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What Gave Us a Feeling About Time — Peter Barrickman
2025-12-11 12:00 - 18:00 (America/Chicago) | UWSP | Carlsten Art Gallery, Noel Fine Arts Center, 1800 Portage Street, Stevens Point, 54481, United States
An exhibition of paintings and video by Milwaukee artist Peter Barrickman. Rooted in cycles of the natural world and Wisconsin’s seasons, Peter’s new series of paintings meditates on transformation.
A multidisciplinary artist, Peter makes work in tandem with an archiving practice. From found images, recorded experiences, observational drawings, and collected objects, subjects are formed. His paintings merge observed and imagined realities through a process that welcomes revision and accident, drawing on Expressionist and Post-Impressionist influences. His most recent work unfolds like a living system that reflects human complexity and our own movement through changing environments.
Peter Barrickman’s work has been shown at numerous galleries and museums internationally including The Whitney Museum of American Art, Hyde Park Art Center in Chicago, The Museum of Contemporary Art in Detroit, La Panaderia in Mexico City, Karma International in Zurich, Tanzschuleprojects in Munich, The Tate Modern in London, Fluc in Vienna and Cité des Arts International in Paris. His work has been written about in Art Forum, Art Papers, Art in America online, theNewRepublic.com, Artnews.com and The New York Times online.
Barrickman is an associate professor in Fine Art + New Studio Practice at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design. He is represented by The Green Gallery and Nathalie Karg Gallery.
EXHIBITION: Dec 11 – Jan 23
RECEPTION: Thursday, Dec 11 | 5:00–7:00pm
GALLERY HOURS: Tue-Fri noon-6pm | Sat 10am-2pm

PLEASE NOTE — Carlsten Gallery hours are affected by UWSP campus schedule over winter break as follows:
GALLERY CLOSED: Dec 20 – Jan 5
LIMITED HOURS: Jan 6 – Jan 16
Tue–Fri | Noon–5:00pm
Regular gallery hours resume January 20.

Messengers of Time and Space
2026-01-25 14:00 - 15:00 | UWSP | Science Building, 2001 Fourth Avenue, Stevens Point, WI, 54481, United States
Messengers of Time and Space is a full-dome planetarium show from NSF NOIRLab designed to illuminate the imminent revolution in astronomy driven by time-domain and multi-messenger observations. This immersive experience invites audiences to explore the dynamic cosmos and witness the transformative impact of real-time data on our understanding of the Universe.
The planetarium show highlights how the International Gemini Observatory will work together with observatories that monitor the night sky for exciting astronomical events that change with time, like Rubin Observatory. Sometimes, light is not the only indicator of these short-term events. Audiences will learn how information can reach us through other messengers like cosmic rays, elusive particles called neutrinos, and even gravitational waves rippling through the Universe.
Our shows are open to the public in the Allen F. Blocher Planetarium. The planetarium is located on the second floor of the Science Building, by the Foucault pendulum, right above the east main entrance. Doors open at 1:30 p.m. Direct access is obtained through the east entrance.
Planetarium programs for groups (schools, scouts, organizations, etc.) can be arranged during our academic year. Call 715-346-2120 or email physastr@uwsp.edu
Admission
There is no charge for our public programs, although donations of $1-$2 per attendee will be greatly appreciated to allow us to continue these public programs for our community.
Parking
Parking is free on campus for our guests only on Saturdays and Sundays. From Monday-Friday, the UWSP parking lots are enforced 2 am – 7 pm. Please visit this website for more details about parking options, rules, and regulations.

GET INVOLVED!
The Blocher Planetarium is a treasure of the Stevens Point community, offering shows to students young and old alike. This space has inspired countless students to go onto careers in astronomy and sparked the imagination of young children on field trips as they ask questions about the universe and their place in it. Help “Rebuild the Wonder” and join this effort to keep future generations gazing up at the stars. Learn More!

Forward! To the Moon!
2026-02-01 14:00 - 15:00 | UWSP | Science Building, 2001 Fourth Avenue, Stevens Point, WI, 54481, United States
NASA’s 21st century Artemis program, named after the Greek moon goddess and twin of Apollo, is the next step in our mission to explore the universe and land the first woman and person of color on the surface of the Moon. Using innovative technologies to explore more of the lunar surface than ever before, NASA uses what they learn on and around the Moon to take the next giant leap: sending the first astronauts to Mars. Join Kari Byron from Crash Test World and MythBusters as she launches on a journey beyond the Earth towards a sustainable future in space.
*Recommended for all audiences
Admission
There is no charge for our public programs, although donations of $1-$2 per attendee will be greatly appreciated to allow us to continue these public programs for our community.
Parking
Parking is free on campus for our guests only on Saturdays and Sundays. From Monday-Friday, the UWSP parking lots are enforced 2 am – 7 pm. Please visit this website for more details about parking options, rules, and regulations.

