Purpose
Kankakee Community College shall develop a program of acquisition of art objects. The purposes of acquiring such a permanent collection of art are: to enhance the aesthetic environment of the college; to encourage and increase understanding and appreciation of art by all members of the college community; to develop an awareness of various modes of visual expression and their capacity to evoke human emotion and understanding.
Guidelines for Purchase
The following guidelines will act as the parameters within which the collection is designed to be organized.
- The art object to be acquired should contribute to the development of an aesthetic awareness and understanding.
- The art object to be purchased should be capable of evoking a response in the viewer.
- The art object to be purchased should demonstrate technical expertise, proficiency, and excellence at a recognized level of achievement.
- The art collection should represent original Illinois Art, but it may also include other categories of art to assure diversity and selection suited to the use.
Guidelines for Installation
- The pieces of art, when acquired, shall be cataloged.
- The cataloging procedure shall include the affixing of both a catalog number and a labeling plate including the following information: artist, title of work, place of artist residence, date of acquisition, purchase number, date of origin.
- To the extent possible, pieces acquired should be displayed in places available for public viewing.