Arts and Culture at Utah State University

The Arts at Utah State

The Caine College of the Arts provides a collaborative culture in which a unified "community of the arts" can thrive. This collaboration supports opportunities in discovery, teaching, and learning, and connections across artistic disciplines. The Caine College of the Arts brings together students and faculty for artistic study and a liberal arts education at a research university.

Art Venues

The Chase Fine Arts Center Complex primarily serves the students in the Caine College of the Arts and groups many art venues — such as the Russ/Wanlass Performance Hall, the Morgan Theater, plus the Tippetts and Eccles galleries, to name a few. The newly renovated Lyric Theater can be found downtown Logan.

Fry Street Quartet

USU is the only higher education institution in the state with a professional string quartet in residence, the Fry Street Quartet. The quartet performs at USU’s Caine Performance Hall, a world-class structure where the technical marvels of its cutting-edge acoustics are unmatched.

Lyric Repertory Theatre

Each year, Logan offers summer performances by the Utah Festival Opera Company, the university’s own Lyric Repertory Company, rotating art exhibits, a daily summer music series, quarterly community-wide gallery walks, and various festivals.

Museums and Collections

From recent works of art to prehistoric artifacts, USU’s museums offer a glimpse into diverse perspectives.

Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art

The university’s Museum of Art houses one of the largest permanent art collections in the Intermountain West that includes a large collection of Native American artwork.

Anthropology Museum

USU’s Museum of Anthropology has featured collections of a variety of artifacts and medium to explore humanity, such as photographs, ceramics, stone tools, and textiles, and more.

Prehistoric Museum

From prehistoric rock art to the Utahraptor’s unearthed skeleton, explore artifacts and collections 3 billion years in the making at USU Eastern’s Prehistoric Museum in Price.

Herbarium

The university’s Herbarium features preserved plants and fungi, and includes displays and digitized collections, with over 280,000 specimens.

Library Special Collections

Find folklore, manuscripts, photographs, government information, and digitizied materials in the Special Collections and Archives. Work with a curator, browse exhibits or attend events.

Museum of Geology

The USU Museum of Geology offers displays of meteorites, rocks, minerals, and fossils with an emphasis on the geology of the Logan region. Includes fossils from the world-famous Green River Formation.

Mason Wildlife Exhibit

The Mason Wildlife Exhibition offers fascinating displays about North America’s indigenous wildlife. From the mighty black bear to the timid chukar, the exhibit is an outstanding place to learn more about these creatures that are so integral a part of the natural environment.

Campus Events and Culture

USU is home to many rich traditions for students to create and share, most organized by students on campus.

Poetry & Music

Enjoy Poetry and a Beverage at USUSA’s PoBev. Come watch your fellow Aggies sing, dance, play instruments, and more at an open mic night with free food drinks.

Dances & Shows

The Howl is Utah’s largest Halloween dance and costume party and has been a student favorite since it was created. Students also can attend concerts, like the Big Agg Show on the quad. This is the Aggie Life.

Aggie fans support the football team during a game

Athletics Events

Whether it’s with for the first football game or at one of USU’s Club Sports, students can pregame the big game through camping out on the quad or tailgate at the parking lot before doors open. You can also join the HURD for the ultimate game experience.

Native american students celebrates their heritage at the annual USU Powwow

Native American Culture

At USU, we honor and preserve the rich Native American heritage and traditions in our area. From clubs and events to building traditional Hogans on campus, USU gives students a space to celebrate their culture and share a taste with others.