UWS Holden Fine Arts Building
Superior, Wisconsin 54880 United States 715-394-8391
Oct 2021
Opening Reception: Remnants and Gravare
"Remnants," an exhibit in the Kruk Gallery, showcases the work of Amy Varsek, Matt Kania, John Sager and Erin Endsley. The four use their own unique materials -- from fiber, photography, found materials and printmaking -- to explore the idea that art can be a marker for the artist’s interpretation of their observations of reality. "Gravare" is a solo exhibition in the Project Gallery, Room 2123 of the Holden Fine Arts Center, featuring the printmaking prowess of local artist Shannon…
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Emily Koch ‘Trama Queen’ Art Opening
Emily Koch is a University of Wisconsin-Superior graduate and practicing artist in Duluth. She is an oil painter and installation artist who works with play and memory, delving into dreamscapes of nostalgia for birthday parties we never had. Her exhibit is the in the Kruk Gallery and will remain on display until Dec. 14.
Find out more »Apr 2023
Holden Fine & Applied Arts Center 50th Anniversary
The University of Wisconsin-Superior celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Holden Fine & Applied Arts Center with an event featuring art displays, musical performances, video showings and refreshments. Holden has been home to more than 1,000 theater performances, more than 800 gallery exhibits of visual arts and more than 1,000 music recitals.
Find out more »May 2023
UW-Superior Jazz Band and Big Time Jazz Orchestra Scholarship Concert
The University of Wisconsin-Superior Music Department presents its Jazz Band with the Big Time Jazz Orchestra in a special scholarship concert — proceeds from the concert will go toward a scholarship for a UW-Superior music major for excellence in jazz studies. The concert will feature the Jazz Band playing works by Count Basie, Duke Ellington and Frank Sinatra with a special vocal arrangement featuring UW-Superior student Derek Ruport. The Big Time Jazz Orchestra will also perform classics from Basie, along…
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Student Juried Art Show Opening
UW-Superior will feature select artwork from its students Nov. 16 to Dec. 15 in its Kruk Gallery, located in the Holden Fine Arts Center. This exhibition highlights the incredible talents coming from UW-Superior. All mediums will be represented and students do not have to be art majors to participate. This year’s jurors are Stacie Renne and Janelle Miller of Warrior Printress, an award-winning print shop in Duluth.
Find out more »Visual Arts Exhibition Reception
UW-Superior's Visual Arts Exhibitions will continue with the “Bride & Groom / Paper & Stone” art exhibition, but is set to host artists Gary Swanson and Lou Ann Petersen-Noltner. Swanson and Petersen-Noltner are visual artists and UW-Superior graduates who employ collage and found objects to communicate their understanding of the world. They are cousins and artistic compatriots who will come to campus to talk about, celebrate and share their art. The exhibit is now on display and will run through…
Find out more »Mar 2024
Mental Health Crisis art Exhibit Discussion
UW-Superior's Human Behavior, Justice and Diversity Department is hosting a discussion for the multimedia collaborative exhibit, Waiting for Beds, from artists Moira Villiard and Carla Hamilton. The discussion focuses on current experiences with the mental health crisis in Douglas County. Waiting for Beds will run through Mar. 31, 2024.
Find out more »May 2024
One event on May 3, 2024 at 7:30 pm
One event on May 4, 2024 at 7:30 pm
One event on May 5, 2024 at 2:00 pm
Almost, Maine
One event on May 3, 2024 at 7:30 pm
One event on May 4, 2024 at 7:30 pm
One event on May 5, 2024 at 2:00 pm
UW-Superior's Theatre Department is concluding the 2023-24 season with Almost, Maine. Almost, Maine is a play about love and longing, friendship and isolation, melancholy and hope. The setting is a cold, clear, moonless night in the middle of winter in the mythical town of Almost, Maine. One cold, clear, winter night, as the northern lights hover in the star-filled sky above, the residents find themselves falling in and out of love in unexpected and hilarious ways. Knees are bruised. Hearts…
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