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Henry Art Gallery

Lucy Kim: Mutant Optics

July 20, 2024–Feb. 2, 2025

Lucy Kim is an interdisciplinary artist who works across painting, sculpture, and biological media who uses distortion to deconstruct how we see what we see.
washington vs. louisville

Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl

Tues. Dec. 31, 2024

Get details on game tickets and more. GO DAWGS!
School of Music

First Wednesday Concert Series: Students of the UW School of Music

Wed. Jan 8, 2025

Students of the UW School of Music perform in this lunchtime concert series.
Department of Mathematics

UW Math Alumni Gathering

Thurs. Jan. 9, 2025

All current and former members of the department are invited to this get-together.
School of Music

Opera Workshop: Excerpts, Turn of the Screw; Hansel and Gretel

Sat. Jan. 11, 2025

UW Voice and UW Symphony students perform, directed by Kelly Kitchens and Andrew Romanick.

Department of Psychology

Psychology Edwards Colloquium with Efrén O. Pérez

Wed. Jan 15, 2025

The UCLA Ph.D. visits campus as part of the Psychology Edwards Colloquium
Department of Psychology

Psychology Edwards Colloquium with Efrén O. Pérez, Ph.D.

Wed. Jan. 15, 2025

A visiting speaker discusses his work studying interminority politics in a multiethnic democracy like the U.S.
School of Dance

UW Dance Presents Concert

Fri. Jan. 17, 2025

Enjoy an evening of new works choreographed by our expert faculty dance artists and performed by talented undergraduate dance students.
Political Science

Severyns Ravenholt Seminar in Comparative Politics

Fri. Jan. 17, 2025

UCLA's Zachary Steinert-Threlkeld in conversation with the UW's Jihyeon Bae.
School of Art + Art History + Design

artist & poets

Jan. 20–April 18, 2025

Ongoing exhibit at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery
School of Music

Concerto Competition: Woodwinds, Brass, Other Instruments

Tues. Jan. 21, 2025

UW students compete for outside judges for a chance to perform with the UW Symphony.
Department of History

River Histories

Jan. 22-Feb. 12, 2025

Explore some monumental rivers and the human histories entwined with them.

UW Retirement Association

Steps to Protect Your Online Privacy

Wed. Jan. 22, 2025

Aimee Kelly of the UW’s Privacy Office will guide you in assessing your online risks and will dig into key steps for managing digital wellness.
For Students
Career & Internship Center

Careers in Biotech

Wed. Jan. 22, 2025

Get your questions ready! Hear from UW alumni working in biotech.
Meany Center

Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo

Jan. 23–25, 2025

This all-male company dances en travesti with razor-sharp wit and breathtaking pointe work.

Department of Classics

Prison Abolition, Ancient Incarceration, and the Mirror of the Past

Sat. Jan. 25, 2025

Mark Letteney studies the history of incarceration and the archaeology of military occupation.
Member Discount

Sunday Reset

Sun. Jan. 26, 2025

Chase away the “Sunday Scaries” with this half-day breakfast retreat!
School of Music

Guest Pianist Recital: Gil Kalish

Wed. Jan. 29, 2025

Gil Kalish, professor of music and head of performance activities at the State University of New York at Stony Brook performs works by J.S. Bach and Charles Ives.

Meany Center

Kodō One Earth Tour 2025: Warabe

Jan. 31–Feb. 1, 2025

This thrilling taiko performance highlights unique sound and physicality.

School of Music

First Wednesday Concert Series: Students of the UW School of Music

Wed. Feb. 5, 2025

Students perform in this lunchtime concert series co-hosted by UW Music and UW Libraries.

For Students
Career & Internship Center

The 3 PMs: Product, Program, and Project Management

Wed. Feb. 5, 2025

Bring your questions to this online panel with alumni professionals.
School of Art + Art History + Design and The Graduate School

Wessam Al-Badry: The Role of Art and Journalism in Society

Thurs. Feb. 6, 2025

Explore the illusion that journalism embodies truth and objectivity.

School of Music

UW Symphony Orchestra with Carrie Shaw, Frederick Reece

Fri. Feb. 7, 2025

Hear works by Thea Musgrave, Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel and Felix Mendelssohn.

School of Music

Guitar Studio Recital

Fri. Feb. 7, 2025

Guitar students of Michael Partington present their quarterly recital.

