SUPPORT THE ARTS BY DONATING TO THE VRCFA
Located on the campus of Shawnee State University in Portsmouth, Ohio, the Vern Riffe Center for the Arts is THE premiere performing arts venue in the southern Ohio region. Since opening in 1995, the VRCFA has hosted thousands of local, regional, national, and international performers of all kinds, including The Oak Ridge Boys, Ricky Skaggs, Huey Lewis and the News, Nickle Creek, Ladama, The Newsboys, hundreds of Broadway musicals, regional orchestras, and countless others. The 102,000 square foot facility houses the performance and gallery spaces, the Eloise Covert Smith Theater, the Kahl Studio Theater, Howland Recital Hall and Appleton Gallery.
A classroom wing contains a ceramics and photography lab, visual arts studios, and computer labs for the university’s top rated gaming design program. Along with the academic and administrative offices for the center, the Portsmouth Area Arts Council (PAAC) maintains its central offices in the building.
Every year hundreds of performances are presented, some of which are part the VRCFA Performing Arts Series, as well as presentations from our community partners; Portsmouth Area Arts Council Children’s Theater; the university Musical Theatre program; Portsmouth Wind Symphony; and by renters such as Portsmouth West High School and Cirque D’Art.
Each semester, there are multiple visual art exhibitions in the Appleton Gallery by students and regional artists. The building is used for dozens of university events from orientations, graduations and galas, and more.
To make a gift to the Vern Riffe Center for the Arts, click the button below.
To raise money for a new stage in the main theater, the Vern Riffe Center for the Arts has partnered with the Shawnee State University Foundation to offer a truly unique giving opportunity. The Name Your Seat campaign is a creative new way to support the VRCFA and leave a lasting legacy of generosity. Supporters get to pick and name your seat with a beautifully engrave gold plaque. supporting the Name Your Seat campaign ensures that the Vern Riffe Center for the Arts remains a beacon for the Arts at Shawnee State University and in our region for generations to come.
To NAME YOUR SEAT AT the Vern Riffe Center for the Arts, click the button below.
BECOME A VRCFA SEASON SPONSOR
Over the past 30 years, the generous support of individuals, organizations, and businesses in our community has helped the VRCFA achieve our goals, and that continued support will ensure that it remains the center for the arts in our area. To learn more about opportunities to become an offical sponsor of the VRCFA, click the button below.