The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center is the University of Maryland’s thriving center for the performing arts. As part of the College of Arts and Humanities, partners in the building are committed to educating the next generation of arts creators and innovators, while engaging audiences in new, awe-inspiring dance, music and theater experiences. Performing arts partners in the building include: • The Artist Partner Programs build the future of the arts by training, educating and presenting artists and creative innovators through the Visiting Artist Series, NextNOW Fest and the National Orchestral Institute + Festival. • The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission improves the quality of life of our creative radius through its arts and public recreation programs. • The Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library builds and provides access to collections that support, inspire and celebrate performing artists and researchers. • The UMD School of Music is fiercely dedicated to artistic and scholarly excellence, diversity in curriculum and programming, robust engagement with the world around us and the creation of an inclusive community. • The UMD School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies advances and transforms the research and practice of these disciplines through a commitment to excellence and innovative education in the performing arts.