ARTS VISIT DAY

Friday, Dec 2, 2022 | College of Arts and Humanities

Held in the Rita Tallent Picken Regional Center for Arts & Humanities, you'll tour our state-of-the-art instructional facilities and stunning performance venues and engage with the faculty who teach our award-winning academic programs. You'll also learn about exclusive scholarship opportunities.

Explore majors in Art, Graphic Design, Music, and Theatre Arts!

Join Us for Arts Visit Day!

Registration opens in Fall 2022

Explore this year’s events.

ART PARTY: Art and Design Department

Have fun participating in our hands-on activities. You can make a print, decorate clay tea bowls, try your hand at typography—graphic design in action—make personalized buttons, and visit our Digital Design and Fabrication studio. Studio space and materials are limited, so register ASAP.

Agenda for Art Party

Doors open at 3 pm

3:30-4 pm | Arrival & Welcome

4-5:20 pm | Open House and Activities: Print making, ceramic bowl decoration, typography (graphic design in action) making personalized buttons, and visiting our Digital Design and Fabrication studio.

5:20-6:30 pm | Exhibition Awards and Party

Picken Scholarship Opportunity

The Picken Scholarship is a 4-year renewable $1500 award that is given to first-time students in the College of Arts and Humanities

Students should apply through this link:

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Students should bring a portfolio of their work on Arts Visit Day, 2 December

Portfolio Review for the Scholarship with UW-Parkside Faculty from 3 to 4 pm.

List of Programs

Majors - Art (Concentrations Available), Graphic Design

Minors - Studio Art, Graphic Design

Certificates - Art History, Design, Digital Design and Fabrication

Music Department

Learn about the music major, concentrations, and ensembles. Participate in a program entry audition and spend time with Music Department students and faculty. Plus, enjoy a sneak peak dress rehearsal of Glenn Burleigh’s Kwanzaa work, The Nguzo Saba Suite.

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Agenda for Music Department

4 pm | Arrival, Student Panel, Admissions Info

4:30 pm | Tour The Rita and Surrounding Areas

4:45 - 6:30 | Music Auditions

5 pm | Food Available Before/After Auditions

6:30 pm | Student Performances and Discussion

7 pm | Dress Rehearsal "Sneak Peak" of Glenn Burleigh’s Kwanzaa work, The Nguzo Saba Suite

List of Programs

Major - Music (Concentrations Available in Music Performance, Jazz Studies and Performance, Contemporary Commercial Music, Music Education, and Liberal Arts)

Minor - Music

Theatre Arts Department

Learn about the theatre arts major and its concentrations in Acting, Directing, Design & Technology, Musical Theatre and Stage Management. Participate in a workshop with a current member of the National Tour of Les Misérables. Meet theatre faculty and current students in our company. Tour our theatres. Enjoy a free live performance of As You Like It.

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