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Visual and Performing Arts at Worcester State University In Worcester State's Visual and Performing Arts department, students follow their creative passions for art, music, and theatre.

The Visual and Performing Arts Department at Worcester State University offers students the opportunity to student music, art and theatre in depth and an interdisciplinary major that offers a future in the arts of the 21st century. For the public, VPA offers a series of art, music and theatre events that offer professional quality arts at a more affordable price. TWITTER: www.twitter.com/WSUVPA
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Join VPA for Hold Me Tender, an exhibition by Bayda Asbridge.Opening Reception: October 22, 4-7 PM Mary Cosgrove Dolphi...
10/20/2026

Join VPA for Hold Me Tender, an exhibition by Bayda Asbridge.

Opening Reception: October 22, 4-7 PM
Mary Cosgrove Dolphin Gallery

🎨Create with the artist! Bayda will also lead two free public workshops at the MCD Gallery where participants can build their own small boat sculptures, followed by an informal Q&A.

October 23, 12-2 PM
November 7, 1-3 PM

No registration is required for the workshops. We hope to see you there!

Using muted colors and natural materials, artist Bayda Asbridge’s series of boat sculptures examines identity, displacem...
10/09/2026

Using muted colors and natural materials, artist Bayda Asbridge’s series of boat sculptures examines identity, displacement, and belonging.

Hold Me Tender, her exhibition at , opens October 22. Join us that evening for an opening reception from 4-7 pm in the Mary Cosgrove Dolphin Gallery. All are welcome!

BOXES: REIMAGINED CONTAINERS closes tomorrow, Saturday 10/3! Stop by to check out these (and more) interpretations of b...
10/02/2026

BOXES: REIMAGINED CONTAINERS closes tomorrow, Saturday 10/3! Stop by to check out these (and more) interpretations of boxes and containers.

Gallery Hours
Friday 10/2: 11am-5pm
Saturday 10/3: 1-5pm

1️⃣BOXES by Jill Watts
2️⃣contained 1, family debris by
3️⃣War's Collateral Damage by

Announcing the cast of VPA's fall play! Congrats to these talented Lancers and thank you to everyone who auditioned.
10/02/2026

Announcing the cast of VPA's fall play! Congrats to these talented Lancers and thank you to everyone who auditioned.

Thank you to all the art enthusiasts who came out in force last week for the opening of "Boxes: Reimagined Containers" a...
09/10/2026

Thank you to all the art enthusiasts who came out in force last week for the opening of "Boxes: Reimagined Containers" at .

Missed out? The exhibition is free and open to the public through October 3! Stop by the Mary Cosgrove Dolphin Gallery (Ghosh Science & Tech Building, 1st floor) and see how student, faculty, and community artists reinterpreted the humble box 📦🎨

📸: Brittany Severance

Meet VPA's newest Lancers 🎭 Elle Erickson and Michael Cline, who will oversee Fuller Theater's costume and scene shops, ...
09/02/2026

Meet VPA's newest Lancers 🎭 Elle Erickson and Michael Cline, who will oversee Fuller Theater's costume and scene shops, respectively, bring years of theatrical experience to campus. Welcome to Worcester State, Elle and Michael!

Don't miss VPA's first art exhibition of the semester, opening September 3📦"Boxes: Reimagined Containers" challenges us ...
08/31/2026

Don't miss VPA's first art exhibition of the semester, opening September 3📦

"Boxes: Reimagined Containers" challenges us to think outside (and inside, around, and about) the humble yet ubiquitous box.

Opening Reception
September 3 | 4-7 PM
Mary Cosgrove Dolphin Gallery
All are welcome!

On view through October 3. Free and open to the public.

Artwork credits:
Top: "In Between Spaces" by
Bottom: "Tears Shed" by

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