The Indigenous Oglála Lakȟóta artist from Oakland is passionate about exploring sustainability, traditional ceremonies, and ancestral remembrance in her community-based art.
Second-year MFA candidate Sanaz Masoumi was featured at Portland Fashion Week and got an outstanding response from the audience.
The world-premiere musical, born out of a partnership among three Willamette alumni, challenges audiences to be fearless in the name of connection.
Galvan made the most of his education and landed a job with the Portland Trail Blazers.
Through new collaborations across the North Park Blocks, PNCA returns as the “front porch” for Portland’s art scene with an expanded First Thursdays.
The PNCA alum is quickly attaining considerable status after having a number of shows, where audiences discover her passion for challenging notions of femininity.
An expert on digital art and culture, Skyers spoke at the TED2023 conference about artists innovating with digital technology.
Steven Xue BFA‘19 is a powerhouse graphic designer who has carved out a niche for himself working with brands like Nike and Adobe.
Littlebird illustrated the children’s book My Powerful Hair, which tells a story about Native heritage and reclaiming identity.
Jihan Haddad BA’16 has moved seamlessly from role to role — from venues big and small in New England, to workshops and readings in Alaska and New York City.
Find out how Crespi is using her degree in civic communication and media at a bioindustrial manufacturing company.
Michael Curry has turned his interest in drawing to a world-renowned design company just outside of Portland, Oregon.
Falcone has toured with St. Vincent, Ben Folds and Weezer. In September, she helped cover the lighting at the Taylor Hawkins tribute concert.
Seven Willamette students joined professional musician Michael Gamble this fall to develop their personal songwriting skills — and learn to play together.
Emma Wiseman BFA’22 discusses her internship and new role at Happylucky in Portland.
PNCA students are redesigning Willamette Week’s Give!Guide.
Jezarely Miguel, founder of brand Matiz, and Jenny Delgado from architect firm CannonDesign will speak at the Nov. 3 event.
DuBoise was recently featured on OPB for a piece she created as a Black Lives Matter Artist grantee.
PNCA 3D Design students turned trash into wearable treasures.
In PNCA's creative writing MFA, working adults balance life with art.
2021 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction winner K-Ming Chang is among them.
PNCA Professor Emeritus Arvie Smith is the most recent HFMA artist to be featured at the 2022 Venice Art Biennale.
Willamette’s merger with Pacific Northwest College of Art builds on recent program expansion.
A 7-foot tall mural by a famed Oregon artist moves from a Salem dining room to Hallie Ford Museum of Art.
Willamette's tight-knit physics community and REUs opened up graduate opportunities for Hannah Rarick ’21.
The piece, which SAIF Corporation donated to the university in 2017, was installed just northeast of the Art Building on March 29, 2021.
Chloe Prendergast ’14 founded her own string quartet and became an orchestra member in the Netherlands after she graduated.
Theatre major Andrew Keswick '22 and Professor Coromel discuss the intricacies of safely producing a live theatre production during the global pandemic.
New chair is expert at building new art institutions, presenting concert music with contemporary twist.
Lynne Saxton ’76 assumed Board of Trustees role June 1.
Student Scholarship Recognition Day highlights Willamette students’ intellectual, creative and academic pursuits.
Hallie Ford Museum of Art’s George Rodriguez exhibition will examine culture, politics and identity.
Ben Crop ’08, MBA’09 uses dual degree to build a career in theatre management and education.
Paulus paved the way for women in politics and long supported Willamette.
E.M. (Ellen) Lewis ’94 sparks conversation surrounding topics such as climate change and the divide on American gun ownership through theatre.
Hundreds show up for the old-fashioned holiday program to support departing professor.
Collins family honors two decades of mutual respect, friendship.
Willamette life trustee and supporter helped shape and support the university for nearly 50 years.
Vocal jazz group joins music icons who record at Seattle’s Studio X.
Students gain more access to faculty mentorship, funding and peer learning communities.
Lectures, presentations and a film commemorate Indigenous Peoples’ Day in October.
Museum celebrates more than 220 exhibitions and standing among the best in the Pacific Northwest.
The 2018-19 season presents theatre, dancing and music.
Rosie Roberson ’99 has created nearly 100 games and was nominated for a Toy and Game Inventor Excellence Award.
Gabriel Tallent ’10 takes literary world by storm with debut novel “My Absolute Darling.”
Diplomas in hand, graduates move on to the next stages of their lives.
The Willamette University College of Liberal Arts honored students’ academic achievements April 23 in Cat Cavern.
The 18th annual event highlighted student achievements across disciplines.
Director Susan Coromel and composer Austin Green discuss the evolution and staging of the musical based on a tragic fire that shaped workers’ rights in the U.S.
Hosted by the Native and Indigenous Student Union, the event commemorated its 16th anniversary.
Enter Associate Professor Jonathan Cole’s stage combat classroom.
Michelle Atherton’s Willamette experience led her to a unique conservation project abroad.
Former Willamette singers return to campus for a special reunion and a remarkable professor.
Piano, vocal performance highlights 19th century songs
Three exhibitions and a panel discussion aim to start a dialogue about critical issues.
Art projects ask viewers to read between the lines.
Art museum has long history with Crow’s Shadow Institute of Arts.
In her latest work, acclaimed Native American artist Marie Watt ’90 explores the symbiotic relationships between humans and the natural world.
Zach Duell ’18, the university’s sole organ student this semester, explains why the Bishop Family Organ is so grand.
The group wins Best Undergraduate Large Vocal Jazz Ensemble
Series connects students at Willamette and beyond to exceptional learning experience.
Tradition and culture shared through this annual event.
Feminist prequel to famous Shakespeare play imagines sisters before “King Lear.”
Willamette University Theatre’s new season features contemporary plays, music, dance and “Macbeth.”
Studio art seniors say goodbye to Willamette with a show of talent.
Madison Hall ’16 explores music and a new-found love of opera.
"The Feathered Mantle" and "The Weaver and the Dress" celebrate Japanese Noh-style theatre.
Each season, Bobby Brewer-Wallin designs the costumes for three mainstage plays and one dance concert.
Theo Bleckmann and Ben Monder Duo to perform April 12 in Salem
The Grace Goudy Distinguished Artists Series will feature Sergei Babayan.
Secrets and misunderstandings ignite in comedic opera.
Singers, chamber choir to tour Idaho, Washington and Montana.
The performance is slated for Nov. 19 at 7:30 p.m. in Rogers Music Center.
Race, class, gender roles explored in fall production.
On Nov. 5, the Getty CEO addresses the threat posed by ISIS.
Willamette's 2015 fall lecture series explores the preservation of cultural artifacts amidst terror, destruction and colonization.
The jazz group gains global recognition for second straight year.
The OnStage blog calls Willamette's Theatre program "absolutely incredible."
Shimomura discusses his creative process Jan. 23 as part of MLK celebration.
Artist Roger Shimomura will share how race, ethnicity influenced his art in "An American Diary" on Jan. 23.