The transformation is not just physical; Future House will support four new programs: Film, Animation, Social Practice, and Creative Business Entrepreneurship. The Academy’s vision includes more emphasis on video, sound, animation and the technology needed to produce high-quality work in those genres. “We want to turn it in to a community-based, innovative, technology design center,” Hildebrand said. The project will raise the visibility of the Art Academy, which has been a part of Cincinnati since 1869, but whose work and impact remains under the radar for many.