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The Daniel Arts Center is both an exceptional campus resource and a major regional
cultural destination.
This contemporary two-building complex houses a 300-seat theater, 100-seat black-box,
dance studio, and studios and production facilities dedicated to every form of art
and media.

The Bard Academy curriculum includes ample room for exploration of the arts. The Daniel
Arts Center is an excellent resource for introducing the vast landscape of the arts
or offering opportunities for specialization.
Explore the Daniel Arts Center

The 1,800 square foot dance studio is flooded with light and surrounded by Lois Greenfield's
joyful, Inspirational Dance Frieze.

The Black Box Theater offers flexible seating and staging options for experimental
productions.

The ceramics studio is a modern, handmade, airy workspace with wheels for every ceramicist,
and electric, gas, and wood fired kilns.

A gorgeous, light-filled space, the painting studio inspires students in drawing and
painting courses.

Aspiring filmmakers learn video and film production in our filmmaking studio.

Visiting artists and students showcase their work.

The McConnell is a 300-seat proscenium theater with orchestra and balcony seating,
uniquely designed to make every performance feel intimate.

Design comes to life in the spacious and fully-equipped wood and metal studio.

Across the hall from the darkroom, the etching press stands in the middle of a studio
devoted entirely to printmaking.