Bloomington Center for the Arts

Monday: 8 a.m. - 10 p.m. 
Tuesday: 8 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Wednesday: 8 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Thursday: 8 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Friday: 8 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Saturday: 9 a.m. - 10 p.m. 
Sunday: 12 - 6 p.m.

Room Sizes and Capacity Limits

• 25 max. - Children’s Studio: 29’ x 23’ 
• 25 max. - Drawing Studio: 22’ x 26’  
• 10 max. - Craft Studio: 22’ x 26’ 
• 25 max. - Painting Studio: 20’ x 43’ 
• 70 max. - Rehearsal Studio: 35’ x 30’ 
• 70 max. - Dance Studio: 38’ x 60’ 
• 7 max. - Black Box Dressing Room: 16’ x 14’ 
• 120 max. - Black Box Theater/Multi-Use Space: 45’ x 41’
• 366 max. - Schneider Theater:
• 146 max. - Lobby Area: 35' x 99'
• 129 max. - Council Chamber: 53' x 46'

Outdoor space requests will be assessed on case-by-case basis.

COVID Safety and Preparedness Plan

For full details on how we will keep guests and staff safe, download the BCA COVID-19 Safety and Preparedness Plan.

Three ways to buy tickets

1. By phone at 952-563-8575
2. Online at the Bloomington Box Office 
3. In person (Hours vary; Call 952-563-8575 for current hours)

The Center for the Arts includes two theaters, two galleries, dance studio and rehearsal spaces, art classrooms and offices for the facility's nine resident arts organizations. Indoor and outdoor spaces are available for rentals. 

Visit the Rentals and Reservations page for more details.

Fees and Forms

• 2022 Fee Schedule
• 2022 Indoor Space Rental Form
  • Spaces include Schneider Theater, Black Box Theater, Rehearsal Hall, art studios and more.
• 2022 Outdoor Space Rental Form
  • Spaces include East Lawn, Amphitheater and BCA Patio.

Artistry presents exhibitions in the Inez Greenburg Gallery and the Atrium Gallery at the north end of Bloomington Civic Plaza.

The Inez Greenberg Gallery typically features group shows, and site-specific art installations. The Atrium Gallery hosts smaller exhibits, often by a solo artist.

• Current exhibitions 
• Upcoming exhibitions

Accessibility: Bloomington Center for the Arts is accessible for individuals with disabilities.

Pets: No animals are allowed (excepting service animals for people with disabilities).

Smoking: Bloomington Center for the Arts is a nonsmoking facility. Smoking on the grounds is permitted only in designated areas.

Art Center mural: During the summer of 2007, mural artist Erik Pearson painted a 2,500-square-foot mural that wraps around the northeast corner of the Center for the Arts building's exterior. 

VIDEOS AND MEDIA

Learn more about the galleries at Bloomington Center for the Arts in the video below.  And then view the various individual exhibit features in the Gallery Exhibits Playlist on the City of Bloomnigton YouTube Channel. 

Discover Bloomington: Civic Plaza Art

The purpose of the grants is to provide general operating support to:

• High quality, established cultural arts groups and organizations that produce, present, or exhibit works of art
• Groups and organizations that provide a broad range of services to artists and art appreciators
• Organizations that make enriching, engaging, educational and entertaining cultural arts opportunities available to people of all ages, abilities and interests in the Bloomington community.

For information on eligibility, review criteria and the scoring process, please download the 2022 Cultural Arts Support Grant Review Criteria document. 

To apply, please download, complete and submit all of the forms below. 

• 2022 Cultural Arts Support RFP 
• 2022 Cultural Arts Support ORG Budget Worksheet 
• 2022 Cultural Arts Support Board of Directors List 
• 2022 Cultural Arts Support Funders List 
• 2022 Cultural Arts Support DEI Statistics

If you require assistance or have questions, please call 952-563-8877 or email centerforthearts@bloomingtonmn.gov.  

A new study on the size and social, cultural and economic impact of the nonprofit arts and culture sector in the City of Bloomington was released in February 2021, by Creative Minnesota, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and the City of Bloomington. The Creative Minnesota study is part of an ongoing series of research reports about the arts and culture sector in Minnesota that is available for free online at CreativeMN.org.  

