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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.

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Starts 5 p.m. Fri, Sept. 27 The Experiential and The Artificial The Art of Codey Gallas and Ryan Send 2 to 3 p.m. Sun, Oct. 13 UWL Wind Ensemble Fall Concert 4 to 5 p.m. Sun, Oct. 13 UWL Symphony Orchestra Fall Concert Multiple dates (5 upcoming) Puffs 5:20 to 6 p.m. Mon, Oct. 21 Theatre & Dance Major/Minor/All Interested Meeting 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tue, Oct. 22 UWL Jazz Concert Two UWL Big Bands to Perform 5 to 7 p.m. Thu, Oct. 24 Art Open House Get your hands dirty while learning more about the UWL Art Department! 12:30 to 3 p.m. Sat, Oct. 26 12th Annual High School Band Day (and a football game!) 7:30 to 9 p.m. Sat, Oct. 26 UWL Concert Choir and Treble Chorus Luminescence Starts 5 p.m. Tue, Oct. 29 Music & ... The Art of Mary Ellen Childs: Part of the La Crosse New Music Festival 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tue, Oct. 29 UWL Jazz Combo Concert Multiple dates (3 upcoming) Art in Motion: A Concert of Dance 4 to 5 p.m. Thu, Nov. 7 Scent & Sound A Multisensory Artist Workshop 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thu, Nov. 7 La Crosse New Music Festival Concert 1: Origin 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Fri, Nov. 8 La Crosse New Music Festival Concert 2: Spectrum 9 to 10 p.m. Fri, Nov. 8 La Crosse New Music Festival Concert 3: Time 6 to 7 p.m. Sat, Nov. 9 La Crosse New Music Festival Concert 4: Space Multiple dates (4 upcoming) What the Constitution Means to Me 1 to 2 p.m. Sun, Nov. 17 UWL Screaming Eagles Marching Band Home Field Show Revue Starts 5 p.m. Fri, Nov. 22 Senior Art Major Fall Exhibition Opening Reception: November 22, 5 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sat, Nov. 23 Choral Union Concert 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tue, Nov. 26 UWL Jazz Combo Concert Starts Noon Mon, Dec. 2 Artist Talks: Senior Art Major Exhibition Session 1 Starts Noon Wed, Dec. 4 Artist Talks: Senior Art Major Exhibition Session 2 Multiple dates (5 upcoming) The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley Noon to 1 p.m. Sat, Dec. 7 UWL Concert Band Winter Concert 2 to 3 p.m. Sun, Dec. 8 UWL Symphony Orchestra Concert 4 to 5 p.m. Sun, Dec. 8 UWL Wind Ensemble Concert 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Wed, Dec. 11 UWL Concert Choir & Treble Chorus A Celebration of the Season Starts 5 p.m. Mon, Jan. 27, 2025 Art in Tandem Opening Reception: January 31, 5 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Fri, Jan. 31, 2025 UWL Jazz Faculty Recital 2 to 3 p.m. Sun, Feb. 16, 2025 Music Honors Recital Multiple dates (6 upcoming) Much Ado About Nothing Starts 5 p.m. Fri, March 7, 2025 All-Student Juried Art Exhibition 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Fri, March 7, 2025 Big Band Cabaret & Dance Party Annual Jazz Scholarship Benefit 4 to 5 p.m. Sat, March 8, 2025 UWL Music Faculty Recital 2 to 3 p.m. Sun, March 9, 2025 UWL Wind Ensemble Spring Concert 4 to 5 p.m. Sun, March 9, 2025 UWL Symphony Orchestra Spring Concert 7:30 to 9 p.m. Wed, March 12, 2025 UWL Concert Choir & Treble Chorus 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thu, March 13, 2025 UWL Symphonic Band Multiple dates (3 upcoming) Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse 4 to 5 p.m. Sat, April 12, 2025 Chamber Music Concert Starts 6:30 p.m. Thu, April 24, 2025 ArtsFest 2025 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thu, April 24, 2025 UWL Treble Chorus • featuring Ensemble 161 ArtsFest 2025 Signature Event Starts 5 p.m. Fri, April 25, 2025 UWL Senior Art Student Exhibition ArtsFest 2025 Signature Event Starts 5 p.m. Fri, April 25, 2025 Senior Art Major Spring Exhibition ArtsFest 2025 Signature Event Multiple dates (7 upcoming) Cabaret 2 to 3 p.m. Sat, April 26, 2025 UWL Symphony Orchestra Concert ArtsFest 2025 Signature Event 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Sat, April 26, 2025 UWL Jazz Concert ArtsFest 2025 Signature Event Starts Noon Mon, April 28, 2025 Artist Talks: Senior Art Major Exhibition Session 1 Starts Noon Wed, April 30, 2025 Artist Talks: Senior Art Major Exhibition Session 2 2 to 3 p.m. Sat, May 3, 2025 UWL Symphonic Band Concert 4 to 5 p.m. Sat, May 3, 2025 UWL Wind Ensemble Concert

A letter from our director

 

Music rehearsed. Clay thrown. Lines memorized. Choreography learned.

Dear Friends,

As the season turns, the School of Visual & Performing Arts moves into the thick of our fall programming. The next few weeks will see the opening of our first theatre production, a dance concert, ten different music concerts, and two art exhibitions in the UWL Art Gallery. There is indeed an artistic experience to suit everyone’s tastes here at UWL. Click on the event images on this page for complete details, and catch a show before the winter wind kicks in! 

I conclude by sharing that Theatre & Dance is rolling out "HUBI Kits" this November: Take a sneak peek here for more info. Check this space in November for additional details!

 

Director of VPACheers!
Pete Rydberg