September 13, 2022
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Mary Cosgrove Dolphin Gallery offers surreal, unapologetic experience with “Woo Town Funk” exhibition

Eleven local contemporary artists will be featured in “Woo Town Funk,” an exciting, contemporary exhibition at the Mary Cosgrove Dolphin Gallery Sept. 15 through Oct. 13. The University’s . . .

Man playing acoustic guitar
August 9, 2022
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Q&A with VPA Professor Carlos Odria

“Music creates this glue between people, this nexus” Award-winning guitarist and ethnomusicology scholar Carlos Odria has been inspiring Worcester State students as a visiting professor and . . .

July 13, 2022
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The Arts are back and stronger than ever

As audiences flock to in-person theater, music and art events, Worcester State’s Visual and Performing Arts flourish The buzz was undeniable – live Latin jazz rhythms mixed with the . . .

Two actors on a stage that's bare except for a boulder on which one actor sits and bare tree
April 26, 2022
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Visual and Performing Arts “Extreme Artery” initiative pays tribute to founding faculty and presents chorale, jazz and musical mosaic concerts, theater production & art exhibition

The Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) Department is announcing a variety of opportunities to view in-person exhibits and performances by Worcester State students through its annual “Extreme . . .

Carlos Odria plays acoustic guitar
April 19, 2022
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World Jazz Concert Tuesday night in the Blue Lounge features internationally renowned performers

The Visual and Performing Arts Department has announced it will offer a World Jazz Concert Tuesday, April 19 at 7 p.m. in the Student Center Blue Lounge. The fun, spontaneous night of music will . . .

February 25, 2022
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Annual ArtsWorcester College Show showcases work of three Worcester State students in juried exhibition

The 18th annual ArtsWorcester College Show, a juried exhibition showcasing "the next generation of regional artists," has opened in an online, accessible format featuring work by three Worcester . . .

February 14, 2022
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Visual and Performing Arts Department and students recognized for excellence by regional Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival

The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival Region 1, a district spanning eastern New York, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut, recognized Worcester . . .

Student drumming
December 1, 2021
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VPA Music Students Return to In-Person Performances

Worcester State University’s Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) Department has announced plans for a meaningful return to in-person musical performance with a variety of upcoming presentations . . .

Carlos Odria plays guitar on an outdoor stage
November 30, 2021
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Boston Music Award Nominees Include VPA Music Professor Carlos Odria

The Boston Music Awards has nominated Carlos Odria, Ph.D., a visiting assistant professor of music in the Visual and Performing Arts Department at Worcester State University, for the Jazz Artist of . . .

Cast of the play
November 12, 2021
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New VPA Production Marks the Return of Live Theater at Worcester State

Worcester State University’s Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) Department will present “Picasso at the Lapin Agile,” a rollicking, absurdist comedy by Steve Martin. The opening night . . .

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