{"374611":{"#nid":"374611","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Ferst Center Now Open for Touring","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Office of the Arts is pleased to announce that the Ferst Center for the Arts is now open Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Georgia Tech students, faculty and staff are invited to take a tour of the Ferst Center for the Arts, located in the heart of the Georgia Tech campus. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe want to invite the Georgia Tech community to stop by the Ferst Center and take a look around,\u201d said Madison Cario, Office of the Arts Director. \u201cWe truly have an excellent space and we want to share it with you!\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u201cWe\u2019ve been upgrading the Ferst Center\u2019s technology recently,\u201d said Operations Manager\/Technical Director Paul Cottongim. \u201cUpgrading our lighting controls, dimming controls and sound controls\u2026 we have state of the art equipment now that will allow us to better serve our shows and events.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Box Office will be open in the Ferst Center where students can study, relax and enjoy the artwork in the galleries. Tours of the theatre will be scheduled weekly. For more information call (404)-894-9200.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022center\u0022\u003E# # #\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the Georgia Tech Office of the Arts \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Office of the Arts is a leader for the Georgia Tech community in the exploration of the arts by advocating, promoting and facilitating arts partnerships that enhance the campus arts experience, providing provocative fine arts choices on campus and creating a bridge to the larger Atlanta community. The \u003Cem\u003EFerst Center Presents \u003C\/em\u003Eartist series, the major public program of the office, is dedicated to bringing world class performances and artist residency programs to the Georgia Tech campus that will enhance the total learning experience of the Georgia Tech student body, serve as a bridge to the surrounding Atlanta community and engage artists in a way that is uniquely Georgia Tech. Funding is provided in part by contributions from individuals, foundations, corporations and the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. Major corporate support is provided by the Coca-Cola Company and the \u003Cem\u003EAtlanta Journal-Constitution\u003C\/em\u003E. For information call 404-894-2787 or visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.arts.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ewww.arts.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Office of the Arts is pleased to announce that the Ferst Center for the Arts is now open Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Georgia Tech students, faculty and staff are invited to take a tour of the Ferst Center for the Arts, located in the heart of the Georgia Tech campus. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech Ferst Center Now Open for Touring"}],"uid":"28028","created_gmt":"2015-02-09 14:32:16","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:01:29","author":"Blake Buford","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-02-09T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2015-02-09T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"374641":{"id":"374641","type":"image","title":"Ferst Center","body":null,"created":"1449246194","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:23:14","changed":"1475894382","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:39:42","alt":"Ferst Center","file":{"fid":"75152","name":"1931132_35165823420_767_n.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/1931132_35165823420_767_n.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/1931132_35165823420_767_n.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":73334,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/1931132_35165823420_767_n.jpg?itok=QxNZR63s"}}},"media_ids":["374641"],"groups":[],"categories":[{"id":"130","name":"Alumni"},{"id":"42901","name":"Community"},{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"42891","name":"Georgia Tech Arts"},{"id":"42911","name":"Education"},{"id":"42921","name":"Exhibitions"},{"id":"42931","name":"Performances"},{"id":"42941","name":"Art Research"},{"id":"42951","name":"Student Art"}],"keywords":[{"id":"3798","name":"arts"},{"id":"235","name":"Center"},{"id":"262","name":"Ferst"},{"id":"2572","name":"open"},{"id":"118061","name":"Touring"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":["blake.buford@arts.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}