Art
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.
March 25, 2026
A walk in the neighborhood
New art by Barbara Earl Thomas makes the Judkins Park light rail station a destination of its own.
March 12, 2026
Where the bridge draws back
Design alum Vivian Cho spent the last few months of 2025 as the Artist in Residence at the University Bridge.
March 9, 2026
Out of scope
UW Libraries’ Special Collections department is a trove of treasures that tell the story of the UW and the Pacific Northwest.
December 18, 2025
Dancing on air
Students in a UW dance class take flight in the studio using vertical dance techniques.
December 12, 2025
Winter media round-up
These new releases from UW alumni and faculty can help you end your year—or start the new one—with Husky spirit.
November 26, 2025
Defying gravity
While some dancers only appear weightless, Rachael Lincoln—with the help of climbing technology—literally defies gravity.
November 25, 2025
Collectible joy
Sahily Anais Perez McMillan brings joy and nostalgia to Seattle and beyond with collectible mini prints.
October 23, 2025
Autumnal alchemy
In the hands of UW assistant professor Rob Rhee, gourds go from ecological to eerie.
October 16, 2025
A history of rupture, a future of repair
In her third poetry collection, teacher and poet Laura Da’ explores Indigenous endurance in the face of erasure.
October 3, 2025
New digs for Traver Gallery
Sarah Traver pushes the boundaries of an art gallery that's been in her family for nearly five decades.