Simpson Center for the Humanities

Katz Distinguished Lecture in the Humanities: Edward Slingerland

Tues. Feb. 11, 2025

Edward Slingerland discusses his research in literature, ethics and Chinese history.

UW Retirement Association

Planning for Aging in Place in Safety and Comfort

Tues. Feb. 11, 2025

Extending the time you can safely stay in your home takes planning — the earlier the better.
Department of Digital Arts and Experimental Media

DXARTS Winter Concert

Wed. Feb. 12, 2025

DXARTS holds their quarterly concert to showcase student work.

School of Drama

The Winter’s Tale

Thurs. Feb. 13 – Sun. Feb. 23, 2025

This Shakespeare play centers on the jealousy of King Leontes of Sicily.

School of Music

Concerto Competition: Strings

Fri. Feb. 14, 2025

UW strings students compete for a chance to perform with the UW Symphony.
School of Music

Voice Division Recital

Tues. Feb. 18, 2025

Voice students of Thomas Harper and Carrie Shaw present their quarterly recital.

School of Music

Jazz Innovations I

Wed. Feb. 19, 2025

Students perform original tunes, homages to the greats and experiments in composing.

School of Music

Jazz Innovations II

Thurs. Feb. 20, 2025

Students perform original tunes, homages to the greats and experiments in composing.

School of Music

Guest Orchestra Concert: Harmonia with UW Piano Students

Thurs. Feb. 20, 2025

Guest orchestra Harmonia (William White, director) performs winning concerto excerpts.
School of Art + Art History + Design

Kollar Lecture in American Art: Tanya Sheehan

Thurs. Feb. 27, 2025

The 2025 Kollar Lecture in American Art will be delivered by Tanya Sheehan.

School of Music

Brechemin Piano Series

Thurs. Feb. 27, 2025

UW keyboard students perform music from the piano repertoire.

Henry Art Gallery

Overexposures: Photographs from the Henry Collection

Through March 1, 2025

Explore uses of light to obscure, obliterate and alter the photographic subject.

Henry Art Gallery

Body Language: Recent Acquisitions in the Henry Collection

Through March 1, 2025

View extraordinary artworks recently acquired for the Henry’s permanent collection.

School of Music

Campus and Concert Bands: Passages

Mon. March 3, 2025

Music by Clifton Williams, Michael Daughtery, Masanori Taruya and others.

School of Music

Modern Music Ensemble

Tues. March 4, 2025

The UW Modern Music Ensemble focuses on small ensemble and chamber orchestra works.

School of Music

Chamber Singers and University Chorale: The Promise of Living

Fri. March 7, 2025

This Winter Quarter concert features Aaron Copland's “Promise of Living."
School of Music

Campus Philharmonia Orchestras

Sat. March 8, 2025

The UW School of Music presents an end-of quarter performance by the Campus Philharmonia Orchestras.
School of Music

Composition Studio

Sat. March 8, 2025

Student composers present original sonic explorations in performances presented by the UW Composition Program.
School of Music

Studio Jazz Ensemble and Modern Band

Mon. March 10, 2025

The Studio Jazz Ensemble and Modern Ensemble present a shared program of repertory selections, original music, and inspired arrangements.

School of Drama

Late, A Cowboy Song

March 11–15, 2025

A play for all the lady cowboys of heart and mind who ride outside the city limits of convention.

School of Music

Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band: Transformation

Tues. March 11, 2025

The Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band present a program of music by Ricardo Mollá, Yasuhide Ito and others.
School of Music

Guest Orchestra Concert: Seattle Modern Orchestra, Tribute: Joël-François Durand

Wed. March 12, 2025

Seattle Modern Orchestra celebrates UW Composition Professor and School of Music Director Joël-François Durand’s 70th birthday.
Department of History

Roma, Jews, and the Holocaust

Thurs. March 13, 2025

Ari Joskowicz describes the experiences of Hitler’s forgotten victims.
School of Music

UW Symphony Orchestra with UW Choirs

Fri. March 14, 2025

David Alexander Rahbee leads the UW Symphony and Combined UW Choirs in "The Haydn Experience II."
Burke Museum

Exhibition: Rare Air: Connecting with Species of Flight

Through March 31, 2025

Original art, Burke Museum collections and interactive experiences that tell stories of endangered species of flight.
School of Music

