Antioch Art Building Creative Preservation Initiative

07/25/2025

Talking about Saarinen, Ant Farm, and SouthCoast designs for Antioch College today. From 1947 - 1972 With and

07/23/2025

Want to see even more images of the Art Building (plus other stuff)? Come to the Art of Architecture panel at Reunion -
Friday, July 25, 10:00-11:00 am – The Art of Architecture at Antioch* >>> McGregor 113

We will be discussing campus buildings of particular architectural interest including the Art Building, Birch Hall, and Antioch Hall, aka Main Building. Panelists will speak on the history of how the buildings were designed and built and the process of adding structures to the National Register. There will also be a discussion of the issues involved in preserving these buildings and other structures like the Amphitheater. After the panel discussion, there will be time for Q&A and a campus walking tour highlighting the buildings.

With panelists Natalie Feinberg ’94, Liz Flyntz ’02, Tim Noble ’02, and Scott Sanders, moderated by David Southern

07/23/2025

It's reunion time again! Did you hang out in, make art in, teach in, get taught in, or otherwise have anything to do with the Art Building at Antioch? If so, we would like to interview YOU at reunion, July 24-27, 2025! Send a message to this page or our insta !

11/05/2022

Bidding farewell to Punk Preservationists Present: SAVE THE ART BARN! A show about Antioch’s history as a haven for radical and innovative design, architecture, media, pedagogy, and politics. A collaborative exhibition from the archives! Thanks to those who came!

11/04/2022

Announcing the launch of punkpreservationists.org! Design and development lead Tennyson Love aka .laureate with design assistance from and and technical help from Matt Baya of Svaha. You can now sign up for our email list, check out our Instagram feed, and see upcoming events on a platform not owned by Mark Zuckerberg or Elon Musk!! Bookmark it!

11/02/2022

The crew behind Punk Preservationists Present! Featuring Viktor, Loretta, Julia, and Liz on archival research, curating, and exhibition design. Oren-Andrew on installation and documentation. Coco on catering. Dennie on oral history and image resourcing. Casselli on production consulting and inflatable emotional support. And random attendees on showing up! Thanks to all! This is the last few days to see the show. Please come by ASB and check it out.

10/21/2022

Opening tomorrow: SAVE THE ART BARN! Get in a bubble, rifle through 1970s newspaper articles, get a t shirt, eat an abandoned art building themed crudité.

10/19/2022

An open archive exhibition, uncovering history and thinking through visionary futures of the Ant Farm Antioch Art Building.

10/06/2022

Please join Liz Flyntz for the official DOCOMOMO US Tour Day tour of AFAAB for Antioch Art Building Creative Preservation Initiative at Antioch College Yellow Springs! We'll walk around the building and discuss the recent National Historic Register listing as well as the other historic buildings on campus. 1-2:30pm Saturday 10/8/22. It is YS Street Fair day, so parking on campus costs $10 to benefit Antioch Community Government. We'll be streaming tour audio live to Antiwatt! Register below!

Tour the Ant Farm-designed Antioch College Art Building (aka AFAAB) with the Punk Preservationists!

09/27/2022

Join us for Docomomo US National Tour Day! will be leading a tour around the art building as well as discussing Antioch College’s other National Historic Register listed and modern buildings. Registration for the tour is free via the Eventbrite link but since the tour coincides with YS Street Fair, you must pay for parking. $10 for parking goes to benefit Antioch College Community Government. https://www.docomomo-us.org/event/ant-farm-antioch-college-art-building-tour

09/26/2022

Punk Preservationists present: the official DOCOMOMO US Tour Day ***Guided Tour*** of the Ant Farm Antioch Art Building in Yellow Springs! You've seen it in VR now see it IRL in beautiful YS, OH! Please register in advance, parking is $10 and benefits Antioch Community Government. https://afaabdocotour.eventbrite.com
Note that due to recent damage to the glass roof panels of the building, the interior of the building is no longer accessible. Our tour will take place outside, and will include notes on the other 3 NHR listed buildings on campus.