Valencia Arts & Entertainment

What to Look Forward to in June 2026 for ! With the potential for more announcements soon! 👀

First Day of Classes - 6/8/26

FL America 250 Visual Arts Contest - Currently open until 6/14/26.
https://valenciacollege.edu/campaign/america-250/art-contest.php

Drawn to Video: Patrick Moser Gallery Opening - 6/18/26, 6pm
Gallery open from 6/18/26 - 8/7/26, 8:30am - 4:30pm.

Hey Pumas! Looking for a Painting 1 Class to take?
Well, you’re in luck! We currently have an open ART 2500C Painting 1 Class!
It’s Mixed Mode, takes place on Mondays and Wednesdays, from 1pm - 3:45pm on East Campus.
Prerequisites are ART 1201C Design and ART 1300C Drawing 1.
Be sure to sign up now if you’re interested! 🎨🖌️🖼️

Hey there, Pumas! Submissions are open for the Patriotic Puma Art Contest until June 5th!
We’re accepting submissions in Traditional 2D Work, Photography, Sculpture, and Digital Work! Each category has a top prize of an up to $1,000 tuition/Campus Store scholarship! For more details and to submit, scan the QR code or go to valenciacollege.edu/250art

Technical Director & Teaching Lab Supervisor position open at Valencia College East! Deadline May 11th for submissions.
This position supervises lab staff and students in the Live Entertainment Design and Production program. The work environment includes a scene shop, technical theater lab, computer labs, audio visual labs, a black box theater and a performing arts center. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, reach, stoop, crawl, and climb. Some of the work environments are noisy and require the use of protective ear- and eye-wear. The job requires the ability to lift up-to 50lbs.
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree or higher in Technical Theater or related discipline, or extensive technical production experience
For more details and to apply, please visit the link below to apply:

Technical Director & Teaching Lab Supervisor Coordinates and manages a specified laboratory and/or learning support area in direct support of the instructional program. Provides instructional services for students and assists them in mastering skills required for success within a course of study. May include assisting with course development,....

What to Look Forward to in May 2026 for ! With the potential for more announcements soon! 👀

Final Day of Classes - 5/3/26

Annual Juried Student Exhibition - Currently open until 5/22/26

Memorial Day (College CLOSED) - 5/25/26

Patriotic Puma Contest - Submissions open all month: https://valenciacollege.edu/campaign/america-250/art-contest.php

VALENCIA COLLEGE THEATRE wants to recognize and celebrate the ACTING TWO and DIRECTING STUDENTS along with their PLAYWRIGHTS for an amazing weekend of performances of "Art/World Without Art". What was anticipated to be an audience overall of around 200 turned into an audience of over 300 (both nights combined) and THAT IS AMAZING.
Packed and overfilled houses showed up for ORIGINAL THEATRE in Orlando, Florida, and for that, we are grateful.
(Illustration courtesy of Pixabay/chrystalizabeth)

Valencia Graphics Portfolio Show & Tell
Thursday, April 30th, 2026, 6pm-8pm.
Valencia West Campus
Rm 11-106

Come out for the great tradition of celebrating the newest group of creatives and their hard work! It’s free and refreshments will be served!

Last night was an AMAZING NIGHT FOR ORIGINAL THEATRE! I do not think we could have packed more people into the Blackbox Theatre for our "Art/World Without Art" original play festival! Added seats all over AND STANDING ROOM ONLY in the back.
Wow.
One more night - do NOT MISS - original plays by Bobbie Bell, Tracey Jane, Erik Keevan, Ava Petroski, Tony Pelham, Ken Preuss and Sarah Ward!

WONDERFUL STORY WITH NICOLE DARDEN CRESTON of Centra Florida Public Media! Read, listen and come enjoy "ART/WORLD WITHOUT ART" playing only TWO nights at Valencia College Theatre!
https://www.cfpublic.org/podcast/spotlight/2026-04-16/spotlight-valencia-college-theater-explores-a-world-without-art-in-new-plays
This weekend the Valencia College Theatre Program is proud to be presenting the WORLD PREMIERE of:
"ART / WORLD WITHOUT ART"
FREE ADMISSION!
Celebrating the premiere of Sixteen 5-minute One Acts- Fri. April 17th & Sat. 18th.
With all new original works by playwrights Bobbie Bell, Tracey Jane, Erik Keevan, Tony Pelham, Ava Petroski, Ken Preuss, and Sarah Ward. Directed by 16 of our students and featuring the performances of over 30 of our Acting Students!
Valencia College Theatre - East Campus Building 3 Blackbox Theatre
7pm Doors / 7:30pm curtain.
(Estimated 90-minute event)
Enjoy live music prior to the show from the “Nine Lives Jazz Combo” provided by the VC Music Department.
For more info visit:
https://events.valenciacollege.edu/event/student-directed-one-acts-2026-florida-playwright-competition
(Note: Space is very limited so arrive early!)

SPOTLIGHT: Valencia College Theater explores a world without art in new plays Valencia College Theater is exploring the importance of art by proposing worlds where art does not exist in this weekend's series of five-minute one-act plays called “Art/World Without Art.”

Yesterday we had some of our wonderful students represent the at the FORUM: Inside the Film Pitch: Creating a Movie Deck Live. This was a fun and interactive workshop that was a part of the at !
This workshop was in conjunction with Full Sail’s and UCF’s film programs and was helped put together by our SAED Dean Jackie Otero and our SAED Implementation Coordinator Jeremy Perez.
Special thanks to Georg Koszulinski, an Associate Professor of Film at UCF, and Victoria Wasinger, Program Director of the Entertainment Business and Business Intelligence master’s programs at Full Sail University, who helped with this event as well. Finally, a major shout out to Anne Russell, Program Director of the Film Production MFA at Full Sail University, who spearheaded this workshop.