UW Planetarium Arts is excited to partner with Colectivo Arte GUENDA, an intergenerational women's art collective based in Oaxaca, Mexico, to exhibit their collection of 22 paintings inspired by SDSS's fiber-optic plug plates. This artistic cross-cultural exchange highlights the longstanding international scientific collaborations between Mexico and the US: both UW and UNAM played key roles in the development of SDSS in the 1990s. Through a month-long exhibition and an opening night of artist-scientist talks and panels, we explore how artists engage with and disseminate scientific knowledge through visual expression and emphasize the importance of global collaboration.

Jazz in the Classroom is a music education program created in 2017 intending to provide a solution to arts programming funding gaps in under-resourced schools. The program brings a professional touring Jazz/Afrobeat/World ensemble into schools for music clinics and workshops. Offering the program at no cost, it advances arts equity and ensures that students regardless of background or school resources can meaningfully engage with music.

The program includes a short live performance and an interactive presentation on Jazz and its impact on American music, as well as practical lessons in active listening, collaboration, and improvisation. Afterwards, music students participate in hands-on workshops with band members.

Posi Pos Music is a South Seattle-based multidisciplinary arts initiative focused on literary arts, music, and visual storytelling.

Their Rainier Beach Youth Storytelling & Media Lab provides youth with structured opportunities to create original artistic works through spoken word, music, and digital media workshops. The program culminates in public performances and digital publications that expand access to arts participation while building creative workforce pathways for underrepresented communities in King County.

Nrityenakatha, which means “storytelling through dance,” is dedicated to researching and showcasing rare Indian history and literature through Kuchipudi (Indian classical dance), elements of Garba/Raas (traditional folk dance), theater and film.

By sharing tales of powerful women leaders, unwavering faith transcending religious barriers, and knowledge buried in ancient educational texts, Nrityenakatha aims to bridge academics and performance, while embodying artistry.

Inspired by the work of a late friend of artist Nahal Entezam Nia, a biologist who dedicated her life to documenting Iran’s endemic plants, this exhibition combines art, science, and storytelling to create a unique and immersive experience. Through paintings, herbarium scans, and interactive elements, the show will educate visitors about Persian plant life, honor a friend’s memory, and inspire conservation efforts.

Rang Rasiya, Seattle’s premier Garba and Raas folk dance team, offers performances and adult dance workshops.

Established in 2022, their goal is to create a more grounded and connected community by sharing their love of Garba and other folk styles.

Surya Teja Arts is a greater-Seattle-area-based dance, drama and music nonprofit focused on promoting India’s art forms.

Powered by a strong commitment to their community, they offer a diverse range of cultural programs, fundraisers and charity benefit shows in support of a variety of US nonprofits.

How did Kellyanne Conway go from Hammonton, New Jersey blueberry-packing champ to the first woman to manage a successful U.S. presidential campaign? That is the question the 45-minute fictionalized biographical comedy The Passion of Kellyanne aims to explain. The answer provided by the many scenes of Conway’s formative years amongst a gaggle of Roman Catholic-observant women relatives and with an absent father: Daddy complex, leading young Kellyanne to conflate daddy with God, Ronald Reagan and, eventually, Donald Trump.

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