A visit to EPIC- Part One -

A visit to EPIC– Part One

A colorful, guitar-playing sculpture dominates the hallway, with a wall of engraved plaques in the background.

This week, I went on a field trip with some 7th graders at our school. We toured the EPIC company which makes medical software for hospitals and clinics. The company has three different locations in the Madison, WI area. The campus we visited had about 13 different buildings. Each building has a decorative theme. There was TONS of artwork from local artists around the buildings. It was amazing! There was so much to take pictures of, that I only took pictures of my favorites. I will tell you about the tour in two blog posts.

A woman sits on a bench next to a metal sculpture of a humanoid figure with a book in its lap.

Here’s me next to a Dr. Suess style sculpture.

A portrait of a bald, elderly man deep in thought, with glasses on his forehead and his hand resting on his chin.

This was a sculpture attached to a picture frame. The guy is super realistic looking and it kind of creeped me out when I looked at it up close.

Modern building with large windows, surrounded by a neatly landscaped garden with paths and grass under a blue sky.

Here’s part of the outside courtyard. The 13 buildings are connected by indoor walkways.

Entrance to a faux Grand Central Station with murals of trains on the walls, featuring marble and stone-themed decor.

Look at the paintings on the wall.. this was a New York themed area.

A green staircase with a vintage delicatessen mural on the wall in an industrial-style building.

more NY themed decor

A modern building with a green roof is surrounded by a landscaped garden with pathways and dry vegetation.

the campus

Interior of a light rail train with red seats. A person is sitting and reading, while another stands near the exit.

Look at this set-up in the hallway!

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5 Responses to A visit to EPIC– Part One

Pat says:

March 15, 2012 at 5:28 pm

Wow! How cool to have a large corporation value the arts and be willing to share it with their community. How rare. I bet the students were mightily impressed!

DogsMom says:

March 16, 2012 at 1:21 pm

What a fun tour. I wish when we were in school we did more things like this. I know WI is the dairy state but farm tours and apple orchards are not the only tours school kids deserve.

Nice to find another WI blogger.

BTW – next week I am hosting a giveaway. I hope you come enter, or send friends.

Mrs. Belzer says:

March 16, 2012 at 11:11 pm

Love it! What a fun field trip! A close friend of mine works at Epic and I always love hearing about all the cool things that company has for it's employees- the art is fantastic! Thanks for posting!

And I agree with DogsMom… nice to see another WI blogger!! 😉

Marcia says:

March 20, 2012 at 12:38 am

EPIC employees a ton of people in Madison. Two of the kids we were with had parents that worked there. It was a super cool trip. I'll have to check out your blogs if you are from WI too!

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