Institution name

George Mason University

Total number of students

32067

Contact address for international enquiries

4400 University Drive
FAIRFAX 22030

EFL telephone number

+1 703 993 3660

EFL email address

EFL email

EFL website address

EFL website

Venue / office name

College of Visual and Performing Arts, School of Art

Address

Art and Design Building Room 2050
4400 University Drive MSN 1C3
FAIRFAX
Virginia
22030

Venue description

The School of Art at George Mason University began when George Mason College received university status in 1972. Organized within the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), the first Department of Fine and Performing Arts included an Arts Division, which offered studio art and art history, dance, theater, music, and communication. Housed in the old Fairfax High School building (now Paul VI High School) on Route 50 in Fairfax, the visual arts at Mason began with a basic set of studio concentrations including drawing, painting, printmaking, and sculpture. Generously- sized studios were especially convenient for teaching art because their doors opened onto loading docks, making it easy to transport heavy bags of plaster and clay used in sculpture and foundation design studios.

Telephone number

+1 703 993 8898

Is accommodation available at this venue?

Yes

Accommodation details

The University offers five on-campus housing areas accommodating almost 5000 residents in a variety of traditional, suite and apartment style living environments. Presidents Park houses over 1100 first-year students in 12 residence halls. All rooms are furnished with beds, desks, chairs, dressers and closets. Carpets and window treatments are provided. Each floor community is composed of about 28-40 residents, who reside in double, triple, or quad rooms and shared common bathrooms. Presidents Park is a non-smoking and alcohol free housing area. The DUCC Housing Area provides two types of living options with traditional-style housing in University Commons and suite-sytle housing in Dominion and Commonwealth Halls. The TAP Housing Area provides two types of apartment-style living options to over 600 upperclass residents in Townhouses and Student Apartments. There are 34 two-bedroom townhouses, each accommodating four residents. The townhouses include a living/dining room, full-sized kitchen, two full bathrooms, small patio/porch, washer and dryer, and full furnishings. This complex houses upperclass residents, and is the campus housing area most like an independent living situation. The YRC Housing Area provides apartment-style living to upperclass students in Liberty Square and Potomac Heights. Chesapeake is the newest residential neighborhood which opened in phases from August 2007 through May 2008. It consists of a variety of unit types and accommodates 1032 students in five residential buildings, each with an elevator. As a predominantly sophomore area, the units consist of mainly single and double bedrooms with shared bathrooms (generally 4 students per bathroom). Group living areas and study lounges are located throughout the buildings.

Distance from international airport

23.6 Km from Washington Dulles International Airport