Art Program Recognition
Fall 2002 l Capital University Journal
For full article, http://www.csus.edu/pubaf/journal/fall2002/10arts.htm
In at least two significant instances, the University has been instrumental in shaping public policy that led to improving the overall vigor of the arts. Nearly a dozen members of the art faculty worked with then-Mayor Phil Isenberg to help implement the 1977 law that led to the creation of Sacramento's Metropolitan Arts Commission, which now manages the largest "arts in public places" program in the country and which has made art an integral part of the region.
One example is former faculty member Gerald Walburg's dramatic Indo Arch and other significant metal sculptures throughout the city.
Isenberg notes, "A community defines itself in many ways. Emphasis on the arts is one. Fortunately, we had at hand a good supply of talented artists and community activists who made a living through CSUS. The University nurtured them and they led the way for a rapid expansion of the arts in Sacramento, and did it with a strong sense of humor and goodwill."
