Canady Creative Arts Center

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Canady Creative Arts Center
"The CAC"
Canady Creative Arts Center 2024.png
Canady Creative Arts Center in 2024.
Former namesWest Virginia University Creative Arts Center (1969-2020) [1]
General information
Type Creative Arts Center
Address1436 Evansdale Dr, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505
Country United States
Named forLoulie Canady
Valerie Canady
William Canady
Opened1969
Owner West Virginia University
Technical details
Floor count5 [2]
Website
Official website

The Canady Creative Arts Center is a creative arts building located in Morgantown, West Virginia, next to the WVU Coliseum.

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WVU's Evansdale campus around 1970, showing the Engineering Sciences Building, the WVU Coliseum and the Canady Creative Arts Center (left-right) WVU Evansdale Campus.jpg
WVU's Evansdale campus around 1970, showing the Engineering Sciences Building, the WVU Coliseum and the Canady Creative Arts Center (left-right)

History

West Virginia University Creative Arts Center (1969–2020)

The West Virginia University Creative Arts Center opened in 1969 after the expansion of West Virginia University's Evansdale campus. [3] Upon opening, the WVU schools of Theatre and Dance, Arts and Design, and Music were moved into the Creative Arts Center from there previous respective buildings.

Multiple tenants have moved into the Canady Creative Arts Center including the West Virginia University Arts and Entertainment, and the West Virginia Public Theatre. Both groups use the Canady Creative Arts Center's resources to host events to the public. [4] [5]

Canady Creative Arts Center (2020–present)

In 2020 West Virginia University renamed the West Virginia University Creative Arts Center to the Canady Creative Arts Center, after Loulie, Valerie and William Canady. [6]

In 2024, the West Virginia College of Creative Arts and College of Media merged creating the College of Arts and Media, which expanded the use of the Canady Creative Arts Center to the former Reed College of Media. [7] [8] [9]

Features

Venues

Antoinette E. Falbo Theatre

The Antoinette E. Falbo Theatre, named after Antoinette E. Falbo, is a black box theatre that holds a house size of up to 150. [10]

Bloch Learning and Performance Hall

The Bloch Learning and Performance Hall, named after Stephanie Bloch, is a recital hall that holds a house size of 155. [11]

Gladys G. Davis Theatre

The Gladys G. Davis Theatre, named after Gladys G. Davis, is a thrust theatre that holds a house size of 212. [12]

Lyell B. Clay Concert Theatre

The Lyell B. Clay Concert Theatre, named after Lyell B. Clay former philanthropist and executive of Clay Communications Inc., [13] is the largest venue within the Canady Creative Arts Center. It includes a 1,440-seat house, with a 60 feet, in width, proscenium stage. [14]

Vivian Davis Michael Laboratory Theatre

The Vivian Davis Michael Laboratory Theatre, named after Vivian Davis Michael, is a proscenium style theatre that seats up to 75 people. [15]

Other features

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