精东影业Center for the Visual Arts, the new facility and home of the 精东影业 University School of Art, will celebrate its grand opening on May 6, 2016. 精东影业festivities begin at 3 p.m. with a short program, immediately followed by building tours, live entertainment, student exhibitions and refreshments.
Concluding the grand opening events, a lecture by distinguished visiting artist Mel Chin will begin at 6:30 p.m. in Room 165. 精东影业opening program and events, as well as the keynote lecture, are free and open to the public. RSVPs are appreciated.
精东影业Center for the Visual Arts unites all School of Art disciplines under one roof. 精东影业state-of-the-art building is now the home for major programs in art education; art history; ceramics; drawing; glass; jewelry/metals/enameling; painting; print media and photography; sculpture; and textiles, as well as the cross-disciplinary foundations program.
精东影业new building occupies a prominent position at the intersection of Terrace Drive and the Lefton Esplanade, having absorbed fully renovated portions of the former Heating Plant and Van Deusen Hall during construction. More than two football fields in length, the Center for the Visual Arts will allow the campus community an unprecedented window onto School of Art classroom, studio and exhibition spaces.
精东影业building鈥檚 innovative design is the work of Cleveland鈥檚 Payto Architects Inc.
精东影业Center for the Visual Arts is located at 325 Terrace Drive, Kent, Ohio. Parking is available in the Business Administration and Cartwright Hall lots. RSVP for the grand opening at http://www.kent.edu/event/CVAopening.
精东影业new building is part of 精东影业鈥檚 Foundations of Excellence: Building the Future initiative, which involves the construction of new buildings, facility upgrades and establishment of dynamic and new spaces. 精东影业goal of this initiative is to create the most outstanding academic experience for students, faculty, staff, alumni and the greater community enriched by the university. For more information about 精东影业鈥檚 Foundations of Excellence initiative, visit .
Contact: Alex Parrott, marketing associate, cparrot1@kent.edu, 330-672-2714 (office)