A Lifetime Music Benefactor
The Dewberry School of Music announced recent additional gifts from the Dewberrys bringing the total scholarship commitment to $5 million.
Fall Visiting Filmmakers Series
Beginning September 16, the Mason Visiting Filmmakers Series Online presents: Black Lives Matter.
Looking Forward
The School of Dance names Karen Reedy as its new Director.
Shining in the Spotlight
Students sing, play, and act in fully produced performances on professional stages.
Moving with Abandon
Mason dancers join all Mason arts students in training, performing and exhibiting in professional spaces within the College of Visual and Performing Arts.
Launching Careers in the Arts
Arts students at Mason get real-world experience through internships at top arts organizations as well as performing and exhibiting in the area.
Learning on Real-World Sets
Mason Film Lab students will gain valuable professional experience when they work on set with celebrated Hollywood filmmaker, actor, and writer, Doug Spearman.
Best Online Game Program
The Bachelor’s Degree Center website ranks Mason’s online B.F.A. in Computer Game Design the best of its kind nationwide.
Coronavirus/COVID-19 Notice:
#SafeReturnMason Classes have resumed online and in-person. Remember to do your part by wearing your face covering, observing social distancing, completing the Mason COVID Health Check, practicing good hygiene, and staying home if you are unwell.
School of Art
The School of Art educates students to be creative professionals in visual media who not only engage with the world, but enhance and enrich it. The forward-looking, adaptive curriculum encourages students to be confident in their own talent and technique and to be agents of change who challenge traditional thinking.
School of Dance
The School of Dance trains students with the rigor of a conservatory within a vibrant university that offers all the opportunities of college life. Train with dancers and choreographers from today’s top companies to put you on the path to becoming the best dancer you can be. We’ll help you build a dance career in the real world.
Dewberry School of Music
Visit the Dewberry School of Music
The Reva and Sid Dewberry Family School of Music students learn from active performers, conductors and composers who are among the most distinguished experts in their fields. Instruction is rigorous, yet conducted in a nurturing environment. Guest artists offer master classes that challenge and inspire. A flexible curriculum offers many paths to success.
School of Theater
The School of Theater explores and expresses the human spirit through the study of drama’s historical, contemporary, and cultural traditions, training in the craft, and the presentation of plays. Serious practical instruction and experience combined with liberal arts study prepare graduates for a life in the theater. Opportunities are limited only by the student's desire to create them.
Arts Management
The Arts Management program helps students develop the leadership skills needed to lead the field. Some of the nation’s top arts managers train and mentor participants to develop and nurture artists, audiences and communities. The curriculum includes a framework of courses to help students understand and advance the place of the arts in society.
Computer Game Design
Computer Game Design students study the sciences and the arts while using state-of-the-art technology to create their own games. Students specialize while learning to work in a team environment, and an interdisciplinary approach helps them see the big picture. That makes Mason game design students highly sought after as interns and employees.
Film and Video Studies
The Film and Video Studies Program trains students to take a project from conception through creation, production, and post-production in a variety of film and video styles. They acquire the technical skills needed to share their creative vision with the world in a concrete way, following a path that will let them apply professional ability in creative, entrepreneurial, and adaptable ways.
Mason Community Arts Programs
The Mason Community Arts Academy and Mason Game and Technology Academy do double duty, providing members of the community with a chance to participate in and enjoy classes in dance, film, music, theater, game design, and visual art and providing Mason students with the opportunity to teach arts in a real-world setting.
Going Global: Film at Mason at the Durban International Film Festival
New record set for summer enrollment at the Mason Community Arts Academy
