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Alum Brett Mitchell conducts Renée Fleming and Rod Gilfy for NY Philharmonic

four musicians in formal attire standing on a stage

Support the arts on April 24 - WWU Give Day

a young actor looks at their hands

Music Alum Cami Gates leads Redmond High School Orchestra to national recognition

Cami Gates holds a conductor's baton

Western Gallery Museum Educator Zoë Fejeran co-authors chapter in arts education text

Zoë Fejeran wears a black pullover and stands smiling in fronr of a softly lit drapery.

SCT's "The Snow Queen" features WWU-studded cast

a magical hominid festooned in particolored tatterdemalion rags addresses a child in a red dress

A day in the life of a dancer - after graduation

Lainie Pennington dances with a big smile in front of a grove of tall trees

Studio Art BFA grad Lena Miltimore exhibits in Olympia, Lynden

an artist with their hand on their chin smiles at you. They hold two small paint brushes.

BFA Dance grad Karen Kao lands spot with Philadelphia's Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers

a young person seated at a desk in a classroom regards you

Western alumni, faculty and staff showcase new dance performance "WAITING"

3 older women in long red dresses sitting on individual benches in a front to back line. On either side, a younger woman in a knee-length red dress floats in the air above bench level.

Faculty, alums, staff, students collaborate for Fairhaven Summer Rep season

a collage style illustration of old fashioned scales weighted on either side with saintly figures and butterflies. A hummingbird perches on top.

Art and Art History Alumni Gathering at Chihuly Garden

a group of students and staff in a well-apointed conference room

Alum Holly Hudson at Smith and Vallee through April 28

Interior of an art gallery

Renee Noelle Cheesman, BFA Studio Art '17, awarded Jury Prize at Whatcom Museum Exhibition

hundreds of strands of white rope spill from the ceiling to pool and puddle on the floor like water

Grad Tesla Kawakami, professors Cara Jaye and Sasha Petrenko featured in Surge 2023 at Museum of Northwest Art

side by side textured canvases with an organic grid pattern and detailed rectalinear abstract shapes within the grid.

Henry Jackson-Spieker joins University of Washington Art Faculty

Henry Jackson-Spieker works with molten glass

Art alum Henry Jackson-Spieker at Seattle's MadArt

$floor to ceiling acrylic rods refract prismatic light throughout the warehouse-like room$

Whatcom Museum’s “Katazome Today” curated by WWU professor and alum

diaphonous fabric panels with delicate images of a partially defoliated maple tree

From the Court to the Kiln: A WWU Basketball Star's Journey of Discovery

Spotlight on Savannah LeCornu: WWU alumna, Production Manager, Lighting Designer, Indigenous Visual Artist

Debbi Kenote opens international, bi-coastal exhibitions

a pinwheel shaped painting with many colors

Christen Mattix creates "Roots to Rise" mural for Burlington, WA

a woman stands in front of a brightly painted mural of Mexican folk dancers

Alum Kelly Bjork is The Stranger's "Artist of the Week"

an artist reclines on a stoop or patio in an urban environment

Dance alum Cieon White featured in latest Macklemore video

Theatre students, faculty, and alums team up to produce theatre at Bellingham waterfront

illustration of a place mat with some diner food advertising Pump Bpys and Dinettes

Gabrielle Kazuko Nomura Gainor: 2022 Distinguished Alumni Award

several people on a stage in front of a projection of the award winner's photo

Theatre alum Rashawn Nadine Scott to receive Outstanding Alumni Award

Rashawn Nadine Scott sits on the floor in a patterned sleeveless dress looking comfortable and confident

The Blue Room: "A Downtown for Everyone"

three people sit on a bench in front of a large window

Dance's Pam Kuntz, dance alums at Whatcom Museum for "Dialog(s)"

a sketch-like line drawing depicting a palimpsest of moving outlines of bodies

Jacob Scherr joins Music Department to direct bands

person in glasses wearing black suit with black shirt and tie holding a conductor's baton

Mark Kuntz play at Sylvia Center features Gabi Gilbride and Evan Mueller

a middle-aged person in a suit and tie, seated, with a younger person leaning over the seated person's shoulder

Theatre alums Wulfekuhle and Gervais perform in NYC production of "Battle of Angels"

four actors on a stage in a play about the 1930s

Heather Dudenbostel appointed Assistant Professor of Voice and Dramatic Arts

smiling person in sleeveless azure gown with deep vee neck

Fiber Arts grads Kate Sechrist and Stephanie Le featured in Marshall University exhibition

a diaphonous work of fiber art with weaving that appears to be writing

In Memoriam: Jackson “JZ” Zechnich, BFA Design

a young person with a black ball cap talks on an older style phone with a corded handset

Theatre Alum Drew Hobson: A State of Decay leads to a world of growth

smiling young person with a trimmed dark beard wearing a white-striped snap brim cap

Alumni discuss impact of COVID on working as an artist

drawing of a color wheel

Art Alum Til Will releases EP "Immortal Wound"

Music alum Tim Friedlander is "hot on the mic"

smiling man in blue shirt seated near several guitars hung on a wall

Western Design alumna makes her mark on familiar holiday cheer

young person leaning on the curb of a fountain smiling holding a decorative paper coffee cup

A tribute to Erin Wall (1975-2020)

woman in an evening gown, man in a tuxedo

Art alum Matthew Palmgren, assistant curator at the Columbia River Maritime Museum

matthew sits on a stool in front of a window. he wears a mask.

Choir alum Taylor Iverson keeping music alive online in Bothell

screenshot of newscast with choir students and choir instructor on Zoom call

Work, Dance, Balance

a dancer poses on a wet sand beach with skyscrapers behind

Henry Jackson-Spieker: Artist Residency at Chateau d'Orquevaux

Artist Henry Jackson-Spieker smiles while working in the studio. A paned window in the background.

Alumna Natalie Wilson (Music Education, '84) inducted into Hall of Fame

Music Educator Natalie Wilson

Emily Freidenrich and the “Almost Lost Arts”

Art Historian Emily Freidenrich

Kate Sechrist: Road to Kyoto

textile art by Kate Sechrist

Alum Andrew Christianson selected for national singing competition

Singer Andrew Christianson

Art Alumni Fight to End Sexual and Domestic Violence Through Jewelry Business

Jewelry on display at APSE

Joe Rudko's "Tiny Mirrors" at Von Lintel Gallery L.A.

Joe Rudko Tiny Mirrors photomontage

Gabe Virgen Builds Ceramic Career at Bellingham Business

Gabe Virgen sits in the studio and inspects mugs

Designers use Twitter to put “hatefluencers” between a rock and a kind place

WeCounterHate fights hate on Twitter

Design Alumni Event in Seattle

Design students and alumni gather in Seattle

Orcas Center announces new executive director Dimitri Stankevich

Dimitri Stankevich hired as executive director of Orcas Center

Brett Mitchell ('01) earns Young Alumnus of the Year

Western Alum, Conductor Brett Mitchell

Dance alum Ella Mahler receives Artist Trust award

Ella Mahler dancing

Dance Alum Laura Bartczak Interns with Trisha Brown

two dancers in white swooping leftward on black stage

Studio BFA Julie McPheters lands position at Seattle Opera

felted wool masks of hyenas, lizaards, and sheep

Room to Grow: Theatre alum helps lay foundations for the next generation

Standing in front of the Sylvia Center of the Arts building (from left): Wes Davis (Marketing Director), Bryce Hamilton (Board President), Glenn Hergenhahn-Zhao (Artistic Director), Shu-Ling Hergenhahn-Zhao (Capital Campaign Director), and Ron Warner (Boa

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