The Oregon Arts Commission is partnering with Travel Oregon to introduce a special collection of 50 public art installations in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Oregon’s Percent for Art in Public Places program. Twelve of the pieces are located in OSU facilities across Oregon including Corvallis, Bend and Newport.
Oregon’s Percent for Art in Public Places program is the result of a 1975 state law that allocates 1% of direct construction funding for new or remodeled state buildings with budgets of more than $100,000 to be spent on art. The commission is collaborating with Travel Oregon to encourage discovery and exploration of 50 selected pieces during their 50 for 50 celebration event. The pieces are located in buildings and other public places across the state, including 12 in OSU facilities.
The 50 for 50 campaign includes an interactive map of the artwork locations, archival documents and materials related to each piece and other information about the collection.
The art pieces located at OSU are:
- César Chávez by Pablo Solares-Rowbury at the Centro Cultural César Chávez.
- LIFE with LIFE by Ann Hamilton at Cordley Hall.
- Things Remembered in the Flood by Earl Davis, Tony Johnson, Travis Stewart, Shirod Younker at Peavy Forest Science Center.
- Listening to the Forest by Leah Wilson at Peavy Forest Science Center.
- Electric Field by Dennis Oppenheim at Reser Stadium.
- Afterglow by Ramiro Diaz-Granados at the Student Experience Center.
- Untitled by Lee Kelly in the SW 30th Street median strip.
- Memorial Union Murals by Henk Pander at the Memorial Union.
- Data Crystal: OSU by Refik Anadol at PRAx.
- Ecoysmos by Totem Shriver at Richardson Hall.
- This is Water by Site Specific/Joe Thurston at Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport.
- Reflection of Stream by Masayuki Nagase at OSU Cascades Campus in Bend
“I am deeply moved with each opportunity I have to share public art at OSU,” said Libby Ramirez, university architect and executive director of capital planning and resources. “Each piece reflects meaningful collaboration among the artists, selection committees and our community and enhances our built environment. The Oregon Arts Commission's program enriches our spaces and stories, making art a powerful, emotional, and transformative part of our university's identity.”
The complete 50 for 50 collection is available online.
~Story by Rebekah Pike, communications specialist, Facilities Planning & Management.
