The new 80,000 square foot STEM building houses the following programs: construction management, industrial distribution, interior design, aviation, cyber systems, mathematics andstatistics, physics and astronomy and engineering.
The STEM building Selection Committee is seeking submissions for two separate public art projects within the central atrium of the building, which connects a north and a south wing. The first floor acts as a passageway through the building, with large glass entrances on the east and west sides. The intent for the central spaces on all three levels is for collaboration, study space, open-air classrooms and critiques, and windows to look in and witness the process of learning and creation while walking through the building.
The STEM Selection Committee is most inspired by the notion that all the programs in this building are united by the hard work of research, trial and error, repetition that goes into every discovery, creation and invention that improves the world around us. While the building and artwork leads students, faculty, and guests through the building, it leaves them with an understanding of the concept and inspired about the path of discovery and creation.
Project #1, $200,000| large-scale sculptural piece in two-story section in the west side of the central atrium, which is separated from a courtyard by a multi-paned glass wall and doors. The artwork should align with the overall concept and unify the building and the experience walking through the building. *Professional artists or artist teams throughout the US are eligible to apply.
Project #2, $50,000 | wall locations for 2D artworks in the central atrium and collaborative spaces on the first, second, third floor. All submitting artists should be able to propose work that aligns with the overall concept. *Professional artists in Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, Iowa, Colorado, Wyoming, and South Dakota are eligible to apply.