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When you experience the arts, you experience the world differently.

Check out our quarterly digest of rare and extraordinary arts opportunities on campus and beyond. To see more arts opportunities, visit ArtsUW Events.

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Cool Courses

Arts Division faculty offer engaging courses that will spark your creativity and sharpen your critical thinking. Take a look at just a few of the cool courses available, many of which don't require…

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Experience the Arts in the Pacific Northwest

Considered the home of record producer and musician Quincy Jones, singer and songwriter Brandi Carlile, glassblower Dale Chihuly, painter Jacob Lawrence, actor and musician Carrie Brownstein, record…

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Study Abroad

Deepen your understanding of the arts while traveling the world! Learn about opportunities to study someplace new.

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Study the Arts

Practice art in a place where art is practiced.

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Most Events $10 or less for UW Students

From free gallery and museum entrances to discounted show tickets, a world of events and art perks await UW students.

Silkroad Ensemble musicians

Mar. 28, 2025

Silkroad Ensemble: Uplifted Voices

Curated by Artistic Partner Rhiannon Giddens. A stunning collaboration brings together a collection of distinctive and powerful musical origins within a contemporary musical tapestry.

Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater More Info Buy Tickets

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Pianist Catherine Kautsky.

Apr. 1, 2025

Guest Pianist Lecture Recital: Catherine Kautsky

Pianist Catherine Kautsky, chair of the keyboard department at Lawrence University, Appleton, WI, presents a lecture-recital: “Debussy’s Paris: Poets, Politics and the Piano.” Artist Biography…

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Alonzo King LINES Ballet

Apr. 3 - Apr. 5, 2025

Alonzo King LINES Ballet

The company presents Deep River , a soulful collaboration that bends the lines between classical and contemporary dance while drawing from deeply rooted cultural traditions.

Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater More Info Buy Tickets

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Careers for Arts Grads

Creativity and adaptability are key to creative economies and high-growth industries.

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