ARE 190 Post # 3

Art influenced by place is a project my intro to art ed class is now working on. For this project my idea was to create a huge bold line in a court yard at SUNY New Paltz with one side saying Commuters and the other side saying Residents. The reason for this is that SUNY New Paltz isn't quite welcoming to Commuter students. It feels like all the activities and other events going on at New Paltz are all resident centered. It's as if we are pushed out to just go take our classes and leave. It shouldn't be like that so this piece should hopefully hit home for some individuals. The fact that there is a strong line separating the campus population of Commuters and Residents makes it difficult to truly mingle with people on campus. Thus, creating a divide.