The Owen Arts Center of Southern Methodist University was designed by architect George L. Dahl and consists of three main buildings:

Mudge Art Building
Forbes Music Building
The Ruth Sharp Collins Drama Building

The centre is home to dance, music and theatre performance and rehearsal spaces, art galleries and studios, the administrative offices of the Temerlin Advertising Institute and the Meadows Art, Art History, Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship, Dance, Music and Theatre departments.

Public performance spaces within the Owen Arts Center include Caruth Auditorium, Bob Hope Theatre, Greer Garson Theatre, Margo Jones Theatre, O’Donnell Lecture-Recital Hall, Sharp Studio and Taubman Atrium.

Art spaces include the Doolin Gallery and Free Museum of Dallas.

Students participate in lectures, film screenings, set construction and music lessons and take advantage of opportunities to form relationships and collaborations across many art forms.

Contact Meadows Facilities-

This space is managed by Meadows Facilities.

Booking information and other questions about this space can be directed to:

Meadows Facilities
214.768.2713

Jay Hengst, Director of Facilities
jhengst@smu.edu

Contact-

Owen Arts Center
6101 Bishop
Dallas, Texas 75205