Franklin S. Harris Fine Arts Center

The Franklin S. Harris Fine Arts Center (HFAC) is the main location for the BYU College of Fine Arts and Communications, (Brigham Young University (BYU)), housing most of the college's departments and divisions. It consists of several named areas, as well as an added collection of study rooms, small painting studios, theatre work rooms and some class rooms and faculty offices.The HFAC is located immediately to the south of the BYU Museum of Art, and just a little north of the Wilkinson Student Center.The HFAC was designed by architect William Pereira in the Brutalist style of architecture popular at the time of its construction. The building was inaugurated in 1964.General OverviewThe HFAC houses the School of Music, the Department of Theatre and Media Arts, the Department of Art, the Department of Design and BYU Arts Production.The HFAC has over 100 rooms of various types, including 53 practice rooms and four art galleries.The building has seven pipe organs that are considered to be amongst the most notable in Utah, the oldest of which dates back to 1970, although it has since been largely rebuilt.Named AreasFollowing is a list and short explanations of named areas in the HFAC.de Jong Concert HallThe De Jong Concert Hall is the largest room in the HFAC. It is named for Gerrit de Jong, Jr. who was the first dean of the College of Fine Arts at BYU. The hall has a seating capacity of 1269. It is used for most concerts, both by choral groups and symphonic groups as well as many musicals, operas and dance performances. It is also used during the spring and summer terms for the weekly university devotionals. While most concerts at the de Jong are by BYU groups, outside groups such as the Utah Symphony also perform there.