Performance Venues
The University of the Arts boasts seven professional performance venues — including the historic 1,800-seat Merriam Theater (above) and the state-of-the-art Caplan Center — providing spaces both grand and intimate for student performances. Performance spaces, when not being used for student productions, shine the spotlight on award-winning dance troupes, traveling theater productions and world-class musicians.
Galleries
Twelve professional gallery spaces across the campus showcase the work of visiting artists, both established and emerging, as well as the work of students, faculty, staff and alumni. Gallery One is Philadelphia’s only student-run gallery and one of just a handful in the country.
Crafts/Visual Arts Facilities
Our facilities support an extensive range of craft disciplines, including water-based screen printing, stone and plate lithography, offset lithography, etching and non-silver photographic processes, bookbinding, and digital imaging. Studios for letterpress, papermaking, stained glass and fibers are available, as are shop facilities that include a bronze and aluminum foundry, a wood and fabricating shop, a metal shop, a mold-making shop, and a printmaking shop.
