College of Fine Arts Capital Project
Constructing
a World of
Creative
Collisions
Reimagining the Arts
For every maker, creator, performer & patron seeking space that inspires,
We're re-envisioning OHIO's Chaddock + Morrow College of Fine Arts.
Project Vision
Interdisciplinary Spaces. State-of-the- art facilities. Community-centric design. 蜜柚视频 has embarked on a $99 million comprehensive renewal of its Chaddock + Morrow College of Fine Arts facilities that will transform the way our students, faculty, staff, and community experience art.
Today, the Chaddock + Morrow College of Fine Arts is comprised of a series of disparate facilities designed for another era or purpose and not ideal for art to thrive. As our Chaddock + Morrow College of Fine Arts has grown both in size and talent, we have outgrown the limitations of our facilities, and renovation or replacement has become essential. We see this not as a burden but as an enormous opportunity to reimagine how we teach and share the arts.
Our new, intentionally designed Chaddock + Morrow College of Fine Arts will be a space where creativity collides 鈥 a shared location, home to a collective of artists, experiences, and educational opportunities that have the power to change our students and our community, forever.
For every student artist,
a community of creators.
The reimagining of the Chaddock + Morrow College of Fine Arts will create an Arts + Education Green that will consolidate the college鈥檚 six schools and four professional arts programs in one area bustling with creative activity from all disciplines. The new Arts + Education Green will include:
- An entirely new Patton Center for Arts Education that will be home to a new procenium theater
- Complete renewal of Seigfred Hall
- Renovation and expansion of OHIO鈥檚 Levy Ceramics Studio
- Creation of shared shops for School of Theater
Project Timeline
The project timeline outlines key milestones and activities in our endeavor, providing a structured overview of the planned progression. Please note that adjustments may occur based on construction-related variables.
December 2023
Professional Services Start
Ongoing throughout academic year 23-24
Open Forums, War rooms, CoFA Steering Committee work, Task Force work
Summer to December 2024
Swing Space Move/ Vacate Seigfred
Early 2025
Construction and Renovation to Begin on Patton Center for Arts Education and Seigfred
April 鈥 August 2025
Staggered renovation on other enabling projects (RTV, Ridges, Putnam)
May 2025 鈥 August 2026
Construction and Renovation of Levy Ceramics Studio
Fall 2026
Substantial Completion
Spring 2027
Patton Center for Arts Education and renovated Seigfred completed.
For anyone hoping to
experience art,
a destination.
At the center of new Arts + Education Green is the Patton Center for Arts Education, an entirely new 61,000 square-foot facility that will serve as home to:
- A multi-use procenium theater
- Theater ancillaries including a scene shop
- The Ron and Ruth Lykins Art Gallery opening to a lobby as an extension of the gallery
- Multi-use rehearsal & performance spaces
- A shared Scene and Prop Shop in addition to theater support spaces
Every Chaddock + Morrow College of Fine Arts student will participate in some form of art, film, music, theater or dance that becomes a part of what is offered to community members and visitors at the Patton Center for Arts Education. This facility will be a destination for the region 鈥 a region that is rife with talented makers and creators but sorely lacking in venues where people might experience the arts. Supported in part by a transformational gift from late alumnae Dr. Violet Patton, the Patton Center for Arts Education will help provide the experience art students need to translate their talent into a career and educate visitors about the arts and the role of art in the world.
For every world imagined, a new stage.
A theater is far more than an entertainment venue. It is a place where commitment to character overcomes self-doubt, where imagination steps into the spotlight and becomes real, where creativity collides with the anticipation of the crowd and people are moved and inspired. A theater is a whole world 鈥 the beginning and end of a journey.
That鈥檚 why one of the most important components of the Chaddock + Morrow College of Fine Arts reimagining is a state-of-the-art, 350-seat theater that will serve as a home for OHIO鈥檚 performing arts programs and as the premier performing arts venue for all of Southeast Ohio.
This theater will be the place where many regional residents see their first live performance, and the first professional stage for many of our students. With an adjacent rehearsal space, it will be a place to gather and to discover something new. It will be a destination both on and off campus that transforms how we all see art, forever.
For future leaders of the
creative class, a place to begin.
The reimagining of the Chaddock + Morrow College of Fine Arts space will include a significant renovation of Seigfred Hall, currently home of the School of Art + Design to accommodate needs for the school along with film, theater and dance. The renovation will add student gathering spaces in order to foster creative collisions and new, state-of-the-art facilities that rival what students might experience in their future careers at creative agencies, production companies and art or performance studios. In these spaces they will perfect the projects that will help earn them their start in a competitive creative industry. The renovation plans include:
- 鈥淭he Box鈥 designed to serve as a black box theater where all Chaddock + Morrow College of Fine Arts students can experiment, create and perform
- 鈥淭he Create Space鈥 to serve as a lab for graphic design and film students but also for all studio art students hoping to explore digital art creation
- A 鈥淪creening Room鈥 for film students to view and discuss original films but convertible for student and faculty gatherings and visiting artists
- The establishment of the Terry Shuchat Photography Suite and a Printmaking Suite that will bring together spaces designed for those unique programs
For Every Creative Idea,
the encouragement to make it real.
The concept of shared creativity is intrinsic to the design of the reimagined Chaddock + Morrow College of Fine Arts, and it will take shared support to bring it all to life. This $99 million renewal project is funded in part by a $50 million estate gift from alumnae Dr. Violet Patton, which will help fund the Patton Center for Arts Education, home to the new theater. 蜜柚视频 has further committed $41 million in capital improvement funds to the overall project.
There are opportunities to support the project and leave your legacy through a naming gift. The project is currently 92% funded and 蜜柚视频 is seeking private support to solidify the funding. To learn more about naming opportunities, please contact , College of Fine Arts Senior Director of Development.
Join us in reimagining a space that hosts not only students, but communities. That fuels not just the creative of art, but also the appreciation of art. Not just ideas, but the execution, performance and celebration of ideas.
蜜柚视频 breaks ground on new era of arts education with the Violet L. Patton Center for Arts Education
蜜柚视频 took a major step toward a new era in arts education with the groundbreaking of the Chaddock + Morrow College of Fine Arts Violet L. Patton Center
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