What’s the news?
A team of artists, chemists and
engineers from West Virginia University and three other universities used their talents across their disciplines to create an
interactive rotating sculpture now on display at the WVU Evansdale Library. The
piece is the result of the Community Engagement of Science through Art program.
Quotes
“CESTA
gives its participants the unique opportunity to collaborate with others from
very different viewpoints to create an original project. I don’t know of
anything else like it.” —Todd Hamrick,
assistant professor of engineering, Benjamin
M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources
“It was a pleasure to work with these scientific artists and artistic scientists. I’m so glad we’re hosting their amazing sculpture, D4h, at Evansdale Library, and that they’ve made such an excellent website to go with it at cestasymmetry.wordpress.com.”—Creative Arts Librarian Beth Royall
Resources
Original story: Cross-campus
collaboration results in unique rotating sculpture at WVU Evansdale Library
WVU Art in the Libraries initiative
Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources
Eberly College of Arts and Sciences
Target Audiences
Artists
People who appreciate art
People who appreciate the science of art
Art educators
Science educators
Multi-disciplinary educators
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CONTACT: Sally Deskins, exhibits & programs coordinator for WVU Libraries304.293.0369; sbdeskins@mail.wvu.edu