Fox Building

Located at 1305 W. Mount Royal Avenue, adjacent to the Brown Center and across the street from Main Building.

A Hub of Activity

The building home to two of MICA's major exhibition spaces, Decker Gallery and Meyerhoff Gallery.
Student exhibition spaces are located on the second and third floors.
Fox Building also includes a wood shop, as well as well as the Office of Exhibitions.
Café Doris, which is located on the first floor and named for alumna Doris Rief ’86, serves light fare to students and community members.
Originally the Cannon Shoe Factory, the Fox
The building's namesake, Charles James Fox '1884, is an alumnus and grandfather of Al Decker, Jr, CEO of Black & Decker company.

Formerly the Cannon Shoe Factory, the Fox Building is named for Charles James Fox ’1884, Fox Building is home to the Ceramics and Illustration departments, and houses classrooms for Painting and Drawing. Illustration.

Students from all disciplines can access the Fox Wood Shop once they have completed a course that taught tool usage such as Intro to Wood, Intro to Sculpture, or FYE - Form and Space.

The Meyerhoff Gallery is home to major exhibitions by local, national, and internationally known artists. It is one of a number of sites for the annual Faculty, First Year Experience, and Commencement exhibitions.

Cafe Doris is a popular spot for students, faculty, and staff, as well as community members visiting the Meyerhoff and Decker galleries.

“My favorite place on campus is the fourth floor of Fox building at 7:30 p.m. If you stand there and look out the glass windows, the sun will be setting right on these houses, and the light will come in just perfectly so you can see the entire campus in a golden glow.” - Fernando Osuna Martinez ’22, Illustration + Humanistic Studies

Illustration Department's workspaces in Fox Building. + Enlarge

Decker Gallery, located in Fox Building, hosts major exhibitions as well as the annual Sabbatical Exhibition. + Enlarge

An Illustration senior works at an individual workstation, located in Fox. + Enlarge

Students work in the Ceramic Department's area outside of Fox. + Enlarge

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The Ceramics Department's 6,000-square-foot facility is located in Fox. + Enlarge

Plants hang in the Ceramic Department's windows overlooking the Light Rail tracks. + Enlarge

Fox Woodshop is a hive of activity during finals. + Enlarge

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Meyerhoff Gallery, in Fox, is home to the annual First Year Experience exhibition, in addition to exhibitions by local, national, and international artists. + Enlarge