Carrying the Unseen- Portraits of the Invisible Burdens MFA Thesis Exhibition
"Carrying the Unseen presents large-scale portraits of composure under strain. The figures appear controlled, even stable—but the surface refuses to hold. In many works, weighted forms emerge from the body, forcing invisible pressures into view. In others, disruption occurs through fragmentation, erasure, and mark-making. These works don’t illustrate burden; they make it unavoidable, turning the portrait into a site where what is usually hidden can no longer stay contained.
Event Name: Carrying the Unseen. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - VARTS. Categories: Campus - University Park, Open to the Public, College - Arts & Architecture. Event Image's Description (Alt Text): A sepia-toned promotional poster featuring a detailed portrait of an older man with a gentle smile, wearing a wide-brimmed bucket hat and a patterned garment. The artwork has a soft, textured, almost charcoal-drawing style. Large text across the top reads “Carrying the Unseen,” with smaller text above it saying “Portraits of the Invisible Burdens.”
In the lower portion, event details appear: “MFA Thesis Exhibition,” “Artist: Adwar Oguttuh,” and an Instagram handle “@adwar_art.” Additional text announces… Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Visual Arts Building- Zoller Gallery.
Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Dancing on Strings MFA Thesis Exhibition
Dancing on Strings explores rhythm as a visual language of identity. Rooted in his Ghanaian heritage and shaped by his experience as an immigrant, Botchway translates patterns of sound, memory, and movement into ceramic form. Through sgraffito, he carves layered surfaces to reveal intricate, rhythmic markings inspired by Akan symbolism and textile traditions. Though silent, the works function like visual scores—inviting viewers to “hear” through looking and to trace rhythm through the body. The exhibition reflects on the gap between visibility and understanding: what it means to be seen, yet not fully known. Botchway’s work positions rhythm as both a cultural inheritance and a tool for navigating and reshaping identity across spaces.
Event Name: Dancing on Strings. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - VARTS. Categories: Campus - University Park, Open to the Public, College - Arts & Architecture. Event Image's Description (Alt Text): A clean, modern exhibition poster with a light gray background and bold blue typography. At the top, the artist’s name, “Robert Botchway,” appears in spaced-out black letters. Below it, large blue text reads “DANCING,” with “on strings” written in a flowing script overlapping the word.
A blue banner across the middle reads “MFA THESIS EXHIBITION.” Beneath it is a centered image of a colorful sculptural artwork featuring abstract, organic shapes in bright blue, orange, yellow, and green, with circular ope… Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Visual Arts Building- Zoller Gallery. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required.
Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM.
Junk Yard- Bee Slater solo exhibition
Junk Yard is an immersive show featuring various "scavanger" animals. the animals that are often vilified but are essential to Earth's survival. this show ENGAGES viewers sense of sound, touch and site. Come touch the art! It Moves!
Event Name: Junk Yard. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - VARTS. Categories: Campus - University Park, Open to the Public, College - Arts & Architecture. Event Image's Description (Alt Text): Grungy, dark-textured event poster featuring a raccoon wearing a spiked collar and sitting inside a metal trash can on the right. Bold, stylized white text reads “TOUCH THE ART” with event dates “April 20–25th.” Additional text announces a closing reception on “April 23rd at 6pm” at “First Floor Patterson BLDG.” The words “JUNK YARD” appear prominently at the bottom in a jagged, heavy font. An Instagram handle “@BSLA_TER” is displayed in the lower left. The overall aesthetic is edgy and punk-inspired. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Patterson Building; 286 Curtin Road. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required.
Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Rooted in Process: Elise Forrest Doucet Solo Exhibition
My practice is guided by a commitment to working in harmony with the natural world. Across sculpture, ceramics, textiles, painting, printmaking, and more, I use gathered and repurposed materials to explore memory, ecology, and place. Growing up alongside the forests and rivers of Great Falls, Virginia, I came to understand the land as both abundant and vulnerable. This awareness continues to shape how I make, source, and imagine.
Show is on the 3rd floor of Patterson.
Event Name: Rooted in Process. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - VARTS. Categories: Campus - University Park, Open to the Public, College - Arts & Architecture. Event Image's Description (Alt Text): Clean, modern exhibition poster with a beige background and a vertical strip of a painted pink orchid on a dark wood panel along the left side. Large serif text reads “ELISE FORREST DOUCET.” Below, smaller text states “Rooted In Process – Solo Exhibition.” Event details list “April 18 – May 3” at “Patterson Gallery, Pennsylvania State University.” The lower section includes the Instagram handle “@eliseforrestdoucet,” the website “elisedoucet.com,” and a QR code next to an Instagram icon. A horizontal image… Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): 3rd Floor Patterson Building; 286 Curtin Road. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required.
Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM.
MM Lecture Recital: Joseph Carney, voice
Event Name: Joseph Carney Lecture Recital. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Categories: Campus - University Park. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Room 110 Music Building I. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required. AA - Ticketed Event? Free Admission. AA - Livestreamed Event? FALSE.
Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM.
UP: School of Music On-Campus.
BM 4th-Year Recital: Alexandra Guerra, voice
Event Name: Alexandra Guerra BM Voice Recital. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Categories: Campus - University Park. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Recital Hall. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required. AA - Ticketed Event? Free Admission. AA - Livestreamed Event? FALSE.
Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
UP: Music I 130 Recital Hall.
Little Flame Pop-Up Choir Singing "Everyday People"
Calling on “Everyday People” to sing, harmonize, and groove - then leave with that sweet feeling that comes from connecting through song. The goal is FUN! Let's transcend the mundane and lose ourselves in the song.
Register for sheet music and updates or just show up - whatever works for you.
For more information, see https://www.littleflame.org/events/pop-up-choir-everyday-people.
Event Name: Little Flame Pop-Up Choir. Organization: UP - Gallery - A&A - Woskob Family. Categories: Campus - University Park. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required.
Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 7:15 PM – 9:00 PM.
UP: Penn State Downtown Theatre Lobby/Gallery, B26.
An Evening of Creative Inquiry in Music
The Penn State community and public are invited to "An Evening of Creative Inquiry in Music," featuring undergraduate researchers from the School of Music.
Event Name: An Evening of Creative Inquiry. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Categories: Campus - University Park. Ticketed Event? Free Admission. Livestreamed Event? FALSE. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Recital Hall. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required. AA - Ticketed Event? Free Admission. AA - Livestreamed Event? FALSE.
Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
UP: Music I 130 Recital Hall.
Carrying the Unseen- Portraits of the Invisible Burdens MFA Thesis Exhibition
"Carrying the Unseen presents large-scale portraits of composure under strain. The figures appear controlled, even stable—but the surface refuses to hold. In many works, weighted forms emerge from the body, forcing invisible pressures into view. In others, disruption occurs through fragmentation, erasure, and mark-making. These works don’t illustrate burden; they make it unavoidable, turning the portrait into a site where what is usually hidden can no longer stay contained.
Event Name: Carrying the Unseen. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - VARTS. Categories: Campus - University Park, Open to the Public, College - Arts & Architecture. Event Image's Description (Alt Text): A sepia-toned promotional poster featuring a detailed portrait of an older man with a gentle smile, wearing a wide-brimmed bucket hat and a patterned garment. The artwork has a soft, textured, almost charcoal-drawing style. Large text across the top reads “Carrying the Unseen,” with smaller text above it saying “Portraits of the Invisible Burdens.”
In the lower portion, event details appear: “MFA Thesis Exhibition,” “Artist: Adwar Oguttuh,” and an Instagram handle “@adwar_art.” Additional text announces… Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Visual Arts Building- Zoller Gallery.
Wednesday, April 22, 2026, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Dancing on Strings MFA Thesis Exhibition
Dancing on Strings explores rhythm as a visual language of identity. Rooted in his Ghanaian heritage and shaped by his experience as an immigrant, Botchway translates patterns of sound, memory, and movement into ceramic form. Through sgraffito, he carves layered surfaces to reveal intricate, rhythmic markings inspired by Akan symbolism and textile traditions. Though silent, the works function like visual scores—inviting viewers to “hear” through looking and to trace rhythm through the body. The exhibition reflects on the gap between visibility and understanding: what it means to be seen, yet not fully known. Botchway’s work positions rhythm as both a cultural inheritance and a tool for navigating and reshaping identity across spaces.
Event Name: Dancing on Strings. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - VARTS. Categories: Campus - University Park, Open to the Public, College - Arts & Architecture. Event Image's Description (Alt Text): A clean, modern exhibition poster with a light gray background and bold blue typography. At the top, the artist’s name, “Robert Botchway,” appears in spaced-out black letters. Below it, large blue text reads “DANCING,” with “on strings” written in a flowing script overlapping the word.
A blue banner across the middle reads “MFA THESIS EXHIBITION.” Beneath it is a centered image of a colorful sculptural artwork featuring abstract, organic shapes in bright blue, orange, yellow, and green, with circular ope… Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Visual Arts Building- Zoller Gallery. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required.
Wednesday, April 22, 2026, 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM.
Junk Yard- Bee Slater solo exhibition
Junk Yard is an immersive show featuring various "scavanger" animals. the animals that are often vilified but are essential to Earth's survival. this show ENGAGES viewers sense of sound, touch and site. Come touch the art! It Moves!
Event Name: Junk Yard. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - VARTS. Categories: Campus - University Park, Open to the Public, College - Arts & Architecture. Event Image's Description (Alt Text): Grungy, dark-textured event poster featuring a raccoon wearing a spiked collar and sitting inside a metal trash can on the right. Bold, stylized white text reads “TOUCH THE ART” with event dates “April 20–25th.” Additional text announces a closing reception on “April 23rd at 6pm” at “First Floor Patterson BLDG.” The words “JUNK YARD” appear prominently at the bottom in a jagged, heavy font. An Instagram handle “@BSLA_TER” is displayed in the lower left. The overall aesthetic is edgy and punk-inspired. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Patterson Building; 286 Curtin Road. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required.
