Arts & culture
Culture and the creative arts help us make sense of the world and ourselves. As we become increasingly aware of cultural diversity on a regional, national and global scale, we turn to the arts for common ground.
UVic’s commitment to arts and culture programming make this a natural place for students who want to explore and celebrate cultural differences and interactions.
Events
News
UVic recognized as global leader for world impact
UVic is proud to be recognized in the 2022 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings for our innovative and impactful research, campus operations and partnerships to protect the environment and improve...
Canada's digital research infrastructure
A UVic-based team is behind a bilingual, open source, pan-national digital network and research hub that launched in beta this spring.
Isshoni: paintings of the New Denver internment
A new exhibition opening April 22 at Legacy Downtown focuses on Japanese Canadian identity, community and family. Isshoni: Henry Shimizu’s Paintings of New Denver Internment centres the voices of...
UVic hosts United Nations training centre
UVic and the United Nations Institute of Training and Research establishes first CIFAL centre on North America's West Coast.
Venues
UVic is home to many venues, both on and off campus. You don’t have to be a student to attend! Enjoy a symphony, watch a play or take a yoga class.
- Farquhar Auditorium
- Finnerty Gardens
- Phoenix Theatre
- School of Music events
- Cinecenta Movie Theatre
- Felicita’s Campus Pub
- Multifaith Centre
Galleries
UVic has more art on view in public spaces than any other university in Canada. Tour our 2,000 works of art on campus, visit our art gallery in downtown Victoria, or explore the broader art collections all managed by Legacy Art Galleries.
- Legacy Art Gallery (Downtown)
- Legacy Maltwood in the Mearns Centre for Learning in McPherson Library
- Indigenous art at UVic
- The Audain Gallery
Programming
You’ll find a range of excellent arts and culture programming at UVic. Find an expert to speak at your event or tune in to our student-run radio station.