Department Facilities

The Following Facilities are available to the Department of Visual & Performing Arts students:

Coppin’s Visual Arts Facilities Include:

• An art gallery, adjacent to the theatre in the James Weldon Johnson Auditorium Building. Exhibitions change on a regular basis and feature works of art created by students and by members of the community, as well as by professional artists
• Art studios, including a painting and drawing studio and a ceramic arts studio that features floor to ceiling windows and glass doors that open onto a versatile outdoor courtyard
• A darkroom for traditional photographic work
• A computer lab equipped with software for creating digital art

Coppin’s Dance Facilities Include:

• Full audio, video, and internet support for instruction
• A mirrored dance studio
• Rehearsal and performance access to Coppin’s 40-foot proscenium stage theatre, with portable marlee dance flooring
• An office and a large costume room in the theatre building

Coppin’s Music Facilities Include:

• A state-of-the-art choir-rehearsal facility, featuring projection-screen internet, video, and DVD access
• Organ
• Full complement of upright, grand, and electronic pianos
• Individual, private practice rooms
• Rehearsal and performance access to Coppin’s 40-foot Johnson Auditorium proscenium theatre

Coppin’s Theatre Facilities Include:

• A 975-seat 40-foot proscenium stage theatre.
• Affiliation with The Arena Playhouse. Located within 15 minutes of the campus, the playhouse is the oldest continuously operating African American community theatre in the U.S. It features a 300-seat thrust stage theatre.