens and chamber ensemble Decoda. You can also hear the groundbreaking music of Harry Partch or attend the Henry Art Gallery鈥檚 annual Arty Party. Directions for a Cloud-Crowd 7 p.m., April 21 | Henry Art Gallery In this 90-minute performance, artists Anne Walsh, Jim Melchert and 3D4M Assistant Professor Michael Swaine explore the giving and taking…

March 30, 2016

Arts Roundup: People Sitting in Darkness, Production Design 鈥� and Digital Music in 3-D

Jane Comfort & Company

The School of Drama kicks off spring quarter with a public play reading and exhibition of MFA production design work. Experience digital music in 3D with DXARTS, explore the passage of time at the Henry Art Gallery or contemplate notions of female attractiveness with a 91探花World Series dance-theater performance at Meany Hall. People Sitting in Darkness April 1-3 | Glenn Hughes Penthouse Theater In this comic adaptation of A Midsummer Night鈥檚 Dream set in the early 20th-century Philippines, a…

March 3, 2016

$750,000 Mellon Foundation grant will fund research, collaboration in arts

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded the 91探花 a three-year, $750,000 grant to support guest artists in developing new works, and to better integrate arts disciplines into the broader university curriculum.

The grant will support a Creative Fellowships Initiative, under which guest performing artist fellows will be recruited from around the world for one- to three-year residencies in dance, music and theater.

November 18, 2015

Arts Roundup: DXARTS, improv 鈥� and pianist Yulianna Avdeeva

Don鈥檛 miss DXARTS鈥� fall concert 鈥� a chance to immerse yourself in groundbreaking electroacoustic music. The School of Drama opens two new productions: dark farce 鈥淟oot鈥� and improv show 鈥淏eginnings: First Breath.鈥� At Meany Hall, enjoy performances by pianist Yulianna Avdeeva and the University Chorale & Chamber Singers, or head over to Brechemin Auditorium to catch the talented Daana Quartet. Music of Today: DXARTS 7:30 p.m., November 20 | Meany Theater The School of Music and DXARTS present groundbreaking new…

November 10, 2015

Arts Roundup: Akram Khan Dance Company, meet the mammals 鈥� and Beethoven back-to-back

Get your fill of Beethoven in three back-to-back days of concerts at the School of Music 鈥� and in a recital by cellist S忙unn Thorsteinsd贸ttir, newly appointed artist-in-residence. DXARTS presents its fall concert of electroacoustic music, and the Henry hosts two public lectures. Plus, don鈥檛 miss three nights of Indian classical dance with the Akram Kahn Company. Akram Khan Company 8 p.m., November 12 鈥� 14 | Meany Theater The Akram Khan Company makes its Seattle debut at Meany Hall…

May 6, 2015

Arts Roundup: Art, artifacts 鈥� and ‘The Magic Flute’

Burke Museum Artifact ID Day

May starts strong, bursting with arts events for the community to enjoy. The School of Art + Art History + Design begins the month with the Painting + Drawing BFA graduation show, followed by the Kollar American Art Lecture featuring Kenneth Haltman. The School of Music starts its run of 鈥淭he Magic Flute,鈥� co-presented with Pacific MusicWorks, and the Burke Museum hosts the annual Artifact ID Day.