Methodist University is excited to share with you this conceptual design for a visual arts center to house our Fine Arts Department. A timely, generous gift of $1.7 million has already been offered to name the building, the William F. Bethune Center for Visual Arts.

The $1.7 million donation will help to create a 8,844 square foot floor plan. This plan will include a printmaking studio, a painting studio, a graphic design lab, a photography lab, a digital photo studio, and a drawing and art education space—as well as an exhibition gallery. In addition to our student shows, the gallery will showcase local, regional, national and international artists. The facility is designed with a beautiful butterfly-angled roofline and incorporates exposed wood ceilings and beams.

Groundbreaking on the northwest corner of MU's campus is scheduled for early 2009. Check back to this page regularly. We will show construction photos as the new building takes shape!

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