Bonaventure University's world-class collection, a broad spectrum of art and historical artifacts. Quick Center for the Arts has as its mission to offer both the University community and the general public a program of professional, culturally diverse arts events and exhibitions of the highest artistic quality reflecting the values of the university and its curriculum. To that end, the Center coll
ects, preserves, exhibits and interprets historic and contemporary visual art and cultural artifacts; presents and produces a performing arts season in a proscenium theater and maintains active outreach to six contiguous counties of the Southern Tier of western New York and northern Pennsylvania. The Center also provides facilities and resources for academic instruction in the visual and performing arts, including classrooms, galleries, and rehearsal and practice rooms. Facilities & Collections
The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts is the home of St. Bonaventure University’s world-class collection, a broad spectrum of art and historical artifacts that span from the beginning of Western civilization into the contemporary era. The collection totals over 3,000 works including paintings, sculpture, pottery and porcelain, works on paper, photographs and a unique and diverse crèche collection. The Quick Center for the Arts boasts 18,000 sq. of exhibition space containing six galleries, mezzanine and atrium hanging spaces and an Art History reference library. This space allows the museum to highlight its permanent art collection as well as touring exhibitions, special exhibitions developed in partnership with national museums and student and curriculum-related exhibitions. Additional facilities include instructional areas, a student interaction and creativity space, The Loft and a 321-seat proscenium theatre which is host to over 175 performances and events each year including professional presentations of music, theatre, dance and film, as well as lectures, symposia and academic performances.
