by Matt Evald Johnson
Standing to the right of the entrance to the Goodyear Building is a tall metal sculpture. Spire was created by sculptor Matt Evald Johnson from formed and welded steel in 2011. It was installed in front of the Goodyear Gallery in 2012 as a three-year loan. In 2015, the sculpture was purchased outright and today it stands sentinel at the entrance to The Goodyear Gallery, home of many Studio Art spaces, including the ceramics, digital media, and sculpture studios, the Goodyear Gallery, faculty studio spaces, and Dickinson student studio spaces.
Continue along Louther Street to the corner, and turn right onto Cedar Street. Proceed alongside the Goodyear building until you see the building below, which houses the Dickinson ceramics studio.