Guest Pianist Lecture Recital: Catherine Kautsky

Tues. April 1, 2025

Pianist Catherine Kautsky presents a lecture-recital: “Debussy’s Paris: Poets, Politics and the Piano.”
School of Music

Guest Artist Concert: Bennardo Larson Duo

Fri. April 4, 2025

Violin and piano duo Maya Bennardo and Karl Larson performs works by Anthony Vine and others.
Asian Languages & Literature

Washin Kai Lecture

Tues. April 8, 2025

Featuring UW professor Davinder Bhowmik.
School of Music

Faculty Recital: Tekla Cunningham, Violin

Thur. April 10, 2025

Tekla Cunningham plays works by Pisendel, Telemann, and a newly commissioned work by Melia Watras.

ISIR Speaker Series presents Emily Zackin

Tues. April 15, 2025

Public lecture from Emily Zackin, Johns Hopkins University.
School of Music

Guest Artist Concert: Eroica Trio

Wed. April 16, 2025

The renowned Eroica Trio wraps up a three-day residency with a mainstage performance at Meany Hall.
Political Science

Harnessing Law and Policy to Reduce Food Waste

Fri. April 18, 2025

Harvard Law School's Emily M. Broad Leib presents a lecture on food waste laws and reduction.
Political Science

Severyns Ravenholt Seminar in Comparative Politics: Iza Ding

Fri. April 18, 2025

Northwestern University's Iza Ding in conversation with UW Grad Student Discussant Tongtian Xiao.
School of Music

Faculty Concert: John-Carlos Perea, “Improvising Home”

Fri. April 18, 2025

John-Carlos Perea and guests perform “Improvising Home” for jazz ensemble.
School of Drama

Producing Artist Laboratory – Spring

April 22–26, 2025

First-year MFA directors and designers work alongside second-year MFA actors.
School of Music

Faculty Recital: Stephanie Richards and Friends

Tues. April 22, 2025

Enjoy hearing this renowned trumpeter and newly appointed professor of music.

School of Music

Faculty Recital: Robin McCabe, Around Robin

Thurs. April 24, 2025

Professor Robin McCabe brings pianistic virtuosity to the Meany mainstage.
School of Music

Improvised Music Project Festival (IMPFEST)

Fri. April 25, 2025

IMPFest features UW Jazz Studies students and faculty with special guests.

School of Art + Art History + Design

2025 BA Exhibitions – Group 1

Apr. 29–May 9, 2025

Come to the Jacob Lawrence Gallery and enjoy this student graduation exhibit.
School of Art + Art History + Design

John Jennings: The AfroFuture Now

Thurs. May 1, 2025

Delve into major themes in the vibrant and ever-changing Afrofuturism movement.

School of Music

Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band: Radiance

Thurs. May 1, 2025

Enjoy music by Carol Bremner, Kevin Day, Christopher Cerrone and others.

School of Music

UW Symphony Orchestra with Donna Shin, flute

Fri. May 2, 2025

Music by Jessie Montgomery, Cécile Chaminade, Francis Poulenc and Dmitri Shostakovich.

Henry Art Gallery

A.K. Burns: What is Perverse is Liquid

Through May 4, 2025

Explore feminist and queer perspectives through video, sculpture and installations.

School of Music

Faculty Recital: Melia Watras, Broken Bell

Mon. May 5, 2025

Broken Bell, a collaborative work, is a mashup of a concert and a play.

School of Art + Art History + Design

An Evening with Christine Sun Kim

Tues. May 6, 2025

Christine Sun Kim deconstructs the politics of sound in her artwork.
School of Music

Guest Artist Concert: Lumina Women’s Ensemble

Wed. May 7, 2025

Lumina Women's Ensemble and guests perform "The Celestial Woman."

Simpson Center for the Humanities

Katz Distinguished Lecture in the Humanities: Jahan Ramazani

Tues. May 13, 2025

Jahan Ramazani on the intercultural riches of language and the globalism of poetry.
School of Art + Art History + Design

2025 BA Exhibitions – Group 2

May 13– 23, 2025

Come to the Jacob Lawrence Gallery for an exhibit of graduating student's projects.

School of Music

Jazz Innovations I

Wed. May 14, 2025

Students perform original tunes, homages to the greats and experiments in composing.

