Open House: Celebrating the arts, natural history, and culture on campus

Join us on campus Saturday, June 5^th for a day full of activities with our campus partners. Visit our student exhibition, explore UTEP’s Lhakang and public art, immerse yourself in the culture of the Chihuahan Desert and enjoy music and light refreshments. A great family outing to re-connect you to campus and campus culture. Social distancing will be enforced and masks are encouraged for the safety and comfort of all guests. 

See works in all media in the 2021 Annual Juried UTEP Student Art Exhibition. Families are invited to participate in the Head In the Clouds self-guided family tour of Donald Lipinksi’s Cloud sculpture with free take-home activity kit. Live DJ and light refreshments.

Join us for the re-opening of UTEP’s Lhakhang, with self-guided tours using our new interactive interpretive guide. Experience  two newly augmented murals by Augment El Paso featuring the birth of Buddha and the Land of the Thunder Dragon.

Visit three exhibitions that explore nature and culture in the Chihuahuan Desert - Beyond the Borderlands: A look at Chinese and Japanese Objects in El Paso, Into the Great White Sands and Tiny Tunnels, Big Connections: Ant Relationships Shape the World. Enjoy a musical performance by UTEP Alumni, musician, and poet Nancy L. Green, who will be performing traditional flute music from the East, along with complimentary refreshments and treats