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Fine Arts

This is an especially exciting time to get involved in the music and art programs at Canisius.

Our new center for the arts opened in January 2018. The building at 1140 Delaware Avenue includes separate, acoustically engineered rehearsal spaces for large instrumental ensembles, small ensembles and choruses. The second floor of the building features classroom and workrooms for the visual arts, including a flexible layout and gallery space as well as a dedicated ceramics studio. Click here to see the classrooms in the center for the arts.

Student musicians, including a string orchestra, choruses, large concert band, two handbell ensembles and several guitar ensembles perform throughout Western New York all year. In recent years, instrumentalists have traveled to New York City to perform and attend concerts and musicals.

Each fall a major theatrical work is presented, as is a musical comedy in the spring. Students work on all aspects of the productions, including working behind-the-scenes.

For visual artists, opportunities likewise abound. student artists participate in numerous field trips to museums, galleries, and architectural sites.

Digital media students create short films, news broadcasts, and digital artwork using a special lab outfitted with the latest software and green screen technology.

Digital Media Arts

  • Broadcasting
  • Graphic Design

Music

  • Chorus
  • Concert Band
  • Introduction to Music
  • Guitar Ensemble
  • Hand Bell Ensemble I & II
  • Music Theory
  • American Music
  • String Orchestra

Visual Arts

  • Drawing & Painting
  • Independent Study
  • Introduction to Art
  • Photography
  • Sculpture
  • Studio Art

 

Here's a peek at the Canisius jazz ensemble in action: