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
A letter from our director
Dear friends,
The School of Visual & Performing Arts would like to take a moment to thank each and every one of our patrons for coming out to support the arts at UWL!
We had a number of attendance-shattering records this year across our departments: from the hundreds of folks who showed for our exhibition openings, to standing-room only performances for music ensembles, and packed houses for Theatre & Dance productions.
We are hard at work on next year’s season flier! If you would like to receive our 2026-2027 season flier, please send your mailing address to vpa@uwlax.edu – or sign up for our VPA digital newsletter by clicking here.
See you in the fall!
Director of VPACheers!
Pete Rydberg
Step into the School of Visual & Performing Arts
The heart backstage
University staff award winner provides decades of dedication to UWL Theatre & Dance. Read here.
Shaping more than clay
Jarred Pfeiffer receives 2026 Eagle Teaching Excellence Award. Read here.
A tribute to strength and sacrifice
UWL’s Yia Vue reflects on 50 years since the ‘Secret War.’ Read here.
HUBI Kits
Support Theatre & Dance with HUBI Kits! Learn more here.
Cover Stories
