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Facilities at the Moss Arts Center

Located at the very crossroads of Virginia Tech and downtown Blacksburg, on the corner of Main Street and Alumni Mall, the Center for the Arts shares space with the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology (ICAT).

The center provides a community center in the grandest sense, a place where the arts are a catalyst for engagement, inspiration, and discovery. New facilities complement existing venues and are located in close proximity to Henderson Hall, Theatre 101, Squires Student Center, the Armory Gallery, and the Lyric Theatre, forming a prominent arts district.

The center’s 150,000-square-foot facility includes:

Street and Davis Performance Hall's Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre in the Moss Arts Center
The Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre, located in the Street and Davis Performance Hall

The Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre in the Street and Davis Performance Hall

The Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre in the Street and Davis Performance Hall features superb acoustics and the technical flexibility and capabilities to present professionally all forms of music, theatre, and dance.

  • A stage with 60-feet-wide by 50-feet-deep playing area and additional wing space
  • Removable orchestral shell with ceiling
  • State-of-the-art lighting, projection, and audio systems
  • Two multi-level forestage lifts for pit orchestras, additional seating, or stage extension
Sherwood Payne Quillen '71 Reception Gallery, Moss Arts Center
The Sherwood Payne Quillen '71 Reception Gallery, one of the Center for the Arts' gallery spaces

Galleries

Visual arts galleries capable of exhibiting a wide range of traditional and trans-media works and installations.

  • Ruth C. Horton Gallery
  • Miles C. Horton Jr. Gallery
  • Sherwood Payne Quillen '71 Reception Gallery
  • Francis T. Eck Exhibition Corridor
Cube, Moss Arts Center
The four-story experimental Cube

Cube

The four-story experimental Cube for performance, immersive environments, installations, and adjacent research studios that house the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology.

  • Multiple level catwalk galleries for technical use
  • State-of-the-art technical systems

 

*The Cube is a space that is shared between the Center for the Arts and the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology, scheduled by the center. The Cube is a highly adaptable space for immersive environments, intimate performance, audio and visual installations, research, and experimental investigations of all kinds.

Moss Arts Center
Exterior spaces at the Center for the Arts

Exterior Spaces

Exterior spaces will invite people to enjoy the landscape, gather for social events, and take part in both formal and informal arts experiences. Exterior spaces include:

  • The Patricia Buckley Moss Lawn, spanning the south side of the center, for outdoor concerts, community celebrations, performances by local musicians, and hands-on arts experiences.
  • The outdoor Leon Harris '64 and Beverly Harris Amphitheatre for live performance, film showings, video, and other streaming content on the west wall of the Cube
  • A courtyard patio facing Alumni Mall
  • Outdoor balconies accessed from the upper lobbies of the Street and Davis Performance Hall

The Center for the Arts facilities have received the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification. Highlights include:

  • Using whole building energy model simulation resulted in building energy performance of 17% energy and cost savings
  • 6,175 tons or 96% of all construction waste recycled.
  • 60% of all wood products come from Forest Stewardship Council certified forests
  • 20% of all construction materials contain recycled content
  • 35% of all construction materials were harvested and manufactured within 500 miles of jobsite; 15% of materials were harvested and manufactured within 100 miles of jobsite

In addition to these public and programmable spaces, there are other spaces in the Center for the Arts that are dedicated to research and scheduled by the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology:

  • Sandbox
  • Experience Studio
  • Merryman Family Learning Studio
  • Perform Studio
  • Create Studio

Center for the Arts Named Spaces

Performance Hall

William C. and Sandra C. Davis
Nick and Fay Street
Street and Davis Performance Hall

Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre

David A. Barnes '85 and Jennifer E. Barnes Box
Box 3 house left, balcony level

L. Allen Bowman '58 and Marilyn B. Bowman Box
Box 2 house right, balcony level

Constance and Keith Cedras Box
Box 2 house left, mezzanine level

Carl J. Eng '77 and Jane Kornegay-Eng Box
Box 3 house right, balcony level

William Marshall Hahn '74 Theatre Foyer
Theatre foyer, orchestra level

Jacob A. Lutz III '78 and Robin R. Lutz Box
First balcony box 3, house left, mezzanine level

Perry Family Foyer
Theatre foyer, mezzanine level

Carl J. Pfeiffer and Linda J. Pfeiffer Box
Box 2 house right, mezzanine level

Given in memory of Sally Stepheson by Bill Stephenson, daughter Kate, and family
Box 2 house left, balcony level

Wollenberg Foundation Orchestra Pit
Orchestra pit

Vinod Chachra '68 and Ranjana Chachra '80 Balcony
Outdoor balcony (south overlooking Alumni Mall), second balcony level

Duncan C. Kennedy III '60 Elevators Given in Loving Memory by His Wife Nancie Roop Kennedy
Performance hall elevator

Bruce Prichard ′75 and Nancy Beville Prichard ′74 Balcony
Outdoor balcony (west, facing Main Street), second balcony level

Douglas L. Trott ′78 and Nina Kelley Trott ′78 Balcony
Outdoor balcony, first level, overlooking front entrance

Backstage

Larry Chang '90 and Hope Chang Musician's Dressing Room
Musician's dressing room 1

John W. Cox and Sally S. Cox '79 Ensemble Dressing Room
Small ensemble dressing room 2

Charles Y. Davis and Carole C. Davis ’78 Star Dressing Room
Star dressing room 1

B. Keith Fulton '89 Small Ensemble Dressing Room
Small ensemble dressing room 1

Lt. Col. J. Pat Green '69 Wardrobe Room
Wardrobe

Galleries

Francis T. Eck Exhibition Corridor in Honor of Charles W. Steger '69 and Keith G. Steger
Exhibition corridor

Miles C. Horton, Jr. Gallery
Turner Street gallery

Ruth C. Horton Gallery
Alumni Mall gallery

Sherwood Payne Quillen ’71 Reception Gallery
Reception gallery

Grand Lobby

Thomas L. Ackiss '64 and Ann L. Ackiss
Coat check

Larry Cowley, M.D. and Patricia Cowley House Manager's Office
House manager's office

The Harry H. Hunt Family Editing Suite
Two editing bays located right off main lobby

James D. Penny ’77 and Pamela J. Penny Box Office
Box office

Roanoke Times Grand Lobby Elevator
Grand Lobby elevator

Center Grounds

Leon Harris '64 and Beverly Harris Amphitheatre
Amphitheatre

Patricia Buckley Moss Lawn
Front grounds along Alumni Mall and North Main Street

Administration Spaces

Ann F. Holtzman Conference Room
Conference room

Merryman Family Learning Studio
ICAT design and testing lab

Charles W. Pryor, Jr. '66 and Mary Jane Pryor Meeting Room
Team room 2, administration office