North Campus is the new home to 79 sculptures and drawings by world renowned artist Alfredo Halegua.<\/p>\n
The donation from Halegua, and his wife Raquel Halegua makes up the second phase of the Miami International Sculpture Park at Miami Dade College\u2019s North Campus.<\/p>\n
An inauguration ceremony was held on Nov. 10.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe artists have given the two largest donations of campus history, and we are very proud of their support,\u201d said Jos\u00e9 A. Vicente, president at the North and West Campuses. \u201cThey have created an opportunity for students to further appreciate art as they walk through the terrain of the campus.\u201d<\/p>\n
The first phase of the Miami International Sculpture Park includes 14 monumental sculptures, also donated by Haleguas, which are found in various locations at North Campus.<\/p>\n
The sculptures making up the second phase are displayed in front of the library in building two and is the largest collection of art donated to Miami Dade College.<\/p>\n
Some of the artwork included:\u00a0 \u201cThe Dancer,\u201d which features a figure of a person crouched with one leg over the other ready to spring up and dance if one were to give it life; \u201cPenelope,\u201d a shimmering golden sculpture, which embodies a woman; and \u201cBroken Column,\u201d which features a column broken in fragments but still held upright.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s hard to say which is my favorite piece, when I\u2019m working on a specific piece it is my favorite, the ones I don\u2019t like I destroy, it simplifies the process,\u201d said Halegua, who has had pieces featured in the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C.<\/p>\n
Juan C. Mendieta, communications director for MDC, feels that Halegua\u2019s art offers something beyond the College\u2019s hallways.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis was an important event, not only for MDC, but for the entire community,\u201d Mendieta said. \u201cThe North Campus is now the heart of culture in northern Miami-Dade County.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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