04/18/2025

Ohio University to Break Ground on New State-of-the-art Facility

The facility is the Patton Center for Arts Education

Ohio University is set to commence construction on the Chaddock + Morrow College of Fine Arts Violet L. Patton Center for Arts Education with a groundbreaking ceremony, which is scheduled for Monday, April 21, at 4 p.m. The event will take place in McCracken Field, behind Patton Hall, on the University's Athens campus, marking a significant milestone in the revitalization of the Chaddock + Morrow College of Fine Arts renewal strategy.

The groundbreaking is open to the public, with a reception to follow. Parking for the event is available in the Patton Hall parking lot.

The event will kick off with a welcome followed by various speakers including Interim Dean Jody Lamb, Violet Patton’s lawyer Katharine Davidson and first-year musical theater student Erica Ahmed.

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