Massry Center for the Arts

Welcome to the Massry Center for the Arts, a new showcase for music and the visual arts at The College of Saint Rose
More than an academic facility, the Massry Center is a cultural focal point in the Capital Region, reinforcing once again the College's mission as an engaged urban campus. Featuring the Kathleen McManus Picotte Recital Hall, the Esther Massry Gallery, and the William Randolph Hearst Music Wing, the Massry Center for the Arts will serve as the primary venue for concerts and exhibitions by the College’s students and faculty each year, and a performance and exhibition space for talented artists, musicians, vocalists and orchestras from around the world.

Within the Massry Center’s 46,000 square feet of wireless and smart classrooms, practice and performance space, the College’'s music students will experience the finest sound quality as they rehearse and perform a wide variety of orchestral and choral works. Students in our nationally-accredited art program, housed at the Picotte Hall Center for Art and Design in downtown Albany, will gain new learning opportunities at the Massry Center while students from all disciplines are exposed to the visual arts.

Named for the Massry family of Loudonville, N.Y., this building represents the family’s commitment to The College of Saint Rose and the cultural life of Albany and the region. On December 9, 2005, the College announced the family’s gift of $2 million. This gift, the largest ever by this Philanthropic family, is a permanent statement of the importance of the arts in the mission and life of Saint Rose.

The Massry Center, designed by Saratoga Associates of Saratoga Springs, N.Y., and built by Sano-Rubin Construction of Albany, N.Y., is itself a work of art. Please use this guide to acquaint yourself with the many distinctive features throughout its four floors.