Inspiring Generations by Peter Williams
The Kellogg Community College Foundation Art on Campus Initiative began in 2004 with the help of the DeVries Art Fund started by Eleanor and Robert DeVries, longtime KCC associates. The mission of the Art on Campus Initiative is to provide art experiences on the campuses of KCC for students, faculty and staff, and for the community at large. A variety of original works is on display throughout the newly renovated corridors of Kellogg Community College campus buildings. Artists such as Martin Hubbard, Kate Demke, Shuichi Murakami, Eleanor DeVries, Lily Hunter, Dee Seymour, and Kay Randel to name a few, can be viewed on the Battle Creek campus.
The goals of the Art on Campus Initiative are:
• to purchase original, diverse artworks for KCC's permanent collection and display in public areas on campus
• to refurbish for display KCC's existing permanent collection
• to establish and continue the DeVries Art Lecture Series including at least one distinguished artist, art historian, etc., per year to provide a lecture/workshop on an art topic for students and community
• to create community awareness of the initiative through fundraising and programming activities