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The Fine Arts Building is undergoing many changes. One of the most noticeable changes is the glass paneling on the outside of the windows. Depending on the light, the panels can look anywhere from a bright purple to a copper color.
A lot of the original features of the building still remain in place for historical purposes. The original mural featured on the outside of the building was chosen to be kept.
The main staircase is located after you enter the building leading up the second floor.
The original mural on the inside of the building was kept in its place to remember the old look as well as keep that history in the building.
The Fine Arts Building is undergoing many changes. One of the most noticeable changes is the glass paneling on the outside of the windows. Depending on the light, the panels can look anywhere from a bright purple to a copper color.
A lot of the original features of the building still remain in place for historical purposes. The original mural featured on the outside of the building was chosen to be kept.
The main staircase is located after you enter the building leading up the second floor.
The original mural on the inside of the building was kept in its place to remember the old look as well as keep that history in the building.
T he Micky Elliott College of Fine Arts building is set to be completed in roughly six months . Mid-March is the scheduled time for inspectors to put in the finishing touches . F aculty and staff will be able to move in during the summer and the official opening of the building will be August 2023.
With the building near comp le tion date, the exterior is nearly done, and the construction crew is starting work on the inside of the building, according to Stephen Bacarisse , technical director of the Mickey Elliott College of Fine Arts .
“I’m really hoping the details we put into this building make students and the public interested in what we are doing,” Bacarisse said.
The expansions of the building will include multiple theaters, makeup rooms, fabric rooms, laundry rooms, an orchestra pit, a new art gallery, light and sound labs, sound studios, movement studios, dance studios, soundproof recording studios, dry cleaning racks, a catering kitchen, more faculty offices , breast-feeding rooms and much more .
“The most exciting part of this building is that for the first time all of fine arts will be in one space,” Bacarisse said. “Once we have everyone in the same building, they will start to collaborate and the projects that come out of this will be the best we have ever seen.”
Dr. Gary Wurtz , dean of the Mickey Elliott College of Fine Arts, said he think s this building will put SFA on the map compared to other u niversities and is excited to have the building on display for the public.
“ Some of the student-learning spaces in the building have huge windows , so what’s happening inside of the building will be on display for the people who are driving by,” Dr. Wurtz said. “ It will look alive.”
Ruben Monsivais , junior film major from Arlington, said the new additions to the building are huge for all the fine art s departments.
“Most of our facilities, which are just classrooms and theaters, are spread out all over campus , which makes getting things done quickly a little harder,” Monsivais said. “I’m excited for everything to all be in one place and for the opportunity for students to use modern technology.”
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