Traditional to cutting edge, the arts at Virginia Tech are valued disciplines of study, an ever-growing presence through events and performances, and a creative energy shared in myriad ways across the university.
Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech
Opening in 2013, the Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech will include:
- A 1,260-seat performance theatre,
- Visual arts galleries, and
- The Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology (ICAT), a laboratory for innovation and creativity, where faculty and students in coordination with partners from Virginia’s school systems can research, develop, and apply modules for learning in a collaborative, trans-disciplinary setting.
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School of Performing Arts and Cinema
The School of Performing Arts and Cinema, in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, includes:
School of Performing Arts and Cinema Programming:
School of Visual Arts
The School of Visual Arts, in the College of Architecture and Urban Studies, includes:
School of Visual Arts Programming:
- Perspective Gallery
- Armory Art Gallery
- XYZ Student Gallery
Student Activities
Arts Strategic Plan
View the arts strategic plan Arts Strategic Plan (PDF | 500KB)
Collaborative project provides new perspective of Center for the Arts
With help from two of his students, Associate Professor Dane Webster used models and single-frame renderings from architecture firms Snohetta and STV to create a virtual fly through of the new Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech.