Media Advisory: Ribbon cutting for new UW-Stevens Point mural
What:
A new mural in the Daniel O. Trainer Natural Resources Building at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point will be dedicated at a ribbon cutting ceremony and reception on Friday.
Created by art student Jennifer Lila, the 5-by-20-foot clay wall mural was funded with a donation from Robert and Kim Spoerl of Waupaca. Both Lila and the Spoerls will speak at the ribbon cutting ceremony, as well as Chancellor Bernie Patterson, College of Natural Resources (CNR) Dean Christine Thomas and College of Fine Arts & Communication (COFAC) Dean Jeff Morin. The reception will follow in the west lobby.
Lila’s design was chosen through a contest that began last fall as a collaboration between the CNR and COFAC. The design is meant to reprise the large ceramic mosaic mural on the outside of the Trainer Natural Resources building, honoring the work of its creator, Richard Schneider.
Starting in late June, Lila spent hundreds of hours in the studio, scraping, cutting and shaping approximately 2,500 pounds of clay to complete the carving. Assisting her were Art and Design Department faculty mentors Guillermo Penafiel and Anne-Bridget Gary. The mural was completed Sept. 5.
Where:
West Lobby, Trainer Natural Resources Building
When:
Friday, Sept. 30, 4 p.m.
Contact:
College of Natural Resources, 715-346-4617
University Relations and Communications, 715-346-3046
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