Celebrating 31 years of the Phillip H. Lowe Performing Arts Series

In the 1993-94 academic year, the Phillip H. Lowe Performing Arts Series presented its first season of concerts on the Hillsboro campus. Phillip Lowe, Coordinator of the Visual and Performing Arts (retired), organized the series with the help of Dr. William Auvenshine and initial seed money from Hill College as well as help from Scotty Cason in enlisting community leader support. From the beginning, it was decided that the series would be free to the public and that donations from the public and financial help from Hill College would be our only means of support. From a very modest initial budget of $2,000, support, both financial and in attendance, has grown tenfold in the past 30 years.

The Phillip H. Lowe Performing Arts Series presents free-admission programs per year to students, faculty, staff, and the community.  These programs bring outstanding performing artists of all genres to Hillsboro each year and, in addition to the concerts, allow for those in attendance to interact with the artists in the receptions which follow each event.