On Sept. 12, Eastern Michigan University hosted a dedication ceremony in the new Christopher Kaufman Critique Atrium to celebrate the $3.4 million gift from the Windgate Foundation that broke ground in creating the new and improved 3D arts complex on campus.
The event featured a ribbon-cutting ceremony, student-guided tours of the new facilities and honored all of the big and small donations that made the Windgate Arts Complex possible.
Sandra Murchison, Director of EMU's School of Art & Design, speaks at the Windgate Arts Complex dedication ceremony in the new Christopher Kaufman Critique Atrium on September 12.
The Windgate Arts Complex, spanning 23,000 square feet, is now home to EMU’s 3D art programs including ceramics, digital fabrication, furniture, and sculpture.
Art students will now have the opportunity to work, create and innovate in a space that encourages cross-disiplinary exploration.
Throughout the Windgate Arts Complex are ten student-designed and made benches. EMU student Leah Popyk’s bench design won the GameAbove Student Furniture Design Challenge in winter 2024. EMU furniture design professor John DeHoog led Popyk and her classmates in transforming Popyk’s bench design into a reality.
The Windgate Arts Complex will supply art students with the resources needed to gain real life experiences in the art world.
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