News

In the fall of 2021, Davidson College released a Call For Qualifications for the creation of a commemorative work of art to honor the contributions of enslaved people and others whose labor was exploited. The call was open to professional artists, architects, landscape architects, and design teams with experience managing, designing, and completing public art commissions. The jury identified the most highly qualified artist(s)/architects/teams for this opportunity, and selected five finalists, including Hank Willis Thomas & Perkins&Will. Hank Willis Thomas Zena Howard | Perkins&Will Malcolm Davis | Perkins&Will Kenneth Luker | Perkins&Will Allen Pratt | Perkins&Will "There are few precedents...

In the fall of 2021, Davidson College released a Call For Qualifications for the creation of a commemorative work of art to honor the contributions of enslaved people and others whose labor was exploited. The call was open to professional artists, architects, landscape architects, and design teams with experience managing, designing, and completing public art commissions. The jury identified the most highly qualified artist(s)/architects/teams for this opportunity, and selected five finalists, including Hood Design. Walter Hood Sarita Shreiber Michael DeGregorio "Through our work with institutions and community organizations, we tell stories of truth. As an African-American, born and raised in...

In addition to water, fertile soil, and a pH level of about 6.5, corn loves sunlight. But perfecting the combination of these resources fundamental to the development of corn can be quite tricky. Great variation in growing conditions can exist within meters of each other, let alone from the Farm to the Katherine and Tom Belk Visual Arts Center (VAC). The current partnership between Davidson College, Nicholas Galanin, and the Catawba Nation involves growing corn at the Davidson College Farm, the Van Every/Smith Galleries, and the Pat Peroni Greenhouse: three very different environments with very different outcomes. The corn grown...