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2026 Fine Arts Celebration

Events and Schedules

The 20th 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.

 

Department: Featuring All Programs

MARCH 27
  • Fine Arts Roundup
    6-8:30 p.m.
    Bellows Lobby, Whipple Gallery, & Charter Hall (SMSU Campus)
    Featuring work by students from the Department of Fine Arts & Communication and the Creative Writing Program
    $30 Admission, RSVP link
    More event information

Art and Design

MARCH 2 through APRIL 6
  • "Minnesota Winter" Solo Exhibition of works by D.L. Zartner
    SMSU Whipple Gallery (see library hours)
APRIL 7 through 19
APRIL 21 through MAY 5
APRIL 22

  • Senior Art Exhibit Reception
    5-7 p.m.
    SMSU Whipple Gallery

Communication Studies

MAY 5

  • Broadcast & Digital Media Student Media Showcase
    4-6 p.m.
    SMSU Bellows Academic, Room 102

Creative Writing

APRIL 16

  • Stanger than Fiction: The Third Fanfiction Celebration of Stanger
    12-1 p.m.
    SMSU Whipple Gallery

APRIL 20

  • Telling Women's Stories: Readings from Competition Winners
    12-1 p.m.
    SMSU Whipple Gallery

Music

MARCH 24
  • Guest Artist Discussion with guest guitarist, Mike Dana
    12-1 p.m.
    SMSU Fine Arts Theatre

  • SMSU Jazz Ensemble with guest guitarist, Mike Dana, featuring the Jazz Bands from Marshall and Minneota High Schools
    7:30-9:30 p.m.
    SMSU Fine Arts Theatre
    *Part of the 2026 Guest Artist Series
MARCH 28

  • Southwest Minnesota Orchestra J.S. Bach and Co. concerto da camera concert with special guest Maria Jette
    7 p.m.
    First Lutheran Church, 100 Church St, Marshall MN

MARCH 29
  • Spring Sing featuring students of the SMSU Voice Studio
    2-3 p.m.
    First Lutheran Church, 100 Church St, Marshall MN
APRIL 7
  • Southwest Minnesota Orchestra "Wild Wild West" Children's Concert
    10 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
    The Schwan Community Center for the Performing Arts at Marshall Senior High School, 400 Tiger Dr, Marshall MN
 APRIL 13
  • “All-City Jazz Festival” with the SMSU Jazz Ensemble and the Jazz Bands of Marshall High School and Middle School
    7-8:30 p.m.
    The Schwan Community Center for the Performing Arts at Marshall Senior High School, 400 Tiger Dr, Marshall MN
APRIL 15
  • SMSU Student Recital
    1-2 p.m.
    SMSU Whipple Gallery
APRIL 18

  • SMSU Glee Club & Alta Voce "Awakenings"
    2-3 p.m.
    First Lutheran Church, 100 Church St, Marshall MN

APRIL 22

  • SMSU Student Recital
    1-2 p.m. 
    SMSU Fine Arts Theatre

 APRIL 23

  • SMSU/Community Concert Band "Untitled: A Concert of the Obvious"
    7:30-9 p.m.
    SMSU Fine Arts Theatre

  • The Southwest Minnesota Orchestra Schubert Festival Recital: Schubert Liederabend with Minnesota vocalist Victoria Erickson, soprano and Dr. Daniel Rieppel, piano in a new reimaging of Schubert's cycle "Die Schöne Müllerin" along with American premieres of songs by prominent German composer Mortiz Eggert
    7:30 PM
    SMSU Campus Religious Center
    Free and open to the public

 
APRIL 24
  • Schubert Festival: "Schubert in the Key of C—Four Major Works of Schubert in the key of C Major that are both revolutionary in his own style and for the course of Romantic Music" Lecture-Recital examining the Reliquie piano sonata and the Grand Duo with Dr. Jean King
    6:30 PM
    SMSU Campus Religious Center
    Free and open to the public
APRIL 25
  • SMSU Chorale "Be Still My Soul—The Music of Morten Lauridsen"
    2-3 p.m.
    First Lutheran Church, 100 Church St, Marshall MN

  • Schubert Festival: Roundtable Discussion with Dr. Daniel Rieppel, Dr. Paul Schell, and other notable musicologists from the Twin Cities and beyond

    2-4 pm
    SMSU Campus Religious Center
    Free and open to the public with light reception to follow

APRIL 26
  • SMSU Chorale "Be Still My Soul—The Music of Morten Lauridsen"
    3-4 p.m.
    Olivet Congregational Church, 1850 Iglehart Ave, Saint Paul, MN

  • Southwest Minnesota Orchestra presents "Schubert and His World" with the University of MN Morris Chorale and local soloists
    World premieres of Dr. Rieppel's transciption of "Lebensstürme" for Piano and Strings; World Premiere of "Heavenly Length" by SMSU alumnus Dr. Paul Schell based on poetry by Bill Holm and the music of Schubert's haunting E-flat Major Trio; and the Mass in A-flat Major
    4-5:30 p.m.
    Holy Redeemer Church, 503 W Lyon St, Marshall MN
    Admission: $12 for adults; $5 for students; $25 for families
APRIL 29

  • SMSU Student Recital
    1-2 p.m. 
    SMSU Fine Arts Theatre

Theatre

APRIL 15

  • Performance of Tartuffe
    7:30 p.m.
    SMSU Fine Arts Theatre

APRIL 16

  • Performance of Tartuffe
    7:30 p.m.
    SMSU Fine Arts Theatre

APRIL 17

  • Performance of Tartuffe
    7:30 p.m.
    SMSU Fine Arts Theatre

APRIL 18

  • Performance of Tartuffe
    7:30 p.m.
    SMSU Fine Arts Theatre

APRIL 19

  • Performance of Tartuffe
    2 p.m.
    SMSU Fine Arts Theatre

APRIL 20

  • The 16th Annual "Fashion Runway"
    6:30-8 p.m.
    SMSU Fine Arts Theatre Lobby 

APRIL 21 & 22

  • "The Shark Is Broken" a staged reading
    7:30 p.m.
    SMSU Black Box Theatre (Fine Arts 112) 

APRIL 23

  • “Find Your Joy” (Presented as part of National Library Week)
    12-1 p.m. in the SMSU William Whipple Gallery
    6:30-7:30 p.m. at the Marshall Lyon County Public Library, 205 C S, Marshall MN

 

 

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 507-537-7103.

Tune in to Marshall Radio for weather-related announcements.

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
The Schwan Community Center for the Performing Arts at Marshall Senior High School (SCCPA), 400 Tiger Dr, Marshall

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

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