The ARTS at SEATTLE U events calendar will be regularly updated with events, exhibitions and performances as more information becomes available.

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Ongoing and Upcoming Events:

Night of Wonder poster | Seattle First Baptist Church | Friday, December 1, 2023 at 8 p.m.

Night of Wonder

Seattle First Baptist Church | Friday, December 1, 2023 at 8 p.m.

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Precious, Precious, Unprecious

Precious, Precious, Unprecious

Colleen Louise Barry, Craig Mammano

Hedreen Gallery | October 26, 2023 - December 21, 2023

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Past Events

Hookman poster

Hookman

Written by Lauren Yee | Directed by Sunam Ellis

Lee Center for the Arts | November 8-11 and 16-18, 2023

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Shaped by Nature SM Square

Shaped by Nature: Ceramics and Prints in Dialogue with Nature

Fr. Arturo Araujo

Vachon Gallery | September 20-October 20, 2023

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Contemporary Art & Indigenous Culture

Tania Willard and Dylan Robinson on Contemporary Art & Indigenous Culture

Pigott Auditorium | 3-4 pm. October 6, 2023 

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Words and Music

Words and Music

Celebrating Lee Peterson's retirement

Chapel of St. Ignatius | June 4, 2023 at 3 pm

Indra Thomas Concert Poster

Love. Loss. Light.

Indra Thomas, Vocalist
Brian Osborne, Pianist

Chapel of St. Ignatius | May 24, 2023 at 8 pm

Poster with information about

Side By Side

Dr. Leann Conley-Holcom, Director

Featuring:
Composer-in-Residence Karen Marrolli
Serena Chin, Piano
Randy Zhang, Violin
Sarah Johnson, Cello

May 19, 2023

Brute Creation Poster

Brute Creation

Chloe Rollens

Fine Arts Building Lobby | May 18, 2023-June 8, 2023

Still Life Exhibit Poster

Still Life

Gallery Curator: Arielle Simmons

Hedreen Gallery | April 21, 2023 - June 22, 2023

Philippe Hyojung Kim and Birthe Piontek

Free and open to the public

 

2023 Photo BFA Exhibit Poster

BFA Photography Exhibition | Class of 2023

Vachon Gallery | May 18, 2023-June 8, 2023

Poster with details for the production of Nora: A Doll's House

Nora: A Doll's House

Directed by Janet Hayatshahi

May 10-13 and 17-20, 2023

 

Poster for the 2023 Design Exhibition

Design Cohort Exhibition | Current

Mentored by Naomi Kasumi

Vachon Gallery | April 20, 2023-May 10, 2023

Poster with info for Night of the Dancing Violin

A Night of the Dancing Violin: Solo Violin Works Written by People of Color

Rachel Barton Pine, Violin

Chapel of St. Ignatius | April 26, 2023

Poster featuring art by Rohena Alam Khan

Rohena Alam Khan: Daughter of a Revolution

Gallery Curator: Arielle Simmons

Hedreen Gallery | January 26, 2023 - April 13, 2023

Rohena Alam Khan

Free and open to the public

 

Poster about the Advanced Studio Exhibition

Advanced Studio Exhibition | Surveilled. Observed. Admired.

Taught by Gretchen Bennett

Vachon Gallery | March 2, 2023- March 30, 2023

Poster with information about choir concert

Dreaming Ourselves Awake: A Lenten Prayer

Dr. Leann Conley-Holcom, Director
Serena Chin, Pianist

Featuring:
Composer-in-Residence Melissa Dunphy
The University of Washington Graduate Choral Cohort
Naomi Southard, Violin
Sarah Rommel, Cello

March 10, 2023

Poster with the Eiffel Tower and info about upcoming performances

French Scenes & Other Short Plays

A workshop presentation of scenes and short plays presented by students in THTR 4200 Directing

February 22-26, 2023

 

Poster with concert info

Voices of Diversity: A Celebration of Classical Music's Underrepresented Composers 

Christian Howes, Violin
Joseph Williams, Piano

February 24, 2023

Poster with written concert details

MUSING

Dr. Leann Conley-Holcom, Director
Dr. Lee Peterson, Pianist

February 4, 2023

Both Sides Now

Gallery Curator: Arielle Simmons

Hedreen Gallery | October 21, 2022 - January 5, 2023

Tara Tamaribuchi

Rodrigo Valenzuela

Samantha Wall

Free and open to the public

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My Heart Shall Sing: A Holiday Celebration in Word & Song

Dr. Leann Conley-Holcom, Director
Dr. Lee Peterson, Pianist

December 2, 2022

Poster advertisting the Campus Cabaret

Celebrating Laughter, Love, and Levity: A Campus Cabaret

Mentored by Janet Hayatshahi and Amiya Brown

November 8 and 10-13, 2022

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Blue is Our Color

Jite Agbro, Marin Alexis Burnett, Aboubakar Fofana, Brian LaMar, Moses Sun

Guest Curator: Adetola Abatan

Hedreen Gallery | June 24 - October 7, 2022

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Design Exhibition

Vachon Gallery |  April 21- May 13, 2022

 

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Embodiment: Gender in the Expanse

Natalie Krick, Barry Johnson, Hanako O'Leary, Rafael Soldi, Kali Spitzer, Anthony White

Guest Curator: Arielle Simmons

Hedreen Gallery | April 7- June 15, 2022

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Eurydice | by Sarah Ruhl

Directed by Sunam Ellis

May 11, 2022- May 15, 2022

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Advanced Studio Exhibition | SNAKE PIT

Taught by Francisco Guerrero

Vachon Gallery | March 3, 2022- March 31, 2022

a series of differently sized paper crosses arranged in a circle with kanji symbols..

