Department of Digital Arts and Experimental Media

Neurologists, composers and tech-geeks at the UW's DXARTS program study music and the mind — including the encephalophone, a new instrument you can play without moving a muscle.

Faculty from the School of Music and the DXARTS are—literally—getting inside the minds of the musicians of New York's JACK QUARTET in a year-long exploration on the frontiers of artistic creation.

“Looking at a little 3-inch screen is just some weird thing we do at the moment,” says Axel Roesler, professor of interaction design at the UW.

DXARTS faculty and students find artistic inspiration in the tools of neuroscience.

Composer Marcin Pączkowski uses sensor technology to alter music through specific movements.

With a major award and internship from Disney, drama major David Borning is one step closer to his dream of designing theme parks.

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded UW a three-year, $750,000 grant to support creative fellowships, and to better integrate arts disciplines into the broader UW curriculum.

DXARTS graduate student Joel Ong from the University of Washington discusses his art and the broader implications of bio art on science, art, and society.

Have you ever considered the implications of privacy around art and cultural institutions? Then don't miss the three-day symposium "Surveillance and Privacy: Art, Law and Social Practice" hosted by the Henry Art Gallery and DXARTS.

Three creative thinkers—an artist, an art historian, and a neuroscientist—are collaborating on Art and the Brain, a DXARTS course that explores the potential melding of art and neuroscience.

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.

Graduate students in the Dance Program and DXARTS collaborated on works presented in a recent concert. 

Considering a change to your schedule? April 5th is the last day to add courses without registration transaction fees or faculty permission, and we have you covered!

The following courses are open to all students, fulfill Areas of Inquiry requirements, and, at last check, have seats available.