PCAL Calendar

This competitive juried exhibition showcases a selection of work in a variety of media created by students in the WKU Department of Art & Design.

This is a free event.

This is a free event.

This competitive juried exhibition showcases a selection of work in a variety of media created by students in the WKU Department of Art & Design.

This competitive juried exhibition showcases a selection of work in a variety of media created by students in the WKU Department of Art & Design.

This is a free event.

This competitive juried exhibition showcases a selection of work in a variety of media created by students in the WKU Department of Art & Design.

This is a free event.

This competitive juried exhibition showcases a selection of work in a variety of media created by students in the WKU Department of Art & Design.

This recital is free and open to the public! 

This competitive juried exhibition showcases a selection of work in a variety of media created by students in the WKU Department of Art & Design.

This is a free event.

ViolinFest Faculty Recital featuring:

Boris Abramov, violin

Ching-Yi Lin, violin

Andrew Braddock, viola

Ela Tokarska, viola

Patrick Hopkins, cello

Free and open to the public!

More info to come about repertoire and tickets.

This competitive juried exhibition showcases a selection of work in a variety of media created by students in the WKU Department of Art & Design.

Saturday Campus Tours

ViolinFest recital featuring participants, and students of WKU

Free and open to the public! 

This competitive juried exhibition showcases a selection of work in a variety of media created by students in the WKU Department of Art & Design.

This is a free event.

This is a free event.

This competitive juried exhibition showcases a selection of work in a variety of media created by students in the WKU Department of Art & Design.

This competitive juried exhibition showcases a selection of work in a variety of media created by students in the WKU Department of Art & Design.

More information to come about repertoire and tickets.

This competitive juried exhibition showcases a selection of work in a variety of media created by students in the WKU Department of Art & Design.

WKU Preview Day

Against political resistance and industry skepticism, Luis Valdez pushes Chicano storytelling from the fields to the film screen with Zoot Suit and La Bamba, crafting iconic works that challenge, celebrate, and expand America’s story.

K Allado-McDowell is a writer, artist, musician, and a pioneering figure in the field of AI literature. Since 2020, they have authored several books with GPT-3, co-edited and contributed to multiple anthologies, and regularly publish essays on art, AI, and ecology.

K established the Artists + Machine Intelligence program at Google in 2015. They created the neuro-opera Song of the Ambassadors, which previewed at Lincoln Center in 2022. Their first solo exhibition, The Known Lost, was presented at Swiss Institute in NYC in 2025.

K has spoken at TED, The Long Now Foundation, New Museum, Tate, Serpentine Gallery, HKW, Moderna Museet, Christie’s, MacArthur Foundation, MfN Berlin, Ars Electronica, Sónar, and many other venues, and has taught at SCI-Arc, Strelka, and IAAC.

More information to come about repertoire and tickets.

This is a free event.

This is a free event.

This is a free event.

This is a free event!

This is a free event.

This is a free event.

The Great Meadows Foundation is pleased to present a new statewide symposium series dedicated to advancing critical discourse around contemporary art. Each year, symposia will take place in Louisville, Northern Kentucky, Central Kentucky, and Western Kentucky, with each region developing a unique program around a shared theme.

This event will include an informal open discussion with visiting curators and a tour of the Shands Collection exhibition. All events are free and open to the public.

The Great Meadows Foundation is pleased to present a new statewide symposium series dedicated to advancing critical discourse around contemporary art. Each year, symposia will take place in Louisville, Northern Kentucky, Central Kentucky, and Western Kentucky, with each region developing a unique program around a shared theme.

All events are free and open to the public.

The Great Meadows Foundation is pleased to present a new statewide symposium series dedicated to advancing critical discourse around contemporary art. Each year, symposia will take place in Louisville, Northern Kentucky, Central Kentucky, and Western Kentucky, with each region developing a unique program around a shared theme.

All events are free and open to the public.

GMF Symposium Western Kentucky Region | Panel Discussion Theme: Altered States: Making (it) Work

Altered States: Making (it) Work discusses modes of practice, participation, and visibility for the makers, curators, institutions, and viewers who make up the current art world. Able to be defined in varied ways and with different perspectives – "it" can be viewed through the artwork itself, throughout careers and opportunities both within and outside formal institutions, and in connection to audience and impact. Our panel will consider what artistic paths, careers, and production might include (or not include), ask, look like, and need, within shifting contemporary regional, national, and international conversations.

Symphonic Band Concert #2

More information to come about repertoire and tickets.

This group exhibition presents the work of seniors graduating from the WKU Department of Art & Design in Fall 2026.

This is a free event.

The WKU Dance Company will bring joy and wonder to the stage as they kick start your holiday season with WinterDance: Toyland! A variety of ballet, jazz, modern, and tap dance choreography will mesmerize audiences of all ages! Join us as our magical elves bring all of your favorite toys and trinkets to life onstage in this family-friendly concert. You will be left with a twinkle in your eye and a smile in your heart!

Tickets: Adults $16 / All Students $5

Purchase tickets at wku.showare.com or by contacting the WKU Fine Arts Box Office at 270-745-3121 or boxoffice@wku.edu.

This group exhibition presents the work of seniors graduating from the WKU Department of Art & Design in Fall 2026.

The WKU Dance Company will bring joy and wonder to the stage as they kick start your holiday season with WinterDance: Toyland! A variety of ballet, jazz, modern, and tap dance choreography will mesmerize audiences of all ages! Join us as our magical elves bring all of your favorite toys and trinkets to life onstage in this family-friendly concert. You will be left with a twinkle in your eye and a smile in your heart!

Tickets: Adults $16 / All Students $5

Purchase tickets at wku.showare.com or by contacting the WKU Fine Arts Box Office at 270-745-3121 or boxoffice@wku.edu.

This group exhibition presents the work of seniors graduating from the WKU Department of Art & Design in Fall 2026.

The WKU Dance Company will bring joy and wonder to the stage as they kick start your holiday season with WinterDance: Toyland! A variety of ballet, jazz, modern, and tap dance choreography will mesmerize audiences of all ages! Join us as our magical elves bring all of your favorite toys and trinkets to life onstage in this family-friendly concert. You will be left with a twinkle in your eye and a smile in your heart!

Tickets: Adults $16 / All Students $5

Purchase tickets at wku.showare.com or by contacting the WKU Fine Arts Box Office at 270-745-3121 or boxoffice@wku.edu.

This is a free event.

More information to come about repertoire and tickets.

This group exhibition presents the work of seniors graduating from the WKU Department of Art & Design in Fall 2026.

This group exhibition presents the work of seniors graduating from the WKU Department of Art & Design in Fall 2026.

Director deadline for WKU Honor Band Nominations

This group exhibition presents the work of seniors graduating from the WKU Department of Art & Design in Fall 2026.

This group exhibition presents the work of seniors graduating from the WKU Department of Art & Design in Fall 2026.

This group exhibition presents the work of seniors graduating from the WKU Department of Art & Design in Fall 2026.

This group exhibition presents the work of seniors graduating from the WKU Department of Art & Design in Fall 2026.

This group exhibition presents the work of seniors graduating from the WKU Department of Art & Design in Fall 2026.

This group exhibition presents the work of seniors graduating from the WKU Department of Art & Design in Fall 2026.

This is a free event.