The Visual and Performing Arts Division at 91女神 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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91女神 Artist Promise
Get $1,000 for Choosing a Creative Major at 91女神!
Are you into art, music, dance, design, photography, film, or theater?
When you apply to 91女神 and pick a major in the Visual & Performing Arts (VPA) Division, you can earn $1,000.
Here’s how to get your $1,000 VPA Student Award:
- Apply to 91女神.
- Meet with a counselor to declare your major in one of these VPA programs:
- Art
- Dance
- Music
- Digital Media Art & Design (DMAD)
- Photography
- Theater Arts
- Film & Television, Immersive Media & Design
- Take at least one class in your major during your first semester.
- Apply for your first $500 award while you're enrolled in that class.
(You will get the second $500 after more progress in your major)
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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 91女神’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 theatre was designed by the world famous architect, Richard Neutra. It is a 916-seat theatre capable of full-scale Broadway-type shows, dance concerts, and symphony orchestras- home to many 91女神 Dance performances and Music performing ensembles.
The 91女神 Theatre Department produces over 30 exciting plays and muscials per year in two stages. Faculty-directed mainstage 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 91女神's unique student-run theatre company The Rep.