Whitney Center For The Arts

Whitney Center for the Arts

Officially opened in 2016, The Whitney Center for the Arts (WCA) was a two-part project, including a 12,000 sq. ft. space remodeled for the Music programs and 48,000 sq. ft. of new space. The WCA broke ground in winter 2014 and the new music wing opened for students during the fall semester 2015. The new space houses the growing Art programs at Sheridan College as well as a 422-seat concert hall.

Creative space serving growing arts programs

Cutting-edge spaces serve the Art students at Sheridan College. The new two-story space includes sculpture, drawing, painting, and ceramics studios; student and faculty galleries; and collaborative spaces. The new expansion also gives Sheridan College room to add to the Art program offerings.

A concert hall engineered for sound

The Whitney Center for the Arts features a concert hall that has been needed on the SC campus for some time. Variable acoustic banners to adjust the sounds reflection put the spotlight the performances in the hall. The changeable proscenium stage has a motorized fly system and a hydraulically convertible orchestra pit.

A space for every sound

Formerly the Generals gymnasium and then the C-TEL Auditorium and Information Technology Services, the Sheridan College Music Department has a new space that was specifically designed to address its growing needs. The Music programs remodel includes a large band room, choral room, piano classroom, multiple practice rooms, a recording studio, a music theory classroom, faculty offices, and storage. These new spaces accommodate the Sheridan College Jazz and Band Studies, Strings, Vocal, and Music Technology Programs.