Wednesday, April 22, 2026, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Rooted in Process: Elise Forrest Doucet Solo Exhibition
My practice is guided by a commitment to working in harmony with the natural world. Across sculpture, ceramics, textiles, painting, printmaking, and more, I use gathered and repurposed materials to explore memory, ecology, and place. Growing up alongside the forests and rivers of Great Falls, Virginia, I came to understand the land as both abundant and vulnerable. This awareness continues to shape how I make, source, and imagine.
Show is on the 3rd floor of Patterson.
Event Name: Rooted in Process. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - VARTS. Categories: Campus - University Park, Open to the Public, College - Arts & Architecture. Event Image's Description (Alt Text): Clean, modern exhibition poster with a beige background and a vertical strip of a painted pink orchid on a dark wood panel along the left side. Large serif text reads “ELISE FORREST DOUCET.” Below, smaller text states “Rooted In Process – Solo Exhibition.” Event details list “April 18 – May 3” at “Patterson Gallery, Pennsylvania State University.” The lower section includes the Instagram handle “@eliseforrestdoucet,” the website “elisedoucet.com,” and a QR code next to an Instagram icon. A horizontal image… Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): 3rd Floor Patterson Building; 286 Curtin Road. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required.
Wednesday, April 22, 2026, 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM.
Percussion Studio Recital
The Percussion Studio presents a recital at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free.
Event Name: Percussion Studio Recital. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Categories: Campus - University Park. Ticketed Event? Free Admission. Livestreamed Event? FALSE. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Recital Hall. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required. AA - Ticketed Event? Free Admission. AA - Livestreamed Event? FALSE.
Wednesday, April 22, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
UP: Music I 130 Recital Hall.
Carrying the Unseen- Portraits of the Invisible Burdens MFA Thesis Exhibition
"Carrying the Unseen presents large-scale portraits of composure under strain. The figures appear controlled, even stable—but the surface refuses to hold. In many works, weighted forms emerge from the body, forcing invisible pressures into view. In others, disruption occurs through fragmentation, erasure, and mark-making. These works don’t illustrate burden; they make it unavoidable, turning the portrait into a site where what is usually hidden can no longer stay contained.
Event Name: Carrying the Unseen. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - VARTS. Categories: Campus - University Park, Open to the Public, College - Arts & Architecture. Event Image's Description (Alt Text): A sepia-toned promotional poster featuring a detailed portrait of an older man with a gentle smile, wearing a wide-brimmed bucket hat and a patterned garment. The artwork has a soft, textured, almost charcoal-drawing style. Large text across the top reads “Carrying the Unseen,” with smaller text above it saying “Portraits of the Invisible Burdens.”
In the lower portion, event details appear: “MFA Thesis Exhibition,” “Artist: Adwar Oguttuh,” and an Instagram handle “@adwar_art.” Additional text announces… Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Visual Arts Building- Zoller Gallery.
Thursday, April 23, 2026, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Dancing on Strings MFA Thesis Exhibition
Dancing on Strings explores rhythm as a visual language of identity. Rooted in his Ghanaian heritage and shaped by his experience as an immigrant, Botchway translates patterns of sound, memory, and movement into ceramic form. Through sgraffito, he carves layered surfaces to reveal intricate, rhythmic markings inspired by Akan symbolism and textile traditions. Though silent, the works function like visual scores—inviting viewers to “hear” through looking and to trace rhythm through the body. The exhibition reflects on the gap between visibility and understanding: what it means to be seen, yet not fully known. Botchway’s work positions rhythm as both a cultural inheritance and a tool for navigating and reshaping identity across spaces.
Event Name: Dancing on Strings. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - VARTS. Categories: Campus - University Park, Open to the Public, College - Arts & Architecture. Event Image's Description (Alt Text): A clean, modern exhibition poster with a light gray background and bold blue typography. At the top, the artist’s name, “Robert Botchway,” appears in spaced-out black letters. Below it, large blue text reads “DANCING,” with “on strings” written in a flowing script overlapping the word.
A blue banner across the middle reads “MFA THESIS EXHIBITION.” Beneath it is a centered image of a colorful sculptural artwork featuring abstract, organic shapes in bright blue, orange, yellow, and green, with circular ope… Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Visual Arts Building- Zoller Gallery. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required.
Thursday, April 23, 2026, 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM.
Junk Yard- Bee Slater solo exhibition
Junk Yard is an immersive show featuring various "scavanger" animals. the animals that are often vilified but are essential to Earth's survival. this show ENGAGES viewers sense of sound, touch and site. Come touch the art! It Moves!
Event Name: Junk Yard. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - VARTS. Categories: Campus - University Park, Open to the Public, College - Arts & Architecture. Event Image's Description (Alt Text): Grungy, dark-textured event poster featuring a raccoon wearing a spiked collar and sitting inside a metal trash can on the right. Bold, stylized white text reads “TOUCH THE ART” with event dates “April 20–25th.” Additional text announces a closing reception on “April 23rd at 6pm” at “First Floor Patterson BLDG.” The words “JUNK YARD” appear prominently at the bottom in a jagged, heavy font. An Instagram handle “@BSLA_TER” is displayed in the lower left. The overall aesthetic is edgy and punk-inspired. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Patterson Building; 286 Curtin Road. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required.
Thursday, April 23, 2026, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Rooted in Process: Elise Forrest Doucet Solo Exhibition
My practice is guided by a commitment to working in harmony with the natural world. Across sculpture, ceramics, textiles, painting, printmaking, and more, I use gathered and repurposed materials to explore memory, ecology, and place. Growing up alongside the forests and rivers of Great Falls, Virginia, I came to understand the land as both abundant and vulnerable. This awareness continues to shape how I make, source, and imagine.
Show is on the 3rd floor of Patterson.
Event Name: Rooted in Process. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - VARTS. Categories: Campus - University Park, Open to the Public, College - Arts & Architecture. Event Image's Description (Alt Text): Clean, modern exhibition poster with a beige background and a vertical strip of a painted pink orchid on a dark wood panel along the left side. Large serif text reads “ELISE FORREST DOUCET.” Below, smaller text states “Rooted In Process – Solo Exhibition.” Event details list “April 18 – May 3” at “Patterson Gallery, Pennsylvania State University.” The lower section includes the Instagram handle “@eliseforrestdoucet,” the website “elisedoucet.com,” and a QR code next to an Instagram icon. A horizontal image… Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): 3rd Floor Patterson Building; 286 Curtin Road. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required.
Thursday, April 23, 2026, 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM.
Bach’s Lunch – School of Music Voice Area Noontime Concert: Elective Early Juries
Voice students present a program focusing on skills developed in diction class.
"Bach's Lunch" is a weekly Thursday afternoon concert series during the school year, jointly sponsored by the School of Music and the Center for Spiritual and Ethical Development (CSED). Concerts begin at 12:10 p.m. and are approximately thirty minutes in length and are held in Eisenhower Chapel - directly next door to the School of Music (or other facility as arranged).
These popular concerts are brief in order to make it possible for the University community to attend during the lunch hour.
For more information please contact: Professor Norman Spivey via email fns2@psu.edu.
Event Name: Bach’s Lunch. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Categories: Campus - University Park. Ticketed Event? Free Admission. Livestreamed Event? FALSE. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Eisenhower Chapel, Pasquerilla Spiritual Center. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required. AA - Ticketed Event? Free Admission. AA - Livestreamed Event? FALSE.
Thursday, April 23, 2026, 12:10 PM – 12:45 PM.
UP: Pasquerilla/Eisenhower Chapel.
PSU Contemporary Music Ensemble: Resonance: An Evening of Sound, Word, and Image
RESONANCE: AN EVENING OF SOUND, WORD, AND IMAGE will be a uniquely intimate and immersive performance in the evocative setting of the Palmer's Ned A. Brokloff Gallery of postwar modern art. Penn State's brand new Contemporary Music Ensemble joins forces with students in Advanced Poetry Writing to create an interdisciplinary exploration of sound, word, and image. The poems of Emily Dickinson, Rumi, and Federico Garcia Lorca, letters from Attica prison, and the paintings of Wassily Kandinsky all intertwine with the beautiful and captivating sounds of composers Toru Takemitsu, George Crumb, Roman Haubenstock-Ramati, Leilehua Lanzilotti and Frederic Rzewski. The student poets will offer their own ekphrastic responses to artwork in the gallery space and to the music itself. Join us for a rare convergence of art forms and student creativity that transforms the gallery into a living performance space.
Event Name: New Music Ensemble at Palmer. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Categories: Campus - University Park. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Palmer Museum of Art. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required. AA - Ticketed Event? Free Admission. AA - Livestreamed Event? FALSE.
Thursday, April 23, 2026, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
UP: School of Music On-Campus.
Junk Yard Reception: Bee Slater solo Exhibition
Thursday April 23rd at 6pm. Enjoy refreshments and being pulled into a new environment. touch the art, you get to bring some home with you!
Event Name: Junk Yard Reception. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - VARTS. Categories: Campus - University Park, Open to the Public, College - Arts & Architecture. Event Image's Description (Alt Text): Grungy, dark-textured event poster featuring a raccoon wearing a spiked collar and sitting inside a metal trash can on the right. Bold, stylized white text reads “TOUCH THE ART” with event dates “April 20–25th.” Additional text announces a closing reception on “April 23rd at 6pm” at “First Floor Patterson BLDG.” The words “JUNK YARD” appear prominently at the bottom in a jagged, heavy font. An Instagram handle “@BSLA_TER” is displayed in the lower left. The overall aesthetic is edgy and punk-inspired. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Patterson Building; 286 Curtin Road. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required.
Thursday, April 23, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM.
My Fair Lady
My Fair Lady, Book and Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and Music by Frederick Loewe, Directed by Kelsey Robins,
Manners maketh the lady—but she’ll decide what makes the woman.
