Productions

Join us as we welcome artist and UW-Platteville alumna Donna Van Bogaert to Nohr Gallery for our first artist reception of the 2026-2027 academic year in “The Fiber Art of Donna Van Bogaert: Weaving Together Voice and Process.”   This exhibit includes a collection of braided rugs created through a unique weaving process inspired by knotting, knitting, and basket weaving techniques. Each piece’s fibers tell stories themselves as they have been taken from reclaimed materials and deconstructed garments and married through color pallets from the artist’s own works. The complete display will include a variety of woven rugs and their inspirational pieces.   Stop by during the artist reception on Thursday, September 17 to see the artwork, meet the artist, and enjoy some refreshments.   This exhibit will be on display from Tuesday, September 8 through Thursday, October 15, 2026. The Harry and Laura Nohr Gallery is located in the lower level of Ullsvik Hall.

The Fall 2026 Student Honors Recital will feature outstanding student musicians who distinguished themselves in their jury performance examinations in the spring semester. This event is free.

The Harry and Laura Nohr Gallery at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville is excited to announce its call for entries for the UW-Platteville Alumni Art Exhibition. The exhibition will be on display at the Nohr Gallery from October 26–December 11, 2026, and will be juried by the faculty and staff of the UW-Platteville art program and the staff of the Nohr Gallery. Eligibility• Participants must be a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, be 18 years or over and reside in the United States of America.• Work in all media will be considered.• Submissions must have been created within the past two years from the date it is submitted to the show.• All work must be ready to hang or display. Special hanging instructions will be considered but cannot be ensured.• Work could be sold during the show upon discretion of the artist by the paperwork turn in date. The gallery retains a 40% commission on all sales.• Artworks should be original creations made without the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and made in compliance with U.S. copyright law. Please see the sections outlined below for more information. Submission FormatParticipants may submit up to three artworks to the jury. All submissions to the UW-Platteville Alumni Art Exhibition should be made via email to the Nohr Gallery at nohr_gallery@uwplatt.edu by 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, September 20, 2026. Digital images of the artwork should be labeled with the artist's last name, underscore, initial of first name, underscore, and entry number and must be .jpg format 300dpi and a maximum size of 2000px in its longest dimension.       Example: John Doe would be doe_j_1.jpg Within your submission, please include:• A reference list of information about the piece submitted. Include the title of the artwork, when it was created, the medium(s) used, dimensions of the work, a rough estimate of weight, and price if selling the work• Your name, graduation year, and degree earned• An artist statement• An artist biography Artificial IntelligenceThe UW-Platteville Alumni Art Exhibition does not accept artwork created or significantly modified using generative AI tools (e.g., image generators, text-to-image software). Any submission found to incorporate generative AI will be disqualified and removed from the exhibition, even if previously accepted. Artists are responsible for ensuring their work is entirely original and free from AI-generated content. Copyright ComplianceAll submitted work must comply with U.S. copyright law, including fair use guidelines. Artwork that includes copyrighted material without proper authorization or that does not meet fair use standards will not be accepted. Artists may be asked to provide documentation or clarification regarding source materials if concerns arise. Artwork Acceptance and DeliveryArtists will be notified of their acceptance into this show via email by Monday, September 28, 2026. Upon acceptance by the jury, work should be arranged to be dropped off at the Nohr Gallery or mailed to the Nohr Gallery at the address below. Mailed artwork must include a pre-paid mailing label within the package to return the work in case it is not sold during the exhibition. All work must arrive no later than Wednesday, October 14, 2026. A gallery reception will be held on Friday, November 14 from 3–4:30 p.m.Package Mailing AddressHarry and Laura Nohr GalleryUW-Platteville1680 Greenwood AvePlatteville, WI 53818-3001If artwork is dropped off directly, any unsold work remaining at the gallery after the exhibition period should be picked up by the artist by 4 p.m. on Wednesday, December 16, 2026. The Harry and Laura Nohr GalleryThe Harry and Laura Nohr Gallery provides high quality cultural and educational opportunities in the visual arts, free of charge, to the students, faculty, and staff of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, and the people of Platteville and the Southwestern Wisconsin region. The facility provides students from the campus and people of the greater Southwestern Wisconsin region the opportunity to view works of foremost artists and institutions reflecting current trends, traditional art forms, works of diversity, and issues of cultural significance. QuestionsFor questions, please reach out to Nohr Gallery at nohr_gallery@uwplatt.edu. Response times will be delayed while the gallery is closed over the summer.

Enjoy an evening of vibrant music on the bass trombone with Xiaoyu Iris Liu! Iris Xiaoyu Liu is a bass trombonist from China, currently finishing her DMA degree at the University of Iowa, where she also served as a teaching assistant in the trombone area. She holds a Bachelor’s degree from the China Conservatory of Music in Beijing, and a Master’s degree from Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University with Denson Paul Pollard. Iris is making history as the first female bass trombonist from China to pursue a doctoral degree. Alongside her studies, she is a low brass instructor at Grinnell College and Central College at Iowa State, actively contributing to the development of young musicians in the brass community. This event is free.