GET INVOLVED!
The Blocher Planetarium is a treasure of the Stevens Point community, offering shows to students young and old alike. This space has inspired countless students to go onto careers in astronomy and sparked the imagination of young children on field trips as they ask questions about the universe and their place in it. Help “Rebuild the Wonder” and join this effort to keep future generations gazing up at the stars. Learn More!

2026 Student Juried Art Show
2026-02-05 12:00 - 18:00 | UWSP | Carlsten Art Gallery, Noel Fine Arts Center, 1800 Portage Street, Stevens Point, 54481, United States
By open invitation to all UWSP School of Design & Communication students, this annual exhibition celebrates the work of our burgeoning artists in the disciplines of Art, Graphic Design, Interior Architecture, Media Studies, and Professional Communication.
The show is juried by printmaker, book and pop-up artist, Benjamin Rinehart. Benjamin is the Professor of Studio Art and Chair of the Art Department at Lawrence University.
Exhibition: Feb 5 – Mar 6, 2026
Reception: Thu, Feb 5 | 5:30–7:30pm | Gallery Talk @ 6:00pm
Gallery Hours: Tue-Fri noon-6pm | Sat 10am-2pm
Award winners will be announced at the reception!
Exhibiting Artists: Anaston Arnold • Jasmine Brown • Ella Brustad • Ashley Cannon • Kenny Chytracek • Anna Clasen • Peyton Cupery • Ian Dorheim • Alice Ehle • Katelyn Eilbes • Katelyn Geier • Emi Hanvold • Sophia Heckendorf • Montanna Heinz • Kaden Hoesley • Kyler Johnson • Jay Julius • Liam Kaplan • Lorien Kautzer • Katelyn Klemm • Lauren Laatsch • Allison Lange • Larz Luecht • Ava Nagorsen • Jessa Nord • Joe Nordman • Riley Olbrantz • Shannon Ortner • Callie Pagel • Charly Pearson • Sidney Prechel • Lexie Rasberry • Salem Schilling • Leah Seiler • Natalie Shrock • Ellie Shurts • Ireh Song • Emma Sprenger • Katelyn Steidl • Sarah Steiger

Dino Night at the Museum
2026-02-05 17:30 - 19:00 | UWSP | Science Building, 2001 Fourth Avenue, Stevens Point, WI, 54481, United States
Come for dinosaur trivia, activity stations and fun!
The Olson Museum of Natural History will be open late for a night of prehistoric adventures you won’t want to miss.
Join us for multiple stations and the chance to meet our student groups who are involved in the Olson Museum of Natural History. Test your knowledge with dinosaur trivia. Featuring the NEW Museum Studies and Enthusiasts (MuSE) student organization and our ambassadors from the UWSP Herpetology Society!
Parking
From Monday-Friday, the UWSP parking lots are enforced 2 am – 7 pm. Please visit this website for more details about parking options, rules, and regulations.

Awards Reception: 2026 Student Juried Art Show
2026-02-05 17:30 - 19:30 | UWSP | Carlsten Art Gallery, Noel Fine Arts Center, 1800 Portage Street, Stevens Point, 54481, United States
Join us to celebrate this year’s exhibiting artists and award winners!
By open invitation to all UWSP School of Design & Communication students, this annual exhibition celebrates the work of our burgeoning artists in the disciplines of Art, Graphic Design, Interior Architecture, Media Studies, and Professional Communication.
The show is juried by printmaker, book and pop-up artist, Benjamin Rinehart. Benjamin is the Professor of Studio Art and Chair of the Art Department at Lawrence University.
Exhibition: Feb 5 – Mar 6, 2026
Reception: Thu, Feb 5 | 5:30–7:30pm | Gallery Talk @ 6:00pm
Gallery Hours: Tue-Fri noon-6pm | Sat 10am-2pm
Award winners will be announced at the reception!
Exhibiting Artists: Anaston Arnold • Jasmine Brown • Ella Brustad • Ashley Cannon • Kenny Chytracek • Anna Clasen • Peyton Cupery • Ian Dorheim • Alice Ehle • Katelyn Eilbes • Katelyn Geier • Emi Hanvold • Sophia Heckendorf • Montanna Heinz • Kaden Hoesley • Kyler Johnson • Jay Julius • Liam Kaplan • Lorien Kautzer • Katelyn Klemm • Lauren Laatsch • Allison Lange • Larz Luecht • Ava Nagorsen • Jessa Nord • Joe Nordman • Riley Olbrantz • Shannon Ortner • Callie Pagel • Charly Pearson • Sidney Prechel • Lexie Rasberry • Salem Schilling • Leah Seiler • Natalie Shrock • Ellie Shurts • Ireh Song • Emma Sprenger • Katelyn Steidl • Sarah Steiger