Silent Lullaby for Lost Souls

Installation by Naomi Kasumi

Vachon Gallery | February 1- 22, 2022

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Faculty + Staff Exhibition 

Dawn Cerny, Francisco Guerrero, Alexander Mouton, Naomi Kasumi, Claire Garoutte, Arturo Araujo, Josef Venker, Trung Pham, Em Olson, Melinda Hurst Frye, Tara Champion, Lucas Boyle, Hasaan Kirkland

Hedreen Gallery | November 2021- March 2022

two photographs, Left: a double decker bus a night, RIght: a black and white landsacpe of water

BFA Photography Exhibition | Class of 2021

The projects created by Haley Dow and Gordon Wong in this exhibition were developed during the past academic year. Owing to the COVID-19 global pandemic, the BFA Photography Exhibition is being displayed online.

The Life of a Bus Driver | Gordon Wong

Inspired by the Silence | Haley Dow

 

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Advanced Studio Exhibition 2021

Junior and Senior Advanced Studio Students exhibit work created specifically for this exhibition during the Winter Quarter. A spasm of creation, a dance of emancipation, a ripe melon sticky with possibilities, a mindscape, an inward exploration, defying the viewer, and inverting the notion of public display. 

 

Sponsored by the Vachon Gallery

-free and open to the public

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Design Exhibition 2021: DIDS.ZIP

University Design exhibition reimagined into an online space. The 2021 senior cohort’s exhibition, DiDs.zip, is meant to showcase their shared creativity and diversity as a part of a larger design collective.

Sponsored by the Vachon Gallery

-free and open to the public

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She Kills Monsters: Virtual Realms | by Qui Nguyen

May 19-23

A Virtual Production Directed by Sonia Martin and Jasmine Ritter

 

 

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Uncharted Waters 

March 11th – 14th

Two Virtual Productions in collaboration with Cornish College for the Arts and University of Washington Drama

Twelfth Night Directed by Rosa Joshi

An Original Devised work Directed by Sheila Daniels and Porscha Shaw

 

 Read about it in American Theatre

***TICKET SALES WILL CUT OFF TWO HOURS PRIOR TO SHOWTIME***

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Imagining Seattle: Social Values in Urban Governance | by Serin Houston

Discussion w/author and Q&A: December 9 at 12 PM

Mapping Seattle exercise: December 10 at 12 PM

Arts Leadership MFA Fall Quarter Book Club- led by Jasmine Mahmoud

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Three Sisters | by Anton Chekhov

October 29, 30 , 31 at 7:30 PM
November 1, at 2:00 PM

A Virtual Production Adapted and Directed by Ki Gottberg

Made Possible by the Pigott Family Endowment for the Arts

 

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Abstractions of Black Citizenship 

African American Art from Saint Louis

Curated by Dr. Jasmine Jamillah Mahmoud

Hedreen Gallery | Online at SU Summer 2020

**Visit External Exhibition Site

 

Photo BFA Exhibition 2020

Sponsored by the Vachon Gallery

-free and open to the public

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Design Exhibition 2020: Firebase

Sponsored by the Vachon Gallery

-free and open to the public

Abstractions of Black Citizenship| African American Art from Saint Louis

Conversations + Closing Reception | July 30, 2020 12pm PT

Sponsored by the Hedreen Gallery
Made Possible by the Pigott Family Endowment for the Arts

-free and open to the public

Abstractions of Black Citizenship| African American Art from Saint Louis

Virtual Youth Field Trip | August 1, 2020, 10am PT

Sponsored by the Hedreen Gallery
Made Possible by the Pigott Family Endowment for the Arts

-free and open to the public

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Marisol

by Jose Rivera | Directed by Rosa Joshi

May 29, 2020 7:00 PM
A zoom sharing presented and performed from the homes of Seattle University theatre students and faculty.

