The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center is educating, mentoring and presenting the next generation of artists and creative innovators. As part of the College of Arts and Humanities, The Clarice is deeply committed to developing artistic partnerships and creating new work to build community and advance knowledge and understanding of our world. Unique among arts centers, The Clarice is designed to break through traditional boundaries in art-making and audience experience; it's a hub of innovation and possibility that blends the resources and talents of the School of Music, the School of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies, the Visiting Artist Program and the Michelle Smith performing Arts Library.