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The Arts Center was constructed in two phases. The Music Building was built in 1962. An addition, built in 1968, includes the Theatre, Lecture Hall, and Art Building.
The Music Building contains classrooms,offices, the Arts Recital Hall seating 300, and studios for radio station WUWM, located in the lower level since the first broadcast in 1964. In addition to the Music Department, the foreign language departments had offices and classrooms in the building from 1962 until 1969.
The Art Building contains over 40,000 square feet for art education, ceramics, sculpture, metals and fibers. It also houses administrative offices for the School of Fine Arts
The 350-seat Lecture Hall, used for general assignment classes, is located on the eastern edge of the Arts complex.
This 28,600-square-foot Theatre building houses an art gallery and a 576-seat Arts Theatre where performances of the Professional Theatre Training Program and other groups are staged.
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The Arts Center
2100 E. Kenwood Blvd.
Built: 1962
Cost: $ 1,840,692
Architect: Eschweiler & Eschweiler
Addition(Theater, Lecture Hall,
and Art Building)
2400 E. Kenwood Blvd.
Built: 1968
Cost: $ 4,097,224
Architect: Eschweiler & Eschweiler
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