The Randolph W. Bromery Center for the Arts at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is an arts center located just north of downtown Amherst, Massachusetts, and contains a concert hall and a contemporary art gallery. The building is a 646-foot-long bridge of studio art space, raised up 30 feet from the ground creating a monumental gateway for a campus.[1]
The Randolph W. Bromery Center for the Arts at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
The Bromery Center for the Arts serves as a cultural library and regional resource center for the citizens of the Pioneer Valley and the students and faculty from the University of Massachusetts. It also attracts scholars, faculty, students, and families interested in relocating to a community with this type of rich environment.
In the late 1960s, Kevin Roche and John Dinkeloo were asked to design first-class art, music, and theater spaces for the sons and daughters of working men and women of Massachusetts.[1] The structure was constructed between 1972 and 1974 and opened in 1975.
The Fine Arts Center in 2014.
Descriptionedit
The Bromery Center for the Arts is a 646-foot-long and 66 foot-high,[4] Brutalist, poured stereo metric concrete, partially bridge-like structure, which are reflected in the nearby pond.[5]
The Fine Arts Center seeks to engage and inspire the campus and regional communities in the arts through a broad array of exemplary performances, exhibitions, and educational programs.
Since its founding in 1975, the Fine Arts Center has been a central force in the cultural, social and academic life of the university, the Five College campuses, and the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts. The Fine Arts Center's combination of educational, visual, and performing arts programs not only makes it unique, but also helps meet the diverse needs of scholars, faculty, students, alumni and the broader community.[6]
Performance venuesedit
Tillis Performance Halledit
The 2000-seat performance hall within the Fine Arts building was the main venue on the campus before the Mullins Center was opened in 1993.
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Upcoming events at the FAC
April 12, 2024
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