At Clark University, we value the arts. Music, theater, and visual arts can bridge cultures, forge understanding, spark conversation, and inspire creativity.
Our Visual and Performing Arts Department and associated student groups offer a wide range of on-campus arts events, with something for every interest.
Art on exhibit
Our on-campus art galleries feature a range of exhibitions, lectures, and events.
On-campus arts venues and resources
Clark has a range of arts facilities to meet every need, whether you are an artist, performer, or audience member. Galleries, studios, theaters, rehearsal space, and work areas abound.
Featured arts clubs and organizations
Clark University Players Society (CUPS)
The oldest student group on campus, CUPS produces two to three plays every year — sometimes original plays by Clark students or with student directors — as well as workshops with experts on various aspects of theater.
Clark Film Production Society
Clark FPS helps students learn the roots and tricks of filmmaking and production, from acting to directing and producing films. This also includes writing scripts, creating storyboards, and helping make an idea for a film become a reality.
The Clark Keys
The Clark Keys, the University’s newest mixed-voice a cappella group, sings a wide variety of popular music from across genres and generations. The group, which welcomes new members by audition each year, performs both on and off campus and hosts concerts in the spring and fall semesters.
Radio of Clark U
ROCU is a student-run, freestyle internet radio station with a love of music and a taste for liberty. Live programming streams from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. and is presented by more than 100 student DJs, who host a large variety of shows; some discuss sports or life, while others play music ranging from classical to electronic and everything in between.
Clark University Choirs
The Clark University Choirs rehearse and perform choral music throughout the year, directed by a faculty member. The Choirs allow students to interact with each other while learning singing techniques and diverse types of music.
African Diaspora Dance Association
The African Diaspora Dance Association (ADDA) is a student-run dance performance group that draws from music and dance styles from within the African Diaspora, which includes afro-beats, dancehall, soca, coupé-décalé, hip hop, R&B, and much more.
