The December 6 Memorial Committee is working on a plan to add murals and/or digital reproductions of original artwork to the outside of Frank and Estella Beam Hall (BEH) in remembrance of the colleagues we lost on Dec. 6, 2023: Drs. Jerry Cha-Jan Chang, Patricia Navarro Velez, and Naoko Takemaru. We are seeking input from across the UNLV community to inform the eventual call for proposals.
The goal of the artwork is to create a vibrant, welcoming entrance to BEH that honors the teaching legacies of the three faculty members. This artwork is not intended to be a permanent memorial, but will be an addition to various memorial sites being planned, including a permanent memorial yet to be determined.
The committee anticipates commissioning 4-6 works that will adorn the columns at the front of BEH. Feedback from this survey will be incorporated to the call for proposals. The committee will review and judge the proposals and make a recommendation to campus leadership, who will then review, comment, and make a final selection or determination. The goal is to have the artwork installed on the columns by early December 2024. Please complete this anonymous survey. Responses will not be shared outside the committee.
Please submit your answers by July 30, 2024. The subcommittee will review all responses quickly and hope to share the call for proposals in early August.
If you have questions for the committee, you may contact Memorial Art Subcommittee Chair Sarah Quigley at sarah.quigley@unlv.edu.
Members of the subcommittee are:
Deborah Bergin, Department of Planning and Construction
Warren D. Cobb, College of Fine Arts
Taylor Cummings, Ph.D. candidate
Marlena Gatlin, Lee Business School
Margaret Harp, Department of World Languages and Cultures
Sarah Quigley, UNLV Libraries
David Rowe, College of Fine Arts
Nichole Staker, Department of Planning and Construction
An-Pyng Sun, School of Social Work
