Center for the Arts at George Mason University

Center for the Arts at George Mason University The Center for the Arts is the centerpiece of performing arts on the Fairfax campus of George Mason Parking is available on Mason Pond Deck or Lot K.
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Since October 1990, when the doors to the Concert Hall opened, the arts in Northern Virginia have not been the same. The Center for the Arts plays a key role in the cultural vitality of the Washington Metropolitan region, attracting more than 100,000 patrons each year to: performances by local artists and ensembles; community events; student and faculty productions; and our own multidisciplinary s

eries—Great Performances at Mason. For performance and ticket information, please visit cfa.gmu.edu or call (888) 945-2468. Questions about directions and parking? Please visit cfa.gmu.edu/directions.

Your favorite happily ever after comes to life on stage in Virginia Opera's production of Cinderella! With sparkling mus...
11/14/2025

Your favorite happily ever after comes to life on stage in Virginia Opera's production of Cinderella! With sparkling music by Rossini and timeless charm.

November 22 & 23. Tickets available now at bit.ly/VAOperaCindy

Our amazing Mason Artist-in-Residence La Santa Cecilia is here! Join them this week at some of their residency activiti...
11/12/2025

Our amazing Mason Artist-in-Residence La Santa Cecilia is here! Join them this week at some of their residency activities that are open to the public:

💚11/12: Empathy in Action: Art and Advocacy with La Santa Cecilia and the Institute for Immigration Research-GMU
💚11/13: Artists in Conversation: La Santa Cecilia at the Stacy C. Sherwood Community Center
💚11/14: Telling Our Stories: A Conversation with Mason Artist-in-Residence La Santa Cecilia, in collaboration with UndocuMason

For more information and to register for these FREE events, visit bit.ly/LaSantaResidency

When Mark Morris Dance Group returns to the Center for the Arts this coming February, their program will highlight music...
11/07/2025

When Mark Morris Dance Group returns to the Center for the Arts this coming February, their program will highlight music by iconic American composers in a celebration of the nation’s 250th anniversary in 2026, recognizing the diversity and vibrancy of the nation’s artistic heritage.

Learn more in this article: bit.ly/mmdgnews

11/05/2025

Grammy-winning Mason Artist in Residence La Santa Cecilia exemplifies the creative hybrid of Latin culture, rock, and world music.

Learn more about this colorful and creative ensemble at bit.ly/LaSantaCFA

Streaming now on Mason Arts Amplified: Opera as Social Change - Loving v. Virginia. Explore opera’s power to inspire act...
11/04/2025

Streaming now on Mason Arts Amplified: Opera as Social Change - Loving v. Virginia.

Explore opera’s power to inspire activism in this digital lecture led by Dean Rick Davis. The program draws from the legacy of many impactful works, including Virginia Opera and Richmond Symphony's world premiere of Loving v. Virginia.

Mason Arts Amplified is our digital venue where you can stream incredible music, lectures, and more. Explore: bit.ly/MAAopera

This looks incredible!And don’t miss Rob Lake’s solo show on our stage this April: http://bit.ly/3JeHDap
10/31/2025

This looks incredible!

And don’t miss Rob Lake’s solo show on our stage this April: http://bit.ly/3JeHDap

We loved welcoming your families to the Laurie Berkner Band concert earlier this month! What were your favorite songs to...
10/31/2025

We loved welcoming your families to the Laurie Berkner Band concert earlier this month! What were your favorite songs to hear? 🦖🐔🐷🎃

“Let the movement wash over you. Let it take you on a journey. If we could fully express it in words, we would—but dance...
10/29/2025

“Let the movement wash over you. Let it take you on a journey. If we could fully express it in words, we would—but dance often lives in the space between language and feeling." - Dante Puleio, artistic director for Limon Dance Company

Learn more about our second Mason Artist-in-Residence of the season in the following article: bit.ly/AboutLimonDance

New performances have been added to our ticket offer during the government shutdown. Read on for more information.
10/24/2025

New performances have been added to our ticket offer during the government shutdown. Read on for more information.

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4373 Mason Pond Drive
Fairfax, VA
22030

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Tuesday 10am - 6pm
Wednesday 10am - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 6pm
Friday 10am - 6pm
Saturday 10am - 6pm

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Mason’s Center for the Arts

The Center for the Arts is the centerpiece of performing arts on the Fairfax campus of George Mason University. Each year, the Center welcomes hundreds of thousands of community members into its 2,000-seat Concert Hall for performances by renowned professional artists, accomplished faculty, and emerging student artists. Great Performances at Mason, an annual season of national and international artists, features the best of classical music, opera, jazz, world music, dance, theater, global music and dance, and more. As a part of George Mason University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts, the Center hosts many student and faculty performances presented by the Schools of Music, Theater, and Dance. The Center for the Arts is also the performing home for the Fairfax Symphony Orchestra.

For more information, please visit cfa.gmu.edu.