2026 UWSP Jazz Festival with Guest Artist David Ambrosio
2026-02-06 | UWSP Noel Fine Arts Center, 1800 Portage Street UWSP COFAC, Stevens Point, WI, 54481, United States
Friday, February 6, 2026 | Noel Fine Arts Center

Join us for the 34th Annual UWSP Jazz Festival! Our guest artist this year is David Ambrosio, who will be featuring his project “Civil Disobedience.”
Civil Disobedience is a project initiated by New York bassist David Ambrosio, showcasing the works of progressive jazz composers from the late 1960s Blue Note Era. The featured composers include Bobby Hutcherson, Jackie McLean, Stanley Cowell, Harold Land, Joe Chambers, Duke Pearson, and James Spaulding. Remarkably, much of this music, created during a period of significant social change and civil unrest, remained unreleased for decades, preventing these compositions from being heard when they were originally written.
Over fifty years later, in contemporary America, there are notable parallels with the social movements of that era. This context lends a new and heightened sense of relevancy and urgency to the important music featured in Civil Disobedience. The project was conceptualized and convened as an artistic response to current socio-economic and social justice events, both on a domestic and global scale. By performing the politically conscious jazz compositions of the late 1960s Blue Note Era, Civil Disobedience seeks to bring forth the timeless messages embedded in this music and connect them with the pressing issues of today. (davidcambrosio.com)
Civil Disobedience is:
Donny McCaslin – tenor & soprano sax
Ingrid Jensen – trumpet
Bruce Barth – piano
David Ambrosio – bass
Victor Lewis – drums

Band Directors – your Jazz Ensembles and Jazz Combos are invited to join us for this year’s festival. Groups are $150 each; tickets for the performances are available at $15. Click here to register your group.
For questions about this year’s event, contact Brent Turney, Director of Jazz Studies at bturney@uwsp.edu

Jazz Festival Guest Artist Concert: David Ambrosio and Civil Disobedience
2026-02-06 19:30 | UWSP | Michelsen Hall, Noel Fine Arts Center, 1800 Portage Street, Stevens Point, 54481, United States
General Public: $29; UWSP Employee $15; Youth (under 18) $15; UWSP Student (with ID) $15
Tickets: University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point | Ticketing – 34th Annual Jazz Festival

Student Senior Recital: Sadie Nelson, clarinet
2026-02-07 13:00 | UWSP | Michelsen Hall, Noel Fine Arts Center, 1800 Portage Street, Stevens Point, 54481, United States

Academic Staff Recital: Andrew Slembarski, horn and Dana Carlson-Kottke, voice
2026-02-07 15:00 | UWSP | Michelsen Hall, Noel Fine Arts Center, 1800 Portage Street, Stevens Point, 54481, United States

Student Senior Voice Recital: Reagan Conklin, soprano
2026-02-07 19:30 | UWSP | Michelsen Hall, Noel Fine Arts Center, 1800 Portage Street, Stevens Point, 54481, United States

Mars: The Ultimate Voyage
2026-02-08 14:00 - 15:00 | UWSP | Science Building, 2001 Fourth Avenue, Stevens Point, WI, 54481, United States
Discover the many challenges astronauts will face and how creativity, communication, and collaboration are essential for deep space exploration. This full-dome show takes audiences to the Red Planet. On a two year journey to Mars astronauts will face extraordinary challenges—long distance, a closed environment, isolation, altered gravity, radiation. Explore the inherent challenges of future human expeditions to Mars.
Our shows are open to the public in the Allen F. Blocher Planetarium. The planetarium is located on the second floor of the Science Building, by the Foucault pendulum, right above the east main entrance. Doors open at 1:30 p.m. Direct access is obtained through the east entrance.
Planetarium programs for groups (schools, scouts, organizations, etc.) can be arranged during our academic year. Call 715-346-2120 or email physastr@uwsp.edu
Admission
There is no charge for our public programs, although donations of $1-$2 per attendee will be greatly appreciated to allow us to continue these public programs for our community.
Parking
Parking is free on campus for our guests only on Saturdays and Sundays. From Monday-Friday, the UWSP parking lots are enforced 2 am – 7 pm. Please visit this website for more details about parking options, rules, and regulations.

