A publication of St. Louis Community College at Wildwood September 4, 2012

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Industry, Evolution, Turbine and Gold

Transformation is a fitting theme for St.

Louis Community College-Wildwood’s

outdoor sculpture exhibit. Just as the ex-

hibit changes from year to year with the

addition of new sculptures and the removal

of existing sculptures, the theme of trans-

formation is common to all four of the

newly installed pieces.

In spring 2012, more than 20 works were

submitted for consideration by professional

and student artists from the St. Louis area.

Submissions included sculptures made of

steel, wood, wire, sand, cords, aluminum

and recycled materials.

“This is the most submissions we have ev-

er received, and it made our job as a selec-

tion committee very challenging. We had

unique, thought-provoking pieces. We also

had to consider how the piece would fit

into the environment of the campus and

how it would be sited,” said Mark Weber,

chair of Arts and Humanities and the facul-

ty member who oversees the exhibit.

Each year, the artists whose work is cur-

rently on display can choose to leave it on

campus for another year or take it back.

Two pieces, “Aspiration” by Snail Scott,

and “That Wrens Make Prey” by Noah

Kirby, have been on the campus since

2010. Another work, “Chicago River

Landscape” by Eric Lindsey, was installed in

2011 and remains on campus.

This year, another artist had decided to

allow his work to stay on loan. “Wading

Bird III” by Ralph Rollins will remain

through spring 2013. Rollins’ work called

“Growth of Industry” was accepted as a

new addition.

“The sculpture is a statement about the

growth of the industrial landscape from the

kernel of the early cottage industries to

the behemoth global corporations with

their many branches and forms,” Rollins

said. “In the end, [all of us] are dependent

on the basic manufacturing capabilities that

were the core of the revolution.”

For the very first time this year, two artists

decided to replace their existing work with

a new one. Gerald Moss, whose work was

sited on the patio near the Student Com-

mons, has replaced “Intersections” with a

new work called “Turbine.”

“The shape is reminiscent of a shell you

might find on at the beach, or the turbine

in a modern jet engine,” said Moss.” I want

the viewer to form their own interpreta-

tion.”

Gary Mitchell replaced “Vita Novae,” the

large aluminum figure along the driveway,

with a smaller, painted figure named

“Contemporary Kore.”

Finally, the committee selected the work of

a professional artist and a student artist to

complete the 2012 exhibition. Brent Bar-

rett was a Wildwood student who most

recently studied under Joe Chesla at Mera-

mec. His piece “Evolution” speaks to how

thought processes change during the crea-

tion of any object, and how those changing

thought processes transform the final

piece.

“Because of new lines of thought, my work

never turns out as I had first imagined,”

said Barrett.

Upcoming Events

Sept. 4 & 5: Club Fair, 10 a.m. to 2

p.m., lobby

Sept. 5: Artists & Apples: Steve Davis,

drummer

Sept. 12: Strategic Planning Open Fo-

rum, 2:30 p.m., Multipurpose Room

Sept. 21: , “Enhancing Women’s Lead-

ership in Higher Education: Finding the

Job or Employee You Want?” 8 a.m. to

noon, St. Louis University

Sept. 24: 50th Anniversary Golf Tourna-

ment, Tapawingo National Golf Course

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September 4, 2012

A Heart-Stopping Announcement

On Wednesday, Sept. 12 at 2:30 p.m., all

faculty and staff will have an opportunity to

review and provide feedback on the chan-

cellor’s 2014-2017 Strategic Planning docu-

ment at a special open forum. The docu-

ment will be used to shape the college’s

direction, and lists the priorities and action

plans that all faculty and staff will follow

through 2017. This is a valuable opportuni-

ty to discuss the priorities with your cam-

pus colleagues and provide input to Presi-

dent McIntyre, who will then bring a sum-

mary of the campus’ feedback directly to

the chancellor. The forum will be held in

the Multipurpose Room Side A. Please at-

tend if your schedule allows.

Sculpture Park (cont’d)

“I was kept awake by a ghost,” and other great student excuses.

You think you’ve heard every excuse a student could possibly come up with for not

turning in their work, until you’ve read this incredible list.

“Fool’s Gold,” the final addition, was creat-

ed by James Davania and is based on the

figure of a vessel.

“I explore fables and voyages of ancient

civilizations that have never produced ar-

chaeological evidence,” said Davania, a

practicing artist and adjunct art faculty

member at Wildwood. “This forces me to

use literal descriptions as a catalyst for my

visual imagery. Creating the vessel with

collected pieces from abandoned homes,

furniture and donations has given me the

chance to reconnect the material into a

new migration.”

Campus visitors can tour the grounds at

any time to see the sculptures. Signs have

been posted at each sculpture so visitors

can learn more about the sculpture exhibi-

tion and the artist’s thoughts about each

piece.

A new artificial external defibrillator will be

installed this week in the second floor hall-

way to the right of the main faculty office

door. It is a portable electronic device that

automatically diagnoses the potentially life

threatening cardiac arrhythmias of ventric-

ular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia

in a patient and is able to treat them

through defibrillation. The device uses sim-

ple audio and visual commands. A number

of staff members have been trained to use

the device, but the device can also be used

by people who have not been trained by

carefully following the commands.

Whether you are trained or not, it is

critical for all staff and faculty mem-

bers to be familiar with the location

of these de-

vices on cam-

pus. In the

event of an

emergency, you

could be asked

by to retrieve

the AED device

while someone

is administering

CPR to a per-

son in trouble.

This is the se-

cond AED on our campus. The first AED is

located at the circular welcome desk on

the first floor.

New sculptures on campus include (from top,)

“Growth of Industry,” “Contemporary Kore,” “Fool’s Gold,” “Turbine,” “Evolution”

Club Fair Sept. 4 & 5

10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Lobby Chat informally with current club 

members  and find a club that’s right 

for you! Get involved on campus! 

Artists & Apples Lunch-time Lecture Series

at St. Louis Community College-Wildwood 2645 Generations Drive, Wildwood, MO 63040

Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012 12:30 to 1:30 pm

Multipurpose Room

Drummer Steve Davis has performed

with David Liebman, Bill evans, Richie

Beirach, John Pattitucci, Walt

Weiskopf, Benny Golson, Ira Sullivan

and Lynne Arriale. He has over 120

recording to his credit, including four

of his own.

Davis has toured throughout Europe

and North America. He served on

the faculty of Jamey Aebersold Jazz

Clinics from 1982 to 2008, and

served as professor of jazz studies at

the Berlin Conservatory of Music in

2000 and 2001. He has written six

drum books and conducted educa-tional clinics throughout the world,

and is a respected recording engineer

in the jazz community.

Steve Davis drummer

St. Louis Community College is committed to non-discrimination and equal opportunities in its admissions, educa-

tional programs, activities and employment regardless of race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, nation-al origin, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information or status as a disabled or Vietnam-era veteran and shall take action necessary to ensure non-discrimination.

For information or concerns relating to discrimination matters, contact the Section 504/Title II Coordinator, Don-na Dare, at 314-539-5285 for matters relating to disabilities, or the Title IX Coordinator, Pam McIntyre, at 636-422-2250 for matters relating to sex discrimination, or Director, Student Affairs, Marilyn Taras, at 636-422-2004 for any other matters.