The Center’s vision is to bring together diverse artists and audiences to create experiences and memories that activate compassion and transform the world.
The Center for Performing Arts was founded in 1995, culminating a 10-year quest to bring a world-class performing arts facility to the Chicago Southland. Since its inception, the Center has served over 1.5 million individuals, introduced over 300,000 schoolchildren to arts-in-education experiences, and welcomed over 8,000 artists and touring companies; presenting dozens of local, national and world premieres. The Center annually serves over 50,000 residents from Cook, Will, and Kankakee counties in Northeast Illinois and Lake County in Northwest Indiana. In 2012, guided by the vision of creating an “arts infused university”, the Center became a unit of the College of Arts and Sciences.
Our state-of-the art facility seats 1,165 patrons and is located at a vibrant and dynamic university setting that also houses an on-site Visual Arts Gallery and The Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park (theNate), offering unique opportunities for pre- and post-show activities and gatherings.
With free parking, a convenient location accessible to major highways and presentations ranging from opera to family programs, our venue has served as a vibrant cultural destination in the southland community since 1995.
NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATION
Governors State University (the “University”) does not discriminate on the basis of sex and prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates, as required by federal and state law (including Title IX and its regulations), including in admission and employment.
Inquiries about Title IX may be referred to the University’s Title IX Coordinator, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, or both. The University’s Title IX Coordinator is: Kaitlyn Anne Wild, Director of Compliance & Title IX Coordinator; 1 University Parkway, G328; University Park, IL 60484; 708.534.4846; titleixofficer@govst.edu.
Governors State University’s nondiscrimination policy and grievance procedures can be located on the University’s Title IX webpage: https://www.govst.edu/TitleIX/
To report information about conduct that may constitute sex discrimination or to make a complaint of sex discrimination under Title IX, please refer to the information provided on the University’s Title IX webpage: https://www.govst.edu/TitleIX/
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT STATEMENT
Governors State University in University Park occupies land that was originally the ancestral homelands of various Native Nations, including the Bodwéwadmi (Potawatomi), Kaskaskia, Peoria, Myaamia (Miami), Očhéthi Šakówin (Sioux), Kiikaapoi (Kickapoo), and many others. As an institution dedicated to education and truth, we acknowledge that this land was unjustly taken from Native inhabitants. The original Native peoples held these lands sacred for thousands of years, and they remain important to Native communities today.
Governors State University resides on land cherished by past, present, and future generations of local Native Peoples. We recognize and respect the many thriving Native communities in the Chicagoland area, home to one of the largest urban Native populations, representing over 175 Tribal Nations. As part of our commitment to honor the land's heritage, Governors State University pledges to honor, respect, and share this Land Acknowledgment statement at all public events hosted by GovState.