The Visual and Performing Arts Division at Orange Coast College offers expert instruction for the serious art student, while simultaneously providing for students who just want to enhance their artistic abilities. With courses ranging from ballet to figure drawing to photography, students are bound to discover their own means of creative self-expression.
Contact Us
(714) 432-5629
Office Hours
Mon to Fri, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sat & Sun, Closed
Art Center
This state-of-the-art facility houses the Visual Arts Departments including Art, Digital Media Arts & Design, Film & Television, and Photography. The Art Center also houses the Visual and Performing Arts Division Offices and includes a gallery for students called the Student Project Space.
Frank M. Doyle Arts Pavilion
OCC’s new galleries are state-of-the-art, and rank among the finest in the nation. Our security, lighting and digital sound systems meet National Museum Standards for operation and security. The lights in the Doyle Arts Pavilion can be set in 2,700 different configurations. We have eight large north-facing skylights in the Pavilion that provide us with exceptional lighting all day long. The Arts Pavilion consists of a Main Art Gallery, and the Young Artists Gallery.
Robert B. Moore Theatre
Our largest performing space is the Robert B. Moore Theatre. This beautiful, renovated theatre was designed by the world famous architect, Richard Neutra. It is a 916-seat theatre capable of full-scale Broadway-type shows, dance concerts, and symphony orchestras- home to many OCC Dance performances and Music performing ensembles.
The OCC Theatre Department produces over 30 exciting plays and muscials per year in two stages. Faculty-directed mainstage productions of dramas, comedies and musicals shine in the 160-seat Drama Lab Theatre, while the intimate 50-seat Drama Lab Studio is home to OCC's unique student-run theatre company The Rep.