The Creative Arts Center is the region's premiere arts venue with multiple performance spaces. The building is also home to West Virginia University's College of Creative Arts. Three schools - Art & Design, Music, and Theatre & Dance, comprise the college
The Creative Arts Center is comprised of the performance areas:
Lyell B. Clay Concert Theatre – 1412 seat Continental style theatre
Gladys G. Davis Theatre – 216 seat thrust style theatre
Antoinette E. Falbo Theatre – 104 seat black box style theatre
Bloch Learning and Performance Hall – 155 seat recital hall
Vivian Davis Michael Laboratory Theatre – 50 seat theatre
Visual art exhibits are presented in the Paul and Laura Mesaros Galleries adjacent to the Douglas O. Blaney Lobby of the facility. The CAC is further comprised by nine conventional classrooms, five computer labs, eight visual art studios, ceramics shops, sculpture shops, theatre wood and paint shops, theatre costume shop, dark rooms, dressing rooms, ensemble lab, movement lab, and private offices and studios for the 125 faculty and staff of the WVU College of Creative Arts.
University and external groups may rent performance and support spaces in the CAC pending facility and staff availability. All groups are assessed a fee based upon resources utilized, including space, equipment, and labor.
To inquire about availability or to receive a customized fee estimate, please contact Jamie Whoolery at [email protected].
