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Featured Events

Wadsworth Family Art Gallery
The Emerging of a Black Diaspora - Jesse Howard
November 1-22, 2024
Gallery Talk and Reception: November 14, 7pm
Philip Lynch Theatre
PUFFS
November 15-17 & November 21-24, 2024
Philip Lynch Theatre
Ideas Series
Understanding the Pathway to Violence
November 20, 2024 - 12pm
University Dining Room
Jet Fuel Review
Jet Fuel Review Reading Release Party
November 21, 2024 - 4pm
Wadsworth Family Art Gallery
Wadsworth Family Art Gallery
Senior Capstone Exhibition
December 5-15, 2024
Gallery Talk and Reception: December 5, 7pm
Philip Lynch Theatre
Kodachrome
February 14-16 & February 20-23, 2025
Philip Lynch Theatre
Wadsworth Family Art Gallery
Blank Slate - Paul Simmons
February 6 - March 14, 2025
Gallery Talk and Reception: February 27, 7pm
Ideas Series
Fresh Waters: Science, Values, and the Role of Theology
Br. Bernard Rapp, FSC
Lecture on Faith & Science
March 3, 2025 - 3:30pm
University Dining Room
Performing Arts Series
Ensemble Chaconne: Music of Shakespeare’s Plays
March 25, 2025 - 7:30pm
St. Charles Borromeo Convocation Hall
Wadsworth Family Art Gallery
President’s 17th Annual Art Exhibition
February 3-25, 2025
Gallery Talk and Reception: April 24, 2pm
Performing Arts Series
Raven Sextet
April 10, 2025 - 7:30pm
St. Charles Borromeo Convocation Hall
Philip Lynch Theatre
Ride the Cyclone
April 25-27 & May 1-4, 2025
Philip Lynch Theatre
Wadsworth Family Art Gallery
Senior Capstone Exhibition
May 8-18, 2025
Gallery Talk and Reception: May 8, 7pm

Students: Attending Online Events | Checking in/out

  1. Click the link on the Arts & Ideas calendar a few minutes before the event is scheduled to start. Most events will be hosted through either Zoom, WebEx, or Collaborate.
  2. Performing Arts Series and Music Department events will be streamed on Vimeo. Simply click the link provided for the event.
  3. For Zoom, WebEx, and Collaborate events, ensure your microphone is muted upon entering the platform.
  4. At the conclusion of the event, A&I staff will post a link to a form in chat. Click the link to submit your Lewis ID number.
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Arts & Ideas Lewis programming is made possible through the generous support of the National Endowment of the Arts.
The National Endowment of the Arts is the independent federal agency whose funding and support gives Americans the opportunity to participate in the arts, exercise their imaginations, and develop their creative capacities.
Arts & Ideas Lewis acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
The Illinois Arts Council Agency, serves the people of Illinois through a variety of grants and services, primarily geared to support Illinois' arts sector, advance arts education, and foster creativity and working artists.
Arts & Ideas Lewis is funded in part by a grant from the Illinois Humanities.
The Illinois Humanities, an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, is a statewide nonprofit organization that activates the humanities through free public programs, grants, and educational opportunities that foster reflection, spark conversation, build community, and strengthen civic engagement.
Arts & Ideas Lewis is partially supported Arts Midwest.
Arts Midwest promotes creativity, nurtures cultural leadership, and engages people in meaningful arts experiences, bringing vitality to Midwest communities and enriching people’s lives..