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Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

Krannert Center is more than a venue for performing arts. It's a classroom, laboratory, and public square that serves as a touchstone for the exploration and expansion of human experience. Sam Smith, Krannert Center’s director of civic engagement and social practice (MSW ’94) continues to find new ways to engage with the community on local, national, and international levels. Read more about his ongoing projects, as well as the recent accessibility upgrades made throughout the Center.

Krannert Center Gets Major Accessibility Upgrades 

Krannert Center holds a long-standing commitment to improving accessibility around the arts, seeking ways in which the facility itself can be more navigable for everyone in our community.

Krannert Center Great Hall staircase

Community Engagement and Peace Building Through Krannert Center 

Sam Smith, Krannert Center’s director of civic engagement and social practice (MSW ’94), works to capture the increasing social impact of the Center’s engagement practice in local, national, and international contexts and along the thematic lines that reflect the Center’s commitment to social justice.

Left: Sam Smith (center), along with Sierra Leone YMCA CEO and Freetown Rotarian Christian Kamara (left) and YMCA Eastern Area Director Frances Amadu (right), commemorate the establishment of a hand pump water well in the Koyagwema Community

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