Art and Space: KU’s New Common Work | Lawrence News

KU’s 2026–27 academic year kicks off with a cosmic twist: the university has selected Kay WalkingStick’s haunting “Winter Flight” and Samantha Harvey’s space-age novel “Orbital” as their common art and book. The painting, born from grief and featuring a waterfall symbolizing life’s fragility, pairs perfectly with the book’s meditation on humanity from orbit. Together, they invite campus-wide dialogue, with free museum access and classroom copies of “Orbital” fueling reflection on what it means to be human—whether gazing at Earth from space or standing beneath its skies. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/c18ba6e1717db16e