This 8-women cast tells the story of Eliza Doolittle, a young Cockney flower seller, and her transform into a "proper lady."
General Admission. All seats $19, Evenings: April 23, 24, 25, Matinee: April 25,
Penn State Downtown Theatre, All shows $19,
(Price includes $4 Ticketmaster fee. Fee will be waived if tickets are purchased in person at Arts Ticket Center or by phone.
814-863-0255, theatre.psu.edu/centrestage.
Event Name: My Fair Lady Performance. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - THEA. Categories: Campus - University Park. Event Image's Description (Alt Text): Title with books, flowers, and straw hat on table. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Penn State Downtown Theatre. AA - Admission Type: Ticket purchase required. AA - Admission Ticket or Registration Link: https://am.ticketmaster.com/psuarts/buy?id=NjY3.
Thursday, April 23, 2026, 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM.
UP: Penn State Downtown Theatre Ctr 101.
Carrying the Unseen- Portraits of the Invisible Burdens MFA Thesis Exhibition
"Carrying the Unseen presents large-scale portraits of composure under strain. The figures appear controlled, even stable—but the surface refuses to hold. In many works, weighted forms emerge from the body, forcing invisible pressures into view. In others, disruption occurs through fragmentation, erasure, and mark-making. These works don’t illustrate burden; they make it unavoidable, turning the portrait into a site where what is usually hidden can no longer stay contained.
Event Name: Carrying the Unseen. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - VARTS. Categories: Campus - University Park, Open to the Public, College - Arts & Architecture. Event Image's Description (Alt Text): A sepia-toned promotional poster featuring a detailed portrait of an older man with a gentle smile, wearing a wide-brimmed bucket hat and a patterned garment. The artwork has a soft, textured, almost charcoal-drawing style. Large text across the top reads “Carrying the Unseen,” with smaller text above it saying “Portraits of the Invisible Burdens.”
In the lower portion, event details appear: “MFA Thesis Exhibition,” “Artist: Adwar Oguttuh,” and an Instagram handle “@adwar_art.” Additional text announces… Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Visual Arts Building- Zoller Gallery.
Friday, April 24, 2026, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Dancing on Strings MFA Thesis Exhibition
Dancing on Strings explores rhythm as a visual language of identity. Rooted in his Ghanaian heritage and shaped by his experience as an immigrant, Botchway translates patterns of sound, memory, and movement into ceramic form. Through sgraffito, he carves layered surfaces to reveal intricate, rhythmic markings inspired by Akan symbolism and textile traditions. Though silent, the works function like visual scores—inviting viewers to “hear” through looking and to trace rhythm through the body. The exhibition reflects on the gap between visibility and understanding: what it means to be seen, yet not fully known. Botchway’s work positions rhythm as both a cultural inheritance and a tool for navigating and reshaping identity across spaces.
Event Name: Dancing on Strings. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - VARTS. Categories: Campus - University Park, Open to the Public, College - Arts & Architecture. Event Image's Description (Alt Text): A clean, modern exhibition poster with a light gray background and bold blue typography. At the top, the artist’s name, “Robert Botchway,” appears in spaced-out black letters. Below it, large blue text reads “DANCING,” with “on strings” written in a flowing script overlapping the word.
A blue banner across the middle reads “MFA THESIS EXHIBITION.” Beneath it is a centered image of a colorful sculptural artwork featuring abstract, organic shapes in bright blue, orange, yellow, and green, with circular ope… Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Visual Arts Building- Zoller Gallery. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required.
Friday, April 24, 2026, 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM.
Junk Yard- Bee Slater solo exhibition
Junk Yard is an immersive show featuring various "scavanger" animals. the animals that are often vilified but are essential to Earth's survival. this show ENGAGES viewers sense of sound, touch and site. Come touch the art! It Moves!
Event Name: Junk Yard. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - VARTS. Categories: Campus - University Park, Open to the Public, College - Arts & Architecture. Event Image's Description (Alt Text): Grungy, dark-textured event poster featuring a raccoon wearing a spiked collar and sitting inside a metal trash can on the right. Bold, stylized white text reads “TOUCH THE ART” with event dates “April 20–25th.” Additional text announces a closing reception on “April 23rd at 6pm” at “First Floor Patterson BLDG.” The words “JUNK YARD” appear prominently at the bottom in a jagged, heavy font. An Instagram handle “@BSLA_TER” is displayed in the lower left. The overall aesthetic is edgy and punk-inspired. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Patterson Building; 286 Curtin Road. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required.
Friday, April 24, 2026, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Rooted in Process: Elise Forrest Doucet Solo Exhibition
My practice is guided by a commitment to working in harmony with the natural world. Across sculpture, ceramics, textiles, painting, printmaking, and more, I use gathered and repurposed materials to explore memory, ecology, and place. Growing up alongside the forests and rivers of Great Falls, Virginia, I came to understand the land as both abundant and vulnerable. This awareness continues to shape how I make, source, and imagine.
Show is on the 3rd floor of Patterson.
Event Name: Rooted in Process. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - VARTS. Categories: Campus - University Park, Open to the Public, College - Arts & Architecture. Event Image's Description (Alt Text): Clean, modern exhibition poster with a beige background and a vertical strip of a painted pink orchid on a dark wood panel along the left side. Large serif text reads “ELISE FORREST DOUCET.” Below, smaller text states “Rooted In Process – Solo Exhibition.” Event details list “April 18 – May 3” at “Patterson Gallery, Pennsylvania State University.” The lower section includes the Instagram handle “@eliseforrestdoucet,” the website “elisedoucet.com,” and a QR code next to an Instagram icon. A horizontal image… Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): 3rd Floor Patterson Building; 286 Curtin Road. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required.
Friday, April 24, 2026, 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM.
DMA Solo Recital: Jing Shi, piano
Event Name: Jing Shi DMA Solo Recital. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Categories: Campus - University Park. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Recital Hall. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required. AA - Ticketed Event? Free Admission. AA - Livestreamed Event? FALSE.
Friday, April 24, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
UP: Music I 130 Recital Hall.
MM Lecture Recital: Eunmi Hwang, voice
Event Name: Eunmi Hwang Lecture Recital. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Categories: Campus - University Park. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Room 110 Music Building I. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required. AA - Ticketed Event? Free Admission. AA - Will you be using piano? TRUE. AA - Livestreamed Event? FALSE.
Friday, April 24, 2026, 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM.
UP: Music I 110 (Choral).
BM 4th-Year Degree Recital: Abigail Alexander, oboe
Event Name: Abigail Alexander Recital. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Categories: Campus - University Park. Ticketed Event? Free Admission. Livestreamed Event? FALSE. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Recital Hall. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required. AA - Ticketed Event? Free Admission. AA - Livestreamed Event? FALSE.
Friday, April 24, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
UP: Music I 130 Recital Hall.
My Fair Lady
My Fair Lady, Book and Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and Music by Frederick Loewe, Directed by Kelsey Robins,
Manners maketh the lady—but she’ll decide what makes the woman.
This 8-women cast tells the story of Eliza Doolittle, a young Cockney flower seller, and her transform into a "proper lady."
General Admission. All seats $19, Evenings: April 23, 24, 25, Matinee: April 25,
Penn State Downtown Theatre, All shows $19,
(Price includes $4 Ticketmaster fee. Fee will be waived if tickets are purchased in person at Arts Ticket Center or by phone.
814-863-0255, theatre.psu.edu/centrestage.
Event Name: My Fair Lady Performance. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - THEA. Categories: Campus - University Park. Event Image's Description (Alt Text): Title with books, flowers, and straw hat on table. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Penn State Downtown Theatre. AA - Admission Type: Ticket purchase required. AA - Admission Ticket or Registration Link: https://am.ticketmaster.com/psuarts/buy?id=NjY3.
Friday, April 24, 2026, 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM.
UP: Penn State Downtown Theatre Ctr 101.
PPC Recital: Antonietta DiDonato, clarinet
Event Name: Antonietta DiDonato PPC Recital. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Categories: Campus - University Park. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Recital Hall. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required. AA - Ticketed Event? Free Admission. AA - Livestreamed Event? FALSE.
Saturday, April 25, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
UP: Music I 130 Recital Hall.
PPC Recital: Timothy Bortner, bass trombone
Event Name: Timothy Bortner PPC Recital. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Categories: Campus - University Park. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Esber Rehearsal Hall. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required. AA - Ticketed Event? Free Admission. AA - Will you be using piano? TRUE. AA - Livestreamed Event? FALSE.
Saturday, April 25, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
UP: Music I 121 Esber Rehearsal Hall.
CANCELLED: MM Final Recital: Cole Denton, voice
Event Name: Cole Denton Recital. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Categories: Campus - University Park. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Recital Hall. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required. AA - Ticketed Event? Free Admission. AA - Livestreamed Event? FALSE.
Saturday, April 25, 2026, 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM.
My Fair Lady
My Fair Lady, Book and Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and Music by Frederick Loewe, Directed by Kelsey Robins,
Manners maketh the lady—but she’ll decide what makes the woman.
This 8-women cast tells the story of Eliza Doolittle, a young Cockney flower seller, and her transform into a "proper lady."
General Admission. All seats $19, Evenings: April 23, 24, 25, Matinee: April 25,
Penn State Downtown Theatre, All shows $19,
(Price includes $4 Ticketmaster fee. Fee will be waived if tickets are purchased in person at Arts Ticket Center or by phone.
814-863-0255, theatre.psu.edu/centrestage.
Event Name: My Fair Lady Performance. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - THEA. Categories: Campus - University Park. Event Image's Description (Alt Text): Title with books, flowers, and straw hat on table. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Penn State Downtown Theatre. AA - Admission Type: Ticket purchase required. AA - Admission Ticket or Registration Link: https://am.ticketmaster.com/psuarts/buy?id=NjY3.
Saturday, April 25, 2026, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
UP: Penn State Downtown Theatre Ctr 101.
