Emily Ann Roberts Niswonger Performing Arts Center - TN Greeneville

Niswonger Performing Arts Center (NPAC) is one of the famous regional performing arts centers located in historic downtown Greeneville, TN. NPAC is best known for serving as a performance venue for entertainment events and arts education. The performing arts center was designed to serve dual purposes as a high-school auditorium and a 1,200-seat community performing arts. The core mission of the venue is to perpetuate a deep commitment to the performing arts for Greene County and neighboring counties and regions. This includes Western North Carolina, East Tennessee, and Southwestern Virginia.

The Niswonger Performing Arts Center authorities believe that flourishing art and the cultural community can enhance the quality of life. It knows how to produce community pride and encourage cultural development along with understanding. In short, the flourishing art broadens the education of children. The original design of the performing arts center derived its inspiration from the architectural design of the original school. It revolves around the 1950s and early 1960s modernist principles. The timeless design done is known for complementing the recent renovation and providing a unique identity to the performing arts center. The designers paid careful attention to the coordination of the lobby curtain wall, wood paneling, lobby design, exterior paving patterns, interior floor patterns, and auditorium finishes.