Lively Arts

The Lively Arts offers the campus and community nearly 200 events annually. These events encompass all performing and visual arts events presented by the College of Fine Arts and its departments, including Art, Music, and Theater and Dance. Also included are events for the University Museum and Kipp Gallery, and a performing artist series, Ovations!. ArtsPath is the extensive arts-in-education outreach program of the Lively Arts. We also invite you to check out the IUP Community Music School for private lessons and ensemble participation.

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Upcoming Events

The Lively Arts, including all events and exhibits presented by the College of Fine Arts and its departments, presents nearly 200 events annually. We will continue to be adding events to our calendar, so take a look now and often.

The 2018–19 Season Information

• Ovations! Series Announced for 2018–19
• Our season brochure will be mailed around August 20, but you can get a head start by downloading the brochure now and getting your order in. And, if you are a donor at the $250 level or higher, you will receive exclusive priority seating through the end of July.

If you would like a full copy of our brochure mailed to you when it is ready, please e-mail us at lively-arts@iup.edu, or call 724-357-2787 (ARTS) to make sure you are on both our e-list and mailing list. You can also receive periodic updates on your cell phone through our text messaging service by texting “Lively” to 313131.

Educational Outreach

The Lively Arts provides a wide range of outreach activities throughout the season through its ArtsPath program. This includes artist residencies as well as outreach surrounding our Ovations! series events and reaches over 5,000 students in the region beyond the performances and exhibits it offers.

Lively Arts Sponsors

The support of many individuals, organizations, and corporations is what makes the Lively Arts and its various series and programs possible. View the list of sponsors and partners.