Laura Fernandez - Public Art Project

I think our presentation went pretty well. We did well on splitting up who talked and showing off our project in a concise and productive manner. If we did this project again I would change the tools that we used, aka I would use PowerPoint to be able to show our piece and idea more clearly. I like that some of the other groups used actual models for their presentation. It really showed the all around image. I was persuaded by some of the other groups' arguments. To be more persuasive we could have provided a model to give the audience a better feel for our idea.

Public Arts Project-Kyle Jordan

I thought our presentation went well. I wish we would have had a little more time to make our display come to life more but oh well. Our groups vision was awesome I thought. All of the groups were very persuasive and passionate about their projects. I don't want to say if one or the other was my favorite but I hope later down the road I will see some of these projects on Butler's campus.

Jenny Green-Pitching Public Art

I thought our groups presentation went well. I like how we found a place on campus that had history behind it and then we designed a piece around it. Our presentation could have gone better if our whole group knew what we were going to say. I liked how other groups found a variety of places to display their art. No one really had the same location or art piece that was similar. I did not really find myself persuaded by any group, but I liked the overall designs of their pieces. To be more persuasive, our group could have talked more about why it would be a good piece to put on campus. We did not really delve into that aspect as much.

Gabe Hulecki - Pitching Public Art

"Holcomb Lenses" turned into a great piece of public art and I consider it to be the perfect fit for Butler's campus. I believe our presentation went well and our group covered all the important details necessary for why our public art piece would be a good contribution to campus. I thought our idea of Holcomb's two loves in life being seen through spectacles showed the kind of great history Butler has. I also enjoyed a lot of the other group's presentations as they too had good ideas for Butler's campus. I thought the "Butler Bubble" would be a good piece of art to have on campus. Overall I enjoyed working on this project and look forward to more like this.

Ashleigh Schneckenberger-Art Project

I thought our presentation went very well and we said everything our paper said. We explained our project well, I just wish we had a distinct picture of what the fountains would actually look like. I liked that our group worked really well together, deciding what to do and than excuting it. I thought our project was very persuasive because there was a lot of meaning to it as well.

Stephanie Hodgin - Pitching Public Art

Our group presented the 'Of Treasures and Tunes' project in which we had basins of water in the shape of an 'X' on the Butler Mall, from which shot water to and from these basins. When the water hit the basins, a tune was played that could be heard from around campus. I thought we did a great job presenting and being persuasive. I think a little more preparation would have prevented repeating of information, or the forgetting of information (we left out the materials we would use to make our project), that may have added a persuasive appeal to our argument.

The other groups in class did a really great job presenting; all of them seemed to have at least one reason why I thought they should definitely have a spot on campus, which made it difficult to vote at the end for a single proposal. I was really excited about the bridge project because the group explained where they got their influence for their project, which was an interesting angle to see the background planning that it took to come up with the idea. I also thought the fountain outside of Clowes was a great presentation because they truly took time to plan the materials they were going to use and took into account the cost of the production. Overall, I was surprised to see the different ideas our class members came up with!

Rachel Heck - Pitching Public Art

I think my group's presentation went pretty well. We thoroughly explained the meaning of every aspect of our "X"-shaped, musical fountain, but we did forget to mention the materials we had considered using to make the structure. I think our group could have been more persuasive if we had created a more organized way of presenting our argument. This would have greatly diminished our repetition of persuasive points.

All of the groups did an outstanding job explaining their ideas to the class. Any of these projects would positively add to Butler's campus. However, I thought the groups who proposed the bridge project and the fountain that would go in front of Clowes Hall did a really good job presenting. They both had incredible and detailed visuals for their project. I was definitely persuaded by the group who proposed the bridge project because of where they got their idea for the structure of the bridge and the idea for the light show. That interesting background information from a personal visit to Europe added credibility to the project and greatly enhanced the presentation. All of these things considered persuaded me that they had a really neat idea that would not only be useful on the Butler campus, but also fun and exciting.

T.J. Sansone - Pitching Public Art

Our presentation went very well! Although we had not all met before this class, we really 'clicked' while working as a group and settled on an idea quite quickly. Using the cross-sections of a basketball to form a structure became the main theme after our initial brain-storming session, and from there, we moved on to discussing and settling on the features that the structure would contain, as well as the overall appearance. Looking back, we could have spent more time coming up with ideas before settling on a theme, although it all worked out great in the end!