DMA Final Recital: Ivan Yumagulov, piano
Event Name: Ivan Yumagulov DMA Final Recital. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Categories: Campus - University Park. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Esber Rehearsal Hall. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required. AA - Ticketed Event? Free Admission. AA - Will you be using piano? TRUE. AA - Livestreamed Event? FALSE.
Saturday, April 25, 2026, 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM.
UP: Music I 121 Esber Rehearsal Hall.
CANCELLED: MM Final Recital: Natalie Scerbo, voice
Event Name: Natalie Scerbo Recital. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Categories: Campus - University Park. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Recital Hall. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required. AA - Ticketed Event? Free Admission. AA - Livestreamed Event? FALSE.
Saturday, April 25, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM.
PPC Recital: Carolyn Barr, piano
Event Name: Carolyn Barr PPC Recital. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Categories: Campus - University Park. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Esber Rehearsal Hall. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required. AA - Ticketed Event? Free Admission. AA - Will you be using piano? TRUE. AA - Livestreamed Event? FALSE.
Saturday, April 25, 2026, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
UP: Music I 121 Esber Rehearsal Hall.
Glee Club
Join the Glee Club and Hi-Lo’s for an entertaining and varied program of choral music. Composers include Rosephanye Powell, Hugo Alfvén, Christopher H. Harris, Franz Biebl’s beautiful Ave Maria and Penn State songs. Not to be missed!
Event Name: Glee Club. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Categories: Campus - University Park. Ticketed Event? Ticketed Event. Livestreamed Event? TRUE. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Recital Hall. AA - Admission Type: Ticket purchase required. AA - Admission Ticket or Registration Link: https://am.ticketmaster.com/psuarts/buy?id=Nzgz. AA - Ticketed Event? Ticketed Event. AA - Livestreamed Event? TRUE.
Saturday, April 25, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
UP: Music I 130 Recital Hall.
My Fair Lady
My Fair Lady, Book and Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and Music by Frederick Loewe, Directed by Kelsey Robins,
Manners maketh the lady—but she’ll decide what makes the woman.
This 8-women cast tells the story of Eliza Doolittle, a young Cockney flower seller, and her transform into a "proper lady."
General Admission. All seats $19, Evenings: April 23, 24, 25, Matinee: April 25,
Penn State Downtown Theatre, All shows $19,
(Price includes $4 Ticketmaster fee. Fee will be waived if tickets are purchased in person at Arts Ticket Center or by phone.
814-863-0255, theatre.psu.edu/centrestage.
Event Name: My Fair Lady Performance. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - THEA. Categories: Campus - University Park. Event Image's Description (Alt Text): Title with books, flowers, and straw hat on table. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Penn State Downtown Theatre. AA - Admission Type: Ticket purchase required. AA - Admission Ticket or Registration Link: https://am.ticketmaster.com/psuarts/buy?id=NjY3.
Saturday, April 25, 2026, 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM.
UP: Penn State Downtown Theatre Ctr 101.
CANCELLED: BM 3rd-Year Recital: Sean Gallagher, piano
Event Name: Sean Gallagher Piano Recital. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Categories: Campus - University Park. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Recital Hall. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required. AA - Ticketed Event? Free Admission. AA - Livestreamed Event? FALSE.
Sunday, April 26, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Concert Choir
In May, the Concert Choir will perform programs of sacred music in churches and cathedrals in Greece. Come and be inspired by a variety of sacred works by composers including Felix Abbie Betinis, Anton Bruckner, Mark Kilstofte, Felix Mendelssohn, Undine Smith Moore, Henry Purcell, Knut Nystedt, George Walker and others. This event is ticketed. .
Event Name: Concert Choir. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Categories: Campus - University Park. Ticketed Event? Ticketed Event. Livestreamed Event? TRUE. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Recital Hall. AA - Admission Type: Ticket purchase required. AA - Admission Ticket or Registration Link: https://am.ticketmaster.com/psuarts/buy?id=Nzgz. AA - Ticketed Event? Ticketed Event. AA - Livestreamed Event? TRUE.
Sunday, April 26, 2026, 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM.
UP: Music I 130 Recital Hall.
D.M.A. Lecture Recital: Yirui Ma, piano
Event Name: Yirui Ma Lecture Recital. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Categories: Campus - University Park. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Esber Rehearsal Hall. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required. AA - Ticketed Event? Free Admission. AA - Will you be using piano? TRUE. AA - Livestreamed Event? FALSE.
Sunday, April 26, 2026, 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM.
UP: Music I 121 Esber Rehearsal Hall.
Campus Orchestra and Campus Band
Join us at Eisenhower Auditorium for Campus Orchestra and Campus Band's final performance of the semester! This is a ticketed event.
Event Name: Campus Orchestra and Campus Band. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Categories: Campus - University Park. Ticketed Event? Ticketed Event. Livestreamed Event? TRUE. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Eisenhower Auditorium. AA - Admission Type: Ticket purchase required. AA - Admission Ticket or Registration Link: https://am.ticketmaster.com/psuarts/buy?id=Nzgz. AA - Ticketed Event? Ticketed Event. AA - Livestreamed Event? TRUE.
Sunday, April 26, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
UP: Eisenhower Auditorium, UP: School of Music On-Campus.
Essence of Joy: Total Praise: Richard Smallwood in Conversation with J.S. Bach
What happens when the music of Richard Smallwood is placed in conversation with Johann Sebastian Bach? Essence of Joy centers Smallwood’s legacy as a defining voice in gospel music, lifting his work alongside Bach, a titan of the Baroque era. Both composers wrote sacred music shaped by lived faith, composed extensively for choir, and built prolific bodies of work that continue to impact singers and listeners alike. In this program, boundaries dissolve as their music meets across time, revealing shared depth and intention. At its core is a call to recognize that Smallwood’s music deserves to be lifted, revered, studied, performed, and preserved with the same care and seriousness long afforded to Bach. .
Event Name: Essence of Joy. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Categories: Campus - University Park. Ticketed Event? Ticketed Event. Livestreamed Event? TRUE. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Recital Hall. AA - Admission Type: Ticket purchase required. AA - Admission Ticket or Registration Link: https://am.ticketmaster.com/psuarts/buy?id=Nzgz. AA - Ticketed Event? Ticketed Event. AA - Livestreamed Event? TRUE.
Sunday, April 26, 2026, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM.
UP: Music I 130 Recital Hall.
DMA Solo Recital: Winnie Yang, piano
Event Name: Winnie Yang Solo Recital. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Categories: Campus - University Park. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Esber. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required. AA - Ticketed Event? Free Admission. AA - Will you be using piano? TRUE. AA - Livestreamed Event? FALSE.
Sunday, April 26, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
UP: Music I 121 Esber Rehearsal Hall.
Carrying the Unseen- Portraits of the Invisible Burdens MFA Thesis Exhibition
"Carrying the Unseen presents large-scale portraits of composure under strain. The figures appear controlled, even stable—but the surface refuses to hold. In many works, weighted forms emerge from the body, forcing invisible pressures into view. In others, disruption occurs through fragmentation, erasure, and mark-making. These works don’t illustrate burden; they make it unavoidable, turning the portrait into a site where what is usually hidden can no longer stay contained.
Event Name: Carrying the Unseen. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - VARTS. Categories: Campus - University Park, Open to the Public, College - Arts & Architecture. Event Image's Description (Alt Text): A sepia-toned promotional poster featuring a detailed portrait of an older man with a gentle smile, wearing a wide-brimmed bucket hat and a patterned garment. The artwork has a soft, textured, almost charcoal-drawing style. Large text across the top reads “Carrying the Unseen,” with smaller text above it saying “Portraits of the Invisible Burdens.”
In the lower portion, event details appear: “MFA Thesis Exhibition,” “Artist: Adwar Oguttuh,” and an Instagram handle “@adwar_art.” Additional text announces… Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Visual Arts Building- Zoller Gallery.
Monday, April 27, 2026, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Dancing on Strings MFA Thesis Exhibition
Dancing on Strings explores rhythm as a visual language of identity. Rooted in his Ghanaian heritage and shaped by his experience as an immigrant, Botchway translates patterns of sound, memory, and movement into ceramic form. Through sgraffito, he carves layered surfaces to reveal intricate, rhythmic markings inspired by Akan symbolism and textile traditions. Though silent, the works function like visual scores—inviting viewers to “hear” through looking and to trace rhythm through the body. The exhibition reflects on the gap between visibility and understanding: what it means to be seen, yet not fully known. Botchway’s work positions rhythm as both a cultural inheritance and a tool for navigating and reshaping identity across spaces.
Event Name: Dancing on Strings. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - VARTS. Categories: Campus - University Park, Open to the Public, College - Arts & Architecture. Event Image's Description (Alt Text): A clean, modern exhibition poster with a light gray background and bold blue typography. At the top, the artist’s name, “Robert Botchway,” appears in spaced-out black letters. Below it, large blue text reads “DANCING,” with “on strings” written in a flowing script overlapping the word.
A blue banner across the middle reads “MFA THESIS EXHIBITION.” Beneath it is a centered image of a colorful sculptural artwork featuring abstract, organic shapes in bright blue, orange, yellow, and green, with circular ope… Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Visual Arts Building- Zoller Gallery. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required.
Monday, April 27, 2026, 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM.
Rooted in Process: Elise Forrest Doucet Solo Exhibition
My practice is guided by a commitment to working in harmony with the natural world. Across sculpture, ceramics, textiles, painting, printmaking, and more, I use gathered and repurposed materials to explore memory, ecology, and place. Growing up alongside the forests and rivers of Great Falls, Virginia, I came to understand the land as both abundant and vulnerable. This awareness continues to shape how I make, source, and imagine.
Show is on the 3rd floor of Patterson.
