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Visual and Performing Arts News

Listing of the latest news from Visual and Performing Arts

  • Hats Off to the Class of 2026

    Hats Off to the Class of 2026

    05/12/2026- Hear about favorite memories, impactful professors, and future plans from the graduating students in the Department of Visual And Performing Arts at SLU.

  • VPA Supports Student Summer Research

    VPA Supports Student Summer Research

    09/01/2025- The summer award was established in 2022 to support students in the arts wishing to pursue academic or professional projects over the summer. Hear from the student recipients on how their projects were impacted by awards.

  • Congratulations to the Class of 2025

    Congratulations to the Class of 2025

    08/08/2025- This article highlights the achievements, reflections, and future plans of the Visual and Performing Arts graduates from Saint Louis University’s Class of 2025. Featuring responses from a survey sent to students who completed their degrees in Fall 2024 and Spring 2025, it offers a snapshot of their time at SLU, their creative journeys, and where they’re headed next.

  • SEEDS Art Exhibit

    SEEDS Art Exhibit

    04/01/2025- The first-annual exhibition opened February 7, 2025 and featured artwork from high school students in the St. Louis Archdiocese, expanding Saint Louis University's support for the arts, and showcasing the talents of our students in the Catholic schools.

  • Art History Students Curate

    Art History Students Curate "Renaissance Man"

    12/16/2024- Students in the upper-level Saint Louis University Art History course Research Methods curated "Renaissance Man," a collection of paintings by the Honorable Nathan B. Young Jr. on exhibition at the Saint Louis University Museum of Art (SLUMA).

  • Bentley Directs 'A Raisin in the Sun'

    Bentley Directs 'A Raisin in the Sun'

    10/05/2024- Guest artist Kathryn Bentley directed a successful production of Lorrain Hansberry's 'A Raisin in the Sun' for SLU Theatre & Dance.

  • Tennill Goes

    Tennill Goes "Into the Woods"

    08/15/2024- Associate Professor of Music and Vocal Coordinator Stephanie Tennill recently appeared in "Into the Woods" at Union Avenue Opera. Professor Tennill played Jack's Mother in the company of esteemed musicians and actors.

  • Making a Splash with

    Making a Splash with "Anything Goes"

    08/15/2024- Saint Louis University Visual and Performing Arts Coordinator Sara Rae Womack makes her directorial debut with the classic musical "Anything Goes" for Kirkwood Theatre Guild.

  • What Do You Feel?

    What Do You Feel?

    08/14/2024- Dance Minor Samanvita Kasthuri (A&S '24) explores a conceptual dance project which examines how viewers experience Indian classical dance.

  • Colour Your English!

    Colour Your English!

    05/15/2024- Colour Your English! The ESL book, which has twelve lessons and twelve coloring pages, instructs ESL learners to use vocabulary and grammar lessons to color images according to a color key.