By Jonathan Morales

2023年4月6日

博彩平台到处都是公共艺术。 然而，作为一名学生，Genesis Torres会看着他的黄蜂同伴甚至社区成员走过校园，很少注意他们经过的壁画和雕塑。

这一观察让他开始思考如何将校园历史与人们的日常生活联系起来。

“There’s no plaques or identifiers for these public artworks,” said Torres, who graduated in December 2022 with a bachelor’s degree in studio art. “We have a beautiful campus. We’re known for trees, but it would be nice to be known for art as well.”

Torres spearheaded creation of the 萨克拉门托州公共艺术地图, which will launch during the annual 艺术节. 这张地图详细介绍了校园里的公共艺术地点和13件艺术作品背后的故事。 学生们花了一年的时间研究这些艺术品，随着项目的继续，将会有更多的作品加入进来。

• 艺术节网页及完整时间表
• 萨克拉门托州公共艺术地图

艺术节, a six-day celebration of arts and humanities taking place April 11-16, will feature performances, exhibits, guest lectures, and master classes from local and national artists, including 萨克拉门托 State 文学艺术学院 students and faculty.

Torres thought up the idea for the public art map while working as an intern for the 大学美术馆, and he approached Professor of Art Mya Dosch about working with the galleries to create it. 随后，她让学生们研究和开发地图的书面内容。

这13件艺术品包括从难以错过的到隐藏的宝石。 校园前面的标志性萨克拉门托壁画就在那里，塞尔纳喷泉和拉森大厅壁画也在那里。 其他一些雕塑，比如卡皮斯特拉诺大厅、阿尔卑斯大厅和沙斯塔大厅外的雕塑，每天都会有数百人经过，许多人对它们毫不在意。

学生研究人员有时会遇到挑战。 多什说，关于1972年校友亨利·奥尔蒂斯藏在萨克拉门托大厅里的壁画的信息很难找到，直到学生们知道他现在被称为恩里克·奥尔蒂斯·奥尔特加。 他们最终通过电子邮件联系了他，以了解更多关于这篇文章的信息。

Another important aspect of the map, Torres said, is that future students will have the opportunity to continue the work, adding entries for existing and new pieces such as the 最近在欢迎中心外揭幕的贡品雕塑.

“There’s room for more,” he said. “I love this project because it’s ongoing. … It can always be revitalized.”

为了配合地图的发布，大学美术馆将在周日娱乐日举办寻宝游戏，这是一个为期一天的家庭友好活动，是艺术节的结束。 参与者可以扫描二维码，然后进入地图和一系列问题，这些问题只能通过参观每个包含的艺术品来回答。 托雷斯和同学布里安娜·费尔南德斯开发了寻宝游戏。

正确回答所有问题的参与者有资格获得展示校园艺术的原创海报一张。

“Seeing a project from thin air to completion is really huge, and I’m proud of the team that worked on this and for what I was able to contribute to 囊状态." -- Genesis Torres, creator of the 萨克拉门托州公共艺术地图

多希说，地图和寻宝游戏与艺术节非常契合，因为艺术节将重点放在教职员工和学生的才能上。

"It's a way to showcase both the research our students have done and the amazing artworks by students and faculty and other artists that are on our campus,” she said. “It highlights the resources we have in the arts at 囊状态.”

萨克拉门托’s association with public art – highlighted by the annual Wide Open Walls festival – means community members are used to seeing murals, sculptures, and other pieces in public spaces, said Kelly Lindner, 大学美术馆 curator. 然而，她说，他们可能并不总是把这样的艺术与Sac州立大学联系在一起。

“Oftentimes, we’re sort of siloed as being separate from the rest of the city,” Lindner said. “This is a way to bridge that and make it clear that we are inviting artists, both in the community and outside of the community, to bring art to our campus, and that we want the community to come as well.”

That idea of inviting the community to come to campus to experience the creativity and innovation happening at 囊状态 is at the heart of 艺术节, the 文学艺术学院’ signature showcase.

Arts and Letters Dean Sheree Meyer said the festival is “an opportunity to celebrate what makes the visual and performing arts and the humanities so engaging.” 她强调了各种各样的吸引力。

“Throughout the week, there’ll be a smorgasbord of speakers, workshops, and performances—all of which are a testament to the power of the arts and letters,” Meyer said.

艺术节是两大公共活动的主题。 The first, U-Create !, takes place in downtown 萨克拉门托 at the Verge Center for the Arts on April 13. 以社区为基础的免费艺术和文化展示以学生和教师团队的创意和合作项目为特色。

周日Funday这是一个免费的家庭活动，包括游戏、娱乐和实践项目。 The event also includes 日本一天, which celebrates Japanese language and culture with a Taiko drumming performance, martial arts demonstrations, hands-on origami activities, and more.

托雷斯现在是一名策展人和专业艺术家，他很感激自己作为一名学生所经历的开发和领导一个项目的机会，这个项目将在未来几年对校园产生影响。

“Seeing a project from thin air to completion is really huge, and I’m proud of the team that worked on this and for what I was able to contribute to 囊状态,” he said.

To view the 萨克拉门托州公共艺术地图, visit 谷歌地图.

为艺术活动的节日的完整列表，访问 /college/arts-letters/festival-of-the-arts/