Western Washington University’s College of Fine and Performing Arts has suspended its Performing Arts Center (PAC) Series after careful consideration of how to continue best serving the WWU and Bellingham communities while undergoing significant budget cuts. 

“We are all too aware of the tough economic times we are in. The arts face cuts even in the best of times and as a result we will no longer be offering our PAC Series. It was a tough decision but our core mission of educating the future artists of tomorrow had to be the first priority,” said Daniel Guyette, Dean of the College of Fine and Performing Arts (CFPA).  “We hope some day to restore this important aspect of our community engagement. In the meantime I am forming a Dean’s Community Advisory Board, which will work with me to help fund our initiatives while increasing our presence in the community as an arts advocate and leader.”

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Your support over the years has allowed us to bring phenomenal artists to our stage; Anoushka Shankar, Mark Morris Dance Group, Turtle Island String Quartet, and Trio Mediaeval have all moved us and created a dialogue within our community about art and its impact on our lives.  None of this would have been possible without you and we thank you for your dedicated enthusiasm, patronage, and willingness to explore the world of performing arts with us.

It is our hope that you will continue to join us as we celebrate the arts throughout the year with our academic performances, special guest performers, and education outreach programs.  To learn more about what the CFPA offers, please visit us online at www.wwu.edu/cfpa and sign up for our email distribution list.