RSVP for Zoom Link

 

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Advanced Studio Exhibition 2020

 

Sponsored by the Vachon Gallery

-free and open to the public

String Chamber Concert

Directed by Dr. Quinton Morris

March 4, 2020 7:30PM

Pigott Auditorium

-Tickets available at the door: $5 students, $8 faculty/staff, $12 general admission

45 Plays for 45 Presidents

by Andy Bayiates, Sean Benjamin, Genevra Gallo-Bayiates, Chloe Johnston, and Karen Weinberg

Directed by Jane Nichols

Feb 19-23, Feb 26-March 1

Lee Center for the Arts
$6 students; $10 faculty/staff/alumni; $12 general admission

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DOUBLE CLEAR

E.T. RUSSIAN (High-Res Media Residency 2019)

Hedreen Gallery | December 7, 2019 – March 1, 2020

Directing Scenes

A workshop presentation of scenes and short plays presented by students in THTR 4200 Directing

December 11&12 @ 7:30PM

Lee Center for the Arts
-Donations support student run productions

String Chamber Concert

Directed by Dr. Quinton Morris

December 4, 2019 7:30 PM

Pigott Auditorium
-Tickets available at the door: $5 students, $8 faculty/staff, $12 general admission

The Misanthrope

by Moliere | Directed by Ki Gottberg

Nov 13-17 & Nov 20-23

Lee Center for the Arts
$6 students; $10 faculty/staff/alumni; $12 general admission

FOR THE RECORD

Carol Rashawnna Williams 

Hedreen Gallery | August 16- Sept 14, 2019

Vachon Gallery (SUVAIR) | Sept 23- October 11, 2019

 

 

Romson Regarde Bustillo| publication release + closing conversation with publication writers

Thursday, August 8, 2019 6:00-8:00 PM
Conversation starts at 6:30 PM

Hedreen Gallery
-free and open to the public

Performing Arts and Arts Leadership Honors Showcase

June 14, 2019 6:00 PM

Chapel of St. Ignatius | Lee Center for the Arts

Spring Student Chamber Music Concert

June 5, 2019, 7:30pm

Pigott Auditorium
-Tickets available at the door: $5 students, $8 faculty/staff, $12 general admission

Seattle University Choirs present the Faure Requiem

Monday, May 20, 2019 7:30 PM

Chapel of St. Ignatius | Seattle University
-$10 suggested Donation

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Love and Information

by Caryl Churchill | Directed by Brennan Bunn (’19) and David Cumpston (’19)

May 9 - 12 & 15 - 19, 2019

Lee Center for the Arts
-$6 students; $10 faculty/staff/alumni; $12 general admission

Winter Student Chamber Music Concert

Wednesday, March 12, 2019 7:30pm

Pigott Auditorium
_Tickets available at the door: $5 students, $8 faculty/staff, $12 general admission

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You on the Moors Now

By Jaclyn Backhaus | Directed by Erin Murray

February 21 - 24 & 27 - March 3, 2019

Lee Center for the Arts
-$6 students; $10 faculty/staff/alumni; $12 general admission

Faculty Recital: Dr. Quinton Morris and Guests

Friday, February 22, 2019 7:30PM

Pigott Auditorium
-Tickets: $5 students, $8 faculty/staff, $12 general admission

Performers dancing in Vachon Gallery with green and blue lights and video projection

SALVAGE RITUALS

Tim Smith-Stewart | Jeffrey Azevedo 

Vachon Gallery (SUVAIR) | October 15- November 25, 2018

Exhibition view with two video artworks installed at Hedreen Gallery

GRAVITY JOKES

Dewa Dorje, Andy Fallat, Philippe Hyojung Kim, Mario Lemafa, E.T. Russian and Khadija Ann Tarver

Hedreen Gallery | September 8- November 17, 2018

 

Irina Muresanu, violin

“Four Strings Around the World”

Wednesday, October 31, 2018 7:30pm

Pigott Auditorium
-Tickets available at the door: $5 students, $8 faculty/staff, $12 general admission

Choir Talent Show

May 30, 2018, 8:00 PM

Pigott Auditorium
-Tickets $5, fundraiser for the Daughters of Mary, Uganda

 

Chamber Choir Farewell Concert

May 21, 2018 7:30PM

Chapel of St. Ignatius
-freewill offering

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Prehistory of a Museum of Capitalism

FICTILIS, Museum of Capitalism

RED MAY @ Hedreen Gallery | May 20, 5:30pm 

How to End Poverty in 90 Minutes

with Sojourn Theatre

May 10-20, 2018

Lee Center for the Arts

-$6 students; $10 faculty/staff/alumni; $12 general admission

Fuse: a Digital Design Exhibition

 

April 20 - May 10, 2018

Reception: April, 2018 4:30-7:30 PM

 

Vachon Gallery
-free and open to the public

Advanced Studio Exhibition

March 15 - April 5, 2018

Reception: March 15, 2018 5:00-9:00 PM

Vachon Gallery
-free and open to the public

The Madwoman of Chaillot, By Jean Giraudoux

Directed by Jane Nichols

February 22- March 4, 2018

Lee Center for the Arts
-$6 students; $10 faculty/staff/alumni; $12 general admission

THE INSTRUMENTAL STRINGS PROGRAM PRESENTS TWO SPECIAL RECITALS: 

 

Student Chamber Muisc Recial with Special Guests Chloé Trevor & Jonathan Tsay

March 1, 2018 7:30 PM 

Guest Artist Music Recital with Chloé Trevor, accompanied by Jonathan Tsay

March 2, 2018 7:30 PM 

 

Pigott Auditorium

-Students $5 | Staff/Faculty/Alumni $8 | General Admission $12

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FAVORITES 2018

D.K. Pan, Christopher Paul Jordan, RYAN! Feddersen

Hedreen Gallery | January 24-March 3, 2018