2025 Fine Arts Celebration

Events and Schedules

The 19th Annual Festival of the Fine Arts features the creative works from the Fine Arts and Communication Department and the Creative Writing Program. Click on the department below for a full listing of events.

• Art and Design
• Communication Studies
• Creative Writing
• Music
• Theatre

Art and Design

• Fauxtoshop: Japan/Korea 
  April 17 @ 12:00 p.m., FA 225 (Part of the New Works Series)
  Zoom Recording
   
• Senior Art Exhibit Reception
  April 23 @ 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m., Whipple Gallery

Communication Studies

• SMSU Speech Team: Speech Night Before Nationals
  March 24 @ 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m., CH 201
• SMSU 72-Hour Movie Contest
  April 24, starting at 5:00 p.m., BA 171
• MustangsTalk 2025
  May 1 @ 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m., FA Theatre
• Broadcast Digital Media Student Media Showcase
  May 7 @ 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m., BA 102

Creative Writing

• Telling Women's Stories: Readings from Competition Winners
  April 1 @ 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m., Whipple Gallery
• "Stanger Than Fiction: A Fanfiction Celebration of Stanger"
  April 10 @ 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m., Whipple Gallery
• Hopecore: An Evening of Hip Hop, Experimental Beats, and Spoken Word with Crowfather & See More Perspective
  April 14 @ 7:00 p.m., Upper CC
• Perceptions Student Literary & Art Journal Reading
  April 25 @ 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m., Whipple Gallery

Music

• Guest Artist Discussion with guest pianist/vocalist Kate Skinner
  March 25 @ 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m., FA Theatre
• SMSU Jazz Ensemble with guest pianist/vocalist Kate Skinner
  March 25 @ 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m., SMSU Fine Arts Theatre
  also featuring the Jazz Bands from Marshall and Lakeview High Schools
  *Part of the 2025 Guest Artist Series
• Southwest Minnesota Orchestra
  "Children's Concert"
  April 15 @ 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., SCCPA
• SMSU Student Recital
  April 16 @ 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m., FA Theatre
• SMSU Jazz Ensemble Outreach
  April 21 @ 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., Minneota Assisted Living and Home Health
  3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., Montevideo Veterans Home
• SMSU Glee Club & Alta Voce
  "Hauntings"
  April 22 @ 7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m., First Lutheran Church
• SMSU Student Recital
  April 23 @ 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m., FA Theatre
• SMSU/Community Concert Band & Symphonic Chamber Winds
  "Music for a Night Sky"
  April 24 @ 7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m., FA Theatre
• SMSU Chorale "To Sit and Dream"
  April 27 @ 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., First Lutheran Church
• SMSU Student Recital
  April 30 @ 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m., FA Theatre
• MinnSW Stringfest 2025 from the St. Paul Conservatory
  May 3
  String Festival 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., FA
  SMO & Festival Orchestra Joint Concert 7:00 p.m. -  8:00 p.m., FA Theatre
• Southwest Minnesota Orchestra
  “The Three B’s—Beethoven, Brahms, & Bartok”
  May 4 @ 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m., First Lutheran Church
  $12 adult/$5 for Students/Families of 3 or more are $25

Theatre

• Gold College: Unsung Heroes - Prof. Nadine Purvis Schmidt speaking on Hallie Flanagan and the Federal Theatre Project
  March 27 @ 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., BA 102
• GOLD College: “Shout! The Mod Musical” from Page to Stage Presentation
  April 4 @ 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., FA Theatre
• Shout: A Mod Musical public performances in the SMSU Fine Arts Theatre
  April 10-12 @ 7:30 p.m.
  April 12 & 13 @ 2:00 p.m.
  April 12—Theatre Alumni Day with Alumni Social at 11:30, Elizabeth Lockwood Alumni Center
• The 15th Annual "Fashion Runway"
  April 14 @ 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., FA Lobby
• “Poetry of a Song” (Presented as part of National Library Week)
  April 15 @ 12:00 p.m. -1:00 p.m., William Whipple Gallery, 
  6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Marshall Lyon County Public Library
• The Gull: A Tragicomedy for One, After Chekhov, a public performance by TheatreMidwest
  April 17 @ 7:30 p.m., SMSU Black Box Theatre (FA 112)
• GOLD College: “A Scottish Experience”
  April 25 @ 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., CH 208
• Scottish Kilts: Folklore, Tradition and Crafts
  April 29 @ 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m., Whipple Gallery (Part of the New Works Series)
  And 6:30 - 7:30 p.m., Marshall Lyon County Public Library
• “It’s Time to Go Gnome”-Gnome Making Workshop
  May 1 @ 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m., SMSU Costume Shop
  (Part of Finish Strong Week)
• Scenic Design Final Presentations
  May 6 @ 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., FA 225

Mustang Ovations

• April 30 @ 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Upper CC

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General Information

Unless otherwise noted, all events are free and open to the public. For more information, call the  Fine Arts and Communication office at (507) 537-7482.

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ADA/Section 504: Individuals with disabilities who need a reasonable accommodation to participate, please call SMSU Accessibility Services at 507-537-7318 or the Minnesota Relay Service at 1-800-627-3529. Please allow 5-7 days' advance notice to schedule the accommodation. 

Parking Directions
Parking permits are no longer needed on campus. 

To find event locations or an adjacent parking lot, visit our Interactive Campus Map. Scroll down on the campus map to check the areas you wish to locate.

On-Campus Locations
BA - Bellows Academic
CH - Charter Hall
FA - Fine Arts
CC - Conference Center
Elizabeth Lockwood Alumni Center- 1430 East College Drive, Marshall

Off-Campus Locations
First Lutheran Church, 100 Church St, Marshall
Marshall-Lyon County Library, 205 C S, Marshall
Holy Redeemer Catholic Church,  503 W Lyon St, Marshall
SCCPA: The Schwan Community Center for the Performing Arts at Marshall Senior High School, 400 Tiger Dr, Marshall

Thank you for your interest in and support of the Fine Arts!