The UCCS Department of Visual and Performing Arts is proud to present the Annual Student VAPA Festival: Always Almost Home! We invite you to celebrate our reemergence, growth, and community to enjoy four days of the featured art, performances, and showcases created by students in VAPA. This year, we commemorate the 21st Annual UCCS Student Short Film Festival, the 16th Annual Senior Visual Art Exhibition, UCCS Theatre & Dance’s production of The Drag, music recitals, art history presentations, and so much more. No matter what medium fits your fancy, we hope you will come to engage with the phenomenal works created by students and participate in the many festivities we offer! 

Pre-Festival Events

The Drag
Directed by Janessa Clint
April 29-May 1 & May 6-8
Osborne Studio Theater
Student tickets FREE
General Admission: $7.00

The Super Serious Senior Seminar Symposium
2022 Art History Capstone Presentations
Thursday, May 5
5pm-7pm
Heller Center for Arts & Humanities
Free and open to all. Light refreshments will be served.

Panel 1: Beasts, Beauties & Besties
Presentations by Amanda Marquez, Mahkayla Riel and Aileen Sullivan

Panel 2: Display, Dreams & Dissonance
Presentations by Noelle Hays, Dee Philip and Grace Rudolph
 
Information: Dr. Kristen Galvin at kgalvin@uccs.edu

May 6, 2022

Opening Ceremony
GOCA Lobby
3:30pm-4:15pm 
REGISTRATION REQUESTED
Includes:
Acapella Performance
4:15pm-4:35pm
Classical Indian Dance
4:35pm-4:45pm 

Art Gallery
Open May 6-8
12pm-6pm daily
ECFA 245 

VAPA First Fridays
12:15pm-1:15pm 
GOCA Downtown
121 S. Tejon St; Ste. 100

Computer Music Performance
7:30pm-8:30pm
Margot Lane Studio
REGISTRATION REQUESTED

Saturday, May 7, 2022

UCCS Student Short Film Festival
2pm-9pm
Chapman Foundations Recital Hall
REGISTRATION REQUESTED

Artist Talk
2pm-3pm
ECFA 245
REGISTRATION REQUESTED

Dance Composition Performances
3:45pm-5:15pm
Overlook Studio, Murray Ross Lobby Balcony, Front Lawn
REGISTRATION REQUESTED

Sunday, May 8th

Music Composition and Performance
4pm-6:30pm
Chapman Foundations Recital Hall
REGISTRATION REQUESTED

Acapella Performance
7pm-8pm
Chapman Foundations Recital Hall
REGISTRATION REQUESTED

Research Colloquium
12pm-1:30pm
ECFA 245
REGISTRATION REQUESTED

Classical Indian Dance
2pm-2:30pm
REGISTRATION REQUESTED

Ballet Performances
2:50pm-3:40pm
Overlook Studio
REGISTRATION REQUESTED

Closing Party
6:30pm-8:30pm
Open for any student or alumni who participated in the festival 
(pizza included)
REGISTRATION REQUESTED

Unless otherwise noted, these events are free and open to the public. For more information about the VAPA Festival contact vapafestival@gmail.com