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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, 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

News

Reconnecting with Campus

Reconnecting with Campus

Upcoming arts, theatre, and music events for the holiday season and beyond. Read here.

Honoring Tradition

Honoring Tradition

UWL Art Department secures grant to promote Indigenous art, cultural literacy. Read here.

HUBI Kits

HUBI Kits

Support Theatre & Dance with HUBI Kits, coming soon! Learn more here.

Project Grants

La Crosse Arts Board
Wisconsin Arts Board