About the Department

The Department of Fine and Performing arts at Central State University offers degrees in the fields of art and music. In art a student may elect to focus in one of seven areas of study: advertising graphics, ceramics, painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, or art education. In music the degree options are music education, classical performance, and jazz studies. Central State has had a long and celebrated tradition of training artists, scholars, musicians, historians, and composers.

The Department is located in the Paul Robeson Cultural and Performing Arts Center. The center contains two concert halls, four art studios, a computer graphics lab, and a recording studio. The Robeson Center serves as a center of cultural life for the University and the community. Convocations, lectures, recitals, workshops, and art exhibits are presented in the Robeson Center throughout the school year.