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Connecting with Obama
Arts & Sciences alum Simon Tran says meeting with Barack Obama to discuss careers in public service was "easily the most surreal experience I've ever had."
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Gabriel Solis Named Divisional Dean of the Arts
Solis comes from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and will join the UW on July 1.
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Burke Museum Named 2022 IMLS National Medal Finalist
The Institute of Museum and Library Services announced today that the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture is among 30 finalists for the 2022 National Medal for Museum and Library Service.
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Seattle music producer brings home the Grammys
Seattle musicians had a couple of nominations but not many wins at last weekend’s Grammys. One producer who did bring home a Grammy is Steve Rodby, artist in residence in the UW School of Music.
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Unmasking the Activism of Community Theater
UW Drama professor Valerie Curtis-Newton (MFA, 1996), who will present the University Faculty Lecture on May 3, has been stirring up "good trouble" and courageously unmasking uncomfortable truths for decades.
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What you need to know about mask, vaccine rules at Seattle-area arts and music events
JeeSook Kutz, director of finance and administration at the UW's Henry Art Museum, explains how COVID restrictions will impact visitors at the Henry Art Gallery.
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A Window into Art
When exhibition spaces closed due to COVID, artist and alum Anna Mlasowsky found another way to share artists' work.
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For percussionist Bonnie Whiting, any object can be an instrument
Bonnie Whiting, assistant professor of music, is featured for her work as a contemporary percussionist who finds music in everyday objects.
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UW’s Chamber Dance Company celebrates 30 years of preserving and performing modern dance masterpieces
Hannah Wiley, professor of dance, is interviewed about the vision of the UW Chamber Dance Company as it celebrates its 30th anniversary.
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Mini Mart City Park, a converted gas station in Georgetown, opens as cultural center after 15 years
Jasmine Mahmoud, assistant professor of theatre history and performance studies, curated the inaugural art exhibition at the new Mini Mart City Park.
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Q&A: Cuong Vu looks back at playing trumpet on new record by the late David Bowie
Cuong Vu, professor of music and chair of the jazz studies department, discusses his experience working with David Bowie on the album "Toy."
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The Poetics of Barbara Earl Thomas
In her work, artist and alum Barbara Earl Thomas "offers a lovingly tender elevation of Black people and their stories."
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Creative Progress
An Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant helps UW students harness the power of creativity.
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A Designer Reflects on "Making It"
Industrial design alum Adam Kingman demonstrated skill and creativity on the TV show Making It.
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Rethinking the Ventilator
Industrial design professor Jason O. Germany was part of a team that designed a low-cost ventilator on short notice during the pandemic.