Arts Division

Sometimes when science gets a little stuck, art can come to the rescue.

In 2016, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation made a generous grant that seeded the new Creative Fellowships Initiative. 

MadArt's latest exhibition, Reflect and Gather, features work by Seattle-based ceramic sculptor George Rodriguez (MFA, Interdisciplinary Visual Arts, 2009).

This week in the arts, partake in an audio augmented reality (AR) experience with hundreds of others on Red Square, explore the newly redesigned ARTSUW website, and more!

Lynn Shelton (BA, Drama, 1987) talks about how she landed Marc Maron for her new movie.

Cellist Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir performs with orchestras and smaller ensembles all around the globe and teaches at the University of Washington in Seattle.

The Black Embodiments Studio examines how definitions of blackness are produced and expressed through the arts.

Rainn Wilson (BA, Drama, 1989) gained fame as Dwight Kurt Schrute III on NBC sitcom The Office, but not many know that the actor is a born-and-bred Seattleite.

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, and more!

Why not sign up for something unexpected during autumn quarter registration? Consider these intriguing offerings.

Dani Tirrell (Dance lecturer) is a self-described "movement guide," and mines both his personal life and the culture around him to create dance performances with something to say.

Allen Otte and John Lane will lead a lecture-performance, with UW Percussion Ensemble, and discussion.

Postdoctoral researchers Jessica Arbour and Abigail Curtis and Sharlene Santana, associate professor at the Burke Museum, focused on the diversity among bat skulls.

“We want the arts to be part of the DNA of every student’s experience." – Catherine Cole, Divisional Dean of the Arts. 

A new study identified three factors critical in the rise of mammal communities since they first emerged during the Age of Dinosaurs.