Creative Minnesota quantifies the impact and needs of Minnesota’s artists and creative workers, updates previous studies on the economic impact of our state’s 1903 nonprofit arts and culture organizations, and reviews other research about the arts sector in the state.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

• Rita Docter Scholarship Fundraiser Concert and Silent Auction: "Music from the Movies"
  • Sunday, February 27, 2022, 2:00 p.m.
  • Tickets 

Visit AngeliaCantanti.org for details.

Discover Bloomington: Artistry Theater

ARTISTRY

• Songs for a New World
  • September 10 – 26, 2021
  • Tickets
• Little Women the Broadway Musical
  • November 5 - 28, 2021
  • Tickets
• Into the Woods  (**CANCELED**)
  • January 22 - February 20, 2022
  • Tickets
• Memphis
  • April 23 - May 15, 2022
  • Tickets
• Shrek the Musical
  • July 16 – August 14, 2022
  • Tickets

Visit ArtistryMN.org for details. 

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

• Spring 2022 Concert: Everything's Coming up Roses
  • Friday, May 20, 2022 - 7:30 p.m.
  • Saturday, May 21, 2022 - 4 p.m. 
  • Tickets

Visit BloomingtonChorale.org for details. 

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

• Fall 2021 performances have changed venues. Please click the BSO link below to visit the website for dates, locations and additional information. 

Visit BloomingtonSymphony.org for details. 

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

• Beer and Ballet Fundraiser Event
  • Friday, October 7, 2021, 7 p.m. 
  • Tickets

• The Nutcracker Ballet (performance dates/times):
  • Thursday, December 9, 2021, 7 p.m. 
  • Friday, December 10, 2021, 7:30 p.m.
  • Saturday, December 11, 2021, 7:30 p.m.
  • Sunday, December 12, 2021, 3 p.m. 
  • Tickets
• Swan Lake (performance dates/times):
  • Saturday, March 19, 2022, 7:30 p.m. 
  • Sunday, March 20, 2022, 3 p.m. 
  • Saturday, March 26, 2022, 7:30 p.m. 
  • Sunday, March 27, 2022, 3 p.m. 
  • Tickets 

Discover more about Continental Ballet Company in this video feature.

Discover Bloomington: Continental Ballet Company

Visit ContinentalBallet.com for more details. 

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

• A Program of Hope and Healing
  • Sunday, October 17, 2021, 4 p.m. 
  • Tickets
• Sounds of the Season
  • Sunday, December 19, 2021, 4 p.m. 
  • Tickets
• All That Jazz!
  • Sunday, March 6, 2022, 4 p.m. 
  • Tickets
• International Passport
  • Sunday, May 22, 2022, 4 p.m. 
  • Tickets

Visit MedalistBand.com for details. 

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

• What Happens When a Woman..."
  • Saturday, May 28, 2022 
    • Doors open at 4:30 p.m. 
    • Performance begins at 5 p.m.
  • Join the NOTEable Singers as they perform songs that explore the themes of joy, love, empowerment, and resilience. Music from various eras and lively choreography will illustrate just ‘what happens when a woman’ wants to have fun, make a change, and determine her own path. 
  • Tickets 
    • Adults: $20
    • Seniors/Students: $17
    • Under age 5: Free

Visit NOTEableSingers.org for details. 

Each year, in addition to events and performances presented by Bloomington Center for the Arts' Resident Arts Organizations, the BCA will also host a variety of guest performances presented by other arts partners. See below for the upcoming schedule and other details.  

Concerto Dance by Jolene Konkel

Concerto Dance presents Girls in the Band, an original jazz dance production illuminating the history of the courageous women in jazz. Told through dance, music and film, Girls in the Band celebrates female jazz pioneers, from behind-the-scenes composers and arrangers, to the all-female big bands formed in the 1930s and 40s, to the women in jazz today. Experience this celebration of the “Ladies Who Swing the Band!” 

Performance Schedule

• June 16 - 1:30 p.m. (Senior Homes Matinee)
• June 16 - 7:30 p.m.
• June 17 - 7:30 p.m.
• June 18 - 2:30 p.m.  (followed by screening of documentary film "Girls in the Band" at 4:30 p.m. )
• June 18 - 7:30 p.m. 

Tickets

• Adults $30
• Seniors/Students $22  
• All tickets include film screening 
• Purchase Tickets Online 

About Concerto Dance
Concerto Dance by Jolene Konkel creates modern and jazz dance works driven by musicality and virtuosity, aiming to uplift the human spirit and build community connections through vibrant concert dance.