A welcome addition to the VCSU landscape, the new $32 million Center for the Arts will be the creative hub of campus – providing our art and music students with a modern facility, and the community a new, exciting gathering space.
The Center for the Arts will bring the VCSU art and music programs together in a state-of-the-art facility replete with spaces designed specifically for the disciplines.
Bailey Nelson
Read more about BaileyI’m most excited about having new studio spaces for our classes. Especially with the new digital design major, we will get to have studios that are more dedicated to those classes which is something we don’t currently have.
Art
Art facilities will include:
- a ceramics lab
- printmaking, painting, and drawing studios
- a digital design lab
- a digital photography studio
- and a woodshop
An art gallery will provide a highly visible, secure space to showcase student and visiting artist exhibitions.
This building will house our new Digital Design program, bringing together art and technology in a stunning new space.
Music
Music facilities will include:
- a 350-seat performance hall
- a 100-set recital hall/choral room
- a band room
- a piano/computer lab
- a recording and production studio
- large and small practice rooms
- and faculty offices/studios
Acoustic treatments have been designed for all performance, rehearsal and practice spaces, and the larger spaces feature adjustable acoustics and audio/video capabilities.
Gathering spaces can be found throughout the building, and a grand lobby will provide a reception area and showcase the arts for VCSU.
Rachel Baker
Read more about RachelI am eagerly awaiting the day when the Center for the Arts is finished! I’m looking forward to all the arts on campus being in one building. We don’t get to collaborate often, but being closer together will give us more opportunities.