MVNU Art & Graphic Design Department

Buchwald Center Art and Graphic Design Department

Buchwald Center
The entire MVNU Art Department is housed in the refurbished and redesigned historic Stage building in downtown Mount Vernon, renamed the Buchwald Center and opened in 2009, a convenient short shuttle-bus ride from main campus. A shuttle schedule is available upon request. Next door to our building is MVNU's Hunter Hall, home of our School of Nursing and Health Sciences.

This is a dramatic increase in studio space from approximately 7,000 square feet in our old facility to approximately 32,000 square feet of space. Four stories includes state-of-the-art studios, classrooms, faculty offices, track lighting, film projection capabilities, and more.

The first level Schnormeier Gallery displays student, professional, and community exhibitions. The building is be wireless for computing and Internet needs and was the first LEED certified building in Knox County.

The creation of this new and exciting art facility was made possible by generous donations of the Mount Vernon business community. We look forward to expanding our strong relationship with the city of Mount Vernon by bringing dynamic cultural and educational opportunities for all in the renaissance of the downtown community.

Mac Lab
Located on the first floor of the Buchwald Center. The Mac lab contains 30 dual-boot iMacs with Adobe Creative Suite software (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and Dreamweaver) available on the Mac platform only. QuarkXPress is also used.

Many graphic design courses are taught in the lab; it is open additional hours for student use.