North Greenville University dedicated its first addition to the Village at Tigerville, the Studio at Ole 414 Oct. 4. The ceremony took place at the site located near the corner of Highway 414 and North Tigerville Road in northern Greenville County.
Zelda Rosti and NGU president Jimmy Epting unveil the portrait of Rosti and her late husband Earl, which will hang in the Studio at Ole 414 in the Village at Tigerville.School administrators, along with family and friends of Earl and Zelda Rosti, for whom the center is named, were on hand for the ceremony. This is the first of three buildings to officially launch the Village at Tigerville development.
The 3,000-square-foot Studio at Ole 414 sits adjacent to the Eddie Runion Creative Arts Center, formerly the historical J.H. Roe & Co. building built in the early 1900s. It will house the school’s ceramic and sculpture classes for the newly introduced bachelor of arts in visual arts degree program. It will offer a gallery for students to display their work and for the public to purchase these original pieces of art.
In addition, the approximately 4,000- square-foot second floor of the Runion Center next door will also be used for classroom and office space for the degree program.
In November, a 1,000-square-foot Carolina First Bank and 1,300-square-foot Einstein Brothers Bagels and Coffee Shop will open next door in the Eddie Runion Creative Arts Center. Renovation is currently being done to the old Tigerville Elementary School to accommodate the theater degree program. An addition to the back of the facility will be constructed for a theater. Other shops and businesses will continuously be added to the Village, along with a parking area.
“Earl (Rosti) had a passion for learning. He desired to learn,” said Zelda Rosti. “He was a good steward, an advocate for quality education, and what you see today is the result of his diligence.”