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SBC Dairy Barns to Become New Arts Complex
Renovations to Largest Barn Nearing Completion
By Michelle Lurch-Shaw
SBC STAFF WRITER

Once famous for its milk and yogurt, Sweet Briar is nearing the end of the second phase of a renovation project that will see the College’s old dairy barns converted into facilities for the school’s studio arts programs. Alumnae, board members and other special guests will be given a sneak peek at the progress of the $950,000 renovations to the largest barn on Nov. 3. This phase of the new complex, known as the Studio Arts Farm, is expected to be completed in January 2006.

Sweet Briar’s dairy farm was the only one still in operation in Amherst and Nelson counties when changes in environmental regulations resulted in its closure in 1994. The regulations cited the location of dairy farms as an environmental concern. Historically, dairies were located near streams. Relocating or renovating Sweet Briar’s dairy would have been too expensive, historical records note.

Phase one of the Studio Arts Farm saw the conversion of the milking barn into a ceramics and sculpture studio in the fall of 2000. The current phase includes adapting the largest barn to house four large studios for painting, drawing, and printmaking; a photo studio and darkroom; and faculty offices. A longer-term goal calls for the creation of gallery space in one of the remaining structures.
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SBC Friends of Library
Announces

4th Annual Basbanes Book Collecting Contest

Open To All Sweet Briar Students
Prizes
1st $150 2nd $100 3rd $75

Bibliography & Short Essay Are Required For Entry
Deadline is Friday January 27, 2006

Rules
www.cochran.sbc.edu/friends/contest.html

Past Winners
www.cochran.sbc.edu/friends/libgaztoc.html

contact Joe Malloy X6307 or ljmalloy@sbc.edu for more information