Honor a loved one or create a legacy for future generations of your family by having an element of the Center for the Arts building named. Naming opportunities are going fast, but remaining opportunities include:
>> Courtyard
>> Backstage Suite
>> Balcony Boxes
Some elements already named include:
>> Theatre
>> Orchestra Pit
>> Amphitheatre
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Associate professor Dane Webster and two students created an animated fly through of the new Center for the Arts.
With construction of the Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech under way at the corner of Main Street and Alumni Mall, Executive Director Ruth Waalkes and a host of others have turned their attention to the interior.
Renderings by architects Snohetta of the Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech
At the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors meeting on Monday, Virginia Tech made another large stride toward educating the whole person with the presentation of a strategic plan for the arts.
The Prototyping in Architectural Robotics for Technology-enriched Education (PARTeE), is a project of the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology. Kihong Ku, assistant professor of building construction, and graduate students from architecture and computer science, have created a model that schoolchildren can interact with to learn about the potential impact various conditions can have on architectural design. Through the use of basic robotics and small prototype buildings, the students explore how sensors can work to make buildings react to the environment.
A groundbreaking ceremony was held for Virginia Tech's Center for the Arts on Monday, June 21, 2010.
What's Coming Up?
March 10, 8 pm From Copland to Cohan: Symphonic Broadway to the Silver Screen |
June 16-29 Two weeks of vocal and instrumental masterclasses/performances Tickets: Coming Soon |
Find more information about these events.
Follow Our Progress
October 2011
Survey reveals audiences' desires for arts programming
September 2011
Center for the Arts construction update
August 2011
R. Benjamin Knapp named founding director of the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology
June 2011
Collaborative project provides new perspective of Center for the Arts
April 2011
Communications Manager Named
January 2011
Interior Designs Revealed
November 2010
Arts Strategic Plan Adopted
July 2010
Collaborative position between the center and information technology filled
June 2010
Groundbreaking
Architects Receive Award
May 2010
Marketing/Communications Director Named
March 2010
Center Designs Revealed
July 2009
Executive Director Named
Inspiration
Snippets that illustrate the roles of arts in our world
The EyeHarp: an eye-tracking based musical instrument
The heart of empathy: using the visual arts in medication education
We Support
The Center for the Arts is proud to sponsor these programs and projects:
Music Viva! (Viva Vivaldi Chamber Orchestra, Feb. 26, 2012)
Guest Artist Recital: Troubadours and Gypsies (April 5, 2012, 8 pm, Squires Recital Salon)
Minds Wide Open: Chidlren and the Arts
Building Home
The Deepwater Horizon Tragedy: A Scientific and Artistic Inquiry, with Leigh Fondakowski