Center for the Visual and Performing Arts Opens at Endicott

President Richard E. Wylie is pleased to announce the opening of the Center for the Visual and Performing Arts at Endicott College. Ground was broken in summer 2007 for construction on the 62,000 square foot building, which was completed in December 2008. Students begin attending classes on January 26 in this state-of-the-art facility located on a sloping site overlooking the lakes on the main campus. Green (environmentally sensitive) elements have been incorporated into the design plan, and a walk-through atrium brings the outdoors inside as students and visitors enjoy the environment.

The Center supports a variety of arts studies and performance venues with facilities that include: a 250-seat recital hall with professional quality acoustics; a 100-seat black box theatre for drama, dance, technical theatre workshops and performances; a museum quality art gallery for visiting art exhibits, gallery talks and community shows; a student art gallery; separate painting, photography, printmaking, ceramics, and woodshop studios; MacIntosh computer labs for graphic design and visual communications; music and drama practice and rehearsal rooms; a shooting studio for photography; and offices and student and faculty lounges with facilities for public receptions.

In announcing the opening of the Center, Dr. Wylie said, "The Center for the Visual and Performing Arts embodies our mission to combine theory with practice in an environment that is both challenging and supportive. As a hallmark building on campus, the Center will further promote the College's roots in and commitment to arts education. While the Center is a magnificent learning environment for our students, we hope that the community will also attend art exhibits, performances, and programs at the Center."

In the spring many exciting programs have been planned for the public to attend such as: the Boston Symphony Orchestra's Community Chamber Concert, exhibit of Frank Lloyd Wright's artwork, 20th Century Czech and Slovak Photography exhibit, a performance by New York stage actress Lee Bryant, and performances by the College's music and theatre groups.

Endicott College is located on 231 acres of ocean-front property and offers Master and Bachelor degree programs in the professional and liberal arts. Founded in 1939, Endicott provides an education built upon a combination of theory and practice, which is tested through internships and work experience. Studying at the Beverly campus, regionally and internationally, are approximately 2,200 undergraduates and more than 1,800 adult and graduate students.

In the School of Visual and Performing Arts at Endicott there are over 250 students earning bachelor degrees in Creative Arts Therapy, Graphic Design, Photography, Studio Art, and Interior Design with an option for a concentration in Sustainable Design. The School also offers Minors in Art History, Music, Photography, and Studio Art.

Stanmar, Inc. of Wayland, MA was responsible for the design and construction of the Center for Visual and Performing Arts, collaborating with RGO Partnership of Newton, MA (who was the lead architect) and Shepley Bullfinch Richardson and Abbott of Boston (who was the consulting architect). Stanmar was also the designer and builder of Endicott College's very successful Post Sports Science and Fitness Studies Center, which was completed in August of 1999.

 

 

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