School of Music

Faculty Recital: Craig Sheppard

Thurs. May 15, 2025

Hear works by French composers, with guest pianist ZeZe Xue.

School of Music

Jazz innovations II

Thurs. May 15, 2025

UW Jazz Studies students perform original tunes, homage to the greats of jazz, and experiments in composing and arranging.
Political Science

Water Governance Disparities and Utility Performance: Evidence from California

Fri. May 16, 2025

UC Irvine's Maura Allaire with the UW's Center for Environmental Politics.

Asian Languages & Literature

Andrew L. Markus Memorial Lecture

Mon. May 19, 2025

In memory of Andrew L. Markus, Associate Professor of Japanese Literature at the UW.
School of Music

Baroque Ensemble

Mon. May 19, 2025

UW music students perform music of the Baroque era.
Digital Arts and Experimental Media

DXARTS Spring Concert

Wed. May 21, 2025

Artists present a curated show at quarterly DXARTS Spring Concert.
Department of Chemistry

George H. Cady Endowed Lecture in Inorganic Chemistry: Shannon Stahl

Wed. May 21, 2025

The George H. Cady Endowed Lectureship in Chemistry was established in memory of Prof. Cady by his family and many friends and colleagues in 1994.
School of Drama

Thrive, Or What You Will

May 22–June 1, 2025

Follow the story of Jeanne Baret, a gender-nonconforming 18th-century herb woman, who embarks on an 11-year voyage around the world disguised as a (male) botanist's assistant.
School of Music

Guitar Studio Recital

Fri. May 23, 2025

Guitar students of Michael Partington present their quarterly recital.
School of Music

Modern Music Ensemble

Fri. May 23, 2025

Enjoy repertoire from the early to mid-20th century and beyond, performed by both undergraduate and graduate students.
School of Art + Art History + Design

2025 BA Exhibitions – Honors

May 27–June 6, 2025

The third exhibit of the quarter showcasing graduating students' work.
School of Music

Studio Jazz Ensemble and Modern Band

Tues. May 27, 2025

The Studio Jazz Ensemble and Modern Ensemble present repertory selections, original music, and inspired arrangements.

Department of Philosophy

Space Ethics Conference

May 28–30, 2025

UW Philosophy gathers for a three-day conference on the ethics of space exploration.
School of Music

UW Sings

Thurs. May 29, 2025

The University Singers, Treble Choir and UW Glee Club present music from around the world, folk tunes and arrangements of popular standards.
School of Music

Percussion Ensemble

Thurs. May 29, 2025

UW students perform contemporary music arranged for percussion ensembles of various sizes.
School of Music

Campus Philharmonia Orchestras

Fri. May 30, 2025

An end-of quarter performance by the Campus Philharmonia Orchestras.
School of Music

Chamber Singers and University Chorale: Blue Planet

Fri. May 30, 2025

Featuring crossover genre, syncretic styles and the African diaspora in the US.

Henry Art Gallery

Christine Sun Kim: Ghost(ed) Notes

Through June 1, 2025

Visit Ghost(ed) Notes, a temporary mural animating the Henry’s east façade.

School of Music

UW Gospel Choir

Mon. June 2, 2025

Phyllis Byrdwell leads the 100-voice Gospel Choir in songs of praise and jubilation.

School of Music

Ethnomusicology Visiting Artist Concert: Silvio Dos Reis, Afro-Brazilian Capoeira

Tues. June 3, 2025

Enjoy a performance of music and movement of Capoeira Angola from Brazil.

School of Music

Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band: Finale

Thurs. June 5, 2025

Music by McTee, Rachmaninoff and Giroux. With the UW Alumni Band.

School of Music

UW Symphony Orchestra with Concerto Competition Winners

Fri. June 6, 2025

David Alexander Rahbee conducts this program of concerto excerpts.

School of Art + Art History + Design

2025 Design Show

June 11–27, 2025

The graduating senior and masters students present their capstone projects.

Henry Art Gallery

Chloë Bass: Soft Services

Through Aug. 1, 2025

A series of fourteen stone benches are placed in Seattle’s Volunteer Park.
Henry Art Gallery

Tala Madani: Be flat

Through Aug. 17, 2025

Explore the influence of symbols, language, and mark-making on power dynamics.