{"id":25149,"date":"2013-05-16T04:22:55","date_gmt":"2013-05-16T09:22:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/utnews.utoledo.edu\/?p=25149"},"modified":"2013-05-13T09:44:25","modified_gmt":"2013-05-13T14:44:25","slug":"new-works-mark-annual-outdoor-sculpture-exhibition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/05_16_2013\/new-works-mark-annual-outdoor-sculpture-exhibition","title":{"rendered":"New works mark annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\u201cPescados<\/a>

\u201cPescados #III\u201d by Mike Sohikian is found south of the Snyder Memorial Building.<\/p><\/div>A stone-eyed fish is flying southeast of the Snyder Memorial Building. A neon green pulse beats east of Dowling Hall. And a brainiac\u2019s wheels going round are exposed atop the hill on the west side of University Hall.<\/P><\/p>\n

Mike Sohikian\u2019s steel \u201cPescados #III,\u201d Todd Kime\u2019s 300-pound steel \u201cPulse,\u201d and Pamela Reithmeier\u2019s steel \u201cThought\u201d are three of the nine new pieces installed for the eighth annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition.<\/p>\n

Numerous entries were submitted for consideration to the Midwest Sculpture Initiative. The UT Campus Beautification Committee reviewed the submissions and selected the works that were installed earlier this month.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the seventh consecutive year that the Campus Beautification Committee has sponsored the sculpture exhibition,\u201d said Dr. Steven LeBlanc, executive associate dean of academic affairs in the College of Engineering and chair of the Campus Beautification Committee. \u201cNearly 70 pieces have rotated through the campus display over the years. Twelve of the pieces that were brought to campus as part of the rotating exhibit have ended up as part of our permanent artwork collection, either through purchase by campus benefactors, colleges or departments.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are very proud of the history of this exhibition and are pleased to focus our efforts on the continuing beautification of the UT campuses for the benefit of students, staff, faculty and prospective students alike.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other new pieces in this year\u2019s exhibit:<\/p>\n

\u2022 \u201cEnsemble 1\u201d and \u201cRunway,\u201d two welded corten steel figures that stand 13 feet tall by John Merigian, are in the mall area north of the Snyder Memorial Building.<\/p>\n

\u2022 \u201cSteel Inverted Arch\u201d by Ken Thompson is east of the Student Recreation Center.<\/p>\n

\"\u201cPulse\u201d<\/a>

\u201cPulse\u201d by Todd Kime is located east of Dowling Hall.<\/p><\/div>\u2022 \u201cEngarde,\u201d a 110-pound bronze casting by Judith Greavu, is in Ravin Plaza on Centennial Mall.<\/P><\/p>\n

\u2022 \u201cThe Quest,\u201d a 400-pound steel piece by Robert Garcia, can be found north of Ottawa House East and West.<\/p>\n

\u2022 \u201cHope Eternal,\u201d a cast polyester resin figure by Marie Davis, is located south of the Student Union and east of Carlson Library.<\/p>\n

\u2022 \u201cRefuge,\u201d a 1,000-pound steel and cast bronze work by Nicholas Sikma, is located east of the Health and Human Services Building.<\/p>\n

All artists received a stipend for their sculptures, which will be on display for the next year.<\/p>\n

LeBlanc said the Campus Beautification Committee funds the exhibition through private donations.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe motto of the committee is \u2018The beauty of the campus is our gift to the future,\u2019\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Those who enjoy the artwork are asked to consider a donation to the Campus Beautification Fund through the UT Foundation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Check out the nine sculptures that make up this year’s Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition at the University.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,6,7],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25149"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25149"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25149\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25149"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25149"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25149"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}