The Permanent Art Collection serves as a research center by offering students and members of the Davidson community an opportunity to interact with more than 3,100 works of art that span five centuries. Works from the Permanent Art Collection are also loaned to other regional, national, and international art institutions for inclusion in thematic exhibitions and/or individual retrospectives.

The new sculpture garden will act as an extension of the college’s permanent art collection of 3,100 pieces of art, which are now stored in the lower level of the Belk Visual Arts Center and parts of which are displayed throughout campus via the “Art in Offices” program.