June 11, 2025
ArtSci Roundup: Summer 2025
From campus to wherever you call home, we welcome you to learn from and connect with the College of Arts & Sciences community through public events spanning the arts, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences. We hope to see you this Summer.
ArtSci on the Go
Looking for more ways to get more out of Arts & Sciences? Check out these resources to take ArtSci wherever you go!
Zev J. Handel, “Chinese Characters Across Asia: How the Chinese Script Came to Write Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese” (Asian Languages & Literature)
Black Composers Project engages the School of Music faculty and students (School of Music)
Ladino Day Interview with Leigh Bardugo & MELC Professor Canan Bolel (Jewish Studies)
Back to School Podcast with Liz Copland (School of Art + Art History + Design)
Featured Podcast: “Ways of Knowing” (College of Arts & Sciences)
This podcast highlights how studies of the humanities can reflect everyday life. Through a partnership between The World According to Sound and the University of Washington, each episode features a faculty member from the UW College of Arts & Sciences, who discusses the work that inspires them and suggests resources to learn more about the topic.
Episode 1: Digital Humanities with Assistant Professor of English and Data Science, Anna Preus.
Episode 2: Paratext with Associate Professor of French, Richard Watts.
Episode 3: Ge’ez with Associate Professor of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures, Hamza Zafer.
Episode 4: Global Disability Studies with Associate Professor of Law, Societies and Justice, and of International Studies, Stephen Meyers.
Episode 5: Abstract Pattern Recognition, or Math with Professor of Mathematics and of the Comparative History of Ideas, Jayadev Athreya.
Episode 6: Sound Studies with Assistant Professor of Cinema and Media Studies, Golden Marie Owens.
From the School of Music
External Event: IMP showcase at Vermillion
The student-run Improvised Music Project presents performances by a rotating cast of UW jazz studies students, faculty, and special guests every first and third Wednesday, 6 to 10 pm, at Vermillion Art Gallery and Bar (1508 11th Ave, Seattle, WA).1.3
Event Dates:
June 18
July 2
July 16
July 30
August 6
August 20
From the Burke Museum
Free First Thursdays | 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
Admission to the Burke Museum is FREE, and the museum is open until 8 p.m. on the first Thursday of every month. Large crowds are expected, reserve your free, timed ticket in advance.
CLOSING EXHIBIT | Trees Experience Alcove – Final day Sunday, June 22
Learn about the diversity and significance of trees with our hands-on activities.
Play the tree-themed Hidden Husky gallery hunt — spot the five hidden huskies in the galleries to earn a special sticker prize!
OPENING EXHIBIT | Woven in Wool: Resilience in Coast Salish Weaving – Saturday, September 13, 2025 to Sunday, August 30, 2026
Woven in Wool: Resilience in Coast Salish Weaving showcases both historical and contemporary woven items — from blankets and tunics to hoods and skirts. Journey through the seasonal cycle of weaving, from gathering materials and spinning wool to dyeing with natural ingredients and weaving intricate designs. Along the way, learn firsthand from weavers and gain insight into the deep cultural and scientific knowledge embedded in every strand.
From the Henry Art Gallery
OPENING EXHIBIT | Spirit House – Saturday, July 26, 2025 to Sunday, January 11, 2026
Through the work in the exhibition, contemporary artists connect fragmented family narratives shaped by war, migration, and generational trauma to broader global contexts, creating new narratives that transform their difficult origins. With these artists as guides, Spirit House invites you to commune with your ancestors, reflect on significant memories, and journey through time and space.
CLOSING EXHIBIT | Jason Faught: Sanctuary – Final day Sunday, July 27
This exhibition highlights Sanctuary (2017), a monumental tapestry commissioned by Western Bridge for Seattle’s Saint Mark’s Cathedral and now part of the Henry’s collection.
CLOSING EXHIBIT | Chloë Bass: Soft Services – Final days, August 2025
For Bass’s project, commissioned and organized by the Henry, a series of fourteen stone benches is placed throughout Seattle’s Volunteer Park, with two additional sculptures residing outside the Henry itself. Each bench is engraved with its own inscription and a silhouetted image applied in light-responsive pigment. The project examines themes of cultivation and wildness, the laws we impose to control human bodies, hierarchy and proximity, and stones as memorials, boundaries, and legislative markers.
CLOSING EXHIBIT | Tala Madani: Be flat – Final day Sunday, August 25
Be flat is Tala Madani’s debut solo exhibition in Washington State, featuring recent and newly commissioned works that explore the influence of symbols, language, and mark-making on power dynamics and individual agency.
