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Worcester State University’s Visual and Performing Arts Department offers over 15 arts events per year with 3 to 4 gallery exhibits, 10 to 12 music performances, and 3 full theatre productions. All of these events involve students—whether in the background organizing and setting up the show or in the foreground exhibiting or performing their work. All exhibits and performances are open to the public and affordable; some are free. We welcome your interest in our programs and invite you to attend an upcoming event.Download the WooPass app
The Mary Cosgrove Dolphin Gallery, located in the Ghosh Science and Technology Center, offers 3 to 4 exhibits per year of current renowned artists and of our faculty and students—all of which allow students and the public to explore the established, edgy, and innovative in the artistic world. The gallery’s mission is to contribute to the cultural offerings of the region by exhibiting work of vitality and interest in the contemporary art world. The Gallery is open Tues. - Fri. 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. and /Sat. 1-5 p.m.
Exhibits Faculty ExhibitionMay 20 - June 9Opening Reception: May 20 - 12-2 p.m.Abstracts, luminaries, sculptures, printmaking, paintings, photography, and more represent the artistic talents of the faculty in our Visual and Performing Arts Department in this Faculty Exhibition. From the emerging to the established, this exhibit exposes the depth and breadth of the artistic practice of VPA arts faculty.Student Thesis Exhibition 2017April 20 - May 4 April 20 - Opening Reception - 5-7 p.m.Graduating seniors exhibit works they created for the Capstone Project as a Visual and Performing Arts major. These works represent the culmination of their artistic studies in the VPA Department.WSU Alumni ExhibitionMay 19 - June 9May 19 - Opening Reception - 5-7 p.m.WSU alumni join together in their annual exhibition of their artistic works. Social Media LinksFacebook /VPAatWorcesterStateTwitter @WSUVPAInstagram @WSUVPABlog WSUVPA.wordpress.comContact Information508-929-8651gallery@worcester.edu/VPAatWorcesterState
Worcester State Theatre raises the standard for student production and for audience understanding of the theatre as it brings to the stage, for public and campus audiences, the playwrights that intrigue, deliver a message, and make us think so that we leave knowing why theatre is still relevant on today’s stage.
Tickets to all productions: general public $14, senior citizens $10, students $7Almost Maine by John Cariani March 2-4, 2017 at 8:00 p.m.March 5, 2017 at 2:00 p.m.This moving and funny student directed production focuses on how love grows in northern Maine. Boeing, Boeing by Marc Camoletti. translated by Beverley Cross and Francis Evans April 27-29, 2017 at 8:00 p.m.April 30, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. A faster jet throws off the secrual encounters of a man having an affair with three flight attendants in this hilarious farce. Social Media LinksFacebook /VPAatWorcesterStateTwitter @WSUVPAInstagram @WSUVPABlog WSUVPA.wordpress.com Box Office508-929-8843VPABoxOffice@worcester.eduTickets also are available at the Student Center Information Desk./VPAatWorcesterState