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DePauw's Creative School invites you to experience a world of artistic expression and innovation through our eclectic events calendar. From stunning visual art exhibitions and avant-garde film screenings to interactive design workshops and creative writing readings, our events showcase the boundless imagination and talent within our community. These gatherings serve as a platform for emerging artists to share their unique voices and for audiences to engage with diverse forms of creative expression.

Whether you're an aspiring artist or an enthusiastic supporter of the arts, our events offer inspiring opportunities to explore the intersection of creativity, technology and culture.

Small classes. Big ideas.

A life-changing experience.

Upcoming Events

2025 Annual Student Juried Exhibition: Opening Reception and Awards Presentation

a Festival

  • Date & Time January 27 - February 23
  • Location Peeler Art Center, Visual Arts Gallery
  • Organized by Misti Scott
  • About

    Brian James Priest is a interdisciplinary artist based in Indianapolis. He has presented his work at Yugong Art Museum, the Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, White Flag Project Space and more. Priest was a recipient of the Efroymson Contemporary Art Fellowship and Arts Council of Indianapolis Creative Renewal Arts Fellowship. He is a former Visiting Professor of Sculpture at DePauw University and owner of BJPstudio, a fabrication and design studio. Priest received his BFA from IUPUI Herron School of Art and Design in 2004 and MFA from Washington University in St. Louis in 2007.

    Curatorial Talk: February 4, 2025 4:30pm at the Peeler Art Center, Visual Arts Gallery

    This event is free and open to the public.

    *This event counts towards punch card credit for students enrolled in an art history, art studio, or design course.

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DePauw Opera: Die Fledermaus

an Ensemble Concert

  • Date & Time Thurs-Sun, February 6th-9th
  • Location Green Center, Moore Theatre
  • Organized by Orcenith Smith, Janani Sridhar
  • About

    DePauw Institute of Music presents Johann Strauss II's comic operetta Die Fledermaus

     

     

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Creative Convocation 2025: Black Futures

a Creative Convocation

  • Date & Time Thursday, February 27, 2025
  • Location Green Center
  • Organized by Creative School and Center for Diversity and Inclusion
  • About

    DePauw University’s Creative School and Justin and Darianne Christian Center for Diversity and Inclusion invites students, faculty, staff, and alumni to attend Creative Convocation 2025 on Thursday, February 27, 2025, at the Green Performing Arts Center.

    This year’s theme, Black Futures, explores the limitless possibilities of creativity, innovation, and expression through the lens of Black experiences, histories, and aspirations. It celebrates the ingenuity and artistry shaping our collective future while honoring the rich cultural heritage and forward-thinking vision of Black communities.

    We are currently in search of student and alumni presenters. Sign up today!

    6pm - Innovation Gallery

    7pm - Talent Showcase

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Music of the 21st Century Concert

a Green Guest Artist Concert

  • Date & Time Residency: Feb. 22–28, 2025
    Gala Closing Concert: Friday, Feb. 28 • 7:30 p.m.
  • Location Green Center, Kresge Theatre
  • Organized by Professor Eliza Brown
  • About

    The DePauw Institute of Music is honored to host Reena Esmail, the Los Angeles Master Chorale’s 2020–2025 Swan Family Artist in Residence, for its Music of the 21st Century composer residency. Described as “vivacious,” “evocative,” and “marvelously lyrical,” Esmail's work explores the worlds between Indian and Western classical music. Friday’s gala closing concert at the Green Center caps three days of student engagement with the guest composer and features musically varied solo, chamber, and large ensemble pieces, including a recent arrangement of Esmail’s popular Tuttarana for concert band, the Quarantine Madrigals sung by students of Janani Sridhar, and May Phang’s rendition of Rang de Basant for solo piano.


    Tickets to this free concert are made possible through the generosity of Robert A. ’69 and Margaret Sheridan Schmidt ’69.

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DePauw University Band & Orchestra Concert

an Ensemble Concert

  • Date & Time Sunday, March 9 at 1:30 p.m.
  • Location Green Center, Kresge Theatre
  • Organized by Institute of Music
  • About

    The DePauw Institute of Music presents a combined winds and strings program under the direction of Craig Paré and Orcenith Smith.

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Maggie Perry

“My passion for art accessibility has come from my own passion for art in general.”

-Maggie Perry

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The Creative School

We invite you to visit our vibrant community of innovators at the DePauw Creative School, where your passion for art and design will find the guidance, resources and support necessary to shape a future of endless possibilities.

Learn more about the Creative School and begin your transformative journey by visiting our admission page.

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  • Marcus Hayes

  • Dean of the Creative School
  • creativeschoolinfo@depauw.edu
  • (765) 658-4437
  • Green Center for the Performing Arts, Room 1129
    600 S. Locust St.
    Greencastle, IN 46135

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