Gibson Center for the Arts
Welcome
The newly renovated and expanded Gibson Center for the Arts places the arts at the heart of the liberal arts experience. It also reaffirms Rev. William Smith's vision for Washington College as the cultural center of Maryland's Eastern Shore. Ultimately, human society benefits when young people are trained to be creative and imaginative thinkers, as they are in Washington College's music and drama programs.
The $24 million renovation and expansion project offers a creative solution to a lack of rehearsal and performance space on campus while addressing issues of aesthetics, functionality and accessibility. There are two performance spaces of human scale and functional design—a 200-set music recital hall and an experimental theatre seating 150—each accessed through a common glassed lobby that overlooks Martha Washington Square.
Visitors enter the Performing Arts Center through a covered rear entrance adjacent to a guest parking lot. The front facade is the perfect backdrop for impromptu outdoor performances.
Campus Event Appearances
Gibson Center for the Arts appears in the following event photos.