Presenter(s)
Alivia Tima, Ella Page, Kira Kainz, Star Brown, Danica Kilibarda, Axel Hillis, and Jacinda Lundeen
Abstract
Associate Professor Alessandra Sulpy's ART 317 Contemporary Studio Practices was asked by President Kenneth Janz to complete a public mural celebrating Winona State's 10 year Strategic Plan. This mural will be installed this month in the interior roof of the Alumni Gazebo in the middle of campus and is comprised of 24 painted wooden panels. The top 8 panels depict the 5 Colleges within the University, and the bottom 16 panels showcase the Pillars and Initiatives of the 2035 Strategic Plan. The panels feature students, campus life, our many majors, the arts, sports, clubs and activities, the town and campus, technology, and future buildings. The 20 students in the class, under the direction of Professor Sulpy, designed and painted the panels. We started by brainstorming and diagramming, and interviewing the student body to get their thoughts on what they would like depicted. This helped us solidify our ideas and take the next step in designing the panels. Next steps were taking photographic references, creating mock-ups, and the class had help from Professor Danilo Bojic's ART 365 Campaign and Systems Design class with the typography and word placement. Finally, we created our final mock-ups, prepped the panels, and painted painted painted! We did this all in an incredibly short window of 6 weeks, and what wasn't finished in the Fall 2025 semester was completed by volunteer students and Associate Professor Sulpy in the Spring.
Co-Authors not presenting:
Student Co-Authors: Becca Bergen, William Mahowald, Reianna Larson, Ezri Bratrud, Caitlin Nelson, Benjamin Hagen, Gracia Sonderup, Anna Becker, Calista Escobar, Elizabeth Conner, Neveah Rettig, Maya Sawyer, and Aviana Pecinovsky
College
College of Liberal Arts
Department
Art & Design
Campus
Winona
First Advisor/Mentor
Alessandra Sulpy
Location
Kryzsko Great River Ballroom, Winona, Minnesota; United States
Start Date
4-23-2026 9:00 AM
End Date
4-23-2026 10:00 AM
Presentation Type
Poster Session
Format of Presentation or Performance
In-Person
Session
1a=9am-10am
Poster Number
63
The Sistine Gazebo Mural: Celebrating Winona State’s 2035 Strategic Plan
Kryzsko Great River Ballroom, Winona, Minnesota; United States
Associate Professor Alessandra Sulpy's ART 317 Contemporary Studio Practices was asked by President Kenneth Janz to complete a public mural celebrating Winona State's 10 year Strategic Plan. This mural will be installed this month in the interior roof of the Alumni Gazebo in the middle of campus and is comprised of 24 painted wooden panels. The top 8 panels depict the 5 Colleges within the University, and the bottom 16 panels showcase the Pillars and Initiatives of the 2035 Strategic Plan. The panels feature students, campus life, our many majors, the arts, sports, clubs and activities, the town and campus, technology, and future buildings. The 20 students in the class, under the direction of Professor Sulpy, designed and painted the panels. We started by brainstorming and diagramming, and interviewing the student body to get their thoughts on what they would like depicted. This helped us solidify our ideas and take the next step in designing the panels. Next steps were taking photographic references, creating mock-ups, and the class had help from Professor Danilo Bojic's ART 365 Campaign and Systems Design class with the typography and word placement. Finally, we created our final mock-ups, prepped the panels, and painted painted painted! We did this all in an incredibly short window of 6 weeks, and what wasn't finished in the Fall 2025 semester was completed by volunteer students and Associate Professor Sulpy in the Spring.
Co-Authors not presenting:
Student Co-Authors: Becca Bergen, William Mahowald, Reianna Larson, Ezri Bratrud, Caitlin Nelson, Benjamin Hagen, Gracia Sonderup, Anna Becker, Calista Escobar, Elizabeth Conner, Neveah Rettig, Maya Sawyer, and Aviana Pecinovsky
