Lewis Center for the Arts

09/01/2026

Celebrated French theater artists converge onstage at Princeton University
for the 15th Edition of the Seuls en Scène - Princeton French Theater Festival. Join us Sept. 18 to 26 at venues across the University’s campus and downtown Princeton.
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Princeton University’s Lewis Center for the Arts, Department of French and Italian, and L’Avant-Scène will present the 15th edition of Seuls en Scène French Theater Festival, which will take place from September 18 to 26 at venues across the University’s campus and downtown Princeton. Most e...

08/27/2026

Five Princeton University students earning minors in the Program in Visual Arts or majors in the Practice of Art through the Department of Art and Archaeology, Princeton University share their journey through the program during a recent roundtable discussion in the Typography Studio at 185 Nassau Street.

Learn more about the Program in Visual Arts: https://bit.ly/3SBYGb1

08/24/2026

Thanks to everyone who joined us at the Lewis Arts complex for Princeton University’s Academic Expo and the Lewis Center for the Arts Class of 2030 Info Session!

If you didn’t get a chance to talk with us about getting involved in Creative Writing, Dance, Theater & Music Theater, Visual Arts, or the Princeton Atelier, visit our website to learn more about opportunities for Princeton students.

Learn more: https://arts.princeton.edu/2030

08/10/2026

The Lewis Center for the Arts at Princeton University is now accepting applications from artists for two opportunities, the Princeton Arts Fellowship and the Hodder Fellowship. Both applications have a deadline of September 8, 2026.
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The Lewis Center for the Arts at Princeton University is now accepting applications from artists for two opportunities, the Princeton Arts Fellowship and the Hodder Fellowship. Details and links to […]

06/08/2026

Practice of Art major Madison Davis '26 discusses her exhibition, "is the cold more intimate?" Working through the mediums of metal sculpture, printmaking, glass, and rooted in the idea of cold connection, Davis's work pushes the thresholds of structural transparency, fragility, and control over material. Davis’s exhibition was on view in the Hagan Gallery from April 6-17, 2026.

Learn more and watch video tours and see photos of past senior independent work exhibitions: https://bit.ly/4bsL60j

06/05/2026

Electrical and computer engineering major Trace Zhang '26, who also received minors in visual arts, computer science, and engineering physics, discusses their exhibition "Methods of Care." Working across analog photography, ceramic sculpture, and print transfer, Zhang explores narratives, bodies, and psychologies shaped within hostile systems, asking how do we cope, and how might we still learn to thrive? Their exhibition was on view in the Hagan Gallery from March 23-April 3, 2026.

Learn more and watch video tours and see photos of past Princeton University senior independent work exhibitions: https://bit.ly/4bsL60j

05/28/2026

Jill Dolan, Annan Professor of English, professor of theater, and former dean of the college, will retire from Princeton University at the end of the 2025-26 academic year, transferring to emeritus status.
Lean more: https://bit.ly/4nTF2m4

“I’m so grateful for my 18 years on the Princeton faculty,” said Dolan. “I’ve worked with talented, thoughtful faculty colleagues, creative, ethical administrators, and caring, committed students, so many of whom have gone on to participate in the arts as artists or spectators. I’ll carry these foundational relationships and rich memories always in my heart.”

Professor Jill Dolan retires from the faculty of Princeton University at the end of the 2025-26 academic year.

05/27/2026

Congratulations to all Princeton University graduates, especially members of our Lewis Center for the Arts family whom we honored this Monday at Class Day. We'll miss you!
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Princeton University's Lewis Center for the Arts celebrates graduates from Class of 2026 in creative writing, dance, theater & visual arts.

05/22/2026

Computer Science major Mary Ma '26, who is pursuing a minor in Visual Arts, discusses her exhibition "swallow." Her work explores the boundaries of the body, the labor of touch, and marks left on or by the body. The exhibition was open to the public from May 4-8, 2026, in Hagan Gallery.

Learn more and watch video tours and see photos of past senior independent work exhibitions: https://bit.ly/4bsL60j

05/21/2026

Special thanks to the more than 30 Princeton University alumni and 53 students who joined us last month for the third annual Arts At Work Career Day co-sponsored by the Lewis Center for the Arts and Center for Career Development at Princeton University.

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Princeton University hosted a third annual Arts At Work Career Day for students at the Lewis Arts complex.