Forte Festival

02/05/2020

Forte Festival Announcement:

The annual Forte Festival of Creativity will be on hiatus this spring due to the upcoming move of the College of Fine Arts - University of Montevallo dean’s offices in mid-April and the University of Montevallo Theatre Department in early May to the new Center for the Arts. Continuing the festival in April this year is not feasible due to the confluence of packing, relocating offices and managing everything else on the academic and performance calendars in April. Nevertheless, we still have productions of Hairspray, the Pattin Piano Concert and a BFA Exhibition: Zoey Edison, Morgane Landau, Makayla Wright show running in the Forte slot. We intend to revive Forte next academic year! Thanks for your understanding.

04/22/2019

Emily Tallaksen with the University of Montevallo's Montage yearbook is looking for Forte Festival attendees to interview! If you are willing to help and possibly be quoted in this year's Montage,
please contact Emily at [email protected].

04/18/2019

Due to the threat of severe weather and the university closing, we have had to cancel the Priscilla Queen of the Desert show for tonight, Thursday, April 18. Please contact (205) 665-6210 for any needed ticket exchanges or refunds. We have performances remaining for Friday and Saturday night of this week only at 7:30 p.m.

The Tea and Food Demo with Cameron Strouss at Deep Roots Apotheke & Clinic has been rescheduled for tomorrow, Friday, April 19 at 6 p.m.

—Attention UM students, faculty and staff—

Due to the threat of severe weather, the University of Montevallo will close today (Thursday, April 18) at 5 p.m. All evening classes, activities and athletic events will be canceled. The Cafeteria will remain open for dinner.

The UM Storm Shelter located in the 3D Art Complex will be open to students, faculty and staff from 6 p.m. tonight through 2 a.m. Friday morning.

Please monitor a reliable source of weather information. The University will provide updates via UMAlert and UM official social media should further communication be necessary.

04/12/2019

During April 18-20, the University of Montevallo campus will host a multitude of workshops and performances as part of the annual Forte Festival of Creativity.

The Forte Festival of Creativity celebrates creativity across disciplines as a collaboration between all four colleges at UM and the Montevallo Arts Council. The 2019 theme is Open Table. Guest presenters, UM student groups and faculty present innovative approaches and hands-on experiences related to the theme in this unique three-day celebration.

During April 18-20, 2019 the University will host a multitude of workshops and performances as part of the annual Forte Festival of Creativity.  

04/12/2019

Slots are still open for participation in the Crazy Cookie & Cupcake Challenge! Participants will bake cookies or cupcakes, decorate them with a UM twist, and enter them into the bake-off on April 19th, 2019 in Reynolds Hall from 10:00 am till 11:00 am! If you want information on how to enter, please email Jason Perry at [email protected].

04/11/2019

If you plan to participate in the Interactive Puppetry Workshop with Alabama Shakespeare Festival event, please register here. Registration is required.

Alabama Shakespeare Festival Interactive Puppetry Workshop When: Thursday, April 18 at 10am Where: Chichester Black Box Theatre, Reynolds Hall at the University of Montevallo As part of the University of Montevallo’s Forte Festival of Creativity, Alabama Shakespeare Festival’s (ASF) Director of....

04/09/2019

A new event has been added to the FORTE Festival of Creativity 2019 schedule of events!

Saturday, April 20, 11 a.m.
Alabama Symphony Orchestra
Please join us for a chamber music performance by members of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra.
Owl’s Cove Park, Main Street

This event appears in the Facebook event schedule and on the Forte Festival webpage.

04/03/2019

Please visit our website for a detailed schedule of events!

  The Forte Festival of Creativity is an interdisciplinary collaboration co-hosted by the College of Fine Arts, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Education, Stephens College of Business and Montevallo Arts Council. The three-day celebration consists of interactive workshops and performances,...