Event Name: Rooted in Process. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - VARTS. Categories: Campus - University Park, Open to the Public, College - Arts & Architecture. Event Image's Description (Alt Text): Clean, modern exhibition poster with a beige background and a vertical strip of a painted pink orchid on a dark wood panel along the left side. Large serif text reads “ELISE FORREST DOUCET.” Below, smaller text states “Rooted In Process – Solo Exhibition.” Event details list “April 18 – May 3” at “Patterson Gallery, Pennsylvania State University.” The lower section includes the Instagram handle “@eliseforrestdoucet,” the website “elisedoucet.com,” and a QR code next to an Instagram icon. A horizontal image… Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): 3rd Floor Patterson Building; 286 Curtin Road. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required.
Monday, April 27, 2026, 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM.
DMA Solo Recital: Liuxuanfang Li, piano
Event Name: Liuxuanfang Li DMA Solo Recital. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Categories: Campus - University Park. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Recital Hall. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required. AA - Ticketed Event? Free Admission. AA - Livestreamed Event? FALSE.
Monday, April 27, 2026, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
UP: Music I 130 Recital Hall.
Classical Guitar Studio and Ensemble
The Classical Guitar Studio and Ensemble present a recital at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free.
Event Name: Classical Guitar Studio and Ensemble. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Categories: Campus - University Park. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Recital Hall. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required. AA - Ticketed Event? Free Admission. AA - Livestreamed Event? FALSE.
Monday, April 27, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
UP: Music I 130 Recital Hall.
Immersive Audio Concert
The Composition and Technology Department present an Immersive Audio concert at 7:30 p.m. in Esber Rehearsal Hall.
Event Name: Immersive Audio Concert. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Categories: Campus - University Park. Ticketed Event? Free Admission. Will you be using piano? FALSE. Livestreamed Event? FALSE. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Esber Rehearsal Hall. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required. AA - Ticketed Event? Free Admission. AA - Will you be using piano? FALSE. AA - Livestreamed Event? FALSE.
Monday, April 27, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
UP: Music I 121 Esber Rehearsal Hall.
Carrying the Unseen- Portraits of the Invisible Burdens MFA Thesis Exhibition
"Carrying the Unseen presents large-scale portraits of composure under strain. The figures appear controlled, even stable—but the surface refuses to hold. In many works, weighted forms emerge from the body, forcing invisible pressures into view. In others, disruption occurs through fragmentation, erasure, and mark-making. These works don’t illustrate burden; they make it unavoidable, turning the portrait into a site where what is usually hidden can no longer stay contained.
Event Name: Carrying the Unseen. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - VARTS. Categories: Campus - University Park, Open to the Public, College - Arts & Architecture. Event Image's Description (Alt Text): A sepia-toned promotional poster featuring a detailed portrait of an older man with a gentle smile, wearing a wide-brimmed bucket hat and a patterned garment. The artwork has a soft, textured, almost charcoal-drawing style. Large text across the top reads “Carrying the Unseen,” with smaller text above it saying “Portraits of the Invisible Burdens.”
In the lower portion, event details appear: “MFA Thesis Exhibition,” “Artist: Adwar Oguttuh,” and an Instagram handle “@adwar_art.” Additional text announces… Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Visual Arts Building- Zoller Gallery.
Tuesday, April 28, 2026, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Dancing on Strings MFA Thesis Exhibition
Dancing on Strings explores rhythm as a visual language of identity. Rooted in his Ghanaian heritage and shaped by his experience as an immigrant, Botchway translates patterns of sound, memory, and movement into ceramic form. Through sgraffito, he carves layered surfaces to reveal intricate, rhythmic markings inspired by Akan symbolism and textile traditions. Though silent, the works function like visual scores—inviting viewers to “hear” through looking and to trace rhythm through the body. The exhibition reflects on the gap between visibility and understanding: what it means to be seen, yet not fully known. Botchway’s work positions rhythm as both a cultural inheritance and a tool for navigating and reshaping identity across spaces.
Event Name: Dancing on Strings. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - VARTS. Categories: Campus - University Park, Open to the Public, College - Arts & Architecture. Event Image's Description (Alt Text): A clean, modern exhibition poster with a light gray background and bold blue typography. At the top, the artist’s name, “Robert Botchway,” appears in spaced-out black letters. Below it, large blue text reads “DANCING,” with “on strings” written in a flowing script overlapping the word.
A blue banner across the middle reads “MFA THESIS EXHIBITION.” Beneath it is a centered image of a colorful sculptural artwork featuring abstract, organic shapes in bright blue, orange, yellow, and green, with circular ope… Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Visual Arts Building- Zoller Gallery. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required.
Tuesday, April 28, 2026, 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM.
Rooted in Process: Elise Forrest Doucet Solo Exhibition
My practice is guided by a commitment to working in harmony with the natural world. Across sculpture, ceramics, textiles, painting, printmaking, and more, I use gathered and repurposed materials to explore memory, ecology, and place. Growing up alongside the forests and rivers of Great Falls, Virginia, I came to understand the land as both abundant and vulnerable. This awareness continues to shape how I make, source, and imagine.
Show is on the 3rd floor of Patterson.
Event Name: Rooted in Process. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - VARTS. Categories: Campus - University Park, Open to the Public, College - Arts & Architecture. Event Image's Description (Alt Text): Clean, modern exhibition poster with a beige background and a vertical strip of a painted pink orchid on a dark wood panel along the left side. Large serif text reads “ELISE FORREST DOUCET.” Below, smaller text states “Rooted In Process – Solo Exhibition.” Event details list “April 18 – May 3” at “Patterson Gallery, Pennsylvania State University.” The lower section includes the Instagram handle “@eliseforrestdoucet,” the website “elisedoucet.com,” and a QR code next to an Instagram icon. A horizontal image… Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): 3rd Floor Patterson Building; 286 Curtin Road. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required.
Tuesday, April 28, 2026, 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM.
Rooted in Process: Elise Forrest Doucet Solo Exhibition
Guests are invited to engage and view the artworks in conversation to the artist, who will be present to discuss both conceptual ideas and material process and choice. ,
3rd Floor of Patterson Building.
Event Name: Rooted in Process. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - VARTS. Categories: Campus - University Park, Open to the Public, College - Arts & Architecture. Event Image's Description (Alt Text): Clean, modern exhibition poster with a beige background and a vertical strip of a painted pink orchid on a dark wood panel along the left side. Large serif text reads “ELISE FORREST DOUCET.” Below, smaller text states “Rooted In Process – Solo Exhibition.” Event details list “April 18 – May 3” at “Patterson Gallery, Pennsylvania State University.” The lower section includes the Instagram handle “@eliseforrestdoucet,” the website “elisedoucet.com,” and a QR code next to an Instagram icon. A horizontal image… Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): 3rd Floor Patterson Building; 286 Curtin Road. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required.
Tuesday, April 28, 2026, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Rock Ensemble Showcase
Penn State Rock Fest! This is a shared final concert between our 2 Rock Ensemble groups in a jam-packed recital hall event. 30 musicians will take the fully audio-equipped stage to showcase everything from hard rock, to country, to metal, to everything in between. This will be a festival style event featuring rotating musicians, so audience members are welcome to come and go, move around, dress up, and headbang as they please. .
Event Name: Penn State Rock Fest! Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Categories: Campus - University Park. Ticketed Event? Free Admission. Livestreamed Event? FALSE. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Recital Hall. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required. AA - Ticketed Event? Free Admission. AA - Livestreamed Event? FALSE.
Tuesday, April 28, 2026, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
UP: Music I 130 Recital Hall.
Carrying the Unseen- Portraits of the Invisible Burdens MFA Thesis Exhibition
"Carrying the Unseen presents large-scale portraits of composure under strain. The figures appear controlled, even stable—but the surface refuses to hold. In many works, weighted forms emerge from the body, forcing invisible pressures into view. In others, disruption occurs through fragmentation, erasure, and mark-making. These works don’t illustrate burden; they make it unavoidable, turning the portrait into a site where what is usually hidden can no longer stay contained.
Event Name: Carrying the Unseen. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - VARTS. Categories: Campus - University Park, Open to the Public, College - Arts & Architecture. Event Image's Description (Alt Text): A sepia-toned promotional poster featuring a detailed portrait of an older man with a gentle smile, wearing a wide-brimmed bucket hat and a patterned garment. The artwork has a soft, textured, almost charcoal-drawing style. Large text across the top reads “Carrying the Unseen,” with smaller text above it saying “Portraits of the Invisible Burdens.”
In the lower portion, event details appear: “MFA Thesis Exhibition,” “Artist: Adwar Oguttuh,” and an Instagram handle “@adwar_art.” Additional text announces… Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Visual Arts Building- Zoller Gallery.
Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Dancing on Strings MFA Thesis Exhibition
Dancing on Strings explores rhythm as a visual language of identity. Rooted in his Ghanaian heritage and shaped by his experience as an immigrant, Botchway translates patterns of sound, memory, and movement into ceramic form. Through sgraffito, he carves layered surfaces to reveal intricate, rhythmic markings inspired by Akan symbolism and textile traditions. Though silent, the works function like visual scores—inviting viewers to “hear” through looking and to trace rhythm through the body. The exhibition reflects on the gap between visibility and understanding: what it means to be seen, yet not fully known. Botchway’s work positions rhythm as both a cultural inheritance and a tool for navigating and reshaping identity across spaces.
Event Name: Dancing on Strings. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - VARTS. Categories: Campus - University Park, Open to the Public, College - Arts & Architecture. Event Image's Description (Alt Text): A clean, modern exhibition poster with a light gray background and bold blue typography. At the top, the artist’s name, “Robert Botchway,” appears in spaced-out black letters. Below it, large blue text reads “DANCING,” with “on strings” written in a flowing script overlapping the word.
A blue banner across the middle reads “MFA THESIS EXHIBITION.” Beneath it is a centered image of a colorful sculptural artwork featuring abstract, organic shapes in bright blue, orange, yellow, and green, with circular ope… Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Visual Arts Building- Zoller Gallery. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required.
Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM.