GET INVOLVED!
The Blocher Planetarium is a treasure of the Stevens Point community, offering shows to students young and old alike. This space has inspired countless students to go onto careers in astronomy and sparked the imagination of young children on field trips as they ask questions about the universe and their place in it. Help “Rebuild the Wonder” and join this effort to keep future generations gazing up at the stars. Learn More!

Leo and Art
2026-02-08 15:00 - 16:30 | UWSP | Science Building, 2001 Fourth Avenue, Stevens Point, WI, 54481, United States
Leo is an educational project about Art and Science, where two techniques are combined, puppets carved in wood and digital animation, with the aim of entertaining children and adults to awake their interest in Art and Science. With “Leo and Art” we take a journey through the history of Art and learn the basics of some of its most significant moments, such as the beginning of what is meant by art, with cave paintings, the genius of Art and Science of Leonardo Da Vinci and we learn that there is not only one way to see the stars with Van Gogh.
Our shows are open to the public in the Allen F. Blocher Planetarium. The planetarium is located on the second floor of the Science Building, by the Foucault pendulum, right above the east main entrance. Direct access is obtained through the east entrance.
*Recommended for all families, ages 5-11
Sunday Story Time at 3pm, Planetarium Show at 3:30pm

Admission
There is no charge for our public programs, although donations of $1-$2 per attendee will be greatly appreciated to allow us to continue these public programs for our community.

GRE Prep Workshop
2026-02-09 14:00 - 15:00 | UWSP | College of Professional Studies, 1901 Fourth Ave., Stevens Point, WI, 54481, United States
Are you planning to attend graduate school? You may need to take the GRE – the Graduate Record Exam.
Join Joelle Mizgalski, student success coach, on Monday, Feb. 9 at 2-3 p.m. as she presents general information on the GRE, facilitates discussion about available resources and complete a study plan to guide you to success!
Pre-registration is encouraged: https://uwspgreprep.eventbrite.com.
This event is free and open to all UWSP students. Snacks provided.
Location:
College of Professional Studies – Room 222
1901 Fourth Ave.
Stevens Point, WI 54481
This event is sponsored by the School of Health Sciences and Wellness Student Success Center.

Clarinet Choir Valentine's Concert
2026-02-09 18:30 | UWSP | Michelsen Hall, Noel Fine Arts Center, 1800 Portage Street, Stevens Point, 54481, United States

Meet the Major: Family and Consumer Sciences
2026-02-12 08:00 - 17:00
Find out what makes FCS SOUPER at the Meet the Major event on Wednesday, March 4 in the Joan North Place of CPS. Undecided students and friends are welcome to attend! As a family and consumer sciences major, you’ll take courses in human development, sociology and communication where you’ll learn about issues that influence individuals, families and communities. Your learning experiences will cover topics as basic as food, shelter and clothing, and as complex as child development, consumer economics and family relationships.
Career Options
Child Life Specialist
School Counselor
4H, Youth Development
Director Boys & Girls Club
Student Affairs Professional
Senior Care, Assisted Living
FCS Teacher
Director of YMCA
Director Big Brothers & Sisters
Marriage and Family Therapist
Make Your Own Non-Profit
Contact Us
Kylie DeSmet, Adviser
fcs@uwsp.edu
715-346-2830

Theatre & Dance Auditions - All Programs
2026-02-13 | UWSP Noel Fine Arts Center, 1800 Portage Street UWSP COFAC, Stevens Point, WI, 54481, United States
All programs housed in the Department of Theatre & Dance (excluding Arts Management) require an audition or interview for acceptance.
The Department of Theatre & Dance partners with Acceptd so you can view application, audition and interview detail, submit your application and materials online, and schedule the location and date of your audition/interview. The department accepts a limited number of new students each year so you can learn, work and perform with a select group of students under the guidance of our world-class faculty.
Visit our website at Theatre & Dance Auditions – University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point for additional information about auditions.

Bassoon Studio Recital
2026-02-13 | UWSP | NFAC 221, Noel Fine Arts Center, 1800 Portage Street, Stevens Point, 54481, United States
Time TBA
