FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY, FAYETTEVILLE Campus information: (910) 486-1111 Location Health, Physical Education and Recreation Complex Artist Herb Cohen and Jose Fumero Biography Cohen, a ceramist, gained experience with industrial applications for ceramics while working for the Hyalyn Porcelain Company. Later, while working for the Mint Museum of Art as director of exhibitions and then acting director, he became familiar with large-scale conceptual projects. Fumero, a fiber artist and painter, creates his work interweaving fabric, paper and other materials. He spent 20 years working for the Collins and Aikman Corporation as a carpet and chief automotive and airline fabric stylist. Title, date Untitled, 1994 Artwork, media Interior floor and wall surface treatments, hallways, pool, arena and lobby mural using paint, vinyl floor tile, carpet, ceramic tile

Project Description A pattern based on the rhythmical weave of African Kente cloth covers the floor and wall surfaces of the building. This particular cloth was chosen because its geometric pattern complemented the architecture of the building and referenced the African-American heritage of the school. The artists' pattern and color palette became the design of the sound baffles in the gymnasium area, as well as the design scheme for the ceramic tile, carpet, paint and vinyl tiles in the building. Pre-selection panel Pre-selection panelists Terrence Corbin, visiting assistant professor, Fayetteville State University; Vanessa Greene, executive director, Afro-American Cultural Center, Charlotte; Mitzi Shewmake, director, Diggs Gallery, Winston-Salem State University; Benson Otovo, principal user; Robert Gunn, architect.