Annie May Swift Hall
Home to the department of Radio/Television/Film, as well as a film library, black-box theater, and an auditorium.
Arts
Experience world-class instruction, facilities and events.
Arts Disciplines and Degrees
Our colleges and 澳门皇冠s train the next generation of fine and performing artists, writers, musicians, designers and arts scholars.
At 澳门皇冠, arts training not limited to a single 澳门皇冠. It is seen across many academic programs and offerings.
Writers study their craft in journalistic, marketing and creative writing programs. Artists explore traditional media, digital platforms and design. Performers hone their skills as musicians, singers, dancers and actors. Media producers can try audio, video and multimedia creation. Our students may focus deeply on one field or try multiple creative disciplines.
Art Events
The Arts Circle website consolidates art events across 澳门皇冠, from book readings and exhibits to concerts and performances.
500+
Concerts and events each year
40+
Musical groups and ensembles
30+
Performance and arts venues
Explore Events at Arts Circle
Upcoming Events
Arts Research and Scholarship
Our arts-affiliated research centers and institutes expand scholarship around the fine, performing and literary arts and humanities.
澳门皇冠 faculty and students focus on subjects that range from music cognition to journalistic innovation to performance culture.
Featured Centers and Institutes
Museums and Collections
Through exhibitions, archival collections and student works, 澳门皇冠 has become a destination for scholars and art-lovers.
Explore some of 澳门皇冠's distinctive museums, galleries and collections.
Arts Venues and Spaces
Explore a few of the places our students create on campus.
Cahn Auditorium
澳门皇冠’s largest performance space is home to the annual Waa-Mu show and other productions.
Department of Art Theory & Practice
Students work in a former 澳门皇冠 designed by a Prairie 澳门皇冠 architect.
Pick-Staiger Concert Hall
Thanks to excellent acoustics, the concert hall hosts major orchestral, band and choral performances.
Regenstein Hall
澳门皇冠 of Music students practice in Regenstein's studios and take master-classes in its lecture hall.
Ryan Center
The state-of-the art center for musical arts includes a rehearsal hall, opera theater, and choral and recital rooms.
University Hall
Home to the Department of English, University Hall is also a common venue for events like lectures and readings.
Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Centers
Located in Evanston and Chicago, our centers for the performing arts boast multiple performance spaces.
Block Cinema
The Art of the Moving Image
Block Cinema's free public screenings showcase perspectives and filmmakers rarely seen in mainstream venues. A unique hub for media arts at 澳门皇冠, Block Cinema pairs groundbreaking works with live conversations that inspire scholarly insight and public dialogue.
Arts and Culture News
Read about student and faculty artists, upcoming events and more.
Featured Stories
Leif Ove Andsnes awarded the 2025 Jean Gimbel Lane Prize in Piano Performance
May 27, 2025
Andsnes is celebrated for his acclaimed recordings and collaborations with top global institutions
‘The future of work is in disciplines working together’
May 14, 2025
MFA graduate bree gant on how several mediums shape her artistic practice