Chromatic Canopies: A Student-Created Public Art Installation in Helyar Woods

Design students from Rutgers’ Mason Gross School of the Arts have created a site-specific public art installation located along the Fern Trail in Rutgers Gardens’ Helyar Woods. The pieces were designed, fabricated, and installed by students in Chat Travieso’s Fall 2024 Design Practicum class. The installation is a collective effort to help capture the beauty of Helyar Woods and to provide insight into the environment surrounding it.

Walking tour: Friday, February 7, 3–4:30 p.m. (tour begins at 3:30 p.m.) at Rutgers Gardens, 130 Log Cabin Road (off Ryders Lane at Route 1 North), New Brunswick

Parking available in the Log Cabin parking lot, marked as “Event Parking” near Spot #30 on the Visitor Map.

Exhibited Artists/Designers:
Chloe Anderson, Esteban Arias, Molly Fong, Elisa Gislao, Jake Gorrie,
Nicole Machnowski, Branden Mesia, Stayshey Sagastume-Castillo,
Ian Sanchez, Hannah Yoon

Image Credit: Installation detail by Chloe Anderson