James A. Hixon Art Studio Building
The James A. Hixon Art Studio Building is one of the buildings that makes up the arts district in the University Village on the campus of Old Dominion University (ODU). The building houses classroom space and studios for crafts, graphic design, photography, and printmaking, among others. Located next to the Barry Arts Building between 46th Street and 47th Street, the facility is named after James A. Hixon, executive vice president of law and corporate relations for Norfolk Southern Corporation and a former member and rector of the ODU Board of Visitors.
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History
Construction on the James A. Hixon Art Studio Building began in 2014 as part of the Arts in the Village project, located in the University Village. The building was dedicated in September 2015 along with the Barry Arts Building and the Brock Commons.
Resources
- Old Dominion University Photographic and Multimedia Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Perry Library, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, 23529.
- ODU Photographic Collection, Old Dominion University Libraries Digital Collections, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Building the University, Old Dominion University Libraries Digital Exhibit, 2005.
References
- Bookman, Steven and Jessica Ritchie. Old Dominion University: A Campus History Series. Arcadia Publishing. Charleston, South Carolina, 2017.