Arts Division

Students looking to develop their singing, acting, and dancing abilities will have a new pathway at the UW beginning in September with a degree in musical theatre.

Herb and Lucy Pruzan's private collection is the feature of Tacoma Art Museum's new exhibition about contemporary Northwest art. This exhibit highlights numerous UW faculty and alums.

When a foot injury sidelined dancer Anna Zemke (BA, Dance, Biochemistry), she gave up one dream to pursue another. But she never lost her passion for dance, even as she pursued a second degree in biochemistry.

Plays by Tom Stoppard, Lanford Wilson and Mary Zimmerman will be staged by the school in the new season.

UW senior Bethany De Turk found a way to combine her passion for art with her compassion for people who are suffering and a scholarship from an accomplished artist and UW alumnus Alfredo Arreguin makes it all possible.

UW astronomy and School of Art professors collaborate to create two unique sundials at the Exploratorium, a hands-on science museum in San Francisco.

The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture is opening its new exhibit, "Empowering Women: Artisan Cooperatives that Transform Communities," and the School of Music presents its combined bands with the University Symphony.

Short-term therapy from paraprofessionals improved the mental health of Congolese women who suffered sexual violence.

Actor Kyle MacLachlan, in Seattle to be honored at the Seattle International Film Festival, credits the ongoing impact of his education in the UW School of Drama.

This week, the School of Music offers several evenings of entertainment with jazz, guitar, combined bands with the powerful, 100-voice UW Gospel Choir, as ever under the direction of Phyllis Byrdwell.

The Seattle Weekly reviews the Henry exhibit "Out [o] Fashion Photography: Embracing Beauty."

Dance and drama talents combine for the annual MFA Dance Concert, which leads a busy week of UW arts events. The week also features exhibits, visiting performers, the 50th annual Theodore Roethke Poetry Reading, and much more.

The Jazz Studies Program at the University of Washington takes giant steps forward with the appointments of internationally renowned guitarist Bill Frisell and drummer Ted Poor to the School of Music faculty.

Sanctum, an installation outside the Henry Art Gallery, brings viewer engagement to a whole new level as it combines social media, surveillance technology, and LCD monitors to create a provocative, ever-changing artwork.

First Hill's Frye Art Museum is the best-kept secret right under everyone's nose. Its newest exhibit includes private journals, prints and manifestos by UW art students.