Crewe Center for the Arts

​​Bringing the Crewe Center to Its Full Brilliance

At the University of Southern Maine, the arts have entered a new era.
With the opening of the stunning Crewe Center for the Arts, USM has realized a bold vision more than a decade in the making — a home where creativity, performance, collaboration, and community can flourish at the highest level. This transformational project has already inspired remarkable generosity: together, our donors have invested nearly $25 million to bring the Crewe Center to life.

Now we begin the next movement.

The Crescendo Campaign is the high-energy finale of our effort to fully fund this extraordinary building. Our goal is simple and ambitious: close the remaining $5 million needed to complete the $30 million campaign by naming three iconic spaces that will shape Maine’s creative future for generations to come:

These are more than rooms. They are stages for Maine’s creative future — places where students discover their voice, where the community gathers to be inspired, and where the next generation of artists will take their first bow.

By naming one of these defining spaces, you join the circle of visionaries whose leadership will echo throughout the Crewe Center for decades to come. You help ensure that USM’s arts programs — and the students who bring them to life — continue to rise, flourish, and shape the cultural landscape of our region.

This is our crescendo. And with your support, we will bring the Crewe Center to its full brilliance.