OSU art students bring Stillwater's sister city story to life on the walls of Chris Salmon Plaza
The collaborative project pairs OSU's visual thinking program with the city's ongoing investment in downtown public art
A new mural celebrating Stillwater's 40-year sister city relationship with Kameoka, Japan, was unveiled Thursday at Chris Salmon Plaza in downtown Stillwater, capping a months-long collaboration between Oklahoma State University art students, the Prairie Arts Center, and city staff.
The work was designed by Jake Warner, a junior from Yukon studying studio art, whose concept emerged from a competitive process that drew submissions from roughly 30 students across two OSU visual thinking classes. Warner's design beat out two other finalists — a field that visiting assistant professors Bec Summer and Shelby Roberts said was unusually strong.
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