“At NC State, we provide our students with a well-rounded, cross-disciplinary education, teaching them to be creative and innovative thinkers in a rapidly changing world. The arts play a vital role in that experience, demonstrating that passion and creativity are essential to all fields of learning. Our university has grown dramatically over the decades, and the resources and facilities for our extraordinary arts programs are stretched thin. The creation of a state-of-the-art center where theatre, dance and crafts can flourish is critical to the future of ARTS NC STATE. By transforming the cherished Thompson Building — which has meant so much to the lives of former students — we honor our past while serving current and future generations of NC State students."
—Chancellor James L. Oblinger