ULethbridge Faculty of Fine Arts Events
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Did You Know? All ULethbridge students are eligible for a free ticket with their student ID at the Box Office on Faculty of Fine Arts concerts and Mainstage productions!
Where is the Box Office located? In the Atrium on Level 6, Centre for the Arts building (by the large staircase and north patio doors).
ULethbridge Art Gallery
Find more information about the Gallery through the links below:
ULethbridge Art Gallery website
ANNOUNCEMENT |
Signature Events and Performance Series showcases the future of creativity
October 1
12:15 p.m.
Music at Noon | Concert
Featuring Austin Culler
The Romantic Guitar
University Recital Hall
Admission is free, everyone welcome
Austin Culler (M.Mus'23) is a multi-faceted classical guitarist based out of Lethbridge, Alberta. He specializes in performing nineteenth-century music and classical improvisation, but also regularly appears as part of jazz, gospel, and funk groups as a session musician.
October 2
Noon
Art NOW | Artist talk
Featuring Lauren Crazybull
University Recital Hall
Admission is free, everyone welcome
"Untelling" - Lauren will talk about the development of her painting practice and untelling stories of Indigeneity in her work. Be sure to check out Lauren's exhibition in the Hess Gallery from October 4, 2024 to January 11, 2025. Thank you to ULethbridge Art Gallery for their collaboration on this artist talk.
October 3
10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Be your own Main Character | Faculty of Fine Arts Student Success Fair
UCA Atrium & building
Free for all Fine Arts students
Join the Faculty of Fine Arts Student Program Services team for an information and wellness fair! Talk to academic advisors, learn more about the services available to you and participate in wellness activities.
October 4
Noon
Art NOW | Artist talk
Featuring Sean Caulfield
University Recital Hall
Admission is free, everyone welcome
"A Tragedy of the Commons" - Sean Caulfield is currently Professor in the Department of Art and Design at the University of Alberta, living and working in Treaty Six territory, Amiskwaciy Waskahikan, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.
October 4
3 - 5 p.m.
Untelling | Exhibition Opening
Artist: Lauren Crazybull
Exhibition run: October 4, 2024 - January 11, 2025
Dr. Margaret (Marmie) Perkins Hess Gallery
Curator: Josephine Mills
In Untelling, Lauren Crazybull engages with Nicholas de Grandmaison’s artworks from the University of Lethbridge Art Collection. In a new body of work, Crazybull uses portraiture to capture moments of contemporary Blackfoot life.
October 7
Noon
Art NOW | Artist talk
Featuring Migueltzinta Solís
University Recital Hall
Admission is free, everyone welcome
"Holes, History, and the Smoking Mirror" - Meaning “smoking mirror” in Nahuatl, Tezcatl is a polished piece of obsidian which functions as a portal or aperture with which to traverse our layered worlds and temporalities. Its appearance is that of a camera’s lens, a hole in space, a portal into alternative histories and parallel realities.
October 7 - 11
7:30 p.m. nightly
alterNatives by Drew Hayden Taylor | Drama Mainstage
David Spinks Theatre (W425)
Mature content
Seating is limited
Tickets: $20 regular, $15 alumni & senior, $10 student
alterNatives, by acclaimed Indigenous playwright, Drew Hayden Taylor, explores the complexities of identity, relationships and cultural intersections within a group of friends navigating modern life. Learn more about the production
October 8
Noon
Knitting at Noon | in the gallery
Dr. Margaret (Marmie) Perkins Hess Gallery
Admission is free
Free Supplies! Free Lessons! Free Tea! Everyone is welcome.
October 8
12:15 p.m.
Music at Noon | Concert
Featuring Allison Balcetis, saxophone
University Recital Hall
Admission is free, everyone welcome
With guest Holly De Caigny. Allison Balcetis will perform a recital of vivacious, energetic, and colorful solo works for saxophones. Internationally recognized as an ambitious contemporary saxophonist, Allison Balcetis has studied and collaborated with artists from around the world.
