Visual & Performing Arts
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Create. Explore. Interpret. Innovate.
Welcome future students, friends of the Arts, and the larger La Crosse community! Experience the award-winning exhibits, performances, and shows that thrive in the departments of Art, Music, & Theatre & Dance.
MapVisit us: Truman T. Lowe Center for the Arts, 333 North 16th Street.
Upcoming events
Starts 5 p.m. Fri, Sept. 12
Jennifer Williams: beginning, again...
Art Exhibition
5:30 to 7 p.m. Sun, Sept. 21
7th Annual Game Day in the Vineyard
UWL Screaming Eagles Marching Band Benefit
2 to 3 p.m. Sat, Oct. 4
Concert Band
4 to 5 p.m. Sat, Oct. 4
Wind Ensemble
Multiple dates (7 upcoming)
Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Fantasy, Really.
4 to 5 p.m. Sat, Oct. 11
Jonathan Borja: Flute
UWL Music Faculty Recital
4 to 5:30 p.m. Sat, Oct. 18
Symphony Orchestra
featuring H.S. Honor Orchestra
7:30 to 9 p.m. Tue, Oct. 21
Jazz Concert
ft. UWL Jazz Ensemble & Jazz Orchestra
7:30 to 9 p.m. Fri, Oct. 24
Concert Choir & Treble Chorus
1 to 3 p.m. Sat, Oct. 25
High School & Alumni Band Day
UWL vs. Oshkosh
7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tue, Oct. 28
Jazz Combos Concert
Starts 1 p.m. Sun, Nov. 2
Home Field Revue
Screaming Eagles Marching Band
7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thu, Nov. 6
La Crosse New Music Festival
Concert #1
Multiple dates (7 upcoming)
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7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Fri, Nov. 7
La Crosse New Music Festival
Concert #2
7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sat, Nov. 8
La Crosse New Music Festival
Concert #3
Starts 5 p.m. Fri, Nov. 21
Senior Art Major Exhibition
Opening Reception: November 21, 5-6:30 p.m.
7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Fri, Nov. 21
Choral Union
7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sat, Nov. 22
Dramatic Delights
Music Scenes from the Stage
7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tue, Nov. 25
Jazz Combos Concert
Multiple dates (5 upcoming)
Ken Ludwig's The Games Afoot, or Holmes for the Holidays
7:30 to 9 p.m. Fri, Dec. 5
Jazz Concert
ft. UWL Jazz Ensemble & Jazz Orchestra
4 to 5:30 p.m. Sat, Dec. 6
Wind Ensemble
featuring H.S. Honor Band
2 to 3 p.m. Sun, Dec. 7
Concert Band
4 to 5 p.m. Sun, Dec. 7
Symphony Orchestra
7:30 to 9 p.m. Wed, Dec. 10
Concert Choir & Treble Chorus
Holiday Concert
7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Fri, Feb. 13, 2026
Jazz Faculty Recital
2 to 3 p.m. Sun, Feb. 15, 2026
2026 Honors Recital
2 to 3 p.m. Sun, Feb. 15, 2026
2026 Honors Recital
2 to 3 p.m. Sat, Feb. 21, 2026
Wind Ensemble
7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Fri, Feb. 27, 2026
38th Annual Big Band Cabaret & Dance Party
Multiple dates (7 upcoming)
Machinal
7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tue, March 3, 2026
Jazz Combos Concert
7:30 to 9 p.m. Fri, March 6, 2026
Concert Choir & Treble Chorus
2 to 3 p.m. Sun, March 8, 2026
Symphony Orchestra
4 to 5 p.m. Sun, March 8, 2026
Symphonic Band
7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wed, March 11, 2026
Music Faculty Recital
Starts 5 p.m. Mon, March 23, 2026
Travis Head: Busy Boys, Better Boys
Opening Reception: March 27, 5-6:30 p.m.
7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sat, March 28, 2026
Chamber Music Concert
Multiple dates (5 upcoming)
My Days with Peter Rabbit (and His Friends)
7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sat, April 11, 2026
New Composition Recital
6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thu, April 23, 2026
Jazz Combos Concert & Jam Session
ArtsFest Signature Event
Starts 5 p.m. Fri, April 24, 2026
Senior Art Major Exhibition
Opening Reception: April 24, 5-6:30 p.m.
Multiple dates (7 upcoming)
A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
2 to 3 p.m. Sat, April 25, 2026
Symphonic Band
ArtsFest Signature Event
7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sat, April 25, 2026
Wind Ensemble
ArtsFest Signature Event
7:30 to 9 p.m. Wed, April 29, 2026
Treble Chorus
7:30 to 9 p.m. Sat, May 2, 2026
Jazz Concert
ft. UWL Jazz Ensemble & Jazz Orchestra
4 to 5 p.m. Sun, May 3, 2026
Symphony Orchestra
7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tue, May 5, 2026
Dramatic Delights
Music Scenes from the Stage
7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Fri, May 8, 2026
Choral Union & Concert Choir
A letter from our director
Dear Friends,
As the School of Visual & Performing Arts comes to the end of our 2025-2026 season, we wish to thank all of you who came to join us for our productions, exhibitions, concerts, and special events. We strive to bring the very best in arts programming to the Coulee Region, and we are honored that you choose to spend some of your time with us throughout the academic year.
If you would like to receive our 2025-2026 season flier, please send your mailing address to vpa@uwlax.edu – or sign up for our VPA digital newsletter by clicking here.
Have wonderful and warm summers!
Cheers!
Director of VPACheers!
Pete Rydberg
Celebrating artistic excellence
ArtsFest to return April 24-27 with a sharper focus on student artists. Read here.
A spotlight on talent
UWL Theatre students shine at 2025 American College Theatre Festival. Read here.
HUBI Kits
Support Theatre & Dance with HUBI Kits! Learn more here.
Reconnecting with Campus
Upcoming arts, theatre, and music events for the holiday season and beyond. Read here.
Honoring Tradition
UWL Art Department secures grant to promote Indigenous art, cultural literacy. Read here.
Cover Stories
ArtsFest 2025
UWL’s annual ArtsFest celebration, a multi-day event that showcases the creativity and talent of students, faculty, and staff in the visual and performing arts, is coming soon. ArtsFest 2025 takes place from April 24 through the 27th.
Project Grants
