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In the arts, Utah State University excels.

The Caine College of the Arts provides a collaborative culture in which a unified "community of the arts" can thrive. This collaboration supports opportunities in discovery, teaching, and learning, and connections across artistic disciplines. The Caine College of the Arts brings together students and faculty for artistic study and a liberal arts education at a research university.

Arts & Culture Calendar

23
Apr
2018
Big Bands

See the USU Big Bands with special guests Saxophone Quartet FOUR

25
Apr
2018
Wild Encounters: Photography by David Yarrow

Wednesday - Sunday | 10 am - 4 pm | now until May 13 Free, or $5 donation greatly appreciated W...

25
Apr
2018
Film Screening: Bugs! Will eating insects save our Earth?

Wednesday, April 25 | 7 - 8:30 pm This event is FREE and family friendly. Insects as food is ...

25
Apr
2018
Symphony Orchestra

The Heavenly Life: USU Symphony Orchestra, USU Chorale with special guest Jamilyn Manning-White

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Year of the Arts

Utah State University is proud to announce the unveiling of the Year of the Arts

This year-long celebration will demonstrate the unique power of the arts to illuminate, transform and inspire the human spirit. The celebration will bring award-winning talent, performances, artists and exhibitions to Cache Valley and will feature 50th Anniversary celebrations for both the Lyric Repertory Theatre and the Chase Fine Arts Center.

For more information, visit yearofthearts.usu.edu

Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art

Nora Eccles Harrison Museum od Art

The university’s Museum of Art houses one of the largest permanent art collections in the Intermountain West that includes a large collection of Native American artwork.
Learn more about our current exibitions

Fry Street Quartet

The Fry Street Quartet

USU is the only higher education institution in the state with a professional string quartet in residence, the Fry Street Quartet. The quartet performs at USU’s Caine Performance Hall, a world-class structure where the technical marvels of its cutting-edge acoustics are unmatched.

Lyric Repertory Theatre

Utah Festival Opera Company Performance

Each year, Logan offers summer performances by the Utah Festival Opera Company, the university’s own Lyric Repertory Company, rotating art exhibits, a daily summer music series, quarterly community-wide gallery walks, and various festivals throughout the year.

Did You Know?

USU arts alumni are finding success. Mark Walton worked as a story artist for Disney on films including Tarzan, The Emperor's New Groove, and Meet the Robinsons. He was also the voice of Rhino in the movie Bolt. Other alumni from USU's arts programs have gone on to sing with the Metropolitan Opera, star in the nationally touring production of Hairspray, and work as an illustrator for magazines, including Time, Newsweek, Rolling Stone, National Geographic, and the New Yorker.

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