'Seat Of Learning'

Seat of Learning is an art installation investigating time, movement, memory, knowledge, and how we learn from material objects. The concept originated when the artists found a vintage school desk that encapsulated 20th-century early learning through its patina, material presence, and history of use.

Gathering stories from a diverse range of individuals and objects from across the western United States and the Pikes Peak region, the artists have presented a selection as creative content for the final installation.

Lackey and Lehn worked with UCCS students to create the installation, further layering the learning experience embodied by this installation.

See a sneak peak here.

Galleries of Contemporary Art in the Ent Center is open for scheduled visits, starting on Tuesday, August 25 through November 11. You can reserve time for up to 10 visitors total in 45 minute blocks of time in the gallery space at the Ent Center for the Arts Visit the Seat of Learning exhibition and access curricular resources provided by GOCA.

Visits are scheduled a minimum of one day in advance – no drop in visits will be available. Visits are 45 minutes in length, and group registration up to 10 attendees is possible with the easy webform. Visits are available Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. and Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Depending on demand, additional days/times may be added.

GOCA and UCCS are committed to adhering to COVID-19 guidelines for safe operation by limiting visitors to 10 at a time, requiring face coverings for all, and adhering to spacing and social distancing requirements.

To ensure everyone’s safety, participants will be required to sign a digital social contract committing to adhere to safety protocols, and the gallery space itself will feature one way entrance and exit doors, health and safety signage, hand sanitizer stations, propped open doors for increased airflow, and limited bathroom access in the Ent Center for the Arts. In addition, the gallery space will sanitized thoroughly between visits by wiping down all contact surfaces. Visits to the gallery will be a contactless experience and all staff of the university, Ent Center for the Arts and galleries will adhere to safety protocols.