Western Illinois University Center for Performing Arts Groundbreaking Ceremony – Oct. 7, 2022

A formal groundbreaking was held Oct. 7, with Gov. J.B. Pritzker and other leaders, for the state-funded Center for Performing Arts (CPA) on the Western Illinois University-Macomb campus. River City Construction, LLC, of Peoria, IL, has been selected as the general contractor. Construction began Sept. 1. The project is part of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s bipartisan Rebuild Illinois capital plan. The Capital Development Board will oversee the project’s design and construction in accordance with the protocol for state-appropriated projects.

The 100,000-square-foot building will include classrooms, offices, practice rooms, studios and performance spaces. The Great Hall, a 900-seat Proscenium Theatre, will provide an ultramodern performance space for music, theatre and dance productions as well as regional and national touring performances, while the smaller Black Box theatre will provide a more intimate space for campus productions.

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