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- In 1959, Rust Hall, a modernist architectural gem that is one of the city's most distinctive buildings, opened in Overton Park as the school's main location. Designed by Roy Harrover in the signature style of his Memphis airport concourse, the building included offices, classrooms, an auditorium and gallery space.
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8 acres. Colors. Red and White. Website. memphiscollegeofart .com. Memphis College of Art, Rust Hall. James Lee House in Victorian Village. Memphis College of Art ( MCA) was a private art college in Memphis, Tennessee. It was in Overton Park, adjacent to the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art.
As one of only three independent regionally and nationally accredited art colleges in the South, MCA provided a rigorous curriculum in an intimate, diverse setting to empower generations of leading artists, designers, and educators.
The building, Rust Hall, is a showplace of mid-century modern architecture created by Roy Harrover. In 1985 the school changed its name to Memphis College of Art. MCA was always a small, private school offering undergraduate and graduate degrees in fields as varied as drawing, painting, photography, graphic design, animation and more.
- 66 Cooper Street Memphis, TN, 38104 United States
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Jul 19, 2021 · July 19, 2021. 8:00 AM. Print. Expand. photo by murray riss. Ted Rust at home in 2001. Editor's Note: Rust Hall at the Memphis College of Art has been in the news lately. When MCA announced it would close in 2020, the fate of the main building — designed by noted Memphis architect Roy Harrover — was uncertain.
- Michael Finger
Oct 8, 2017 · The Memphis College of Art is the only independent college in the South dually accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) and the National Association of Schools of Art and Design. It opened on October 5, 1936, as the Memphis Academy of Arts, with classes in drawing, painting, sculpting, and crafts.
- Perre Magness
Sep 13, 2023 · Memphians, in fact, are often surprised to learn that one man designed such distinctive structures as Memphis International Airport, Memphis College of Art, Commerce Square, and Mud Island. This story originally appeared in the November 2010 issue of Memphis Magazine.
May 12, 2023 · The long-term lease of Rust Hall — which housed the Memphis College of Art for six decades — will require a $25 million dollar investment, including renovation of the 80,000 square foot mid-century building.
