Public Art at Lake Superior College
Terry Millikan
Title Desert Sands
Medium Acrylic paint
Year 2012
About Artist
A Minnesota native, Terry Millikan鈥檚 prolific career spanned thousands of miles from Oaxaca Mexico to the Mojave Desert and Coachella Valley and finally to the Twin Ports on the shores of Lake Superior. Her work was primarily abstract acrylic paintings, inspired by impressionism.
Location Floor 3
H Building Classroom Hallway by the Exit, right outside room H397
What is Public Art?
These projects were funded by the through the Minnesota State Arts Board. This program acquires works of art to be exhibited in and around state buildings in areas regularly accessible to the general public. The program is administered by the in cooperation with the . Percent for Art secures artwork in two ways: by purchasing existing work, or by commissioning artists to create new work especially for the state building or site. In order to reflect the rich diversity of the citizens of Minnesota, the Percent for Art program chooses artwork that represents a wide range of social, cultural, and historical values.
How is Work Selected?
For each site, the Minnesota State Arts Board convenes a site selection committee made up of representatives who are users of the building, the architect in charge of the project, and artists or other arts professionals. The committee examines construction plans and determines possible locations for artwork, and then reviews the images of artwork by artists whose work might be appropriate for the project.
Art Transfer Pathway
The Art Transfer Pathway offers students the opportunity to complete an Associate of Fine Arts degree with course credits that directly transfer to designated art bachelor鈥檚 degree programs at Minnesota State universities. The curriculum has been specifically designed so that students completing this pathway degree and transferring to one of the seven Minnesota State universities enter the university with junior-year status.
