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Celebrating the Arts is a site-specific work prompted by a teacher at what was then known as the Roosevelt Middle School of the Arts. "When Linda Nice, one of the Roosevelt School of the Arts' original and most popular music teachers, died in October 1988, she left a small sum of money ($5000) to commission a sculpture for the school. The bequest sparked the Milwaukee public schools to make a commitment to the concept of sculpture as part of a school environment." The Milwaukee Public Schools proceeded to add the funds needed for the foundation, the lighting and the landscaping. Narendra M. Patel, one of Linda Nice's close friends, was commissioned to create the sculpture. Professor Patel worked on the piece at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee's sculpture studio, where he taught. Other departments at the university contributed to the project with engineering advice.
The abstract geometric stabile form was dedicated on October 12, 1989. Many of Linda Nice's former students attended the celebration, which included student dancers performing around the sited sculpture. The sculpture is currently administered by the Milwaukee Public Schools, Facilities and Maintenance Services.
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