in 1990, brenau's neoclassical library building, originally built in 1914, was redesigned to house the simmons visual arts center. the second art gallery director, jean westmacott, was appointed by the university that year and brenau held its inaugural art exhibition, featuring jasper johns's prints from the leo castelli collection, at the simmons visual arts center in march 1991. this exhibition also launched an outreach program focusing on art education. gallery tours and hands-on workshops for children have become a regular feature of this educational curriculum. since the opening of the simmons center, the university has hosted a wide range of art exhibits, including the work of brenau's faculty and students as well as the work of nationally and internationally acclaimed artists. the works of benny andrews, beverly buchanan, lamar dodd, nancy graves, william king, roy lichtenstein, marisol, robert rauschenberg, james rosenquist, donald saff, frank stella, and neil welliver have appeared in the university's galleries. the brenau galleries have also featured such group exhibitions as the women artists from the vogel collection.