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Dark image inside the Fife theatre. Jason Moran playing piano with performers dancing on stage behind him

Located at the crossroads of Virginia Tech and downtown Blacksburg, Virginia, on the corner of Main Street and Alumni Mall, the Center for the Arts is a thriving community where the arts are a catalyst for engagement, inspiration, and discovery.

The center operates as both a presenting organization and as a 147,000-square-foot, top-caliber arts center. Since opening in 2013, the center has brought innovative, significant, and diverse programming to the campus and the region.

Body Full of Time performance in the Cube. A performer wears electrodes for motion-capture avatars. There is a large screen with animated avatars.

Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology

The Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech and the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology (ICAT) form a partnership unique in higher education. Together, the performing­ and visual arts center and research institute blur the lines between formal and informal learning and have helped create a higher-education prototype looked to by institutions around the world.

Hours

Building
Tuesday-Friday, 8 AM-5:30 PM
Saturday, 10 AM-4 PM

Box Office
Tuesday-Friday, 10 AM-5 PM
Saturday, 10 AM-4 PM

Galleries
Tuesday-Friday, 10 AM-5 PM*
Saturday, 10 AM-4 PM*
*during exhibition run dates

The Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech typically will be closed:

  • Martin Luther King Jr. Day
  • Memorial Day weekend (Saturday-Monday)
  • Juneteenth (observed holiday)
  • July 4th (observed holiday)
  • Labor Day weekend (Saturday-Monday)
  • Thanksgiving holiday (Wednesday at noon through Sunday)
  • Winter break holiday (as determined by the university)

Note: subject to special events or activities that may be scheduled during these times.

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    Opera Roanoke and Blacksburg Master Chorale perform on stage at the Moss Arts Center while a full theatre looks on.
    Performances

    Discover a diverse mix of dance, theatre, and classical and contemporary music performances.

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    Virginia Tech students visit the Moss Arts Center galleries to view the fall 2023 exhibitions. At center, a young Black woman in a brown shirt, wearing glasses and with blue woven into her long braids, observes william cordova's exhibition.
    Exhibitions

    Experience visual art from international, national, regional, and student artists in our galleries.

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    Virginia Tech students in a School of Performing Arts lighting design class meet with members of Lightwire Theater to learn tricks of the trade. A white woman with shoulder length blonde hair holds a light-up flower puppet and explains her creative process to three students and a professor.
    Experiences

    Participate in learning and engagement opportunities with visiting artists, which are tailored for different ages and abilities.