Unexpected collaborations lead to a supersized display of community-created art

A number of serendipitous events lead to a unique partnership and collaboration between the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology (ICAT), Virginia Tech Athletics, the Perspective Gallery, and Africana Studies and Women’s and Gender Studies which resulted in a supersized display of community-created art on the facade of Cassell Coliseum.

Made possible with the financial support of the Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science (ICTAS), the outdoor exhibition, titled "Experience Black Love: Illuminated", showcased projected artworks from Virginia Tech students, faculty, staff, local community members, and local K-12 students. Anchoring the exhibition were original artworks by Tykeisha Swan Patrick, an emerging Black artist whose work set the tone for the showcase.
As an extension of the "Experience Black Love" exhibition at Perspective Gallery in Squires Student Center, and in parallel with Virginia Tech Athletics’ Black History Month programming, the event ran for three consecutive nights in February, corresponding with a women's basketball game, a wrestling match, and a men's basketball game.

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Learn more about the project here: https://icat.vt.edu/projects/2021-2022/experience-black-love--illuminated.html