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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

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Zev J. Handel, “Chinese Characters Across Asia: How the Chinese Script Came to Write Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese”Ìý()

Black Composers Project engages the School of Music faculty and students ()

Ladino Day Interview with Leigh Bardugo & MELC Professor Canan Bolel ()

Back to School Podcast Ìýwith Liz Copland ()

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 and the ¹û¶³´«Ã½, each episode features a faculty member from ¹û¶³´«Ã½ 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.

with Associate ProfessorÌýof Law, Societies and Justice, and of International Studies, Stephen Meyers.

with Professor of Mathematics and of the Comparative History of Ideas, Jayadev Athreya.

with Assistant Professor of Cinema and Media Studies, Golden Marie Owens.

From the School of Music

External Event:

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 (1508 11th Ave, Seattle, WA).

Event Dates:

June 18
July 2
July 16
July 30
August 6
August 20

From the Burke Museum

| 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, Ìýin advance.

CLOSING EXHIBIT | – 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 | – Saturday, September 13, 2025 to Sunday, August 30, 2026

WovenÌýinÌýWool: ResilienceÌýinÌýCoast Salish WeavingÌýshowcases 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, learnÌýfirsthand from weavers and gainÌýinsightÌýinto the deep cultural and scientific knowledge embeddedÌýinÌýevery strand.

From the Henry Art Gallery

OPENING EXHIBIT | – 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,ÌýSpirit HouseÌýinvites you to commune with your ancestors, reflect on significant memories, and journey through time and space.

CLOSING EXHIBIT | – Final day Sunday, July 27

This exhibition highlightsÌýSanctuaryÌý(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 | – 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 , 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 | – Final day Sunday, August 25

Be flatÌýisÌýTala 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 | – Final day Thursday, September 25

This focused exhibition features works fromÌýPassing OnÌý(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 | Ìý(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 | (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.ÌýThe second demonstration will be a live, collaborative composition session where BLUEs.Weave, 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: (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. 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 | (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 | (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 | (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 ¹û¶³´«Ã½’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.

Thursday, June 26, 3:30 – 6:30 pm | Summer Celebration | Live Jazz @ ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Club (UW Alumni Association)

Join UW faculty, staff, and guests for an end-of-year afternoon of community and connection at the storied, scenic ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Club. Enjoy live music performed by the Alliance of Improvisers, an ensemble composed of UW Jazz faculty, students, alumni musicians, and special guests.

This event is part of a series of community-building opportunities planned for the year ahead. As the University continues to assess and review future permanent directions for the building, the facility will remain closed for general use.

Wednesday, June 4 to Friday, July 4 | (Taiwan Studies)

This exhibition seeks to honor the memories of those who suffered and 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.

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July 2025

Wednesday, July 2, 12:30 pm | (School of Music)

Students of ¹û¶³´«Ã½ School of Music perform in thisÌýlunchtime concert series co-hostedÌýby UW Music and UW Libraries.