CLOSING EXHIBIT | Carmen Winant: Passing On – Final day Thursday, September 25
This focused exhibition features works from Passing On (2022), a series of collaged newspaper obituaries of influential feminist activists and organizers. The clippings, presented with Winant’s handwritten annotations, reflect on a lineage of non-biological inheritance and how language shapes memory and history.
June 2025
Wednesday, June 18, 2:00 – 5:00 pm | Ksm Lx’sg̱a̱n Ruth Hallows and Jay Hallows in the Artist Studio (Burke Museum)
Ravenstail weaving skills have returned to the hands of Northwest Coastal People, but their historical robes are still in museum collections. Mentor weaver Ksm Lx’sg̱a̱n, Ruth Hallows, and apprentice weaver Jay Hallows work in tandem with more than twenty weavers to symbolically restore historical Ravenstail robes by reweaving them and bringing them home to dance in ceremony.
Thursday, June 19, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm | BLUEs. Wave in the Artist (Burke Museum)
Jai Kobi Kaleo’okalani
BLUEs.Weave will present two interrelated demonstrations of explorative Black American music in honor of the holiday of Juneteenth.
The first demonstration will feature original music works, lyrics, and improvisations meditating on the various forms and aesthetics of celebration as they appear throughout the sonic lineage of Black American music. The second demonstration will be a live, collaborative composition session where BLUEs.Weave will showcase their compositional process and techniques, culminating in a piece and performance reflecting on the importance of Juneteenth and Black freedom.
Thursday, June 19, 7:00 – 8:00 pm | ONLINE ONLY: Drop-in for Parents and Caregivers: A Time of Mindfulness, Self-Compassion & Common Humanity (Center for Child & Family Well-Being)
Shayla Collins
Join the Center for Child & Family Well-Being for their monthly Community Drop-In with Shayla Collins. You are invited to join for a time of mindfulness, self-compassion and common humanity. You spend so much of your time caring for others, join for a very informal hour (or whatever you can commit to) of practice for yourself.
Thursday, June 19, 10:30 am – 2:00 pm | 6th Annual Juneteenth on the Waterfront Freedom Celebration (Center for Labor Studies)
Join ILWU Local 19 and APRI Seattle for their 6th Annual Juneteenth Waterfront Freedom Celebration. There will be live entertainment, food, drinks, and guest speakers.
ILWU Local 19
3440 East Marginal Way S.
Seattle, WA
Wednesday, June 25, 11:00 am – 12:30 pm | Submicron Chemical Imaging: Life Sciences, Microplastics, Polymers, Materials & Beyond (Department of Chemistry)
Join the Department of Chemistry for a lunch-and-learn workshop with an Introduction to Optical Photothermal Infrared (O-PTIR), which provides submicron IR, simultaneous Raman, and co-located fluorescence. It has been used for a wide range of application areas.
Thursday, June 26, 7:00 – 8:30 pm | Rubin Observatory’s First Look and exciting new era of discoveries at the University of Washington!
(Astrobiology)
Join the Institute for Data Intensive Research in Astrophysics & Cosmology (DiRAC) for a special celebration marking a new chapter in astronomy.
This milestone represents over two decades of dedication and collaboration from the global Rubin community. DiRAC is especially proud to honor the UW’s Rubin Team, whose leadership and involvement have been instrumental.
This is more than an astronomy event — it’s a celebration of human curiosity, collaboration, and imagination. Whether you’re a student, researcher, space enthusiast, or simply someone who looks up at the night sky in wonder, you’re invited to be a part of this historic moment.
Wednesday, June 4 to Friday, July 4 | Echoes of History, Calls of Memory: The 228 Incident Exhibition (Taiwan Studies)
This exhibition seeks to honor the memories of those who suffered and to reflect on the lasting impact of the 228 Incident. Through archival photographs, personal testimonies, historical documents, and artistic interpretations, view a narrative of loss, resilience, and the ongoing pursuit of justice.
Information Sessions
June 24 | Personal Privacy & Your Phone
June 25 | Research Impact Workshop
June 26 | Creative Commons
June 27 | Introduction to Text Mining
June 30 | Publish & Protect Your Research: Build a Book Fast with Manifold
July 2025
Wednesday, July 2, 12:30 pm | First Wednesday Concert Series (School of Music)
Students of the UW School of Music perform in this lunchtime concert series co-hosted by UW Music and UW Libraries.
Friday, July 11 through August 2025 | Interrupting Privilege Exhibit at the Allen North Library (Department of Communication)
Information Sessions
July 7 – July 11 | Research Data Management
July 10 | Publishing Contracts
Have an event that you would like to see featured in the ArtSci Roundup? Connect with Kathrine Braseth (kbraseth@uw.edu).