As for the other groups, I like the range of ideas that the class came up with. Every group thought outside of the box and proposed interesting projects--any one of which would be an outstanding addition to Butler's campus. I was persuaded by the Bridge Project in particular, since I agreed that the Butler section of the canal was lacking in scenery and a glass bridge would really liven up the area. I believe that my group was persuasive as well, since every student needs a peaceful, scenic place to visit every now and then, which is exactly what our project offered, in addition to providing a social atmosphere.

Lili Kyurkchiyska- Art Proposals Reflection

Looking back on our presentation Tuesday, I thik we did well but we could have done better. We were not completely sure how to approach the project's presentation and in my opinion we were not very persuasive but our idea was very original. I really enjoyed being creative and coming up with ideas but we weren't very clear in presenting these ideas. In our group we all represented parts of our personalities in the project. I liked how all of the groups had many visual aids to help present their ideas. Overall, it was a fun project that I liked working on.

I think that our group, (holcomb lences), did really well on finding a new idea for our project. Ourt presentation could have been a little bit better but i think we did a good job doing our research and presenting it. i think we can do better on getting together more ideas to fall back on if our original idea does not work.

Public Art Relection - Caitlyn Carmony

I think my group's presentation went well. We weren't amazing, but for the first time working together I think we did a good job. I felt that during the presentation we split up who talked about what according to strengths. One of our members was the one that was in Europe, so it made sense for her to talk about the inspiration. If I were to change something it would be that maybe we could have practiced, or worked on it before. When we presented it was the first time that we had done it and we didn't know exactly how it was going to go. I liked how most groups had some sort of model to show. That really helped me visualize what the final product might look like. I was persuaded by a few groups. I really liked the Butler Bubbles, the mirror group, and the Watering Hole. I felt each of them showed me what their final product would be like and why it would be a good idea for Butler's campus. I think my group could have been more persuasive if maybe we were better artists. I really liked how our model came out, but I'm not the best photo shop artist. Some of the pictures were kind of iffy. I feel that overall, my group did a good job and we learned about how we work together which will be helpful in the projects to come.

Mike Park- Public Artwork Reflection

I think our presentation went great. We all worked well as a team and did our respective parts. What made our group flow was the similarities in our ideas. Basketball was the main theme we wanted to incorporate into our public artwork proposal. So in the end, one idea was enough to elaborate on and create a great structure. If there was anything I would want to change, it would be the variety of ideas we brainstormed. Although our original idea worked well, I still think we could have gone beyond and listed many other possibilites. In this aspect, I believe we were limited and could have even made a better structure. All in all I am pleased with what we came up with. It's location in the Holcomb Gardens perfectly went along with our theme of peace and tranquility which is also associated with basketball as we explained. In terms of the other groups, I think they did a great job not caring about the budget and going way beyond. They made incredible structures which makes our project look miniscule. I think we could have exploited the limitless budget aspect of the project and could have made an extraordinary structure as well. What also impressed me was the detail the other groups had with their structure's functions. For example, the music fountain one was truly fascinating. It looks simple, but incorporating the musical notes with the fountain jets was really cool. All in all, this was good project and I am proud of our project as well.

Parker Sheppard-Art Proposal Reflection

I had a great time completing this project and i owe much of that to Courtney and Trent. They worked hard on the project and completed everything on time. I liked the idea of coming up with something unique and about self reflection. I though the bell tower was a perfect place for our art piece and i feel as if it would add more contrast to the Holcomb Garden area by the bell tower. All in all, this project was a fun way to get creative and artsy at the same time.

Cam THompson- Reflection on Public Art Proposal

Personally, I feel my group made a strong presentation for our Bridge Project proposal because we supported our pitch using various mediums including pictures, drawings, a slide show and a model. We should have slowed down, however, and taken more time to walk the class through our work- I know that I definitely rushed through the slides and pictures more than I had liked, so the audience probably did not get the sense of what the bridge had to offer entirely. Although we had a good presentation and it was clear that we had spent a lot of time on our art proposal, the biggest area of improvement for my group would be selling our idea- taking more time to persuade the audience why our piece offered the most functional and aesthetic elements.

I particularly admired the way the Butler Bubbles, Holcomb Glasses, The Watering Hole and Of Treasures and Tunes conveyed their visions of their group's art proposals. The Butler Bubbles group did a great job of using humor to personally connect the audience to their idea; while the other groups really utilized their time to explain and help paint a mental image for the audience. Their presentations were very persuasive. The Watering Hole group also did an excellent job in factoring in the cost of their structure, which most everyone else ignored, including my group. Humor, along with personal connection/relevance and cost efficiency are two very persuasive strategies that my group maybe could work on for future proposals.

