The S.P.A.C.E. (Sculpture Pad Art Collaborative Experiment) project is a public art initiative led by Plains Art Museum in collaboration with NDSU, MSUM, and Concordia College. Sculptures are displayed for two years. This year’s piece, Launch, After Ruth Uglow and Brett Anderson, was created by Concordia College students under Dwight Mickelson’s guidance. Inspired by Uglow’s Launch and Anderson’s Celebrity Rules! The Acting Caesar (see images below)—both prints housed in the Museum’s collection—the 24-foot whimsical sculpture captures Uglow’s kinetic energy and Anderson’s muted tones, spinning gracefully with the wind.
Launch, After Ruth Uglow and Brett Anderson
Installed September 2024
Concordia College, Moorhead, MN
Students: Gabby Brown, Samuel Zimmerman, and Abigail Thurmer
Professor: Dwight Mickelson
