May at HGA celebrated the arts with the re-opening of our Euclid Gallery in Los Angeles and the openings of design and arts projects. Check out highlights from this month below.
Events
After a three-year hiatus, HGA’s Los Angeles Euclid Gallery—an inclusive platform for the exhibition of art— presents a new exhibit, It Stands to Reason, Joy Still Exists by artist, Ari Salka. The collection of paintings, completed from 2020-2023 references Salka’s past figurative and abstract bodies of work and moves toward the artist’s most recent explorations to realize the meeting of both languages. Ari Salka is an LA-based artist who primarily works through writing, painting, and drawing. The exhibit runs from May 6 – July 7. Learn more about the exhibit here.
HGA hosted Doors Open Minneapolis, an annual event in which local businesses and organizations open their doors to the public to showcase the city’s vibrant economy, culture, and history. As if fresh off the assembly line, a series of classic Model T automobiles arrived at HGA’s door during the event, welcoming visitors to HGA’s office in the historic Ford Center. Located in the North Loop adjacent to Target Field and the light rail station, the Ford Center is one of Minneapolis’s iconic historic buildings. Originally built as an assembly plant for Ford Motor Company in 1914, the brick and concrete building was a hub for the city’s auto manufacturing industry. Read the full story here.
Completed Projects
HGA recently attended the grand opening event for the new Studio + Design Center in the University of Arkansas Fayetteville’s Windgate Art and Design District. Located on a full city block southeast of the college’s main campus, the facility brings together previously dispersed studio arts disciplines. The new studio and design center supports the School of Art’s mission; to contribute to ambitious regional arts initiatives and foster the ongoing redevelopment of the surrounding neighborhood. Seeking to remove limitations through the creation of an open, flexible, and spatially rich environment, the center offers community-focused studios and professional and student exhibit spaces. A series of purposefully framed landscapes create meaningful connections to the neighborhood and positions the district as a hub for arts in the community.
HGA attended the grand opening ceremony of the Dick and Marialyce Tobin Visual Arts Building at Casper College. A partnership between HGA and MOA Architects, the state-of-the-art facility serves as the modern new home for the College’s highly regarded Visual Arts Department. The new building encompasses a range of instructional studios equipped with cutting-edge technology and features upgraded classrooms, faculty offices, critique spaces, and a gallery. To support the museum studies curriculum, the building also includes visible collections storage and workspaces, incorporating climate control to preserve the art. As a welcoming gateway to the campus, the building’s landscape plaza with sculptures invites in students and visitors, fostering a sense of community and engagement.
Groundbreaking
HGA recently sponsored the groundbreaking ceremony for the highly anticipated Student Center at The College of St. Scholastica in Duluth. The private college, with locations across Minnesota, has grown significantly over the last decade and through the Second Century of Saints campaign raised money for the new student center, student scholarships, and upcoming priorities. The student center is expected to be completed in Fall 2024 and will serve as a hub for student life, including spaces to gather, meet, socialize and study. The new building is anchored by a gallery, fireplace lounge, meeting room and coffee shop, providing a vibrant home for student programming and informal gathering throughout all hours of the day. Learn more about the groundbreaking and campaign here.
Certifications
The Class of 1982 Engineering and Computer Science Center at Dartmouth College has achieved the prestigious LEED Platinum certification. LEED is the most widely used green building rating system in the world and an international symbol of excellence. The design of the academic interdisciplinary research facility takes a holistic approach to sustainability and emphasizes occupant wellbeing, energy, and water efficiency. With programs including research and teaching in biotech, energy technologies, and cyber-security, the new facility fulfills an acute space demand for cutting-edge engineering and computer science research at Dartmouth College. Learn more about the LEED Platinum achievement here.
Maine Public Radio features Bowdoin
Maine Public Radio recently covered Bowdoin College’s progress on their 2042 Campus Decarbonization plan. As one of the oldest institutions of higher learning, with some buildings dating back to the early 1800s, the college has committed to a 20-year plan, investing more than $100 million in renovations and the addition of a new electrified heating system. The college achieved carbon neutrality in 2018, and next they plan to reach NetZero by 2042 through building updates and the installation of electric boilers or heat pumps. HGA designed the recently completed John and Lile Gibbons Center for Arctic Studies and Barry Mills Hall. The new building is all electric and the first commercially scaled mass timber project in the state of Maine. Listen to the segment here.
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