Category: Special Projects

April 30, 2024

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Live in Concert Lands at Elliott Hall of Music on September 15, 2024

Experience the sequel to the Oscar®-winning Spider-Man animated Spider-Verse film live in concert! Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse Live In Concert combines stunning visuals with a groundbreaking soundtrack performed by a diverse ensemble of musicians. Full orchestra, scratch DJ, percussion, and electronic artists bring the iconic score to life on a colossal HD screen.

The Next Chapter of the Oscar®-Winning Spider-Verse Saga Concert Series Will Spin Into West Lafayette This Fall! Tickets On Sale May 3 at 10am Press Assets PURDUE UNIVERSITY, WEST LAFAYETTE – April 29, 2024 – Building on the success of...

October 13, 2023

StairWELL: Art + Tech + Wellness at Purdue University

StairWELL is a groundbreaking art installation designed and built at Purdue that builds wellness through interactive art and technology. October 16-30, 2023 at Purdue’s Third Street Chill Zone.

StairWELLAn Innovative Fusion of Art, Tech, and Wellness at Purdue UniversityVisit StairWELL Collaborators from Purdue University and Innovators-in-Residence chromic duo are proud to announce the exciting arrival of StairWELL, a groundbreaking art installation designed and built at Purdue that builds...

December 8, 2020

Let The Journey Take You Away

By Stacey Mickelbart, former President of the Convocations' Friends Advisory Board I admit: until Scott Silven showed up at Purdue Convocations in 2018, I was the last person who’d buy a ticket to see an illusionist. Maybe it’s the journalist...

July 6, 2020

Delivering Innovation / Learning

Being persistent in the pursuit of innovation is the cornerstone of Convocations. We're constantly looking for the next great artist and performance to present to the Purdue community. However, Convocations wouldn't be able to succeed without the future-focused and expert...

June 24, 2020

Delivering Innovation / Discovery

Being persistent in the pursuit of innovation is the cornerstone of Convocations. We're constantly looking for the next great artist and performance to present to the Purdue community. However, Convocations wouldn't be able to succeed without the future-focused and expert campus...

February 18, 2020

Announcing a new $10,000 matching gift for the Piano Giving Circle Fund

The Convos Piano Giving Circle brings together the Friends of Convocations who believe in the importance of making live piano music performances regularly available in our community. A generous donor has offered a 1:1 match for any NEW donation given...

December 9, 2019

Intern Profiles – Meet Jordan

We are taking time to introduce you to our interns for the 2019-2020 school year. First, we have one of our marketing interns – Jordan! She is a senior studying public relations and strategic communication with a minor in global...

August 5, 2019

Story Pirates study published

Purdue Convocations will publish data from a research study on the intersection of literacy and the performing arts. Purdue Convocations conducted a study of the “Story Pirates” theatre education program to investigate its effect on children’s writing skills. Several key...

February 5, 2019

Entire run of Two Pints now cancelled

Most of the time our motto is “the show must go on” but unfortunately despite all of our efforts that is not the case for TWO PINTS. We have now learned that Visas will not be processed in time for...

July 27, 2018

Innovative Performance Fund

The Innovative Performance Fund is an affinity group gathered around a powerful idea to have this work present—here in our community. You can support our work this season with the Pint Crew, and your multi-year support gives us confidence to present...

July 27, 2018

Inspired Giving: Alan and Gail Beck

Alan and Gail Beck are inspired by innovative performances. Alan and Gail Beck have been staunch supporters of Purdue Convocations for the past 20 years. Their generous donations benefit the Innovative Performance Fund, which brings experimental performances and unique artists...

July 10, 2018

Inspired Giving: Eyal and Gabrielle Barash

Eyal and Gabrielle Barash are inspired by education initiatives. Gabrielle Cramer Barash has been attending Convos performances since she was a little girl. Now she helps bring the gift of live performance to hundreds of children across Lafayette and beyond....