UNITY on the Quad opens Sunday, April 29 at 12:00 noon

Create UNITY on the Quad

Sunday, April 29–Friday, May 11

We hope you’ll join us for the opening of UNITY on the Quad on Sunday, April 29, at 12:00 noon.  (The current forecast is cloudy with a chance of cookies.)

UNITY on the Quad is a collaborative art installation designed to demonstrate visually that diversity and inclusion make a community stronger. Participants will string yarn from a center post around any of 32 posts, arranged in a circle and labeled with statements of self-identification, creating a colorful woven canopy that illustrates the myriad aspects of the Lafayette Experience.

The Arts Society is pleased to present UNITY on the Quad as a tangible and beautiful symbol of how strong and vibrant our community can be when we all contribute and work together.

While UNITY is in place, anyone may participate at any time; we also invite groups to use the site for meetings, discussions, picnics, or other gatherings.

The participant worksheet (see link) has a map of UNITY and a list of the Identifiers (statements of self-identification) with the question “What do you wish people knew about you as it relates to the Identifier?” next to each one; this may be useful for group discussion, or for your own reflection.

Worksheet here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hYLHmlXoLRxS7DKS3LVbWXWm6H4e8XXFEL9gHcO1bmI/edit?usp=sharing

After Sunday’s opening, materials will be available at the site until noon on Friday, May 11, generally from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Part of the Arts Society’s mission is to encourage everyone to be creative and to enjoy making art, and we love to engage the community beyond the typical “art spaces” on campus.