The Williams Center for the Arts inspires, nurtures, and sustains a lifelong appreciation of the performing arts for the campus and the wider community. 

The Performance Series presents outstanding artists in chamber music, jazz, dance, theater, world stage, and family programming, in work that is artistically adventurous, intellectually rigorous, enjoyable, and rewarding. 

Contributing to the social, emotional, and intellectual growth and well-being of the individual is foundational to that mission; that’s why we make sure professional artists engage in frequent and meaningful contact with our students beyond performance—in classes, workshops, lectures, and one-on-one coaching. 

Friends of the Williams Center provide crucial financial support with tax-deductible gifts that help bring the world’s top artists to our classrooms and our stage while keeping our programs accessible to all.