Rooted in Process: Elise Forrest Doucet Solo Exhibition
My practice is guided by a commitment to working in harmony with the natural world. Across sculpture, ceramics, textiles, painting, printmaking, and more, I use gathered and repurposed materials to explore memory, ecology, and place. Growing up alongside the forests and rivers of Great Falls, Virginia, I came to understand the land as both abundant and vulnerable. This awareness continues to shape how I make, source, and imagine.
Show is on the 3rd floor of Patterson.
Event Name: Rooted in Process. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - VARTS. Categories: Campus - University Park, Open to the Public, College - Arts & Architecture. Event Image's Description (Alt Text): Clean, modern exhibition poster with a beige background and a vertical strip of a painted pink orchid on a dark wood panel along the left side. Large serif text reads “ELISE FORREST DOUCET.” Below, smaller text states “Rooted In Process – Solo Exhibition.” Event details list “April 18 – May 3” at “Patterson Gallery, Pennsylvania State University.” The lower section includes the Instagram handle “@eliseforrestdoucet,” the website “elisedoucet.com,” and a QR code next to an Instagram icon. A horizontal image… Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): 3rd Floor Patterson Building; 286 Curtin Road. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required.
Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM.
PPC Recital: Cordelia-Marie Ceres, violin
Event Name: Cordelia Ceres PPC Recital. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Categories: Campus - University Park. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Recital Hall. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required. AA - Ticketed Event? Free Admission. AA - Livestreamed Event? FALSE.
Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
UP: Music I 130 Recital Hall.
BM 4th-Year Recital: Max Dungan, guitar
Event Name: Max Dungan Guitar Recital. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Categories: Campus - University Park. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Recital Hall. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required. AA - Ticketed Event? Free Admission. AA - Livestreamed Event? FALSE.
Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
UP: Music I 130 Recital Hall.
Concert Band and Symphonic Band
The Penn State School of Music will present the Symphonic Band and Concert Band at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 29, in Eisenhower Auditorium. Conducted by Prof. Robert Hickey, Dr. Michquelena Potlunas Ferguson, and Maria Flowers, the program features a wide-ranging selection of music for winds, from Gustav Holst’s classic Second Suite in F to contemporary works by Julie Giroux and Katahj Copley. This is a ticketed event. .
Event Name: Concert Band and Symphonic Band. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Categories: Campus - University Park. Ticketed Event? Ticketed Event. Livestreamed Event? TRUE. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Eisenhower Auditorium. AA - Admission Type: Ticket purchase required. AA - Admission Ticket or Registration Link: https://am.ticketmaster.com/psuarts/buy?id=Nzgz. AA - Ticketed Event? Ticketed Event. AA - Livestreamed Event? TRUE.
Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
UP: Eisenhower Auditorium, UP: School of Music On-Campus.
Carrying the Unseen- Portraits of the Invisible Burdens MFA Thesis Exhibition
"Carrying the Unseen presents large-scale portraits of composure under strain. The figures appear controlled, even stable—but the surface refuses to hold. In many works, weighted forms emerge from the body, forcing invisible pressures into view. In others, disruption occurs through fragmentation, erasure, and mark-making. These works don’t illustrate burden; they make it unavoidable, turning the portrait into a site where what is usually hidden can no longer stay contained.
Event Name: Carrying the Unseen. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - VARTS. Categories: Campus - University Park, Open to the Public, College - Arts & Architecture. Event Image's Description (Alt Text): A sepia-toned promotional poster featuring a detailed portrait of an older man with a gentle smile, wearing a wide-brimmed bucket hat and a patterned garment. The artwork has a soft, textured, almost charcoal-drawing style. Large text across the top reads “Carrying the Unseen,” with smaller text above it saying “Portraits of the Invisible Burdens.”
In the lower portion, event details appear: “MFA Thesis Exhibition,” “Artist: Adwar Oguttuh,” and an Instagram handle “@adwar_art.” Additional text announces… Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Visual Arts Building- Zoller Gallery.
Thursday, April 30, 2026, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Dancing on Strings MFA Thesis Exhibition
Dancing on Strings explores rhythm as a visual language of identity. Rooted in his Ghanaian heritage and shaped by his experience as an immigrant, Botchway translates patterns of sound, memory, and movement into ceramic form. Through sgraffito, he carves layered surfaces to reveal intricate, rhythmic markings inspired by Akan symbolism and textile traditions. Though silent, the works function like visual scores—inviting viewers to “hear” through looking and to trace rhythm through the body. The exhibition reflects on the gap between visibility and understanding: what it means to be seen, yet not fully known. Botchway’s work positions rhythm as both a cultural inheritance and a tool for navigating and reshaping identity across spaces.
Event Name: Dancing on Strings. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - VARTS. Categories: Campus - University Park, Open to the Public, College - Arts & Architecture. Event Image's Description (Alt Text): A clean, modern exhibition poster with a light gray background and bold blue typography. At the top, the artist’s name, “Robert Botchway,” appears in spaced-out black letters. Below it, large blue text reads “DANCING,” with “on strings” written in a flowing script overlapping the word.
A blue banner across the middle reads “MFA THESIS EXHIBITION.” Beneath it is a centered image of a colorful sculptural artwork featuring abstract, organic shapes in bright blue, orange, yellow, and green, with circular ope… Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Visual Arts Building- Zoller Gallery. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required.
Thursday, April 30, 2026, 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM.
Rooted in Process: Elise Forrest Doucet Solo Exhibition
My practice is guided by a commitment to working in harmony with the natural world. Across sculpture, ceramics, textiles, painting, printmaking, and more, I use gathered and repurposed materials to explore memory, ecology, and place. Growing up alongside the forests and rivers of Great Falls, Virginia, I came to understand the land as both abundant and vulnerable. This awareness continues to shape how I make, source, and imagine.
Show is on the 3rd floor of Patterson.
Event Name: Rooted in Process. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - VARTS. Categories: Campus - University Park, Open to the Public, College - Arts & Architecture. Event Image's Description (Alt Text): Clean, modern exhibition poster with a beige background and a vertical strip of a painted pink orchid on a dark wood panel along the left side. Large serif text reads “ELISE FORREST DOUCET.” Below, smaller text states “Rooted In Process – Solo Exhibition.” Event details list “April 18 – May 3” at “Patterson Gallery, Pennsylvania State University.” The lower section includes the Instagram handle “@eliseforrestdoucet,” the website “elisedoucet.com,” and a QR code next to an Instagram icon. A horizontal image… Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): 3rd Floor Patterson Building; 286 Curtin Road. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required.
Thursday, April 30, 2026, 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM.
Bach’s Lunch – School of Music Voice Area Noontime Concert: Elective Early Juries
Several voice students present their end-of-semester performance final. ,
"Bach's Lunch" is a weekly Thursday afternoon concert series during the school year, jointly sponsored by the School of Music and the Center for Spiritual and Ethical Development (CSED). Concerts begin at 12:10 p.m. and are approximately thirty minutes in length and are held in Eisenhower Chapel - directly next door to the School of Music (or other facility as arranged).
These popular concerts are brief in order to make it possible for the University community to attend during the lunch hour.
For more information please contact: Professor Norman Spivey via email fns2@psu.edu.
Event Name: Bach’s Lunch. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Categories: Campus - University Park. Ticketed Event? Free Admission. Livestreamed Event? FALSE. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Eisenhower Chapel, Pasquerilla Spiritual Center. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required. AA - Ticketed Event? Free Admission. AA - Livestreamed Event? FALSE.
Thursday, April 30, 2026, 12:10 PM – 12:45 PM.
UP: Pasquerilla/Eisenhower Chapel.
Saxophone Studio Recital
The Saxophone Studio presents a recital at 5:00 p.m. Admission is free.
Event Name: Saxophone Studio Recital. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Categories: Campus - University Park. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Recital Hall. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required. AA - Ticketed Event? Free Admission. AA - Livestreamed Event? FALSE.
Thursday, April 30, 2026, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
UP: Music I 130 Recital Hall.
Composers' Concert V
Event Name: Composers' Concert V. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Categories: Campus - University Park. Ticketed Event? Free Admission. Livestreamed Event? FALSE. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Recital Hall. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required. AA - Ticketed Event? Free Admission. AA - Livestreamed Event? FALSE.
Thursday, April 30, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
UP: Music I 130 Recital Hall.
Carrying the Unseen- Portraits of the Invisible Burdens MFA Thesis Exhibition
"Carrying the Unseen presents large-scale portraits of composure under strain. The figures appear controlled, even stable—but the surface refuses to hold. In many works, weighted forms emerge from the body, forcing invisible pressures into view. In others, disruption occurs through fragmentation, erasure, and mark-making. These works don’t illustrate burden; they make it unavoidable, turning the portrait into a site where what is usually hidden can no longer stay contained.
Event Name: Carrying the Unseen. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - VARTS. Categories: Campus - University Park, Open to the Public, College - Arts & Architecture. Event Image's Description (Alt Text): A sepia-toned promotional poster featuring a detailed portrait of an older man with a gentle smile, wearing a wide-brimmed bucket hat and a patterned garment. The artwork has a soft, textured, almost charcoal-drawing style. Large text across the top reads “Carrying the Unseen,” with smaller text above it saying “Portraits of the Invisible Burdens.”
In the lower portion, event details appear: “MFA Thesis Exhibition,” “Artist: Adwar Oguttuh,” and an Instagram handle “@adwar_art.” Additional text announces… Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Visual Arts Building- Zoller Gallery.
Friday, May 1, 2026, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Dancing on Strings MFA Thesis Exhibition
Dancing on Strings explores rhythm as a visual language of identity. Rooted in his Ghanaian heritage and shaped by his experience as an immigrant, Botchway translates patterns of sound, memory, and movement into ceramic form. Through sgraffito, he carves layered surfaces to reveal intricate, rhythmic markings inspired by Akan symbolism and textile traditions. Though silent, the works function like visual scores—inviting viewers to “hear” through looking and to trace rhythm through the body. The exhibition reflects on the gap between visibility and understanding: what it means to be seen, yet not fully known. Botchway’s work positions rhythm as both a cultural inheritance and a tool for navigating and reshaping identity across spaces.