Aisha Townsend - Art Proposal Reflection

Looking back on Tuesday's class, I most definitely think we could've done more with our presentation. I think our group had good communication about our individual tasks but not a clear understanding about how far we could or wanted to go with our presentation. I would've suggested a model and PowerPoint to better engage our audience as well as display our piece better. I think we knew why our piece was unique and it's purpose but we could've put a lot more thought into the actual piece (i.e. what its made of, size, etc.) Yet I enjoyed the project, and would do it again.

Katie Clark - Art Proposal Reflection

Looking back on Tuesday's class, i think our presentation went reasonably well however, there is room for improvemnet. I think we communicated fairly well with the audience and made a good effort on our props, on the other hand i also think we could have done better in structuring and organizing our presentation to make it more clear and concise, i felt asthough we had ore things to say but missed out due to feeling a bit rushed. If we were to do it again, i would like to suggest a powerpoint presentation and maybe even spend more time rehearsing. As for the other groups, i think the first group (Tunes and Treasures) did a great job in terms of persuading us and organising their presentation well. I was realy impressed with the variety of ideas we managed to come up with as a class on the whole! In order to make our presentation more persuasive, i think we could have had more visual aids, perhaps photos and pictures of other established artworks which used the same materials as ours or resembled our design in some way, to try and give the audience more of a 'feel' for how it would look.

JoJo Ciancio- Art Proposal Reflection

Overall I thought our presentation was a success. We were able to present our art proposal to the entire class. The presentation consisted of what the idea was, "Butler Bubbles", the reason behind why we choose this idea, and what was the logic behind choosing Holcomb Gardens. I thought our speech was organized well and each person did their part to contribute to the speech. Not one person said everything, everyone contributed equally. I think we did a good job with presenting our topic and giving all the important details. We figured in how Holcomb Gardens was the appropriate area for our idea. However, for next time I think we need to be a little more persuasive. We need to really push them and put more effort into selling them into our idea. We did a good job of how this product could relate to any audience, boys or girls, but we just need to use more persuasive vocabulary in our speech.

All the groups did a fantastic job with their art proposals. The visual aids were impressive. Some of those 3-D models were really good. The visual aid along with what they were saying really tied everything together. One could not exist without the other.

The one group that sold me was the "Watering Hole". I really like how they incorporated cost into their speech. The idea that the water supply was going to be coming from the sewers and that the university wasn't going to have to pay for water was really interesting. They did their research and the more knowledge they had about their topic the more I was convinced. I think if our group talked about cost and other economic factors it would have been more persuasive because cost is a big deal. The less expensive you can make it the more people are going to be willing to support your product.

Pitching Public Art- Grant Lewis

I really enjoyed working on the pitch project with my group and feel like we worked great together. I think that we did a great job presenting our idea for the Butler Bubbles and made it an idea everyone could visualize. Josh, Jojo and I all did a great job of working as a team to come up with a common idea as well as finding ways to split up the work load evenly. I really enjoyed seeing everyone else's views on this project and it really inspired me to think more about public art ideas for Butlers campus. I think a piece of public art like some of the ones mentioned in class would be a great addition to Butler and is an idea that Bobby Fong should consider.

Courtney Reynolds- Pitching Public Art

The pitch that Parker, Trent, and I presented to the class went well; we all worked together to create a project worth presenting. Each of us put forth equal effort and felt good about our finished product. Our presentation could have ran a little smoother however; I don't think we were as persuasive as we could have been. I know that I get a little nervous with public speaking so I was a little scattered with the thoughts I presented making it more difficult for my other team members. I was impressed with the presentation of the "Treasures and Tunes" group as well as the "Butler Bubbles," I thought each group worked collectively to demonstrate the key points of their project very persuasively. "Butler Bubbles" persuaded me the most because of their visual aids and the way in which they described the piece; they gave me the clearest picture of what the piece would look like if actually installed (and the idea was really cool too!).

Reflection -Trent Miller

Parker, Courtney, and my project's presentation went well, because we worked well as a team and each person contributed. The only thing that I would change about our project is the location of the piece we designed. The one group that stood out in my mind was "Butler Bubbles". The reason for this is because their pitch and their creatively unique design of Holcomb Gardens.