Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center is a performing arts complex on the campus of the University of Maryland, College Park. The 318,000-square-foot (29,500 m2) facility, which opened in 2001, houses six performance venues; the UM School of Music; and the UMD School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies. It also houses the Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library. The center operates under the auspices of the University of Maryland College of Arts and Humanities.
| The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center | |
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A front view of the Clarice in 2006 | |
| General information | |
| Status | The largest single building ever constructed by the State of Maryland |
| Type | Performance venue and academic building |
| Location |
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| Coordinates | 38°59′27″N 76°57′02″W |
| Named for | Clarice Smith |
| Completed | 2001 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Moore Ruble Yudell |
| Website | |
| theclarice | |
The Center presents an annual performance season of music, dance and theatre featuring visiting artists and student/faculty artists from the performing arts academic programs. In 2014, the venue rebranded itself The Clarice. The introduction of this brand was accompanied by a series of mostly-free-of-charge events called the NextNOW Festival near the beginning of the Fall semester. The center also rents performance and meeting space to community groups.
The building is located on the northern side of the University of Maryland campus, off University Boulevard (MD-193) and Stadium Drive in Prince George's County, Maryland. It is directly across the street from Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium and the 800-space Stadium Drive parking garage.