Event Name: Dancing on Strings. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - VARTS. Categories: Campus - University Park, Open to the Public, College - Arts & Architecture. Event Image's Description (Alt Text): A clean, modern exhibition poster with a light gray background and bold blue typography. At the top, the artist’s name, “Robert Botchway,” appears in spaced-out black letters. Below it, large blue text reads “DANCING,” with “on strings” written in a flowing script overlapping the word.
A blue banner across the middle reads “MFA THESIS EXHIBITION.” Beneath it is a centered image of a colorful sculptural artwork featuring abstract, organic shapes in bright blue, orange, yellow, and green, with circular ope… Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Visual Arts Building- Zoller Gallery. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required.
Friday, May 1, 2026, 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM.
Rooted in Process: Elise Forrest Doucet Solo Exhibition
My practice is guided by a commitment to working in harmony with the natural world. Across sculpture, ceramics, textiles, painting, printmaking, and more, I use gathered and repurposed materials to explore memory, ecology, and place. Growing up alongside the forests and rivers of Great Falls, Virginia, I came to understand the land as both abundant and vulnerable. This awareness continues to shape how I make, source, and imagine.
Show is on the 3rd floor of Patterson.
Event Name: Rooted in Process. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - VARTS. Categories: Campus - University Park, Open to the Public, College - Arts & Architecture. Event Image's Description (Alt Text): Clean, modern exhibition poster with a beige background and a vertical strip of a painted pink orchid on a dark wood panel along the left side. Large serif text reads “ELISE FORREST DOUCET.” Below, smaller text states “Rooted In Process – Solo Exhibition.” Event details list “April 18 – May 3” at “Patterson Gallery, Pennsylvania State University.” The lower section includes the Instagram handle “@eliseforrestdoucet,” the website “elisedoucet.com,” and a QR code next to an Instagram icon. A horizontal image… Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): 3rd Floor Patterson Building; 286 Curtin Road. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required.
Friday, May 1, 2026, 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM.
DMA Solo Recital: Xiang Su, piano
Event Name: Xiang Su DMA Solo Recital. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Categories: Campus - University Park. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Recital Hall. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required. AA - Ticketed Event? Free Admission. AA - Livestreamed Event? FALSE.
Friday, May 1, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
UP: Music I 130 Recital Hall.
First Friday at Woskob Family Gallery
May 1 First Friday | 5-8PM,
6-7PM Twining Coasters: A weaving workshop led by Beatrice Opokua Atencah,
Learn to craft your own reed coasters in this workshop. You'll work with water-soaked reeds, shaping and coiling them by hand into 6" round coasters that are as functional as they are beautiful. Open to all ages, no prior experience required.
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Event Name: First Friday. Organization: UP - Gallery - A&A - Woskob Family. Categories: Campus - University Park. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required.
Friday, May 1, 2026, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
UP: Penn State Downtown Theatre Ctr B26A.
DMA Lecture Recital: Wanli Wang, piano
Event Name: Wanli Wang Lecture Recital. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Categories: Campus - University Park. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Room 122 Music Building II. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required. AA - Ticketed Event? Free Admission. AA - Will you be using piano? TRUE. AA - Livestreamed Event? FALSE.
Friday, May 1, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
UP: Music Bldg II 122 (Small Recital).
Other Arts Ensemble
Event Name: Other Arts Ensemble. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Categories: Campus - University Park. Ticketed Event? Free Admission. Livestreamed Event? FALSE. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Recital Hall. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required. AA - Ticketed Event? Free Admission. AA - Livestreamed Event? FALSE.
Friday, May 1, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
UP: Music I 130 Recital Hall.
Professional Performance Certificate Recital: Ethan Linklater, flute
Event Name: Ethan Linklater Recital. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Categories: Campus - University Park. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Esber Rehearsal Hall. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required. AA - Ticketed Event? Free Admission. AA - Will you be using piano? TRUE. AA - Livestreamed Event? FALSE.
Friday, May 1, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
UP: Music I 121 Esber Rehearsal Hall.
PA Chamber Orchestra: Fantastical Classical Tales
Event Name: PA Chamber Orchestra. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Categories: Campus - University Park. Ticketed Event? Ticketed Event. Livestreamed Event? FALSE. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Recital Hall. AA - Admission Type: Ticket purchase required. AA - Admission Ticket or Registration Link: https://am.ticketmaster.com/psuarts/buy?id=NzIx. AA - Ticketed Event? Ticketed Event. AA - Livestreamed Event? FALSE.
Sunday, May 3, 2026, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
UP: Music I 130 Recital Hall.
Carrying the Unseen- Portraits of the Invisible Burdens MFA Thesis Exhibition
"Carrying the Unseen presents large-scale portraits of composure under strain. The figures appear controlled, even stable—but the surface refuses to hold. In many works, weighted forms emerge from the body, forcing invisible pressures into view. In others, disruption occurs through fragmentation, erasure, and mark-making. These works don’t illustrate burden; they make it unavoidable, turning the portrait into a site where what is usually hidden can no longer stay contained.
Event Name: Carrying the Unseen. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - VARTS. Categories: Campus - University Park, Open to the Public, College - Arts & Architecture. Event Image's Description (Alt Text): A sepia-toned promotional poster featuring a detailed portrait of an older man with a gentle smile, wearing a wide-brimmed bucket hat and a patterned garment. The artwork has a soft, textured, almost charcoal-drawing style. Large text across the top reads “Carrying the Unseen,” with smaller text above it saying “Portraits of the Invisible Burdens.”
In the lower portion, event details appear: “MFA Thesis Exhibition,” “Artist: Adwar Oguttuh,” and an Instagram handle “@adwar_art.” Additional text announces… Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Visual Arts Building- Zoller Gallery.
Monday, May 4, 2026, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Dancing on Strings MFA Thesis Exhibition
Dancing on Strings explores rhythm as a visual language of identity. Rooted in his Ghanaian heritage and shaped by his experience as an immigrant, Botchway translates patterns of sound, memory, and movement into ceramic form. Through sgraffito, he carves layered surfaces to reveal intricate, rhythmic markings inspired by Akan symbolism and textile traditions. Though silent, the works function like visual scores—inviting viewers to “hear” through looking and to trace rhythm through the body. The exhibition reflects on the gap between visibility and understanding: what it means to be seen, yet not fully known. Botchway’s work positions rhythm as both a cultural inheritance and a tool for navigating and reshaping identity across spaces.
Event Name: Dancing on Strings. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - VARTS. Categories: Campus - University Park, Open to the Public, College - Arts & Architecture. Event Image's Description (Alt Text): A clean, modern exhibition poster with a light gray background and bold blue typography. At the top, the artist’s name, “Robert Botchway,” appears in spaced-out black letters. Below it, large blue text reads “DANCING,” with “on strings” written in a flowing script overlapping the word.
A blue banner across the middle reads “MFA THESIS EXHIBITION.” Beneath it is a centered image of a colorful sculptural artwork featuring abstract, organic shapes in bright blue, orange, yellow, and green, with circular ope… Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Visual Arts Building- Zoller Gallery. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required.
Monday, May 4, 2026, 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM.
Carrying the Unseen- Portraits of the Invisible Burdens MFA Thesis Exhibition
"Carrying the Unseen presents large-scale portraits of composure under strain. The figures appear controlled, even stable—but the surface refuses to hold. In many works, weighted forms emerge from the body, forcing invisible pressures into view. In others, disruption occurs through fragmentation, erasure, and mark-making. These works don’t illustrate burden; they make it unavoidable, turning the portrait into a site where what is usually hidden can no longer stay contained.
Event Name: Carrying the Unseen. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - VARTS. Categories: Campus - University Park, Open to the Public, College - Arts & Architecture. Event Image's Description (Alt Text): A sepia-toned promotional poster featuring a detailed portrait of an older man with a gentle smile, wearing a wide-brimmed bucket hat and a patterned garment. The artwork has a soft, textured, almost charcoal-drawing style. Large text across the top reads “Carrying the Unseen,” with smaller text above it saying “Portraits of the Invisible Burdens.”
In the lower portion, event details appear: “MFA Thesis Exhibition,” “Artist: Adwar Oguttuh,” and an Instagram handle “@adwar_art.” Additional text announces… Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Visual Arts Building- Zoller Gallery.
Tuesday, May 5, 2026, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Dancing on Strings MFA Thesis Exhibition
Dancing on Strings explores rhythm as a visual language of identity. Rooted in his Ghanaian heritage and shaped by his experience as an immigrant, Botchway translates patterns of sound, memory, and movement into ceramic form. Through sgraffito, he carves layered surfaces to reveal intricate, rhythmic markings inspired by Akan symbolism and textile traditions. Though silent, the works function like visual scores—inviting viewers to “hear” through looking and to trace rhythm through the body. The exhibition reflects on the gap between visibility and understanding: what it means to be seen, yet not fully known. Botchway’s work positions rhythm as both a cultural inheritance and a tool for navigating and reshaping identity across spaces.
Event Name: Dancing on Strings. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - VARTS. Categories: Campus - University Park, Open to the Public, College - Arts & Architecture. Event Image's Description (Alt Text): A clean, modern exhibition poster with a light gray background and bold blue typography. At the top, the artist’s name, “Robert Botchway,” appears in spaced-out black letters. Below it, large blue text reads “DANCING,” with “on strings” written in a flowing script overlapping the word.
A blue banner across the middle reads “MFA THESIS EXHIBITION.” Beneath it is a centered image of a colorful sculptural artwork featuring abstract, organic shapes in bright blue, orange, yellow, and green, with circular ope… Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Visual Arts Building- Zoller Gallery. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required.
