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 ====== Austin Arts Center ======
-[{{:austin_arts_center.jpg?300 |Austin Arts Center. Photo credit: Austin Arts Center Facebook page}}]
-The Austin Arts Center was built in 1964 and houses many of Trinity's performance-based departments and spaces. It houses the Music Department, the Theater and Dance departments, Goodwin Theater, Garmany Hall (a blackbox theater), and the Widener Gallery (an exhibition space for rotating galleries). The Center also houses recording studios, classrooms, studio arts rooms, music labs, and a costume shop.
+[{{::austin_arts_20230808_131203_v.2.jpg?400 |Facade of Austin Arts Center, August 2023. Photo credit: Barbara Sternal}}]
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+The Austin Arts Center houses many of Trinity's performance-based departments and spaces, namely the Music Department, the Theater and Dance departments, Goodwin Theater, Garmany Hall (a blackbox theater), and the [[widener_gallery|Widener Gallery]] (a space for rotating exhibits and art performances). The Center also houses recording studios, classrooms, studio arts rooms, music labs, and a costume shop. It is located adjacent to the College [[library|Library]] (the 1997 Master Plans show the buildings conjoined by a sky bridge).
-The theater was named in honor of A. Everett Austin Jr., the founder of Trinity's Fine Arts Department and the director of the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford from 1927 until 1945. In 1930, Trinity awarded Austin an honorary Master of Arts degree. President Jacobs felt Austin's contributions to art, music, and drama made it fitting for the building to be named after him.
+Built in 1964, Austin Arts Center was designed by architects O'Connor and Kilham of New York. The center was named in honor of A. Everett (Chick) Austin, Jr. (1900-1957), the founder of Trinity's Fine Arts Department and the director of the Wadsworth Atheneum in [[hartford|Hartford]] from 1927 until 1945. In 1930, Trinity awarded Austin an [[honorary_degrees|honorary Master of Arts degree]]. Thirty-five years later, [[presidents|President]] [[jacobs_albert_c|Albert C. Jacobs]] felt Austin's contributions to art, music, and drama in the Hartford area deserved recognition.
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 ===== Sources =====
 [[https://www.trincoll.edu/austin-arts-center/arts-venues-at-trinity/|Arts Venues at Trinity]]
+[[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/reporter/192/|Trinity College Alumni Magazine]], May 1965.
 [[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/reporter/6/|Trinity College Alumni Magazine]], November 1964.