Each year residence halls, student organizations and fraternities and sororities design and create banners that display their Pioneer spirit and pride while incorporating their overall participation theme. These banners are displayed in the Pioneer Crossing, The Markee throughout the Homecoming week.

Each October, University of Wisconsin-Platteville hosts the High School Choral Festival. Hundreds of high school choristers from the Tri-State area convene for a day of rehearsal and performance with each of UW-Platteville's single-gender choirs, Coro D'Angeli, and Singing Pioneers. Emphasis is placed on fostering camaraderie as well as a lifelong love of the choral arts. Concurrent with rehearsals and break-out activities for students, sponsoring teachers also benefit from continuing education interest sessions and workshops. The festival culminates with a performance in the evening, wherein each combined gender choir of high schoolers and college students is showcased alongside the three UW-Platteville mixed choirs. $5 for adults, $5 UWP students, free for youth under 18

Stop by and create a poster to cheer on the Women's Volleyball team at Yell Night! All supplies provided and free! Supplies will move to the lobby outside of Bo Ryan Court at 6 p.m. 

In October 1998 in the middle of the prairie outside Laramie, Wyoming, Matthew Shepard, a 21 year old student at the University of Wyoming, was tied to a fence post, severely beaten, tortured and left, alone, to die. His body - battered, bloody, barely clinging to life - was discovered eighteen hours later. He was rushed to the hospital and put on life support. He died five days later. The reason for this brutal crime? Matthew Shepard was gay. The hate crime attracted vast attention worldwide, bringing sexual discrimination and violence to the forefront of public discourse. The Tectonic Theater Project, led by their founder Moisés Kaufman, traveled to Laramie in the aftermath of the murder with the intent of creating a theatrical portrait of a town coming to grips with horrible, hate-fueled violence. Over the course of a year and a half, the group interviewed over 200 subjects, some directly related to the case and some regular citizens of Laramie. Out of these interviews, journal entries, and found texts, The Laramie Project was born. Hailed as one of the most captivating and encompassing pieces of contemporary theatre, the play shocks, challenges, and moves all who watch it as it reveals the lowest depths of hatred and greatest heights of compassion that lies within all human beings in any seemingly average community.Recommended for mature audiences.Wednesday Benefit Night: $5 general admission.  Thursday-Sunday: $15 for adults, $5 for UWP students and youth under 18

In October 1998 in the middle of the prairie outside Laramie, Wyoming, Matthew Shepard, a 21 year old student at the University of Wyoming, was tied to a fence post, severely beaten, tortured and left, alone, to die. His body - battered, bloody, barely clinging to life - was discovered eighteen hours later. He was rushed to the hospital and put on life support. He died five days later. The reason for this brutal crime? Matthew Shepard was gay. The hate crime attracted vast attention worldwide, bringing sexual discrimination and violence to the forefront of public discourse. The Tectonic Theater Project, led by their founder Moisés Kaufman, traveled to Laramie in the aftermath of the murder with the intent of creating a theatrical portrait of a town coming to grips with horrible, hate-fueled violence. Over the course of a year and a half, the group interviewed over 200 subjects, some directly related to the case and some regular citizens of Laramie. Out of these interviews, journal entries, and found texts, The Laramie Project was born. Hailed as one of the most captivating and encompassing pieces of contemporary theatre, the play shocks, challenges, and moves all who watch it as it reveals the lowest depths of hatred and greatest heights of compassion that lies within all human beings in any seemingly average community.Recommended for mature audiences.Wednesday Benefit Night: $5 general admission.  Thursday-Sunday: $15 for adults, $5 for UWP students and youth under 18

In October 1998 in the middle of the prairie outside Laramie, Wyoming, Matthew Shepard, a 21 year old student at the University of Wyoming, was tied to a fence post, severely beaten, tortured and left, alone, to die. His body - battered, bloody, barely clinging to life - was discovered eighteen hours later. He was rushed to the hospital and put on life support. He died five days later. The reason for this brutal crime? Matthew Shepard was gay. The hate crime attracted vast attention worldwide, bringing sexual discrimination and violence to the forefront of public discourse. The Tectonic Theater Project, led by their founder Moisés Kaufman, traveled to Laramie in the aftermath of the murder with the intent of creating a theatrical portrait of a town coming to grips with horrible, hate-fueled violence. Over the course of a year and a half, the group interviewed over 200 subjects, some directly related to the case and some regular citizens of Laramie. Out of these interviews, journal entries, and found texts, The Laramie Project was born. Hailed as one of the most captivating and encompassing pieces of contemporary theatre, the play shocks, challenges, and moves all who watch it as it reveals the lowest depths of hatred and greatest heights of compassion that lies within all human beings in any seemingly average community.Recommended for mature audiences.Wednesday Benefit Night: $5 general admission.  Thursday-Sunday: $15 for adults, $5 for UWP students and youth under 18