Tuesday, May 5, 2026, 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM.
Carrying the Unseen- Portraits of the Invisible Burdens MFA Thesis Exhibition
"Carrying the Unseen presents large-scale portraits of composure under strain. The figures appear controlled, even stable—but the surface refuses to hold. In many works, weighted forms emerge from the body, forcing invisible pressures into view. In others, disruption occurs through fragmentation, erasure, and mark-making. These works don’t illustrate burden; they make it unavoidable, turning the portrait into a site where what is usually hidden can no longer stay contained.
Event Name: Carrying the Unseen. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - VARTS. Categories: Campus - University Park, Open to the Public, College - Arts & Architecture. Event Image's Description (Alt Text): A sepia-toned promotional poster featuring a detailed portrait of an older man with a gentle smile, wearing a wide-brimmed bucket hat and a patterned garment. The artwork has a soft, textured, almost charcoal-drawing style. Large text across the top reads “Carrying the Unseen,” with smaller text above it saying “Portraits of the Invisible Burdens.”
In the lower portion, event details appear: “MFA Thesis Exhibition,” “Artist: Adwar Oguttuh,” and an Instagram handle “@adwar_art.” Additional text announces… Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Visual Arts Building- Zoller Gallery.
Wednesday, May 6, 2026, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Dancing on Strings MFA Thesis Exhibition
Dancing on Strings explores rhythm as a visual language of identity. Rooted in his Ghanaian heritage and shaped by his experience as an immigrant, Botchway translates patterns of sound, memory, and movement into ceramic form. Through sgraffito, he carves layered surfaces to reveal intricate, rhythmic markings inspired by Akan symbolism and textile traditions. Though silent, the works function like visual scores—inviting viewers to “hear” through looking and to trace rhythm through the body. The exhibition reflects on the gap between visibility and understanding: what it means to be seen, yet not fully known. Botchway’s work positions rhythm as both a cultural inheritance and a tool for navigating and reshaping identity across spaces.
Event Name: Dancing on Strings. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - VARTS. Categories: Campus - University Park, Open to the Public, College - Arts & Architecture. Event Image's Description (Alt Text): A clean, modern exhibition poster with a light gray background and bold blue typography. At the top, the artist’s name, “Robert Botchway,” appears in spaced-out black letters. Below it, large blue text reads “DANCING,” with “on strings” written in a flowing script overlapping the word.
A blue banner across the middle reads “MFA THESIS EXHIBITION.” Beneath it is a centered image of a colorful sculptural artwork featuring abstract, organic shapes in bright blue, orange, yellow, and green, with circular ope… Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Visual Arts Building- Zoller Gallery. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required.
Wednesday, May 6, 2026, 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM.
Carrying the Unseen- Portraits of the Invisible Burdens MFA Thesis Exhibition
"Carrying the Unseen presents large-scale portraits of composure under strain. The figures appear controlled, even stable—but the surface refuses to hold. In many works, weighted forms emerge from the body, forcing invisible pressures into view. In others, disruption occurs through fragmentation, erasure, and mark-making. These works don’t illustrate burden; they make it unavoidable, turning the portrait into a site where what is usually hidden can no longer stay contained.
Event Name: Carrying the Unseen. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - VARTS. Categories: Campus - University Park, Open to the Public, College - Arts & Architecture. Event Image's Description (Alt Text): A sepia-toned promotional poster featuring a detailed portrait of an older man with a gentle smile, wearing a wide-brimmed bucket hat and a patterned garment. The artwork has a soft, textured, almost charcoal-drawing style. Large text across the top reads “Carrying the Unseen,” with smaller text above it saying “Portraits of the Invisible Burdens.”
In the lower portion, event details appear: “MFA Thesis Exhibition,” “Artist: Adwar Oguttuh,” and an Instagram handle “@adwar_art.” Additional text announces… Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Visual Arts Building- Zoller Gallery.
Thursday, May 7, 2026, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Dancing on Strings MFA Thesis Exhibition
Dancing on Strings explores rhythm as a visual language of identity. Rooted in his Ghanaian heritage and shaped by his experience as an immigrant, Botchway translates patterns of sound, memory, and movement into ceramic form. Through sgraffito, he carves layered surfaces to reveal intricate, rhythmic markings inspired by Akan symbolism and textile traditions. Though silent, the works function like visual scores—inviting viewers to “hear” through looking and to trace rhythm through the body. The exhibition reflects on the gap between visibility and understanding: what it means to be seen, yet not fully known. Botchway’s work positions rhythm as both a cultural inheritance and a tool for navigating and reshaping identity across spaces.
Event Name: Dancing on Strings. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - VARTS. Categories: Campus - University Park, Open to the Public, College - Arts & Architecture. Event Image's Description (Alt Text): A clean, modern exhibition poster with a light gray background and bold blue typography. At the top, the artist’s name, “Robert Botchway,” appears in spaced-out black letters. Below it, large blue text reads “DANCING,” with “on strings” written in a flowing script overlapping the word.
A blue banner across the middle reads “MFA THESIS EXHIBITION.” Beneath it is a centered image of a colorful sculptural artwork featuring abstract, organic shapes in bright blue, orange, yellow, and green, with circular ope… Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Visual Arts Building- Zoller Gallery. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required.
Thursday, May 7, 2026, 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM.
Carrying the Unseen- Portraits of the Invisible Burdens MFA Thesis Exhibition
"Carrying the Unseen presents large-scale portraits of composure under strain. The figures appear controlled, even stable—but the surface refuses to hold. In many works, weighted forms emerge from the body, forcing invisible pressures into view. In others, disruption occurs through fragmentation, erasure, and mark-making. These works don’t illustrate burden; they make it unavoidable, turning the portrait into a site where what is usually hidden can no longer stay contained.
Event Name: Carrying the Unseen. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - VARTS. Categories: Campus - University Park, Open to the Public, College - Arts & Architecture. Event Image's Description (Alt Text): A sepia-toned promotional poster featuring a detailed portrait of an older man with a gentle smile, wearing a wide-brimmed bucket hat and a patterned garment. The artwork has a soft, textured, almost charcoal-drawing style. Large text across the top reads “Carrying the Unseen,” with smaller text above it saying “Portraits of the Invisible Burdens.”
In the lower portion, event details appear: “MFA Thesis Exhibition,” “Artist: Adwar Oguttuh,” and an Instagram handle “@adwar_art.” Additional text announces… Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Visual Arts Building- Zoller Gallery.
Friday, May 8, 2026, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Dancing on Strings MFA Thesis Exhibition
Dancing on Strings explores rhythm as a visual language of identity. Rooted in his Ghanaian heritage and shaped by his experience as an immigrant, Botchway translates patterns of sound, memory, and movement into ceramic form. Through sgraffito, he carves layered surfaces to reveal intricate, rhythmic markings inspired by Akan symbolism and textile traditions. Though silent, the works function like visual scores—inviting viewers to “hear” through looking and to trace rhythm through the body. The exhibition reflects on the gap between visibility and understanding: what it means to be seen, yet not fully known. Botchway’s work positions rhythm as both a cultural inheritance and a tool for navigating and reshaping identity across spaces.
Event Name: Dancing on Strings. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - VARTS. Categories: Campus - University Park, Open to the Public, College - Arts & Architecture. Event Image's Description (Alt Text): A clean, modern exhibition poster with a light gray background and bold blue typography. At the top, the artist’s name, “Robert Botchway,” appears in spaced-out black letters. Below it, large blue text reads “DANCING,” with “on strings” written in a flowing script overlapping the word.
A blue banner across the middle reads “MFA THESIS EXHIBITION.” Beneath it is a centered image of a colorful sculptural artwork featuring abstract, organic shapes in bright blue, orange, yellow, and green, with circular ope… Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Visual Arts Building- Zoller Gallery. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required.
Friday, May 8, 2026, 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM.
DMA Final Recital: Bryan O'Lone, piano
Event Name: Bryan O'Lone Recital. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Categories: Campus - University Park. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Esber Rehearsal Hall. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required. AA - Ticketed Event? Free Admission. AA - Will you be using piano? TRUE. AA - Livestreamed Event? FALSE.
Friday, May 8, 2026, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
UP: Music I 121 Esber Rehearsal Hall.
Stuckeman School Undergraduate Commencement Reception
All Stuckeman School undergraduate students who are graduating are invited to the school's Commencement Reception at 4 p.m. May 9 in the Stuckeman Familiy Building Jury Space. Families are welcome.
Event Name: Stuckeman Commencement Reception. Organization: UP - School - Stuckeman. Categories: Campus - University Park, College - Arts & Architecture. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required.
Saturday, May 9, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Stuckeman School Graduate Student Commencement Luncheon
All Stuckeman School graduate students that are graduating are invited to the school's Graduate Commencement Luncheon at noon on May 10 in the Stuckeman Family Building Jury Space. Families are welcome. Please RSVP by May 1 to eal17@psu.edu.
Event Name: Stuckeman Graduate Commencement Lunch. Organization: UP - School - Stuckeman. Categories: Campus - University Park, College - Arts & Architecture. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required.
Sunday, May 10, 2026, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Guest Artist Masterclass: Roberto Fabbri & Alessandro Minci, classical guitar
Event Name: Guitar GA Masterclass. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Categories: Campus - University Park. Ticketed Event? Free Admission. Livestreamed Event? FALSE. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Recital Hall. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required. AA - Ticketed Event? Free Admission. AA - Livestreamed Event? FALSE.
Monday, May 11, 2026, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
UP: Music I 130 Recital Hall.
Guest Artist Recital: Roberto Fabbri & Alessandro Minci, classical guitar
Event Name: Guitar GA Recital. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Categories: Campus - University Park. Ticketed Event? Free Admission. Livestreamed Event? FALSE. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Recital Hall. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required. AA - Ticketed Event? Free Admission. AA - Livestreamed Event? FALSE.
Monday, May 11, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
UP: Music I 130 Recital Hall.