CHARLOTTE — A long-awaited fine arts center for Mecklenburg Area Catholic Schools is beginning to take shape on the campus of Charlotte Catholic High School.
The site preparation is complete, concrete foundations have been poured, and pre-cast concrete wall panels are going up, reports Emmett Sapp, Diocese of Charlotte construction manager.
The $21 million, 47,700-square-foot facility will house a 600-seat auditorium and a high-quality performance and exhibit space for MACS students.
It will also house an art room and a band room, choral room, ceramics studio, dance studio, digital lab, stage and theater. Charlotte Catholic’s visual and performing arts classes will move to the new center, freeing up space inside the high school for other classroom use as well as space for a weight room, wrestling room and more. Construction is expected to be completed by next spring.
— SueAnn Howell, senior reporter. Photo provided by Diocese of Charlotte