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Project: Auditorium Renovation
General Use: Performing Arts/Assembly/Instruction
Square Feet: 32,559
Status: Construction 98% complete, on schedule and within budget.
Architect: Grothe & Smith
Budgeted Cost: $19,617,000 (Measure E portion)
Construction Start: October 2006
Opening: August 2008
Project Goal
Provide a state-of-the-art performance facility for the Arts Division.
Overview
This project involves the renovation of the MJC auditorium building. The facility, built in 1959, must be updated to accommodate new technologies. Additional space must be built to allow for growth in TV, Radio, Dance and Theatre programs. Additional office space is needed for faculty and staff. It is the vision of the Arts division to create the finest educational and performance auditorium in our area. It will be an auditorium in which theatre, humanities, dance, radio, television and film will have space for labs, rehearsal rooms, classrooms and performance space. The auditorium will have ample storage space and a soundproof area for stage-craft construction. The performance spaces will be fitted with state-of-the-art technology. Each area will be engineered for acoustical performance needs. The performance environments will be aesthetically pleasing - comfortable seats, with clear site lines for audience members. The new auditorium will also be the center for the administration of the Arts division. This will require new offices for
instructors and staff.It will draw students from all over the district region to enroll in the Fine Arts at Modesto Junior College. The auditorium will offer a complete undergraduate program in the fine and performing arts. The auditorium will serve as a premier performance space for student productions, concerts and recitals. It will allow MJC to schedule major professional artists for college and community events. It will be an attractive location for community performance groups. For over eighty years, Modesto Junior College has been the community center of the performing arts. The renovation and addition of the Auditorium complex will continue this proud tradition. This facility will be built with both state and local Measure E bond funds.
Current Bulletin: 9/4/2008
Previous Bulletin: 8/26/2008
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Acme Construction Company project photos
Auditorium Photo Montage 10/1/08 (7Mb) - October 8, 2008