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The arts offer a singular way of knowing the world and coming to terms with the human condition. With the new Lewis Center for the Creative and Performing Arts, Princeton has given the arts the fertile field they deserve – and they are thriving! To make the most of this resource and offer every student the opportunity to view the world through new lenses, we must dramatically expand our facilities and programs in music performance, visual arts, creative writing, theater, and dance.
Princeton’s historic Art Museum also requires new support and visibility; despite world-class collections and intensive use in teaching and research across many disciplines, it remains too much a secret. While we aspire to challenge those students who will build lives as working artists, we are also determined to engage countless others in undergraduate explorations in the arts that will yield pleasure, perspective, and creative insights throughout their lives.
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Peter B. Lewis Center for the Arts |
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 The newly established Lewis Center for the Arts will be Princeton’s hub for arts-related scholarship, teaching, and practice, integrating creative writing, visual arts, theater and dance, and musical performance into a broad liberal arts curriculum. With plans for an expanded faculty and a cadre of distinguished visiting critics and artists, the center will create an environment in which every Princeton undergraduate has the opportunity to pursue a meaningful artistic experience. The center will also be home to an interdisciplinary Society of Fellows in the Arts—innovative, early career artists who will teach and practice their art on campus while participating in seminars, conferences, and other collaborative ventures.
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Princeton University Art Museum |
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 One of the nation’s finest university art museums, the Princeton University Art Museum has more than 60,000 works of art in its collections, and offers programs that enrich the cultural and academic life of the campus. In providing sustained access to original objects and in collaborating with the Department of Art and Archaeology and other areas of study, it contributes immensely to the development of critical thinking and visual literacy at Princeton. |
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Princeton Atelier |
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 The Atelier brings renowned artists to campus to work with a small group of students and faculty in creating a new work of art for performance or exhibition, offering undergraduates a unique opportunity to experience the challenges and rewards of creative collaboration. Over the past decade, guests artists have included choreographer Jacques d’Amboise, novelist Gabriel García Márquez, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, and theater director Peter Sellars.
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The Arts Neighborhood |
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 The University plans to build a cluster of new facilities to house the new and expanded arts programs and serve as a visible representation of the central role the arts have at Princeton. This “arts neighborhood” will become a hub for all artistic endeavors, although performances and exhibitions will continue to take place in many locations throughout campus.
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Contact Us
For more information, please
contact the Office of Campaign and Individual Giving at
609.258.8972
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