Arts & Entertainment

August 7, 2024

Odes to Washington

These authors write lavish fiction about the real Washington, thorns and all.


June 21, 2024

Snapshot of beauty

Sung Park, whose name is popping up in awards circles, falls in love with the world through his camera.


June 20, 2024

At the periphery

Artist Mary Ann Peters creates works of difficult beauty in her explorations of displacement and migration.


June 14, 2024

Summer reads (and more!)

Whether you need a book to dive into on your next plane ride, a podcast for a long walk or a TV show for a rainy day, UW alumni are ready to keep you company this summer.


June 13, 2024

Behind the lens

From culture to landscapes to wild animals in their natural habitats, these are Art Wolfe's 10 favorite photos, described by the photographer himself.


June 5, 2024

Here we are now

The Rocket landed in Seattle on October 1, 1979. In the years to come, it would nurture some of the most iconic Northwest music acts to ever exist.


June 3, 2024

LOVERULES

The Henry Art Gallery's current exhibition covers 20 years of Hank Willis Thomas’s work and is drawn from the collection of the Jordan D. Schnitzer Family Foundation.


Subconscious sparks

Whiting Tennis talks about his creative process, his latest exhibitions and his future projects.


May 24, 2024

The wild, wild world of Art Wolfe

The UW and UW Alumni Association present Art Wolfe, '75, with the Alumnus Summa Laude Dignatus, the highest honor bestowed upon a UW graduate.


May 21, 2024

Golden grad

The UW Alumni Association proudly presents Patti Warashina with the 2024 Golden Graduate Award.


May 17, 2024

Art direction

Jordan Jones will provide curation, programming and leadership to the gallery.


May 9, 2024

Claiming the narrative

Welcome to the spring 2024 issue of Viewpoint. As long as I can remember, I have been fascinated by the power of language. I was the shy kid who never spoke up in class, the weird kid pulled out of class to attend speech therapy, the lone Black kid afraid to open my mouth because...


Celebrating AAPI stories

UWT Alumnus and filmmaker Nuk Suwanchote revisited his alma mater to explore the growing community of Asian American and Pacific Islander students, staff and faculty at UW Tacoma.


May 3, 2024

Finding the words

UW Press celebrates "Aiiieeeee!" and a 50-year legacy of Asian American Literature.


April 30, 2024

Art under cover

In a city known for its literature, Tom Eykemans and Jayme Yen created a festival that celebrates the beauty of books.


April 11, 2024

The last DJ

After a career of shaved turkey legs and tartar-sauce baths, Tim Hunter can’t quite turn the dial.


April 4, 2024

Buddhist Bug

UW Bothell Senior Artist-in-Residence Anida Yoeu Ali donned her orange worm-like costume at a recent Seattle Asian Art Museum performance.


March 22, 2024

Highest achievers

The organization that honors Rosa Parks, Elie Wiesel and Jane Goodall has also celebrated three members of the UW community.


March 19, 2024

In focus

Tina Dang and Miguel Laureano Damian combine their skills to create striking imagery and videos.


Huskies on Arrakis

The UW and the Pacific Northwest played their part in the "Dune" universe.