Clock Tower: SUU Past, Present, and Future

A Community Art Project Celebrating 125 Years
March 20 - April 28, 2023

Last year, in preparation for the celebration of Southern Utah University’s 125th anniversary, President Mindy Benson formed multiple committees to help engage all of Iron County and beyond in commemorating a century and a quarter. 

The Community Arts committee collaborated with SUU, SUMA, and Cedar City community members to highlight the artist in all of us with this collaborative art project. 

A photo of the Carter Carillon Clock Tower, provided by SUU Marketing, was transferred to vinyl in full color, with a secondary, black and white outline printed onto another piece of vinyl. The latter was cut into a grid and the squares distributed to community members, who shared their artistic talents by creating their own version of their chosen square of the clock tower in the art medium of their choice. These squares were then placed over the full-color photo, leaving portions of the historical clock tower peeking through, all to signify our collective ownership and love of Southern Utah University. 

The final piece will be installed in SUMA’s Austin & Magda Jones "new media" Gallery, where photos of the contributing artists, including members of the Carter family, will also be on view.