Issue date: 7/30/08 Section: A&E

"It's part of the art and architecture program run by the Capital Development Board of the state of Illinois," Barnett said. "And through that program, one half of one percent of the cost of construction of state funded buildings is set aside for the acquisition of art."
Aside from making the campus look a little prettier, the program helps keep professional artists in Illinois.
"We can only select Illinois artists," Barnett said. "So it provides a source of income to support the artists of Illinois."
Rich Walker, assistant vice chancellor for administration, said artists are recommended to them by the Capitol Development Board and are then selected by a special committee, which includes Walker, Barnett and sculpture professor Thad Duhigg.
"They each sit on the committee for their personal expertise for either the art world or installation of outdoor sculpture," Walker said.
Walker said more state funded sculptures are on their way to the East St. Louis Center later this year. Artists Richard Hunt and Edna Petty were chosen to further decorate SIUE's satellite campus.
For more information on Lewis' work, visit his Web site at http://www.evanlewisinc.com.

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