Rice Public Art Program Overview

• President Leebron’s V2C to incorporate art into the campus landscape and interior public spaces resulted in ½ percent-for-art program

• Art committee comprised of trustees, staff, faculty and community members oversees program and develops master plan for artworks

• Work with diverse group of established and emerging artists

• Site-specific artworks in a variety of media,responsive to context and audience

• Temporary and permanent installations

ART PROJECTS

Barbara and David Gibbs Recreation and Wellness Center

Aurora Robson Lift

James Surls Knot and Needle

James SurlsWalking Molecular Flower

James Surls Again the Tree, Knot, Flower and Me

Brochstein Pavilion

Charles Mary Kubricht

James TurrellRoden Crater (Near Flagstaff, Arizona)1972 -

Natural cinder volcanic crater being transformed into a massive naked-eye observatory to view celestial phenomena

Live Oak Friends Meeting

The Light InsideMuseum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas

James Turrell Skyspace siteWest Quad adjacent to Shepherd School of Music

•Timeline• Design – current• Construction – 2010• Completion and

Dedication – 2011

Geoffrey Dashwood Barn Owl

Statue of Edgar Odell Lovett Sketches by Bruce Wolfe

Statues by Bruce Wolfe

Potential artists for the BRC

Leo Villareal

Pat Steir

Sarah Morris

Dana Frankfort

Beatriz Milhazes

Cecilia Biagini

Richard Barnes

Olga de Amaral

Rachel Hecker

Brockman Hall for Physics – North Bar

Brockman Hall for Physics – North Bar