College of Charleston: School of the Arts: New Construction

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The Albert Simons Center for the Arts was built in the late 1970s when fewer than 800 College of Charleston students per semester enrolled in what then was called the Department of Fine Arts. While courses were offered in studio art, art history, music, theatre, and dance, the disciplines of photography, jazz music, arts management, and historic preservation were not yet part of the curriculum. Today, more than 4,800 students enroll in the School of the Arts’ courses per semester. Nearly 600 of these students are majors within the School. Arts Management and Historic Preservation & Community Planning now exist as separate programs; photography is a thriving component of the Studio Art Department, as is Jazz within the Music Department.

We have entered the next phase of our building project: adding a new wing to and renovating the Albert Simons Center for the Arts. We have retained the distinguished architectural firm of Stevens & Wilkinson, located in Columbia, South Carolina, for the project.

In The Marion and Wayland H. Cato Jr. Center for the Arts, we are developing excellent spaces to support and showcase the many talents of our students and faculty. With the guidance of our architects, we have designed a first-rate new wing and significant renovations to the existing Simons Center for the Arts. Construction has begun on this exciting project!

Click here for construction updates and photographs!

Conceptual design for the rehearsal studio.

Conceptual design for the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art.

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Michael Haga
School of the Arts,
College of Charleston
66 George Street
Charleston, South Carolina 29424
(843) 953-7766
Fax: (843) 953-4988
hagam@cofc.edu

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