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, Nov. 22
Senior Art Major Fall Exhibition
Opening Reception: November 22, 5 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Noon to 12:45 p.m. Mon, Dec. 2
Artist Talks: Senior Art Major Exhibition
Session 1
Multiple dates (2 upcoming)
Ceramics and Print Sale
Get Ready for the Annual UWL Ceramics Club Student Art Sale!
Noon to 12:45 p.m. Wed, Dec. 4
Artist Talks: Senior Art Major Exhibition
Session 2
Multiple dates (5 upcoming)
The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley
7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Fri, Dec. 6
Jazz Concert
UWL Jazz Ensemble & Jazz Orchestra
Noon to 1 p.m. Sat, Dec. 7
UWL Concert Band
Wanderings
2 to 3 p.m. Sun, Dec. 8
UWL Symphony Orchestra Concert
Reveries
4 to 5 p.m. Sun, Dec. 8
UWL Wind Ensemble Concert
Above the Fold
7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Wed, Dec. 11
UWL Concert Choir & Treble Chorus
Love & Hope Abide
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
Dear Friends,
UWL Visual & Performing Arts thanks our community members (both on and off campus) for turning out to support our ensembles over the last few weeks. We had full houses for: Theatre & Dance productions in Toland Theatre; our Choir Concert at Cappella Performing Arts Center; the Jazz concert in Bluffs Ballroom; the “Scent & Sound” workshop; and this year’s Art Open House boasted it’s most robust attendance to date! We are thrilled to be a part of Coulee Region’s ever-evolving cultural landscape, and we thank you for being a part of our continued growth!
In these wild and rapidly waning weeks of the fall semester, I encourage you all to carve some time our of your schedules to give yourself a little gift. Whether visiting the UWL Art Gallery, catching one of our remaining theatre performances, or popping by to share in any number of musical concert offerings, take some time to enjoy the Visual & Performing Arts before the hubbub of the holiday season.
Speaking of Holiday Season, Theatre & Dance’s "HUBI Kits" should be ready for purchase by the end of the month: Take a sneak peek by clicking on the link in the "news" banner below!
Director of VPACheers!
Pete Rydberg
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.
HUBI Kits
Support Theatre & Dance with HUBI Kits, coming soon! Learn more here.
Project Grants
