Campus Arts Season

Add a little more drama and beauty to your life with Winona State’s many theatre and dance productions, music performances, and art exhibits.

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Pick your passion: music, theatre, dance, visual arts – or all!

Winona State hosts performances and exhibits that draw arts enthusiasts and lifelong learners from Southeast Minnesota and well beyond.

Theater & Dance 2026-2027 Season

Theatre

Each year, Winona State’s Theatre & Dance Department stages plays and a musical to showcase our talented student actors and technical crews.

Plays

Tartuffe

by Molière and translated by Richard Wilbur

Oct. 14-17, 7:30pm | Vivian Fusillo Main Stage Theatre

Directed by Jim Williams

Late: A Cowboy Song

by Sarah Ruhl

Nov. 18-21, 7:30pm | Dorothy B. Magnus Theatre

Directed by Heather Williams-Williams

Musical

Young Frankenstein

by Mel Brooks (book, music, and lyrics) and Thomas Meehan (book)

April 14-17, 7:30pm | Vivian Fusillo Main Stage Theatre

Directed by Jim Williams

Dance

Winona State’s Theatre & Dance Department also hosts a dance performance in the spring to celebrate the creativity of our students, faculty, and community choreographers.

Dancescape

Feb. 18-20, 2027 at 7:30pm | Vivian Fusillo Main Stage Theatre

Directed by Jeffrey Peterson

The annual Dancescape performance has been a staple at WSU for decades.

The production includes modern, contemporary, jazz, street, and experimental dance, featuring original choreography and design by students, faculty, and guest artists.

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Music Performances

Enjoy symphony band, orchestra, and choir performances from our talented students and faculty in the WSU music program.

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Musicians perform during a symphony band concert at WSU.

Art Galleries

The Art and Design Department coordinates programs for 2 on-campus art galleries, both located in Watkins Hall.

These galleries host exhibitions by exciting, cutting-edge artists and curators across the nation.

Students observe the art pieces at an art gallery on the WSU campus.

Hours

Mon. & Tues: 9am – 4pm
Wed: 9am – 8pm
Thurs & Fri: 9am – 4pm

This gallery is named after Paul Watkins. Watkins donated part of his private collection to WSU in the 1920s.

This gallery is 644 square feet and features 20-foot ceilings and a glass façade at the gallery’s entrance.

The Watkins Gallery hosts 5-6 annual exhibitions by visiting artists. The Watkins Gallery also hosts a campus-wide juried student exhibition and several student exhibitions by graduating seniors in April and May.

Hours

Mon. & Tues.: 9am – 4pm
Wed.: 9am – 8pm
Thurs. & Fri.: 9am – 4pm

This gallery is 300 square feet. It hosts solo student exhibitions, Foundations shows, department showcases like the Junior Portfolio Review, the Design Salon, and Select Senior Shows as well as art from visiting artists. It also hosts class exhibitions.

The Weber Gallery is the department’s critique space and is sometimes used by visiting artists. It is named in honor of Maynard Weber, class of 1950. Weber was the son of artist Max Weber, one of the first American Cubist painters.

How to Submit Your Exhibit

Interested in showing your art at WSU? Email a proposal, CV, and 15-20 images to Roger Boulay at rboulay@winona.edu.

The exhibition schedule is created late in the fall.