Williams Center Gallery Mission Statement

The mission of the Williams Center for the Arts, which includes the Performance Series, College Theater, and Art Gallery, is to serve the educational and cultural programming objectives of Lafayette College while endeavoring to engage the varied cultural and ethnic groups throughout the greater Lehigh Valley. This mandate yields a broad and comprehensive artistic vision which embraces both the educational values of a college campus and a diverse audience.

Expanding on the Center's mission statement, the Williams Center Gallery's specific mission is to present exhibitions, related activities (lectures, workshops, films, and other educational programs, etc.), and publications which represent a wide range of media, cultures, and time periods. All exhibitions and related activities are planned in accordance with the mission statement. Because it is broadly defined, the statement allows the gallery a great deal of flexibility to present a varied and lively program. Criteria for selecting exhibitions—both within the college's curriculum and the regional audience that the Center serves—include artistic excellence; diversity of aesthetic traditions; attention to cultural contexts represented within the Lehigh Valley and campus demographics; nurturing of artists' experimentation and growth; and the educational potential of exhibitions, lectures, and publications. Campus galleries, as part of their educational mission, are in a unique position to explore challenging subjects and provide a venue for artists whose work is best suited to non-commercial spaces.

In addition to the Williams Center Gallery, there are additional galleries in the Williams Visual Arts Building, Skillman Library, and the David A. Portlock Center. For a summary of galleries and campus exhibitions click here.

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Catalogues from previous exhibitions are available for purchase. Check back soon for a complete list.

Click here to read more about the Lafayette College Art Collections.

Gallery Hours (academic year only)

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Wednesday: 10:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.
Saturday, Sunday: 12:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.

The gallery is open beginning half an hour before Williams Center performances; other hours by appointment.

The Williams Center Gallery is funded in part by a grant fom the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts.