The Butler Arts & Events Center is dedicated to meaningful experiences in and through the arts. Our mission is to bring people together to celebrate community.

The Butler Arts & Events Center serves the Butler University, Indianapolis, and larger Central Indiana communities and hosts more than 300,000 patrons annually for a variety of presentations that provide shared experiences in the performing and visual arts.

The Butler Arts & Events Center is comprised of six venues including its flagship 2200 seat venue Clowes Memorial Hall; the Schrott Center for the Arts with 475 seats; Shelton Auditorium with 450 seats; The Krannert Room with 150 seated cabaret style or up to 300 standing; Eidson-Duckwall Recital Hall with 135 seats, and Lilly Hall Studio Theatre with up to 100 seats.