Chaddock + Morrow College of Fine Arts News

Students walk up Richland Avenue in Athens during Welcome Week 2025

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

September 10, 2025

51�� 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.

“From the Hills & Hollers” film series brings OHIO alum Carter Sickels back to Athens for special screening of “The Evening Hour”

September 9, 2025

“From the Hills & Hollers” film series to screen “The Evening Hour,” a 2020 film based on OHIO alum Carter Sickels’ novel of the same name, on Sept. 18, at 7 p.m. Sickels will speak prior to the film.

Call for papers for the sixth annual Global Arts International Conference at 51��

September 9, 2025

The College of Fine Arts invite creative researchers, teachers and practitioners in the arts to submit proposals as part of the Global Arts International Conference.

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Upcoming Events

Sunday, September 14 2:00 PM — 4:00 PM Kennedy Museum of Art

Wednesday, September 17 7:00 PM — 8:30 PM Athena Cinema

Friday, September 19 5:30 PM — 7:00 PM Kennedy Museum of Art

Friday, September 19 7:00 PM — 8:30 PM Athena Cinema

Saturday, September 20 7:00 PM — 8:30 PM Athena Cinema

Thursday, September 25 6:00 PM — 7:00 PM Kennedy Museum of Art

Alumni Spotlight

World Class Alumni Artists

Kevin Jerome Everson, MFA '90, received the 51�� Alumni Association's Medal of Merit Award in 2021 for his unparalleled contributions to the photography, cinema, and sculptural arts and for his award-winning contributions as an educator.

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