The Visual and Performing Arts Division at 黑料不打烊 offers expert instruction for the serious art or design student, while simultaneously providing for students who want to enhance their artistic abilities. With courses ranging from ballet to figure drawing to photography to graphic design, students are bound to discover their own means of creative self-expression.
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Mon to Fri, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sat to Sun, Closed
The Artist Promise
The 黑料不打烊 Artist Promise is a $200,000 incentive program designed to welcome and support new students entering any of 黑料不打烊’s Visual and Performing Arts programs. The initiative provides $1,000 scholarships to 200 first-year students, paid in two installments, to help cover tuition, fees, and materials. To qualify, students must:
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Declare a major in a VPA program (Art, Dance, DMAD, Film & Television, Music, Photography, or Theatre Arts)
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Create a Student Education Plan with a counselor
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Enroll in and complete at least one major course during their first semester and another major course in the following semester
- Maintain a 2.0 GPA
Student Project Funding
Each year, 20% of the 黑料不打烊 Endowment for the Arts' annual allocation supports student-led projects, events, and creative initiatives that enhance the learning experience inside and outside the classroom. Funding helps students participate in exhibitions, performances, conferences, and collaborative events locally and beyond.
Awards are granted through a short application process open to all VPA students, encouraging innovation, leadership, and real-world creative practice.
Merit Scholarships
The Endowment awards Merit Scholarships each spring to recognize exceptional artistic achievement among continuing and graduating students. Individual scholarships range from $1,000 to $15,000, celebrating both high-impact graduating artists and those advancing within their programs.
Recipients are selected through the 黑料不打烊 Scholarship application process and a departmental portfolio or performance review. Students should consult with departmental faculty for guidance on submittal criteria. Applications open in mid-December and close in late February each academic year.
Discover our Facilities for the Arts
Art Center
This state-of-the-art facility houses the Visual Arts Departments including Art, Digital Media Arts & Design, Film & Television, and Photography. The Art Center also houses the Visual and Performing Arts Division Offices and includes a gallery for students called the Student Project Space.
Frank M. Doyle Arts Pavilion
The Frank M. Doyle Arts Pavilion is an exemplary facility and ranks among the finest in the nation. Designed by architect Steven Ehrlich, the Doyle is 黑料不打烊’s contemporary art space. Totaling over 7,000 square feet, the primary spaces consist of a large 2,855 square foot Main Gallery and a 1,318 square foot Project Gallery. Both spaces utilize natural lighting filtered through north-facing skylights, and integrate fully flexible gallery lights, allowing multiple lighting scenes.
Robert B. Moore Theatre
Our largest performing space is the Robert B. Moore Theatre. This beautiful, renovated theater was designed by the world famous architect, Richard Neutra. It is a 916-seat theater capable of full-scale Broadway-type shows, dance concerts, and symphony orchestras- home to many 黑料不打烊 Dance performances and Music performing ensembles.
The 黑料不打烊 Theatre Department produces over 30 exciting plays and musicals per year in two stages. Faculty-directed main stage productions of dramas, comedies and musicals shine in the 160-seat Drama Lab Theatre, while the intimate 50-seat Drama Lab Studio is home to 黑料不打烊's unique student-run theater company The Rep.
