Roger Glass Center for the Arts

The Roger Glass Center for the Arts opens at 9 a.m. for student access. The facility is open to the general public starting at 11 a.m.

The Roger Glass Center for the Arts is open to the public.

Building hours | fall and spring terms

• Lobby and Gallery: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday-Friday; extended evening and weekend hours for events; view events page for more details.
• Box Office: Noon to 6 p.m. Monday-Friday; open one hour before ticketed events on weekends; visit the events page for more details.

Building hours | summer (May to August)

• Check the events page for summer hours.

Holiday Closures

• Building will be closed Nov. 27-30, 2025; and Dec. 15, 2025-Jan. 11, 2026.

• All vehicles parked on University of Dayton property must have a valid UD parking permit between 6 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and from 6 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday. View more information about visitor and event parking.
• If you are visiting the gallery between 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. during the week, you may stop at the welcome center to acquire a parking pass. This parking pass will allow you to park in D Lot as shown on the map.
• Event parking for visitors will be available in Lots D and S1 after 4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday and all day on Saturday and Sunday.
• There is one 15-minute space available in the parking lot adjacent to the Roger Glass Center for the Arts to accommodate short-term parking without a permit. Emergency flashers are required.
• Parking is not allowed on E. Creative Way.
• There are several accessible parking spaces located in front of the building.
• For event parking, please see the individual event pages for more information.

The Roger Glass Center for the Arts includes:

• A shared back-of-house area that houses two full-size dressing rooms and a smaller dressing room for small groups or special guest performers.
• Acoustics in the performance and recording spaces is a top priority. Acoustic design is intended to ensure proper sound quality inside the spaces while keeping outside noises out. The building structure is isolated at the perimeter of each performance space to ensure sound transfer is minimized.
• Two outdoor plazas are available. The North Plaza (Stewart and Main Street side) serves as the entrance to the community and has a 1,000 square foot space for small outdoor art exhibits. The South Plaza (campus side) has bench seating and a 3,000 square-foot multi-use space for art displays or outdoor events.
• Nineteen new parking spaces are available to accommodate people with disabilities and permanent staff. Public parking for performances is coordinated through UD Parking Services depending on performance timing and lot availability.
• The building is designed and being constructed with a goal of achieving LEED Gold certification. LEED is the U.S. Green Building Council’s sustainability rating system, which is one of the most widely used sustainability measures in new design and construction in the U.S.
• The facility provides a number of student opportunities for experiential learning.

For general questions about upcoming events and ticket requests, email the Roger Glass Center for the Arts at RGCAoffice@udayton.edu or call us at 937-229-5000.

For questions regarding rentals or scheduling new events in the Roger Glass Center for the Arts, email the Roger Glass Center for the Arts rental office at rgcarentals@udayton.edu.

Roger Glass Center for the Arts Contacts

• Kyra Smith, Managing Director, Roger Glass Center for the Arts; ArtsLive Coordinator
• Matthew J. Evans, Technical Director, RGCA
• Eric Moore, Assistant Technical Director, RGCA
• Tabatha Wharton, Business Operation Coordinator, RGCA

Flyer Media Contacts

• Pat Enright, Director, Flyer Media; Internship Coordinator, Department of Communication; ASI Instructor, Discover Arts students
• Roland Flynn, Principal Lecturer, Department of Communication
• Mark Hillman, Engineering and Technical Support, Flyer Media

Gallery Contacts

• Nicholaus Arnold, Galleries Director
• Joel Whitaker, Professor; Chair, Department of Art and Design