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The new Inn at USC will house more than special guests when it opens later this spring—every room and public place in the hotel will showcase artworks created by USC students and faculty.
“We have the opportunity to infuse USC art in every new building on campus—from the new inn to the public health building on Assembly Street and the new research campus,” said Philip Dunn, chair of art department. “By drawing upon the creativity of our students and faculty, we can improve and personalize the aesthetic environment to affect thousands of visitors and guests.”
Dunn produced a series of high-resolution photographs of various scenes around campus that will be framed to decorate guest rooms at the Inn at USC. The inn is located on the corner of Pickens and Pendleton streets. Student and faculty artworks will be on display in public areas of the inn; those artworks will be available for sale.
In addition, a sculpture garden featuring student and faculty works is planned for the inn. A fountain that resembles a decorative garden gate, fashioned from wrought iron, will anchor the garden. Te Koehler, a USC graduate student in art, produced the piece.
“The sculpture garden will be unlike anything else on campus,” Dunn said. “I don’t think anything can affect campus visitors more than art.”
The art department already is installing student and faculty art in the Technology Incubator’s new home—a former City of Columbia building on Laurel Street. Dunn has discussed with other University officials the ideas of placing USC art in the public health building now under construction and in future research campus facilities.
USC student and faculty artwork also is showing up off campus in other public places. Five Points restaurant Saluda’s recently renovated its building and used only student- and faculty-produced art for its interior décor.
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USC graduate student Te Koehler created this wrought iron fountain that will be in the sculpture garden at Inn at USC.
