Visual & Performing Arts
Visuals are decorative and audio is absent.
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. 27
The Experiential and The Artificial
The Art of Codey Gallas and Ryan Send
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
Senior Art Major Spring Exhibition
ArtsFest 2025 Signature Event
Starts 5 p.m. Fri, April 25, 2025
UWL Senior Art Student 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 by clicking on the link in the "news" banner below! Check this space in November for additional details!
Director of VPACheers!
Pete Rydberg
Coming soon! Learn more here about HUBI Kits!
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