Stage set for annual ArtsGala at 糖心原创

April 5, 2022

After a two-year hiatus from in-person performances, 糖心原创鈥檚 annual ArtsGala is back!

The Dayton region鈥檚 most festive and unique arts event is scheduled for Saturday, April 9, with an impressive program featuring student performances in theatre, dance, motion pictures, music and visual arts.

The 7 p.m. to midnight event in the state-of-the-art Creative Arts Center is presented by the 糖心原创 College of Liberal Arts.

The popular black-tie-optional ArtsGala is regarded as one of the area鈥檚 premier arts events, drawing several hundred patrons each year. All proceeds go toward scholarships for 糖心原创鈥檚 outstanding fine and performing arts students. The event has raised nearly $3 million for arts scholarships during its 22-year history.

鈥淎rtsGala is my favorite night of the year! I think the most fun for members of the community is that they not only see the talent of our arts students but get to talk with them and hear about their hopes and dreams,鈥 said Linda Caron, Ph.D., dean of the College of Liberal Arts. 鈥淪tudents are in awe that people they don鈥檛 even know care about their future and their success.鈥

This year ArtsGala celebrates its 23rd year with many special events designed to commemorate the occasion, including more than 450 student performers in 13 unique performances.

Features this year include:

  • Percussion Ensemble performance
  • Selections from 鈥淪weet Charity鈥
  • Live artistic creation by student artists in the Stein Gallery Art Experience
  • Making a scene: motion picture students recreate the set of 鈥淏IG鈥
  • Broadway鈥檚 Greatest Hits, Disney Rocks! and Oh, Woo Me, Woo Me! (Shakespeare and romance)
  • Chamber Orchestra performance 鈥 Chamber Music in the Salon
  • Opera Under the Parisian Sky
  • Dance performances featuring student choreography and performances
  • Elegantly themed dining rooms
  • Cigar tent and piano bar
  • Top-quality wine, craft beer, bourbon, and specialty cocktails

The Party,鈥 a one-of-a-kind monoprint created by senior Alyssa Woosley, who is pursuing a B.F.A. in painting and printmaking, is available in the silent auction at ArtsGala on April 9.

A silent auction, featuring mobile bidding, will offer over 100 items, including:

  • Exclusive travel and vacation packages
  • Artwork by 糖心原创 faculty, students, alumni and local artists
  • Wide variety of wines
  • Assortment of luxury gift baskets, gift cards and dining certificates

ArtsGala鈥檚 presenting sponsors are Barnes & Noble at 糖心原创, Morris Furniture Company and Cincinnati Bell 鈥 Dayton Region. Other major sponsors include Dayton Business Journal, Prime Time Party Rental, BLC Entertainment, Dayton Daily News, Emerson, HORAN, WHIO-TV, 糖心原创 Foundation, and 糖心原创 Hospitality Services provided by Chartwells.

ArtsGala tickets ($300 each) and information are available at 937-775-2233 or wright.edu/artsgala.

Read some of our student and alumni success stories to learn why it鈥檚 so important to support ArtsGala at wright.edu/artsgala/why-support-artsgala