In positioning all visual and performing arts disciplines around the revitalized entryway to campus at 15th Avenue and High Street, we are creating an arts ecosystem — an enduring, yet ever-evolving hub for artistic, educational, social and commercial interchange.
Arts District Map
Click through the interactive map to see where the new buildings will be located within the Arts District.
Project Features
- Our new facilities — the Timashev Family Music Building and the Theatre, Film and Media Arts Building — will establish the Arts District as the new front door of the campus
- The design of the new facilities is grounded in principles of openness, visibility, permeability and connectivity, which will facilitate interactions across campus and with the community
- Large windows will wrap both buildings, providing the campus and community a view to creative activity within
- An open, active outdoor plaza will connect both new buildings
- A future café will fuel social interactions and celebrate activity
- Streetscape will include a tree-canopied walkway, creating a new pedestrian route from the North Residential District to the Arts District and the heart of campus
- Project budget is $161.6 million

$17M gift supports Ohio State's College of Arts and Sciences
Ohio State alumnus Ratmir Timashev MS ’96 and his wife, Angela Timashev, have committed their charitable foundation to provide $17 million to the college. This gift — the largest philanthropic contribution made by an individual or foundation in the college’s history — will in part support construction of a new music building as part of the university’s emerging Arts District.
In recognition of this incredible generosity, the new music building will be named the Timashev Family Music Building.
Inside the new buildings
Holder Construction is making great progress on the Timashev Family Music Building, which is scheduled to open in 2022. With this tour of the building, get a sneak peek at the building's interior.
Project Timeline
May 2018 – July 2019
Design
May 2019
Board construction approval
June 2019 – January 2022
Timashev Family Music Building construction
November 2020 – December 2022
Theatre, Film, and Media Arts building construction
Early 2022
Timashev Family Music Building opening
Early 2023
Theatre, Film, and Media Arts building opening


Upcoming events in the arts
We invite students, faculty, staff, alumni and community members to attend our in-person and virtual events for the arts — including art exhibits, musical performances and theater productions — and come back ready for the next captivating experience.
Connect with us
If you are interested in learning more about how to support the Arts District or any of our arts programming in the College of Arts and Sciences, please contact the Arts and Sciences Office of Advancement at ascadvancement@osu.edu.