Sculpture exhibit enhances beauty of AUM’s evolving campus
The Auburn Montgomery campus has gone through a facelift this summer, from restructuring parking lots and refurbishing classrooms to raising the frame on the new Wellness Center opening in 2012. The latest addition to the university’s evolving look is a new sculpture exhibit that is adding interest and beauty to the campus grounds.
Supported by grants from the Alabama State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts, the exhibit is comprised of three pieces situated throughout the AUM campus. The exhibit will be on display for the next year, through July 2012, and is available for public viewing. The exhibit includes:
“Contemporary Couple”
Located on the university quad, in front of the Education Building.
“Contemporary Couple” by Brad Morton was crafted from bronze, weathering and stainless steel. Morton received an MFA in sculpture from the University of Georgia. In 1984 he built a small foundry in which he began casting and, a few years later, moved the operation to his current studio where he works with a wide variety of metals.
Meet the Artist: Oct. 11, 9:20 a.m., Goodwyn Hall room 110
“Levee Break #1”
Located on the lawn in front of the Library Tower.
“Levee Break #1” was created by New Orleans artist Gene Koss in response to Hurricane Katrina. It is made from wood, glass and a 2000-pound piece of iron.
A professor at Tulane University, Koss is known throughout the art world for his large glassworks, which weigh up to eight tons and are made of cast-glass slabs, wood and steel. He holds an MFA from Temple University.
Meet the Artist: Previously held July 12.
“Rush”
Located in the duck pond on the north side of campus, at the corner of Senators Drive and AUM Drive.
“Rush” by Jamey Grimes deals with the forces and movements of nature. The sculpture is comprised of stainless steel wire, polyester screen and floaters of variable dimensions. It is installed in a pond and changes with water level fluctuations. Grimes received his MFA in sculpture from the University of Alabama, where he currently serves as an instructor in the Department of Art and Art History. He also teaches drawing courses through Auburn University’s Alabama Prison Arts + Education Project.
Meet the Artist: Aug. 23, 9 a.m., Goodwyn Hall room 110.
Auburn Montgomery is in the process of commissioning a permanent sculpture for campus designed by an AUM student or alumnus. Proposals for The Sculpture Project were accepted through June 30, and finalists will be announced in September. The winning sculpture will be fabricated and become a focal point for campus.
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