Art
October 16, 2026
Community builders
Three Seattle institutions—Common Area Maintenance, Northwest Folklife and The Royal Room—are centering community in their programming.
Art criticism for the masses
“Anybody can write about art,” says Kemi Adeyemi, founder of The Black Embodiments Studio, an arts organization rooted in bolstering the critical conversation around Black contemporary art.
October 15, 2026
Beyond the frame
A UW Tacoma assistant professor shows her work at SUNY Binghamton this fall.
October 1, 2026
Myths, mortality and motherhood
Kristen Millares Young blends personal narrative with mythology and cultural inquiry in "Desire Lines."
September 9, 2026
The rest of the story
In her newest novel, Donna Miscolta, ’80, ’90, turns her creative gaze back to an earlier work of her own making.
September 3, 2026
Leviathan rising
Photographer Eirik Johnson took to the Duwamish River on a small kayak to photograph the hulls of freight ships.
Poetry in public
Mateo Quispe, who was the Seattle Youth Poet Laureate from 2023–2024, is spreading their love of poetry with book nooks created by Muckleshoot Tribe carvers.
August 6, 2026
Two top poets
UW alumni and renowned poets Derek Sheffield and Erin Malone have been recognized for their work in poetry.
August 5, 2026
A beautiful group of letters
Karen Cheng, who authored one of the most important typography books of the last 50 years, teaches her students about the beauty of designing typefaces.
The Big Pig's big 4-0
Pike Place Market’s famous Rachel the Pig, a creation by Georgia Gerber, ’82, still enthralls visitors and raises money for the Market.
July 27, 2026
For the love of Kauaʻi
Burned out by her finance job, and inspired by the Kahelelani shells she saw in Hawaii, Stephanie Deng started a new career as a jewelry designer.
June 25, 2026
For community, with community
Anna Tono, a Japanese-American artist and designer, creates community-centered artwork that invites onlookers to explore their inner worlds.
June 18, 2026
Act II for Student Nurse
After nearly four decades, Student Nurse—who opened for Mudhoney on New Year's Eve—rejoined the Seattle music scene.
June 17, 2026
Artist-led technology
Curator Lele Barnett is one of the brains behind xispa, a new independent arts innovation lab in South Lake Union.
June 15, 2026
Grief and gratitude
Using fabric, oil paint, glycerin and wax, Victoria Mackender explores the way humans and animals share the experience of grief.
June 9, 2026
Eagle-eyed photographer
Craig Goodwin, ’91, goes down in postal history with his photo of an eagle family on the selvage of a new stamp sheet.
June 8, 2026
Magic marker
Tattooist, comics artist and cooperative gallery founder Seth Goodkind tells us how he got his start, beginning in small-town New Mexico.
April 24, 2026
Many stories, one land
‘This Is Native Land’ is a new permanent exhibition at The Washington State History Museum honoring Indigenous voices, knowledge and living traditions.
A poet in bloom
As Auburn’s poet laureate, Mateo Quispe is bringing his Canoe Poetry Nooks Project to libraries in the Auburn area and Muckleshoot Reservation.
April 15, 2026
Clearly a legend
The UW grad who penned some of the most popular children's books is honored by the Portland library in her neighborhood.