Media Room
The Moss Arts Center communications team is available to assist with media inquiries, including arranging facility tours, coordinating interviews, and providing high-resolution photography of our facility, as well as our performers and exhibitions.
Reporters are welcome to attend our events, but will need to request a ticket at least 48 hours in advance. Media tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please direct any media-related inquiries to:
Susan Bland
Associate Director of Communication
540-231-1986
subland@vt.edu
News
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Article ItemPhotos: Virginia Tech Science Festival draws thousands to Blacksburg campus , article
Each year, the Virginia Tech Science Festival celebrates science as a way of knowing by providing community members an opportunity to engage with university research.
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Article ItemMedia Advisory: Virginia Tech Science Festival introduces cutting-edge science to audiences of all ages , article
The Virginia Tech Science Festival returns to demonstrate how science and the arts intersect, fascinate, and inspire careers in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.) Media are invited to explore along with the public 60 interactive exhibits set up in the Moss Arts Center and in Newman Library. The festival features robotics, rockets, DNA molecules made of candy, model volcanoes, wind turbines, insects, computer coding, and more.
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Article ItemNutshell Games to inspire both audience and presenters , article
The Nutshell Games, hosted by Virginia Tech's Center for Communicating Science, will offer graduate students this challenge: to present their research in just 90 seconds to a live audience and panel of judges. This year's event will be held Nov. 2 at the Moss Arts Center and is free and open to the public.
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Article ItemUnited States Air Force Heritage Brass to perform free Moss Arts Center concert , article
A pioneering symphonic brass ensemble representing Air Force professionals serving across the globe, Heritage Brass comes to the Moss stage on Thursday, Nov. 7, at 7:30 p.m.
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Article ItemAmazon-Virginia Tech Initiative awards two student fellowships, five faculty research awards , article
Fellowships are awarded to Virginia Tech doctoral students recognized for their scholarly achievements and potential for future accomplishments. Faculty awards support machine learning sponsored research that work toward revolutionizing the way the world uses and understands this field of modern technology.
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Article ItemOne of the most original and perceptive contemporary Black voices, Ta-Nehisi Coates comes to the Moss Arts Center , article
The award-winning author and journalist will read excerpts of his work, participate in a moderated conversation, and answer audience questions on Friday, Nov. 1 at 7:30 p.m.
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Article ItemTaiwan’s legendary street stories come to life with Cloud Gate Dance Theatre’s ‘13 Tongues’ , article
Coming to the Moss Arts Center on Wednesday, Oct. 30, contemporary dance company Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan transforms ancient aesthetics into a modern celebration of motion.
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Article ItemIndigenous creatives explore identity and culture during a curated evening of storytelling , article
Celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day with “Voices from the Urban Indigenous Campfire,” featuring award-winning writers Rena Priest, Deborah Taffa, and Rhiana Yazzie, at the Moss Arts Center on Monday, Oct. 14.
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Article ItemHonors College students to create exhibit spaces for 2025 Venice Architecture Biennial Exhibition , article
The exhibition will run for six months from May to November, with a staggered opening between May 7-10, 2025.
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Article ItemDiscover the timeless legacy of fado with global superstar Mariza , article
An international ambassador of contemporary Portuguese music, Mariza brings her unparalleled voice and profound emotional depth to the Moss Arts Center stage on Wednesday, Oct. 2, at 7:30 p.m.
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Article Item10 fun activities for students , article
Make the most of your first year at Virginia Tech with these 10 fun activities.
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Article ItemMoss exhibition dives into murky histories of museum collections , article
A traveling exhibition that reflects on the birth of modern collections and the institutions that sustain them, “Never Spoken Again: Rogue Stories of Science and Collections” opens with a reception on Thursday, Sept. 26, from 4-6 p.m.