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UNIDAS Holiday Market / December 7 - 9

Together with Saint Vincent's Office of Global and Community Engagement, the Verostko Center invites you to peruse a small market of handmade items, fair trade coffee, chocolate, and home decor that benefits Unidas Para Vivir Mejor (United for a Better Life) - a women's not-for-profit cooperative based in Esperanza, Guatemala that creates and sells handmade gifts to support an alternative elementary school, daycare, and medical clinic in their community. Proceeds from the sale will be donated back to UPAVIM. 

Items can be purchased at the Center between 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 7 thru Friday, December 9.

Music at Midday / December 7

The Saint Vincent College Concert Series, together with the Verostko Center, is pleased to announce the December installment of Music at Midday featuring Christina Andrae on flute and Sylvia Andrae on piano. The mother-daughter duo will play a selection of music to celebrate the Advent/Christmas season as well as some classical favorites on Wednesday, December 7 at 12:30 p.m. Stop by the Center to listen live or tune in on the Saint Vincent College Facebook page. The concert is free, open to all, and reservations are not required.

A collaboration between the Saint Vincent College Concert Series and the Verostko Center, Music at Midday is a monthly concert featuring regional talent representative of a variety of musical genres.

Roman Verostko : In Conversation

At a moment when generative artists are renewing painting, Verostko’s brush plottings prove that the physical and the digital have always been in dialogue. His work also unites Western and Chinese traditions in a way that foreshadows the global conversation that has become a hallmark of digital art since the NFT. Today, RCS is pleased to bring together two generations of artists in a conversation for the ages.

Right Click Save's editor-in-chief, Alex Estorick, together with an international group of generative artists recently interviewed the Center's namesake, Roman Verostko. Their discussion explores Verostko's history of creative coding, the legacies of algorithms in art, as well as the projects he's working on now. Click here to read this insight-filled, intergenerational dialogue.

Verostko Center Dedication Anniversary /

One year ago, a formal dedication of the Verostko Center for the Arts was held Wednesday, November 17, 2021 with remarks offered by Rt. Rev. Martin de Porres Bartel, O.S.B., Archabbot of the Saint Vincent monastic community, Saint Vincent College President, Rev. Paul Taylor, O.S.B., and Roman Verostko, Professor Emeritus at Minneapolis College of Art and Design. The event assembled members of the Saint Vincent academic community, donors and benefactors, as well as representatives from regional arts organizations. A recording of the program is available here.

Updated Mask Policy

Based on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and considering encouraging local COVID-19 trends, the College has recently adopted a mask-optional policy for all students, faculty, staff and visitors. Therefore, visitors to the Center are invited to wear masks based on one’s personal level of risk. Should the CDC determine that the rate of transmission in Westmoreland County increases above LOW, mitigating measures may be re-implemented at the discretion of the College. For the latest information about these protocols, please visit the College's website. 
The VCA is proudly named for digital art pioneer, Roman Verostko. Learn more about Verostko's work, formative years at Saint Vincent, and signature process of using computer code for creative purposes.
The Verostko Center for the Arts cares for over 4,000 works of art ​ranging from ancient to contemporary. Your support can help us preserve these creative legacies for future generations.
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