The Le Moyne College Department of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) awards one full-tuition arts scholarship each year. Applications are open to all prospective undergraduate students who have applied and been accepted to Le Moyne College. Students interested in majoring in theatre arts or minoring in music, dance, visual art or arts administration are invited to apply. Applicants are welcome to apply under multiple disciplines. Guidelines for required auditions and/or interviews are below.

VPA Scholarship Day for the incoming class of 2029 will be held on Saturday, Feb. 8.

What to Expect on Scholarship Day

The arts administration program is seeking emerging artists, educators and arts administrators interested in developing the skills to manage the arts in communities, not-for-profit organizations and for-profit businesses. Applicants are asked to prepare a resume of arts related activities and experiences to bring to scholarship day.

On scholarship day, applicants will:

  • Meet one-on-one with arts administration faculty. Some prompts to help prepare for your interview are as follows:
    • What is your understanding of the role of an arts administrator?
    • What is your previous experience managing the arts (this may include your own artistic practice)?
    • What are your professional goals, and how can the arts administration program at Le Moyne help you achieve them?

If you have specific questions about arts administration interviews, please email Lindsey Voorhees at sikeslq@lemoyne.edu.

The dance program is looking for passionate, curious, intelligent movers with the capacity to explore new ideas and work with an interdisciplinary approach, noting both talent and skill. Applicants should have a minimum of two years of consistent, high quality dance training. Applicants are asked to prepare a one to two minute solo dance piece in your best style to perform at scholarship day.

On scholarship day, applicants will:

  • Perform their prepared solo number. You are invited to bring music on a computer or phone; aux and lightning cable attachments are available.
  • Speak individually with dance faculty about your artistic goals and how you envision furthering those goals as a Le Moyne student.
  • Participate in a warmup based in ballet technique and a combination that incorporates modern, contemporary and jazz styles.

If you have specific questions about dance auditions, please email Ruth Arena at arenar@lemoyne.edu.

Applicants are asked to prepare two contrasting works, not to exceed five minutes total, that spotlight you and your abilities.

On scholarship day:

  • Applicants will perform their pieces for music faculty.
  • Instrumental auditions will be unaccompanied, but students may bring an accompaniment track to perform with if they wish.

Applicants are asked to prepare two contrasting pieces. Accepted genres include classical, musical theatre and jazz, or a combination thereof. The two pieces may be from the same genre. The total time for both pieces (combined) should not exceed five minutes. Your pieces should contrast each other in some way (one classical/one musical theatre, one up-tempo/one ballad, etc.) and should be well prepared, age/tone appropriate and chosen to best spotlight you and your abilities.

On scholarship day:

  • Applicants will perform their pieces for music faculty.
  • An accompanist is provided, free of charge, for all vocal auditions. Rehearsal time is not provided. Please bring a clean copy of your music, in the appropriate key, in a binder for the accompanist (no lead sheets).

If you have specific questions about music auditions, please email program director Edward Ruchalski at ruchaleg@lemoyne.edu.

Applicants must be potential theatre arts majors to apply under the theatre arts discipline. Applicants are asked to prepare two contrasting monologues from published plays. Applicants interested in musical theatre should prepare one monologue and one musical theatre song. The total time for both pieces (combined) should not exceed five minutes. Your pieces should contrast each other in some way (one older piece/one newer, one dramatic/one comedic, etc.) and should be well prepared, age/tone appropriate, and should be chosen to best spotlight you and your abilities.

On scholarship day:

  • Applicants will perform their monologues and songs  for theatre arts faculty.
  • An accompanist is provided, free of charge, for all vocal auditions. Rehearsal time is not provided. Please bring a clean copy of your music, in the appropriate key, in a binder for the accompanist (no lead sheets).

Applicants must be potential theatre arts majors to apply under the theatre arts discipline. Applicants are asked to prepare a portfolio of their work to bring to scholarship day.

This portfolio can include:

  • Design renderings/drawings
  • Photographs or slides of scenic, lighting, or costume designs from a production
  • Drafted light plots
  • Paper work (instrument schedule, patch sheet, cue sheets, cheat sheets, research collages for designs, working drawings and/or drafting samples, painter’s elevations)
  • Anything else that you feel gives us insight into your working process and artistic vision.

On scholarship day:

  • Applicants will meet with theatre arts faculty to review their portfolio.

If you have questions about portfolios, please email program director Matt Chiorini at chiorim@lemoyne.edu.

The visual arts program is seeking students who love drawing, painting, ceramics, photography, digitally generated design/imagery and sculpture. Applicants are asked to prepare a portfolio of their work to bring to scholarship day. Portfolios may be presented digitally or hands on and should include 12-15 works. Applicants may bring a sketchbook in addition to their portfolio. All types of artwork will be considered, including drawing, painting, sculpture, ceramics, photography and digitally generated designs.

Artwork should demonstrate:

  • A working knowledge of the principles of design (balance, movement, proportion, contrast, emphasis, repetition)
  • Usage of the elements of art (line, value, texture, space, shape and color)
  • A variety of media and approaches
  • Skillful competence with materials and techniques
  • A professional presentation and accurate representations of your artwork

On scholarship day:

  • Applicants will meet with visual arts faculty to review their portfolio.

If you have questions about visual arts portfolios, please email Kim Waale at waalek@lemoyne.edu.