The spotlight will shine on student creativity and the fine arts at the University of Alabama at Birmingham with concerts, exhibitions, musical theater and more April 11-20.
Presented by the UAB College of Arts and Sciences, Arts Week 2022 will showcase students from the departments of Music, Theatre, English, and Art and Art History — and the extraordinary talent from across the college’s fine art academic units.
Featured events will include the annual BFA Exhibition, a milestone concert with the Department of Music and the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, a new open-mic night featuring creative writing students, Theatre UAB’s production of “The SpongeBob Musical,” and more. The events will take place at UAB’s Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts, Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center and Mary Culp Hulsey Recital Hall in the Hulsey Center for the Arts.
Spring is often framed as a time of new beginnings, says College of Arts and Sciences Dean Kecia M. Thomas, Ph.D.; but it is also when work done beneath the ground or behind the scenes comes to fruition, as plants emerge from the ground and new blossoms appear on the shrubs and trees.
“The same is true for artists, they work together for long hours away from public view and ultimately emerge providing us with breathtaking beauty, sounds and sentiments,” Thomas said. “I hope you will join me in witnessing the new work that emerges from our Fine Arts programs as we celebrate our student artists.”
With this curated list of performances, the college invites students, faculty, staff, alumni and community members to attend and engage with the arts at UAB. See more College of Arts and Sciences arts events in April on the UAB Campus Calendar.
Arts Week 2022 featured events:
April 4-30
BFA Exhibition, presented by the Department of Art and Art History, in UAB’s AEIVA. Free admission.
April 11
UAB Jazz Ensemble Concert, presented by the Department of Music, 7 p.m., in the Alys Stephens Center’s Jemison Concert Hall. Free admission.
April 13-17
“The SpongeBob Musical,” presented by the Department of Theatre, nightly 7:30 p.m. April 13-16, with a 2 p.m. matinee April 17, in the Alys Stephens Center’s Sirote Theatre. For tickets, visit AlysStephens.org.
April 14
UAB Wind Symphony and Symphony Band concert, presented by the Department of Music, 7 p.m., in the Alys Stephens Center’s Jemison Concert Hall. Free admission.
April 16
Senior recital: Joshua Naji Constantine, saxophone, presented by the Department of Music, 5 p.m., Mary Culp Hulsey Recital Hall, in the Hulsey Center for the Arts. Free admission.
April 16
Department of Music and Alabama Symphony Orchestra Concerto Winners Concert, 7 p.m., Alys Stephens Center’s Jemison Concert Hall. Two piano concerti by Sergei Prokofiev, to be performed by senior Dina Kasman and alumna Mira Walker with ASO Assistant Conductor Kevin Fitzgerald. Free admission.
April 18
UAB Gospel Choir Concert in concert with the Urdd National Collegiate Choir of Wales, presented by the Department of Music, 7 p.m., Alys Stephens Center’s Jemison Concert Hall. Tickets are $10, free for UAB students. For tickets visit AlysStephens.org.
April 19
Young Performing Artist Program Recital: Weixiang Peng, presented by the Department of Music, 6 p.m., Mary Culp Hulsey Recital Hall, Hulsey Center for the Arts. Free admission.
April 19
A New Take on the World: Open Mic Night, presented by the Department of English, 6 p.m., in UAB’s AEIVA. Free admission.
April 20
Reception for “Double Vision: Paintings and Videos by UAB students,” presented by the Department of Art and Art History, 4:40 p.m., ArtLab. Free admission.
Art Week events
