Center for the Arts

  • November 5, 2025

    The Center for the Arts will be collecting donations from November 11 through December 14. for the Patriot Pantry, which provides non-perishable food and hygiene items to currently enrolled George Mason students through University Life’s Student Support and Advocacy Center.

  • November 3, 2025

    George Mason University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA) highlights discounted tickets to alumni for performances across Mason Arts venues during Homecoming Week at George Mason University.

  • October 30, 2025

    Friday, November 14 at the Center for the Arts, the concert features a partnership between George Mason University and Legal Services of Northern Virginia with a special guest appearance by George Mason President Gregory Washington.

  • October 29, 2025

    On October 6, 1990, the Center for the Arts celebrated its opening night with a star-studded event, and we asked staff and Friends of the Center for the Arts for their memories of the occasion.

  • October 28, 2025

    Virginia Opera's effervescent production of Rossini's Cinderella—full of charm, humor, and breathtaking music—speaks across generations and includes a special Nov. 23 post-show photo opportunity with Cinderella and Prince Charming.

  • October 24, 2025

    Grammy Award-winning pan-American band named after the patron saint of music La Santa Cecilia leads a week of activities as a Mason Artist-in-Residence, performing at the Center for the Arts on November 15.

  • October 24, 2025

    Born in Mozambique and raised in the vibrant culture and music of Portugal, Latin Grammy nominee Mariza has become “the world’s most popular contemporary fado singer” (Guardian) and performs at the Center for the Arts November 16.

  • October 24, 2025

    Light up your holidays with 2025 concerts at the Center for the Arts, including Chanticleer, American Festival Pops Orchestra, and Vienna Boys Choir.

  • October 24, 2025

    In its debut at the Center for the Arts, supercharged urban circus 360 ALLSTARS combines spectacular dancing, beatboxing, acrobatics, BMX biking, and more in a fusion of extraordinary artistry, emerging from street culture. The performance features a stellar international cast of world champion and world record-holding athletes and artists.

  • October 6, 2025

    Raising more than $289,000 to support Mason Arts, the 20th ARTS by George! benefit featured Tony, Emmy, and Golden Globe winner Darren Criss as the headliner.