About the Gambrell Center

History

A Brief History of the Queens University Fine Arts Center

Built-in 1966, the E. H. Little Fine Arts Center housing Dana Auditorium was located on the corner of Selwyn Road and Wellesley Avenue on the Myers Park campus of Queens University of Charlotte. After an extensive $23M renovation, the expanded Sarah Belk Gambrell Center for the Arts and Civic Engagement reopened in February 2020 as a home for the arts programs of Queens. The 63,000 square foot arts complex houses a 992-seat theatre, 150-seat recital hall, three art galleries, a variety of practice and classrooms, a music therapy suite, and the academic programs of the Art, Design and Music Department and Gambrell Center team. These facilities host over 500 events annually ranging from presented concerts, art exhibitions, lectures, symposia, plays, films, and a wide variety of campus and community-sponsored events.

About Queens University

Queens University of Charlotte is located in one of America’s fastest-growing cities, offering an extended classroom to students and a direct pipeline to meaningful careers for graduates. On track to become the national private university of Charlotte, Queens University serves around 2,000 students in undergraduate and masters-level programs across the liberal arts and sciences as well as the professional fields of business, communication, nursing, health, and education. Queens’ unique General Education model teaches students to think critically about some of the world’s biggest problems, beyond the boundaries of what’s expected in a college classroom. The U.S. News & World Report ranked Queens 9th among regional universities in the south in its 2022 edition of Best Colleges.

Sandra Levine Theatre

Sandra Levine Theatre is a 996-1,004-seat performance theater featuring a proscenium stage and house seating in Orchestra, Mezzanine, and Balcony levels.

Kathryn Greenhoot Recital Hall

Kathryn Greenhoot Recital Hall is a 150-seat concert hall located on the garden level of the Sarah Belk Gambrell Center.

Galleries & Lobbies

Bank of America and Loevner Galleries, on the first floor, feature rotating art exhibits by nationally-prominent artists and students and faculty alike. Also on the first floor, the Salvin Atrium and Bissell Lobby offer relaxing spaces for students to congregate and performance attendees to enjoy.

The Carolyn McMahon Center for Music

The Carolyn McMahon Center for Music hosts music classrooms, faculty offices, and the Queens music therapy clinic on the second floor.

Technical Specifications

Rent Our Spaces

We require the use of our in-house catering department for all food and beverage needs during your event. Please reach out to our Director of Catering, Jarrard Slater (slaterj@queens.edu, 704-688-2825), to get further details and pricing.

A signed contract and a 50% non-refundable deposit are required to reserve the theater. If you are interested in viewing the space, please contact Laura Kratt (krattl@queens.edu). Appointments can be made Monday – Thursday between 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.