Fine Arts Garden
The Fine Arts building anchors a potentially charming green space full of mature trees with a free form pathway system, a sunken performance amphitheater, a pair of memorial statues, and significant plantings of ornamental shrubs, grasses, and flowering perennials. The Ryan Library and Thomas Hall further enclose the space and pathways through the garden link Founders Quadrangle to the east with Coliseum Way to the west. The Fine Arts Garden concept seeks to capitalize on the loca- tion’s horticultural attributes while infusing it with a fine arts theme. Pathways will be improved to create a hierarchy of widths and a more straightforward orientation. The fine arts theme will be embraced by creating a setting for moveable art exhibits that will be installed by visiting art professors or selected Nebraska artists. The existing memorial statues and their settings will be evaluated within the proposed theme and relocation or site improvements to make them an integral part of the larger setting will be proposed. Planting beds will be reconsidered with the larger civic space in mind and ornamental plantings will be rearranged and enhanced to provide all season interest, reduce maintenance, and to increase variety and the use of native species. The amphitheater will be made more festive and welcoming with the addition of a fabric tension structure, regular programming of events, and material changes that add richness and comfort to the existing grey concrete. Furnishings will also be added to provide multiple opportunities for informal gathering at the building entrances and throughout the garden.
Existing - Fine Arts Garden
Fine Arts Garden
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Amphitheater with Proposed fabric tension structure
Proposed - Fine Arts Garden
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University of Nebraska - Kearney Campus Landscape Master Plan
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