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cNamara and Robin Tryloff, execu-
i I the director of the Nebraska Arts
Council, say the interest tor the arts
will stay alive.
"Nebraskans have always been
-interested in the arts," Tryloff said.
They know and appreciate the arts and are
good consumers," added McNamara.
The Lied Center for Performing Arts, now
being built on the south edge of INL's City
Campus, also should enhance the availability of
arts in eastern Nebraska, some experts say.
Because the Lied Center will have more tech
nical equipment for stage productions than Kim
ball, it will allow for a much broader variety of
events, said James Fluck, director of Handier
Auditorium at the University of Iowa in Iowa City.
The more variety, the more likely it will attract a
larger audience, he said.
Iowa City, like Lincoln, had no place to host
large dance companies, Broadway shows or
orchestras before building their center in 1972.
This year, they sponsored thejoffrey Ballet Co.
On the other hand, proponents of the Lied
Center have expressed doubts of UNL being able
to fill all those fancy new seats. The interest isnt
there, they say.
But money, not interest, in the arts will have
the greatest impact on the availability of the arts
to Nebraskans. And Vicky of the NEA says the
future doesn't look too promising.
"With the federal deficit . . . we're not going
to be seeing any large increases."
And that, in turn, will affect Nebraskans.
McNamara of the Nebraska Arts Council isn't sure
whether there will be enough money to reopen
the Kearney branch office.
"According to the economic forecast, it looks
unlikely," he said.
During the special legislative session, when
senators are discussing which programs to cut,
the Nebraska Arts Counril's budget could be
chopped again, said State Sen. Calvin Carsten of
Avoca, a member of the Appropriations Commit
tee. Gov. Bob Kerrey has proposed a $2,61 1 cut
for the Nebraska Arts Council.
Carsten said he's not certain if it will get cut.
But, he said, the arts council is "a little bit low on
the totem pole" of priorities.
"There are other programs that the commit
tee feels as a whole are more important,"
Carsten said.
'Sandy' and Hamilton Hall, among
students' favorites, poll shows
How familiar are UNL students with the
arts that surround them? Earlier this fall,
a beginning reporting class, taught by
Dick Streckfuss in the College of Journal
ism, conducted a poll to find out. Class
members asked some UNL students what
"their favorite buildings Were oil csnnipus.
They also asked students if they could
recall any of the sculptures on campus.
Uiat follows is a story written by Kyle
Schurman of Streckfuss' class.
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"Pieta" and "Sandy in Defined Space" are
" the Two most popular sculptures in the sculp
ture garden of the Sheldon Art Gallery,
according to a survey of UjS'L students con
ducted by a reporting class. ' "
Of 2(M students sun-eyed, only 62 percent
could name or describe at least one sculpture.
Of the 128 who could name one, only 10
percent could name more than four sculptures
and only 2 12 percent i coultl' name 10 or
more? Nearly one-third of the 1 28 could name
or describe only one sculpture. '
Of the 79 students who had a favorite
piece, 30 percent named "Pieta," and 20 per
cent chose "Sandy in Defined Space!" ,
"Pieta" was called "symbolic" by senior,
John Ehn .fried, a life science major. "I also
like its placement," Ehrenfried said.
Freshman Darren Hladek called "Pieta."
"very realistic" and senior Bill Koenig said it
was "very serene."
"Sandy in Defined Space" bx'xwp back
memories for junior Jean F.llis, a nursing
major.
"I really liked it when I was younger. I sat
in the empty box and imitated the girl." Lllis
said.
Junior C. Todd Cook said he thought
"Sandy in Defined Space" was "thought prov
oking." Sophomore Dan Steinmeyer said he
liked it because "it's different and it stands
out."
However, even though "Pieta" and "Sandy
in Defined Space" were the two favorite sculp
tures, "Floating Figure" was the sculpture
named first by 30 percent of those who could
identify a sculpture. "Sandy in Defined Space"
was in second place with 15 percent of those
same students naming it first.
One of those who named 10 or more sculp
tures was junior Katie Link, a news editorial
and biology major who named 12 sculptures.
-"I like art and it's very quiet and very
peaceful just to sit there," Link said. She said
she has never taken an art class, but has
studied a lot on her own.
Junior Larry Halweg, a chemical engineer
ing major, said "1 know a lot of the statues
because I always take my girlfriend through
the garden while we're walking."
Students also were asked to name the best
looking and ugliest buildings on campus in the
survey. Hamilton Hall was named the best
looking, and was nearly also named the ugli
est, finishing second to Richards Hall.
Hamilton received 40 votes for being the
best-looking, while Sheldon Art Caller- was
second with 29. Forty-two different buildings
were named as best-looking.
Richards received 15 votes to Hamilton's
14 for the ugliest building. Fifty different
buildings were named as the ugliest, and 18
buildings received both best-looking and ugli
est otes.
