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McGee Pavilion

Modern building with unique wooden panel facade angles over a sidewalk. People walk below under a bright blue sky with a few clouds, conveying an academic setting.
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294 State St, Alfred, NY 14802

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The McGee Pavilion provides expanded space for the School of Art & Design, with more gallery spaces, studios, interactive and electronic media spaces.

McGee Pavilion Through the Seasons

Enjoy the McGee Pavilion’s striking architecture and campus setting—captured across different times of day and seasons at Alfred University.
Evening view of Alfred University campus with historic brick buildings, a modern glass-paneled pavilion, and students walking along a tree-lined street under glowing streetlights.
Students walk, bike, and skateboard along a sunny campus street lined with trees and modern academic buildings at Alfred University.
Exterior view of Alfred University’s modern pavilion with vertical slatted facade, angled concrete support, and glass walls, shown under a bright blue sky.
Front view of Alfred University’s modern glass and metal pavilion with cantilevered upper floor, as students walk along the adjacent sidewalk on a sunny day.
Modern academic building at Alfred University with vertical slatted facade and large glass windows, set against a clear blue sky.

About this Facility

The McGee Pavilion is the newest facility for the School of Art and Design at Alfred University and in 2012, received the International Architectural Award from The Chicago Athenaeum/Europe. On the lower floor, the 20,000-square-foot building house flexible ceramic classroom and studio spaces. The second level houses new sonic arts, video and interactive arts studios. The third and fourth floors are the Robert C. Turner Student Gallery and a “black box” exhibition space for electronic media.

The Robert C. Turner Gallery occupies the top two floors of the building visible above ground. This largest gallery of the School of Art and Design is entirely student-run with faculty advisement. It provides students with real-life experience involving the operations of a professional gallery. The two floors below ground house the state-of-the-art facilities for sound design, video, and interactive art, and the flexible spaces for senior studios and exhibition areas for instruction and critiques in Ceramic Art.

  • Constructed in 2011 with a $10 million appropriation from the New York State Legislature
  • Named in Honor of State Senator Patricia K. McGee (1934-2005) in recognition of her assistance to the University

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McGee Pavillion is attached to Harder Hall within Academic Alley. Get Directions
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