Public art can spark ideas and conversation or simply mark a place to meet someone to study.
The Public Art on Campus Program at the University helps artists and student groups collaborate to integrate art on campus. The program is made up of a committee of volunteers who are also faculty and staff from the architecture and art programs, as well as the Weisman Art Museum. Along with Public Art on Campus Coordinator Shelly Willis, they help University departments and groups create a public art installation that will be appropriate for their site. The committee has helped make possible pieces such as the sphere sculpture in the Carlson School of Management building and the animal sculptures on the front lawn of the Bell Museum. The most recent project is a sculpture of a Robot by local artist Andrew Leicester.