Venice Institute for Performing Arts - Venice Performing Arts Center

COVID-19 Patron Survey

The Venice Chorale, The Venice Institute for Performing Arts, and The Venice Symphony are coming together to make sure we are providing our community at the VPAC with the best support during and after the COVID-19 crisis. Please take our survey to help us keep everyone safe in the VPAC.

TAKE SURVEY

Dancing Dream: A Tribute to Abba
Thursday, March 18, 2021 at 7PM

Tickets: $25 - $60

DANCING…

Good Vibrations
Saturday, April 3, 2021 at 7PM

Tickets: $25-$60

Back…

The Long Run 1 300 — The Long Run: An Eagles Tribute Band
Saturday, April 10, 2021 @ 7:00pm

Tickets go on sale January…

COVID-19 Statement

Updated: March 14, 2020

Public Health Guidance

March 12, 2020

About VIPA

The Venice Institute for Performing Arts (VIPA) has a mission to sustain the local arts community through innovative educational programs and inspire the local community with first-class entertainment. As the management company for the Venice Performing Arts Center, we work with all groups that use the space to produce, co-produce, manage, and coordinate over 200 events each season. VIPA has a $1.85 million dollar a year impact on the local economy, and this number grows each year as more and more people come to enjoy this beautiful facility. We have 5 educational programs and are able to bring performing arts educational to more than 2,000 Sarasota County youth each season.

LEARN MORE

Performing Arts Organizations

The Venice Performing Arts Center was a joint project between the city of Venice and the Sarasota County School Board. VPAC is home to Venice High School’s Performing Arts Department and also hosts 3 Performing Arts Organizations. To read more about each of these organizations please follow the link to their pages below.

The Venice Chorale

The Venice Concert Band

Venice High School

The Venice Symphony

COMMUNITY THOUGHTS

Beautifully situated on Venice Island, Florida! Kudos to the city leaders and community for their vision to invest in this architectural and cultural gem.

Sarah

This is a civic treasure! The entire town should be excited about another performing arts venue; this only enhances our growing reputation for cultural awareness and support of the arts, and having many high school students involved in apprenticeships is a welcome addition! Go!

David

Beautiful and amazing! I can’t believe it took me this long to find VPAC, but it is an amazing theater and they have some great shows!

Brian

A Venice treasure with good seating and acoustics. Enjoy either first level or balcony seating.

Fred

Nice theatre. Friendly volunteers to help you to your seats.

Lisa

Always a treat visiting!!! Professional and classy with a blast of fun, excitement, and great shows!!!

M. Angier

Beautiful. Handicap accessible. Plenty of seating area options for wheelchairs with chairs for others to sit together. Great sound system. Stage easily veiwed from every angle of seating.

Karli Annable

HOW CAN YOU HELP

This is your venue. The VPAC was built with the intent to make Venice a place for recreation and the arts year round. Whether you want to volunteer to usher at shows, in the box office, or on special projects; or you want to become a donor, your support is vital to programming and educational opportunities here at the VPAC.

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