Find links to upcoming and archived programs below:
Programs for Upcoming Events
Music at Noon concert series
Austin Culler
The Romantic Guitar
October 1, 2024
University Recital Hall
Archived Programs by Semester
Music at Noon concert program - Sarah Chan, piano - Jan. 23, 2024
Music at Noon concert program - Daniel Ramjattan, guitar - Jan. 30, 2024
Music at Noon concert program - Kathleen Morrison & Deanna Oye - Feb. 6, 2024
Drama Mainstage - D.I.N.E. program - Feb. 9 - 15, 2024
Music at Noon concert program - FOURtitude - Feb. 27, 2024
Event Horizon Composer's Collective concert program - March 2, 2024Madelyn Appleton - Graduation Recital program - March 3, 2024
Music at Noon concert program - Georg Boenn and Students - Mar. 5, 2024
Cori Campbell - Graduation Recital program - March 9, 2024
Noelle Kuntz - Graduation Recital program - March 17, 2024
Kyla Cyrzan - Graduation Recital program - March 17, 2024
Music at Noon concert series program - Iliana Matos & Deanna Oye - March 19, 2024
ULethbridge Jazz Ensemble Concert program - Divide & Conquer - March 22, 2024
ULethbridge Singers Concert program - I Catch My Breath and Sing - March 23, 2024Tyler Houlihan - Graduation Recital program - March 23, 2024Jonathan Alexander - Graduation Recital program - March 24, 2024
Alayna McNeil - Graduation Recital program - March 24, 2024
Music at Noon concert series program - Sarah MacDonald & Cheryl Emery-Karapita - March 26, 2024
ULethbridge Wind Orchestra concert program - Dancing with Nature's Harmonies - March 27, 2024
Music at Noon concert series program - Studio Showcase - April 2, 2024
Global Drums concert program - Percussion Mayhem! - April 5&6, 2024
Daniel Kim - Graduation Recital program - April 6, 2024
Miranda Juergensen - Graduation Recital program - April 7, 2024
Anna Jeong - Graduation Recital program - April 7, 2024
Alex Ratcliffe & Donovan Martinez - Junior Recital program - April 10, 2024
Kozue Tsujimoto, Rayden Wong, Life Yulo-Tamana - Junior Recital program - April 12, 2024
Brenna Le May, Allen Zhou, Isaac Risling - Junior Recital program - April 12, 2024
Franz Faeldo - Graduation Recital program - April 13, 2024
Madelyn Fischer, Tayah Mandin, Grace Abbott - Junior Recital program - April 13, 2024
Ellie Shifflett, Ashlee Dowdle, Steve Yu - Junior Recital program - April 14, 2024
Behind the scenes at ULethbridge's production of Jesus Christ Superstar
Behind the scenes at rehearsal
The cast and crew for the University of Lethbridge Production of Jesus Christ Superstar recently assembled for a sitzprobe, a German word for seated rehearsal.
Behind the scenes at the Costume Shop
Costume designer Patricia (Peach) Jonzon and her team have created and assembled dozens of costumes.
Behind the scenes at the Scene Shop
Set designer Dave Smith, the Scene Shop and a team of students, have sawed, drilled and painted for months in crafting the stage set.
Behind the scenes at Jesus Christ Superstar*
Director Doug MacArthur brings a beloved rock opera to the stage.
Behind the scenes at Yisstsiiyi (listen)
Written by Caleigh Crow, Neil Fleming, and Marshall Vielle with contributions from the University of Lethbridge’s DRAMA 3850 - Sharing Stories: Indigenous Theatre Creation with Making Treaty 7 class.
Did you enjoy the production of Yisstsiiyi in 2023?
Marshall Vielle is also directing the first production of the 2024/2025 Drama Mainstage season! Be sure to check out alterNatives by Drew Hayden Taylor, October 7 - 11. Tickets go on sale September 1!
Learn more about the 2024/2025 productions