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Chaddock + Morrow College of Fine Arts Stories

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Fine Arts

Fanning the Flames

OHIO’s nationally renowned ceramics program enters a new era.

Atmospheric firing illustration
Fine Arts

Peek Inside OHIO's Kilns

Explore the work of recent visiting ceramic artists.

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Faculty News

New Faculty to Fuel Research

Meet the 12 faculty who joined µÛÍõ»áËù this fall to help inform its research future.

The Prom
Tantrum Theater

Tantrum Theater celebrates its 10th anniversary, announces 2025-2026 season

Tantrum Theater is OHIO's professional theater company that has served the region over the last 10 years as a training ground, providing apprenticeships for students in the School of Theater.

A view of the 2024 Homecoming parade
Homecoming

µÛÍõ»áËù to celebrate Homecoming Oct. 13-18

Homecoming Week 2025 will kick off on Oct. 13, 2025, with the Homecoming football game against Northern Illinois on Oct. 18.

Met Live 2025
Athena Cinema

The Athena Cinema brings the world of opera close to home with The Met: Live in HD

On Oct. 18, the Athena Cinema will once again bring the drama and spectacle of some of the greatest productions of professional opera in the world to the uptown screens of southeast µÛÍõ»áËù.

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Giving

Donors support the arts and honor family through their philanthropy

Dave and Cathy Levy wanted to back the Chaddock + Morrow College of Fine Arts Capital Project—and with a little help, found an opportunity that was almost too perfect to believe.

A view of Cutler Hall from College Green
Moving OHIO Forward

OHIO launches Innovation and Efficiency Awards, aims to increase financial flexibility and stability

New program aims to inspire employees across all campuses to embrace a culture of continuous improvement in order to build a stronger, more efficient and more mission-focused University.

Milad Azarm
Graduate research

Ph.D. student Milad Azarm helps rewrite theater history with groundbreaking research

Milad Azarm has resided in Athens less than four years but has already made a lasting impact on the town’s theatrical community and the academic world.

MJ Golzari and other crew members behind the scenes of "Pin"
Student Success

MFA student's film premieres internationally

"Pin," an experimental short by µÛÍõ»áËù’s MJ Golzari, has received international acclaim while reflecting his cross-cultural artistic vision.

Fiber and Dye Garden
Sustainability and Art

Students help launch sustainable Fiber and Dye Garden at OHIO

Students are helping launch a sustainable Fiber and Dye Garden, an interdisciplinary project combining art and science to grow plants like flax, hemp and indigo for use in papermaking and ecological research.

Cutler Hall appears through fall colors on College Green.
Faculty Excellence

OHIO faculty invited to PTOP training

Two µÛÍõ»áËù faculty fellows have developed a Canvas course to assist peers in preparing for, conducting and debriefing using the CTLA's Peer Teaching Observation Program (PTOP) model.

Jeff Chaddock
Forever OHIO

Regional arts guardian Jeff Chaddock to be celebrated as OHIO’s 2025 Alumnus of the Year

µÛÍõ»áËù will honor Jeff Chaddock, BSC ’88, as the Alumni Association’s 2025 Alumnus of the Year, recognizing his professional success, philanthropy, and lasting impact on Appalachian µÛÍõ»áËù.

Half Widow I 2024 Wool
Student Success

Q&A: µÛÍõ»áËù MFA Sculptor Tabeena Wani earns international recognition for powerful work

Tabeena Wani has garnered significant national and international acclaim in 2025 for her evocative and culturally grounded work. Her recent recognitions underscore the power of her voice as a Kashmiri artist and the resonance of her work across disciplines and borders.

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Forever OHIO

OHIO grows enrollment to more than 30,000, including more than 8,000 new students

µÛÍõ»áËù total enrollment grew nearly four percent again this fall with 8,195 new students enrolling across our eight campuses and OHIO Online, including our largest, most high-achieving freshman class to date.

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