Center for the Arts Gallery
Located on the third floor of the Center for the Arts, this gallery showcases some of the region’s finest artwork. Open to the public.
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A limited number of free Student Rush tickets are available first come, first served at the Center for the Arts box office one hour before most arts events. Students just need to present their OneCard and provide their e-mail to access their ticket.
Look back on Summer at the Center 2025
Summer at the Center isn’t just a celebration of, but a tribute to, Baltimore's vibrant artistic tapestry and the College of Fine Arts and Communication (COFAC)'s long history as a part of it. Summer at the Center 2025 featured dazzling and delightful performances, exhibitions, and creative undertakings from a celebrated lineup of returning Towson University alumni, as well as faculty, students, and friends!
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September
Art + Design, Art History, Art Education
Exhibition: Etty Yaniv: Adrift in the Sargasso Sea | September 11 – October 11
Lecture: Artist Etty Yaniv | September 11 at 6:30 p.m.
Exhibition: Spatial Affinities | September 12 – December 6
Asian Arts & Culture Center
Opening Reception & Artist Talk - Elaine Qiu: Unwound | September 10 at 7:30 p.m.
Exhibition: Unwound | September 10 – December 6
Dance
Inertia | September 11 – 13
Exhibition: Etty Yaniv: Adrift in the Sargasso Sea | September 11 – October 11
Music
Faculty Recital | Música de cámara | September 21 at 3 p.m.
Latin American Arts Festival | Bomba Workshop with Cultura Plenera: Rhythms of Puerto Rico | September 28 at 3 p.m.
Latin American Arts Festival | Afro-Puerto Rican Sounds with Cultura Plenera | September 28 at 4:30 p.m.
October
Art + Design, Art History, Art Education
Lecture: Artist Gina Osterloh | October 2 at 6:30 p.m.
Musicalligraphy Live performance | October 22 at 6 p.m.
Musicalligraphy : basics and fundamental configurations | October 23 at 6 p.m.
Exhibition ǀ MFA Candidate Alexis Irby: Manifesting the Unheard Layers of Reality | October 24 – December 6
Exhibition ǀ MFA Zachary Diaz: MOTUS | October 24 – December 6
Asian Arts & Culture Center
Musicalligraphy Live performance | October 22 at 6 p.m.
Dance
Senior Seminar: Dances in Progress | October 23 – 25
Music
Deep Listening: The Story of Pauline Oliveros | October 8 at 8 p.m.
Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble Mid-Semester Showcase | October 9 at 8 p.m.
Towson Clarinet Studio Recital: Music by Latin American Composers | October 15 at 8 p.m.
TU Symphony Orchestra Concert | October 16 at 8 p.m.
Latin American Arts Festival | The Making of “Canciones de amor y soledad:” An Open Rehearsal with Whistling Hens | October 18 at 3 p.m.
Latin American Arts Festival | Whistling Hens, Jennifer Piazza-Pick (Soprano) & Natalie Groom (Clarinet) Present: Big Crass Monster | October 20 at 6 p.m.
Latin American Arts Festival | Student Composer Works Workshop with Composer Sonia Morales-Matos and Whistling Hens Duo | October 21 at 6 p.m.
Guest Artist Masterclass with Sonia Morales-Matos | October 22 at 2 p.m.
Latin American Arts Festival | Pre-Concert Talk with Sonia Morales-Matos | October 23 at 6:30 p.m.
Latin American Arts Festival | TU Music Ensembles Celebrate Latin America | October 23 at 7:30 p.m.
Theatre Arts
The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov, Directed by Stephen Nunns | October 9 – 16
November
Asian Arts & Culture Center
Our APIMEDA Thanksgivings – Food, Stories, and Culture | November 20 at 6 p.m.
Communication Studies
TEDx TowsonU: Happiness by Design | November 5 at 6 p.m.
Fall 2025 Public Speaking Competition | November 13 at 6 p.m.
Dance
Towson University Dance Company 2025 - Fall Concert | November 19 – 23
Music
TU Symphony Orchestra Concert | November 5 at 8 p.m.
Student Composers Concert | November 5 at 8 p.m.
Cinderella: Children's Opera Outreach Ensemble | November 7 – 8
TU Jazz Faculty Ensemble | November 9 at 3 p.m.
Peggy Friedmann Gordon Competition Winners Recital | November 11 at 11 a.m.
Brass Showcase | November 17 at 6 p.m.
Murray Jazz Residency Featuring Mike Holober | November 19 – 21
Percussion Ensemble | November 24 at 6 p.m.
Jazz Showcase Concert | November 24 at 8 p.m.
Theatre Arts
I Wanna F** Like Romeo and Juliet by Andrew Rincón | November 20 – 25
December
Art + Design, Art History, Art Education
52nd Annual Holiday Pottery and Art Sale | December 5 – 6
Music
Jazz Showcase Concert | December 1 at 8 p.m.
Concerto Competition | December 2 at 6 p.m.
World Music Ensembles | December 3 at 6 p.m.
Improvisation Ensembles | December 3 at 8 p.m.
Towson University Jazz Orchestra | December 4 at 8 p.m.
TU Choirs Winter Concert: Songs of Comfort and Joy | December 6 at 3 p.m.
Standing to the Storm through Song | December 6 at 7:30 p.m.
TU Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble | December 7 at 3 p.m.
TU Classical Guitar Soloists and Ensembles Concert | December 7 at 6 p.m.
Jazz Showcase Concert | December 8 at 8 p.m.
42nd Annual High School Honor Band | December 13 at 8 p.m.
Towson Alumni Wind Symphony in Concert | December 14 at 12 p.m.
Electronic Media & Film
End of Semester Screenings | December 11 – 13
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Galleries and Art Spaces
Holtzman MFA Gallery
Located on the second floor of the Center for the Arts, this gallery focuses on thesis exhibitions and new work by students and invited guests. Open to the public.
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Sculpture Walk
TU’s public art collection features outdoor sculptures around campus. Begin the walk at the Center for the Arts.
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