Williams Center for the Arts

Our home is your home — for the evening, for the season, for four years as a student. The Williams Center of the Arts is a true gem of the Arts at Lafayette College—and at the forefront of the arts in the region.

Williams Center for the Arts, located on College Hill, is home to the Performance Series, Williams Center Gallery, Kirby Art Study Center, Music Department, and Art History.

Our intimate, nearly 400-seat theater means every seat is the best seat in the house. Located on the beautiful Lafayette College campus at 317 Hamilton Street, Williams Center for the Arts is just minutes from Routes 78, 22, and 33, and an easy drive from New York City, Philadelphia, Bucks County, and the Poconos. Free parking is available at the adjacent parking deck.

Our unique relationship with Lafayette College is characterized by a constant flow of ideas between the Williams Center family (audiences and visiting artists included) and the scholarly community. Pushing each other to act boldly, take creative risks, and do great things.

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EXPLORE THE 2024/25 PERFORMANCE SERIES SEASON

Upcoming Events

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Jan 29

Song of the North

A large-scale, cinematic performance combining the manual art of shadow puppetry with projected animation to tell the courageous tale of Manijeh, a heroine from ancient Persia.

Feb 6

Heloísa Fernandes Quartet

Brazilian pianist and composer Heloísa Fernandes paints her musical pictures with contrasts—driving rhythm and delicacy, joyous dance, quiet introspection, playfulness, and elegance.

Feb 19

Miwa Matreyek | Infinitely Yours | This World Made Itself

Matreyek creates live, staged performances where she interacts with her animations as a shadow silhouette, at the cross-section of cinematic and theatrical, fantastical and tangible, illusionistic and physical.

EXPLORE THE GALLERIES.

Spring 2025 Gallery Exhibitions at the Williams Center for the Arts

OPENING THIS SPRING

Pompeii Revealed Through the Lens on view in the Williams Center Gallery | Embrangledscape on view in the Williams Center Gallery | In the Spirit of Empathy Remembering Larry Fink on view in the Kirby Arts Study Center

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UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE.

PERFORMANCE SERIES GIFT VOUCHERS.

Gift an experience to the art lover in your life!

A Gift of Experience is more than a single event; they are the stories, emotions, and connections that create memories to cherish forever. A Performance Series gift voucher covers the ticket cost while providing flexibility in choosing the event. Vouchers can be used for any Performance Series event in Spring 25 or the upcoming 25/26 performance season.

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