Yesterday, we recapped the diverse talents who performed on-stage October 29 at Ovations. However, our Halloween celebration and showcase of UW’s hidden artistic talents continued just a short ways away past the doors to Meany Theater and into the lobby. 11 artists displayed artwork ranging from found object constructions and dexterously composed paper sculptures to [...]

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The Sunday before Halloween, The Whole U invited the UW community to celebrate the many talents of the University’s faculty, staff, and students. Some performers were sharing hidden abilities for the first time, while others returned to the Meany Theater stage as longtime Ovations favorites. In every case, a unique story shone through, captivating the [...]

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Take a walk through Harborview Medical Center at lunchtime and you’re likely to hear Pamella Guntrum before you see her. As manager of Program Operations in Clinical Development & Patient Education, Guntrum keeps a busy schedule. But at least once a month, she sets work aside and devotes her lunch hour to practicing a different [...]

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With each passing day, there’s a little more bite in the breeze and leaves are changing on every corner. Pumpkins are lined along entryways and windowsills, rain has begun to tap-tap its way back into our lives, and the curtain goes up on Ovations in less than a week. There’s no doubt it’s officially autumn. [...]

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The performers on stage at Meany Theater will not be the only ones in the spotlight on Sunday, October 29 for Ovations. During the show’s 25-minute intermission and afterwards, take a trip into the artistic minds of these 10 staff and student artists whose work will be exhibited throughout the lobby of Meany Hall. Learn [...]

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It’s time to meet the 14 acts taking center stage at Ovations 2017, The Whole U’s fourth annual performance showcase for staff, students, and faculty. Hosted by The Collective, UW’s foremost (and only) improv troupe, the afternoon promises to be as unexpected as it is entertaining. So what talent will tread the boards at Meany [...]

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Last week, we recapped the diverse talents who performed on-stage November 20 at Ovations. But just a few feet beyond the doors to Meany Theater, an equally impressive exhibition was underway. Displayed in the lobby of Meany Hall were works by 16 faculty and staff artists, ranging from carefully-crafted wool paintings to dreamscape photographs and everything in between. Holiday [...]

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A late autumn rain did little to dampen spirits of the more than 800 who gathered at Meany Theater, Sunday, November 20, to take in a pop-up art gallery before the curtain went up on a show featuring 15 acts. Among the performers: sensational singers, self-directed students, and deft dancers; educators of all stripes and disciples of all disciplines. Now in its [...]

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A professor in the Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Department. A medical coder in the Radiology department. A program coordinator for the Office of Admissions. What do these UW employees have in common? They are all remarkable artists. Whether they are working with paint, wool, black ink, or in countless other mediums, they bring otherwise inexpressible [...]

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Paper feather sculptures that play with the boundaries of art and traditional frames. Photographs that combine digital photography, kite flying, and infrared imagery. Glass-leaded panels made of spent DNA sequencing “flow cells.” The product of early mornings, late nights, full weekends, and profound passion, these are just a few of the works that will be on view [...]

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With the main event just a few short days away, it’s time to wrap up our three-part series highlighting the acts performing at Ovations 2016! Next time you see these faculty, staff members, and students, it will be on stage November 20 in Meany Hall. Be sure to register for your seat—there are less than 100 [...]

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Whether or not you’ve attended Ovations before, you’re in for a unique treat on November 20 when the Meany Theater stage abounds with comedians, poets, singers, and dancers galore. You’ve already met some of the performers, but buckle up, because our next set is just as exciting as the first. The Collective Self-described as the UW’s best—and only—improv troupe, The [...]

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