Center for the Arts

  • August 11, 2023

    Returning on September 30, ARTS by George!, an evening that showcases the remarkable talents of Mason students amid an array of spectacular food and beverages, culminates with a special performance by Broadway superstar Renée Elise Goldsberry in Concert. Best known for her Tony and GRAMMY Award-winning performance as Angelica Schuyler in the original cast of Broadway’s blockbuster musical Hamiliton, Goldsberry is anything but a stranger to New York City.

  • August 10, 2023

    Each season, the Center for the Arts invites artists and ensembles with distinctive and innovative artistic voices to make George Mason University their home for a residency. The Center for the Arts is thrilled to present three 2023/2024 Mason Artists-in-Residence: Silkroad Ensemble, A.I.M by Kyle Abraham, and Small Island Big Song.

  • August 10, 2023

    The hugely popular Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood LIVE!, based on the Emmy Award-winning #1 PBS Kids TV series, has delighted live audiences on stages across the country. Now, on October 15 at 2:30 and 5:30 p.m., families’ favorite characters are hopping on Trolley to Fairfax with Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood LIVE: King for a Day!  

  • July 3, 2023

    The 2023/2024 season at the Center for the Arts is full of impressive acts ranging from acrobatic to operatic, but undeniably featuring, incredible women. Collectively, these women have toured the world and changed lives, affecting audiences everywhere. Read on to learn more about these powerhouse women.

  • June 30, 2023

    “An evening like no other,” ARTS by George! returns on September 30 for an evening that showcases the remarkable talents of Mason students amid an array of spectacular food and beverages, culminating with a special performance by Broadway superstar, Renée Elise Goldsberry in Concert.

  • June 30, 2023

    Friends of the Center for the Arts and Subscribers work together to bring the arts to life, providing the best experience for new and repeat visitors. By becoming a Friend, you can directly partake in seeing your gift in action and by becoming a subscriber, you can maximize your savings for the Center’s entire season of performances.

  • June 28, 2023

    Save 20% by subscribing to all four Virginia Opera productions or all four Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel.

  • May 17, 2023

    Culminating the 2022/2023 season at the Center for the Arts at George Mason University,  Indigenous Enterprise engaged with George Mason University’s campus as well as the local Fairfax community as a  Mason Artist-in-Residence over the course of the last week in April.  

  • April 20, 2023

    Mason Artist-in-Residence Indigenous Enterprise Leads Events Across Campus and Community

  • March 21, 2023

    Praised by The Washington Post for combining “staggering technical prowess, a sense of command, and depth of expression,” pianist George Li possesses brilliant virtuosity and effortless grace far beyond his years. Li joins the Fairfax Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Music Director and Conductor Christopher Zimmerman, at the Center for the Arts on Saturday, April 22 at 8 p.m. for a performance of Rachmaninoff’s immortal Piano Concerto No. 2.