March 20, 2025Renowned American composer Ricky Ian Gordon will offer masterclasses, coaching, and public presentations in a week-long residency with the Reva and Sid Dewberry Family School of Music at George Mason University. During Mason Opera’s spring performances of his opera “27”, Gordon will introduce each performance with his insights about this unique and engaging opera, based on Gertrude Stein's famed Paris salon at 27 Rue de Fleurus.
March 13, 2025George Mason University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA) is announcing free tickets to performances across Mason Arts venues for federal employees and/or contractors recently separated from positions.
February 6, 2025Following renovation, the performing arts venue on the Fairfax Campus will be renamed the Barry Dewberry and Arlene Evans Center for the Arts.
January 16, 2025New content will launch throughout January 2025 on Mason Arts Amplified, Mason Arts’s digital venue which features live and on-demand performances, lectures, behind-the-scenes talks, and more from George Mason University’s Center for the Arts, the Hylton Performing Arts Center, and College of Visual and Performing Arts.
November 6, 2024Mason Artist-in-Residence Ballet Hispánico Connects Campus and Community in Deep Hispanic Heritage Month Engagement
October 3, 2024George Mason University's College of Visual and Performing Arts celebrates a successful 2024 ARTS by George! raising more than $250,000 to support Mason Arts. The evening featured Tony and Olivier Award winner Lea Salonga.
September 30, 2024Virginia Opera's "Loving v. Virginia" Will have World Premiere at Center for the Arts May 3–4, with music by composer Damien Geter and directed by opera superstar Denyce Graves.
September 27, 2024Center for the Arts engagement activities with Mason Artist-in-Residence Ballet Hispánico include a master class and classroom visits with George Mason students, workshops for area schools and community groups, Latin social dances for the public and Mason community, and a free school time performance.
August 29, 2024A number of artists featured in the 2024–25 season at the Center for the Arts happen to share deep Disney connections, having their careers nurtured or boosted in some way because of the Walt Disney Company. It's a small world, after all.
June 1, 2024The annual ARTS by George! benefit, presented by George Mason University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA), returns in 2024 with multiple award-winning actress and singer Lea Salonga as the headliner. The philanthropic event raises vital support for student scholarships in visual arts, dance, music, theater, game design, film, and arts management, as well as for the Mason Community Arts Academy, Green Machine Ensembles, and the Great Performances at Mason season at the Center for the Arts. ARTS by George! takes place on Saturday, September 28 on the Fairfax campus of George Mason University.