Aesthetic Technologies Lab
Katherine Milton, Director
The Aesthetic Technologies Lab of Ohio University’s College of Fine Arts is the inter-disciplinary project incubator developed through support from the Creativity Through Technology Initiative, funded by the Ohio Board of Regents. Serving as the trans-disciplinary research and development arm of the college, the “@Lab” provides cutting-edge digital media resources such as software for high-end computation, 3D rendering and motion capture experimentation. By offering workshops and lectures and by opening its resources to faculty and students, the @Lab provides the university with a collaborative project hub, post-disciplinary scholarship think-tank and center for innovation.
The Athens Center for Film and Video
Ruth Bradley, Director
The Athens Center for Film and Video (ACFV), a unit of the Ohio University College of Fine Arts, supports the development of independent, community and alternative media arts in southeast Ohio. Created in 1979, the center also serves state, national and global communities as an advocate for the greater cooperation between artists, producers and other media arts centers holding similar goals.
School of Art
David LaPalombara, Director
Petra Kralickova, Director of Exhibitions
The School of Art at Ohio University is committed to developing artists and scholars who are dedicated to public discourse. Practice and production are both emphasized and informed by aesthetic, intellectual, political, historical, cultural, and critical awareness. We see the visual arts at Ohio University as transformative for communities, society, and ourselves. The Ohio University Art Galleries host artworks by nationally renowned artists and provide a venue for discussion and reflection on contemporary visual art. Four exhibition spaces showcase the works of students, faculty and visiting artists, providing arts experiences for the university and Athens communities. Together with an extensive Visiting Artists and Scholars Program, these services bring a global perspective to our rich local culture.
School of Dance
Madeleine Scott, Director
The School of Dance dedicates its energy to supporting a creative environment where faculty, staff, visiting artists and students produce new dances and reconstruct masterworks. Our dance productions offer a unique and immediate experience of the performing arts for the audience, develop the artistic presence and voice of student dancers and provide performance opportunities for faculty and guests. We invite you to join us for lively, dynamic and diverse dance concerts presented on campus and off in mainstage and alternative venues.
School of Film
Steven Ross, Interim Director
The Ohio University School of Film provides an educational environment of creativity, diversity (40 percent of our students are international) and distinction. Our talented MFA, MA and HTC students examine and develop the crafts of the motion picture as an art form, as an educational tool and as a dynamic cultural form in the 21st century. We invite you to attend our public screenings of student work, as well as the visiting artist and scholar presentations and screenings held throughout the academic year.
School of Interdisciplinary Arts
Dora J. Wilson, Director
Interdisciplinary Arts is an exploration of interrelationships, interdependencies and interactions among the arts. Doctoral students of the School of Interdisciplinary Arts cross disciplines to analyze the arts in such contexts as culture, history, theory, politics, religion, gender, ethnicity and economics. The school also provides extensive course offerings at the undergraduate level that fulfill general education requirements while exposing students to new perspectives and syntheses within and among the fine arts.
School of Music
W. Michael Parkinson, Director
The Ohio University School of Music is committed to developing confident, creative and skilled professional musicians. Our undergraduate and graduate programs prepare students for careers in music education, performance, music therapy, composition, music theory and musicology. The school also enriches the cultural life of the university and the surrounding region through public performances and educational outreach by its students, faculty and guest artists. As a vital part of the College of Fine Arts, the School of Music promotes and provides musical arts within the university, regional, national and international communities.
School of Theater
William A. Fisher, Interim Director
Rigorous training and quality education ensure that students of the Ohio University School of Theater graduate with the skills and experience necessary for entry into the theatrical profession. Our programs combine a foundation in professional craft methodologies with high performance standards. As one of Athens’ finest cultural resources, the School of Theater invites you to join us for our subscription series; mainstage, laboratory and studio productions; the annual Seabury Quinn, Jr., Playwrights’ Festival; and other special events. The School of Theater is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Theater.
