Ferst Center for the Arts

The main entrance, just north of Georgia Tech's Student Center.

The Robert Ferst Center for the Arts, located in Atlanta, Georgia, is Georgia Tech's theater and arts center and is adjacent to DramaTech, the student-run theater. It contains a 1,155-seat auditorium that features a proscenium stage, orchestra pit, and theatrical lighting and sound systems.[1]

The Center also features visual arts galleries for changing exhibits of contemporary art and photography.

History

The center opened in April 1992 with the name Georgia Tech Theatre for the Arts.[2] It was renamed in honor of Robert H. Ferst, a Georgia Tech alumnus, following a $1 million donation by his widow, Jeanne Rolfe Ferst.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "About Us". Ferst Center for the Arts. Archived from the original on 2007-07-30. Retrieved 2007-08-23.
  2. ↑ "About the Center". Ferst Center for the Arts. Retrieved September 28, 2011.
  3. ↑ Overman, Leslie (June 28, 2010). "Honorary Alumna Jeanne Ferst Dies". Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine. Retrieved September 28, 2011.

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Coordinates: 33°46′30″N 84°23′57″W / 33.7751°N 84.3992°W / 33.7751; -84.3992

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