School of Art + Art History + Design

artists & poets

Feb. 13–April 18, 2025

This exhibition emulates the interdisciplinary environment Jacob Lawrence experienced in his formative years and explores a legacy of collaboration between artists and poets.

Meany Center for Performing Arts

Silkroad Ensemble: Uplifted Voices with Special Guest Pura Fé

Fri. March 28, 2025

In a collaboration of global instruments, Silkroad features musical storytelling.

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.

China Studies Program

Exploring East Asia’s Cultural Heritage Through Illustrated Works

Through March 31, 2025

Explore a rich array of illustrated materials from China, Japan, and Korea.

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.”

Meany Center for Performing Arts

Alonzo King LINES Ballet: Deep River

April 3–5, 2025

Alonzo King bends the lines between classical and contemporary aesthetics.

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.

Meany Center for Performing Arts

Lara Downes: This Land

Tues. April 8, 2025

Pianist and activist Lara Downes celebrates resilience and imagination.

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.

College of Education

Unleashing Creativity

Thurs. April 10, 2025

Educators and thought leaders share innovative solutions to today's educational challenges.

Meany Center for the Performing Arts

Taj Mahal and Leyla McCalla — Black Banjo

Sat. April 12, 2025

Blues legend Taj Mahal joins Leyla McCalla in a not-to-be-missed concert.

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.

MIDDLE EASTERN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES

The Farhat J. Ziadeh Distinguished Lecture in Arab and Islamic Studies

Fri. April 18, 2025

Showcasing the most outstanding scholarship in Arab and Islamic Studies.

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.

Simpson Center for the Humanities

Translation Studies Hub Colloquium

Fri. April 18, 2025

The Translation Studies Hub serves as a platform for discussion about the theories, histories and practice of translation at the UW and in the broader Seattle community.

Department of Economics

Faculty Brownbag: Jing Tao

Tues. April 22, 2025

Discussion with Jing Tao; Associate Professor, UW Department of Economics.

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.

Department of Philosophy

Colloquium: George Tsai Department of Philosophy

Fri. April 25, 2025

Discussion with George Tsai.

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.

Meany Center for the Performing Arts

Third Coast Percussion and Jessie Montgomery: Strum, Strike, Bend

Sat. May 3, 2025

Jessie Montgomery joins this Grammy-winning percussion quartet.

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."

Department of Political Science

UW International Security Colloquium

Fri. May 9, 2025

Efe Tokdemir presents "A Triadic Counterinsurgency Framework to Unpack Government – Non State Armed Actor – Constituency Relations"

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.

Meany Center for the Performing Arts

Jonathan Biss: Transfiguration

Tues. May 13, 2025

This pianist with “impeccable taste and a formidable technique” connects the pillars of the repertoire with new compositions

School of Music

Faculty Recital: Craig Sheppard

Thurs. May 15, 2025

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

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.

Meany Center for the Performing Arts

Hamid Rahmanian’s Song of the North

Sat. May 17, 2025

Shadow puppetry and projected animation tell the tale of Manijeh, a heroine from ancient Persia.

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.

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 Music

Guest Artist Concert: Ekmeles Vocal Ensemble

Thurs. May 22, 2025

Ekmeles vocal ensemble performs works by UW faculty composers at Meany Hall.

Political Science

Severyns Ravenholt Seminar in Comparative Politics

Fri. May 23, 2025

Oxford University's Nathan Lane talks with graduate student discussant Brian Leung.

Department of Philosophy

Space Ethics Conference

May 28–30, 2025

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

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.

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

Josh Faught: Sanctuary

Through August 3, 2025

This tapestry reflects on how queer communities have created spaces of safety.

Henry Art Gallery

Tala Madani: Be flat

Through Aug. 17, 2025

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