Texas Tech University System Public Art Program

Texas Tech University System Public Art Program Texas Tech University System's 1%-for-art program, operating from the office of Facilities Planning & Construction.

Providing the Texas Tech University System campuses with public art in conjunction with all capital projects through TTUS Facilities Planning & Construction. Includes Texas Tech University, TTU Health Sciences Center, TTU Health Sciences Center El Paso and Angelo State University.

05/29/2026

‘We Are in the Business of Changing the World,’ by Joe Barrington and Tara Conley, is a sculpture in the south courtyard of the Rawls College of Business at Texas Tech University.

With the sun overhead, the stainless steel bull and bronze bear, commodity symbols, and sweeping steel archway feel even more striking, reflecting the energy, ambition and momentum of the business world.

Joe Barrington and Tara Conley, ‘We Are in the Business of Changing the World’, 2013,

Did you know that the Public Art Collection spans across multiple TTU system campuses? This is ‘Signature Piece,’ locat...
05/27/2026

Did you know that the Public Art Collection spans across multiple TTU system campuses?

This is ‘Signature Piece,’ located at the main entrance of the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center Amarillo campus. The work was created by Barry Dean Harvey in 2001.

Over his career, Harvey’s work has evolved from landscapes to figurative to the abstract work that you see with ‘Signature Piece.’ Each step in the creative process dictates the next move. The sculpture is akin to improvisational jazz, in that it is created not by set plan or ritual, but by allowing the work to flow from itself. There is spontaneity in the form, allowing the viewer’s own life experience to influence their interpretation of the art.

‘Signature Piece,’ 2001, by Barry Dean Harvey

05/21/2026

‘The Messengers’ consists of five kinetic sculptures in the form of stylized messenger pigeons bearing the names of the five senses in their tails, and ten limestone benches arranged in concentric circles. The benches in the outer circle are engraved with the words “THINK ABOUT HOW YOU COMMUNICATE.” The combination of this phrase, the senses, and the pigeons is intended to provoke the viewer to contemplate rudimentary tools of human interaction and how they employ these tools daily. ‘The Messengers’ is the first kinetic artwork in the collection.

‘The Messengers’ by David Hickman, 2013

05/20/2026

‘Team Arrow,’ by Jack Stevens, is a bronze sculpture located at Midwestern State University, southwest of the Hardin Administration Building. The sculpture was presented by the Hotter’N Hell Hundred as a tribute to the MSU Texas cycling team and to celebrate the race’s 18th year and the turn of the millennia.

The Hotter’N Hell Hundred race is one of the oldest and largest cycling events in the nation. Today, the piece stands at the corner of Comanche Trail and Council Drive and celebrates the rich history of cycling in the Wichita Falls community.

Jack Stevens, ‘Team Arrow,’ 2000

‘Comma’ by Po Shu Wang, 2005 This sculpture blends art with science and encourages passersby to interact with it. The s...
05/18/2026

‘Comma’ by Po Shu Wang, 2005

This sculpture blends art with science and encourages passersby to interact with it. The seven-foot stainless steel piece is a spherical resonator. By pushing the k**b attached to the sculpture, viewers can hear acoustical waves bouncing from one end to the other. This is created by the bronze bells inside the sphere that are tuned at slightly different pitches, one small interval apart. This musical acoustical phenomenon is known as “comma.”

We encourage you to stop at ‘Comma’ and make some noise!

Congratulations to all our graduates! If you’re on campus, be sure to swing by the Animal and Food Sciences Building f...
05/15/2026

Congratulations to all our graduates!

If you’re on campus, be sure to swing by the Animal and Food Sciences Building for photos with Peter Woytuk’s ‘Bulls’.

Thank you to the grad that let us snap his photo!📸🎓

05/07/2026

‘Read Reader’ (2002) is a bronze sculpture created by Terry Allen, found outside of the Student Union Building. The sculpture was created entirely out of books, with Allen’s intention to highlight physical books during an emerging digital age. Allen chose a burnout casting method to preserve small details such as pages and lettering. During this burnout process the books are destroyed, making this sculpture one of a kind.

Come see it for yourself the next time you’re on the way to the library to lock in for finals!

Terry Allen, ‘Read Reader’ 2002

04/30/2026

You took the long way to class, and the art made it worth it.

Created in 2008, ‘El Intercambio’ invites viewers to reflect on culture, science and the human experience through its engraved granite forms and symbolic imagery.

Larry Kirkland, ‘El Intercambio,’ 2008, at the Paul L. Foster School of Medicine courtyard at Texas Tech Health El Paso

Vic Payne is the artist behind ‘Spirit of the Mustangs’ at Midwestern State University. Payne is an American sculptor kn...
04/28/2026

Vic Payne is the artist behind ‘Spirit of the Mustangs’ at Midwestern State University.

Payne is an American sculptor known for his dynamic bronze works that often capture movement, strength and the spirit of the American West. Spirit of the Mustangs (2019), made of bronze, is located at Centennial Hall. Learn more about Payne at vicpaynestudio.com

‘Spirit of the Mustangs’ By Vic Payne, 2019,

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