We offer programs in Visual Arts, Theater and Music.

St. Bonaventure University

Programs in Visual & Performing Arts


The Department of Visual and Performing Arts at St. Bonaventure offers majors in Music, Theater, and Visual Arts, as well as a minor in Art History. The department is housed in the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts, has offices as well as art and rehearsal studios in nearby Butler Hall, and utilizes the intimate Garret Theater in historic Devereux Hall.

The visual and performing arts are necessary elements in a liberal arts education. Whether we are creators or appreciators, the arts engage us in a dialogue of perception, imagination and reflection involving the entire range of human experience. The arts give meaning to our lives, amplify our emotions and ideas, offer us a cross-cultural community, and allow us to bring deeper awareness and unique perceptions to any career.

To learn more about Visual and Performing Arts at SBU, follow the links to the left.


News, Publications & Research
    May 01, 2025 | Dr. Leslie M. Sabina, professor of Music and chair of the Department of Visual & Performing Arts, was recently appointed to the editorial board of Jazz Education in Research and Practice (JAZZ).

    Apr 25, 2025 | Works by 114 student artists, selected from more than 200 submissions, are on display at St. Bonaventure University’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts as part of its annual High School Juried Art Exhibition. Selected through an extensive jurying process, the works are being exhibited on the Quick Center’s mezzanine level through May 11.

    Apr 11, 2025 | As part of its yearlong 30th anniversary celebration, St. Bonaventure University’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts (QCA) will host a community open house from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 26. The event is free and open to the public.