Find The Arts

As you walk through campus and learn about the outdoor sculpture collection at the Dennos Museum Center, take a moment to walk around each sculpture as time and space permits. Notice how each sculpture looks different depending on where you stand. Use all of your senses— think about the sites as well as the sounds.

“It is impossible to have a society that is civil and educated without public art. It lifts up humanity and challenges the individual who encounters it to think differently about the world.” Darren Walker, President of the Ford Foundation

Traverse City’s public art collection includes artwork that is located in public spaces of different use and scale. The collection is located both on public and private property and includes permanent works of art, temporary exhibits, rotating exhibitions, pop-up art, and annual events.