Art On Campus Research Paper
Mrs. Fender
English 150
12 October 2013
Art On Campus
85 years ago, Iowa State university established the first college-wide art committee. The traditional public art program began during The Great Depression in the 1930s, when Iowa States College’s President Hughes envisioned that “the arts would enrich and provide substantial intellectual exploration into our college curricula” (Allen). President Hughes seized the opportunity presented by the Great Depression to commission original works of art through federally sponsored programs. The Public Works of Art Program (PWAP) provided Hughes with the unprecedented resources. He appointed a mural to be designed Grant Wood and it was called When Tillage Begins, the Other Arts Will Follow. And thus began “the era of the soon-to-be-beautiful campus” (Pohman).
Iowa State University is the home to one of the largest campus public art program in the United States. It might be a little hard to believe, but it’s true. Over two thousand works of public art reside across campus in buildings, courtyards, open spaces as well as offices. Many programs, receptions, dedications, university classes, and educational tours are presented on a regular basis to enhance visual literacy of the diverse collection. …show more content…
The university uses the arts to nurture knowledge of its cultural heritage and its present cultural contexts. As a land grant university, it serves the community and the public as an educational and cultural resource, much like the public arts does. The mission of Iowa State is to apply knowledge and overall it ties into creating public partnerships to foster integration of the arts. It also ties into the cultural heritages making it as a central part of peoples’
English 150
12 October 2013
Art On Campus
85 years ago, Iowa State university established the first college-wide art committee. The traditional public art program began during The Great Depression in the 1930s, when Iowa States College’s President Hughes envisioned that “the arts would enrich and provide substantial intellectual exploration into our college curricula” (Allen). President Hughes seized the opportunity presented by the Great Depression to commission original works of art through federally sponsored programs. The Public Works of Art Program (PWAP) provided Hughes with the unprecedented resources. He appointed a mural to be designed Grant Wood and it was called When Tillage Begins, the Other Arts Will Follow. And thus began “the era of the soon-to-be-beautiful campus” (Pohman).
Iowa State University is the home to one of the largest campus public art program in the United States. It might be a little hard to believe, but it’s true. Over two thousand works of public art reside across campus in buildings, courtyards, open spaces as well as offices. Many programs, receptions, dedications, university classes, and educational tours are presented on a regular basis to enhance visual literacy of the diverse collection. …show more content…
The university uses the arts to nurture knowledge of its cultural heritage and its present cultural contexts. As a land grant university, it serves the community and the public as an educational and cultural resource, much like the public arts does. The mission of Iowa State is to apply knowledge and overall it ties into creating public partnerships to foster integration of the arts. It also ties into the cultural heritages making it as a central part of peoples’