The City Of Hickory's Public Art Commission brought color to Hickory in a unique way this year. Local artists were chosen to paint 21 metal benches to be placed around town. See my first installment of "Art On The Bench" Local Artists Bring Color To Hickory NC - Part 1 for photos of the first 4 benches on Union Square in downtown Hickory.
Thanks to my sweet hubby, I was able to find and photograph 6 more "art benches" on Saturday around Hickory. He drove while I jumped out to do photos - except for the 2 photos he took for me on busy Hwy 127. I still have 11 more benches to find and share. This has been like a scavenger hunt, great fun!
Two of the art benches are located in the "SALT Block" of Hickory.
Ocean Fantasy by Heidi Rice is a tribute to children's creativity - located in front of the Millholland Planetarium.
<<Beth Palermo created this bench featuring The Hickory Choral Society with colorful swirling musical notes.
"Da Benchi" by Becky Wisniewski - Morganton Day School created this contemporary composition of the "Mona Lisa" - located in front of the Hickory Women's Resource Center.
The next 3 benches are located on busy Hwy 127 in Hickory through the Viewmont community.
A tribute to the "American Military Aviators" by Michael Kincaid in front of Viewmont Baptist Church.
"Bench Marx" by the students of Morganton Day School. This is a tribute to the Marx brothers in black and white and
the scroll on
the back lists the Marx brothers movies.
This beautiful landscape with a lake is by Charles Garrett, Jr.
All the metal benches were provided by Bakers Waste Equipment in Morganton NC.
Stay tuned for the last 11 benches - coming soon !!
For more information about the "Art on the Bench" program please call Public Art Commission Staff Liaison Donna Cullum at (828) 261-2215 or email her at dcullum@ci.hickory.nc.us .
"Art On The Bench Program" Hickory NC photos by C. Gilliam
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Early in 2008, the City of Hickory's Public Art Commission began the search for local artists to participate in a new program called "Art On The Bench". Artists submitted designs for the benches and the PAC made 21 colorful choices. The benches are now complete and placed at various locations around Hickory.
Here are the first 4 benches located in beautiful downtown Hickory on Union Square. I will be sharing the other benches in Part 2 and Part 3 since I am still trying to locate them all..
Vickie Jo Franks created this folk
art sun and floral design. It's hard to
see in my photo but it reads "Please Do Not Litter" on the bottom of the bench.
Matthew Ninemire painted this bench with musical symbols and overlapping concentric circles.
This is probably one of my favorite benches since I love dogs..
The artist is Tom Perkins and he reminds us to Adopt from The Catawba County Animal Shelter.
This bench was designed and painted by Jeff Morgan. It portrays a downtown sidewalk with cracks and a fire hydrant.
Hickory Public Art Commission Chairman David Zagaroli said "it was such a success that we are planning to have a Phase 2 of "Art on the Bench. That's great to know, maybe I will enter the next one and STAGE my bench..
Enjoy and come back for the rest of the benches...
See Part 2 of Art on the Bench" Hickory NC
"Art On The Bench Program" Hickory NC photos by C. Gilliam
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Hickory NC is a pretty diverse area, a medium sized city with small town charm and friendly folks. Beautiful
surroundings at the foot of the Blue Ridge mountains but still an easy commute to Charlotte NC. We have recreation areas, Lake Hickory and a short drive to Lake Norman and Lake James. The community and the Economic Development Commission has certainly been seeking new markets to bring jobs and divesity to our area..
Catawba County NC which includes Hickory, Newton and Conover recently landed a large Target warehouse which is currently under construction and Convergys - a 450 person call center. My personal fave since I am a decorator is - Sutter Street Mfg - a subsidiary of the national home furnishings retailer Williams-Sonoma Inc., that will open a product development, regional distribution and upholstered manufacturing facility here in Hickory NC.
Howard Lester, Williams-Sonoma's chairman and CEO, said the company chose Hickory for this project after conducting a comprehensive analysis of potential sites. "We selected the Catawba County area based on its highly skilled workforce and North Carolina's commitment to supporting the furniture industry and related jobs in the state," Lester said. "We are excited about the opportunity to make an investment in North Carolina and Catawba County in an effort to protect the high level of furniture-related skills that exist here."
Just up the road from Hickory NC in Lenoir, it's all about the GOOGLE buzz.. Lenoir is the construction location site for a Google Server Farm and has 24 hour security.. Caldwell Community College in Hudson has even added classes to help prepare potential Google employees.
Come see my beautiful hometown - Hickory NC !! Photo by C. Gilliam - Downtown Hickory
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Cheryl, THANK YOU, for all you've done to make our home even more beautiful and (we hope) more marketable. We didn't always understand your reasoning for moving things around to help with the "flow", but we now see our home in a completely different light ... and it's so much better (because of you). People are awed by what you've created and we thank you for being so patient with us. You're the best at what you do! Meg, Dan & Jessie Kypena - Morganton/Lake James NC ***Thanks - It was a pleasure working with your family - Cheryl
Dear Cheryl, Can't thank you enough for the awesome job you did on my living and dining room. What a huge blessing and surprise to walk into our home after returning from vacation and seeing the breathtaking change. My husband, myself and our grandson just walked through the rooms in amazement. We felt like we were in someone else's home. That night we just sat and took in all the beautiful things you did for us. I love the pictures and pillows you placed in the living room. My husband said he would never have moved "his" chair to the location you placed it however he really likes being able to look out the picture window and watch the horse and cows graze and the dogs play with one another and wonders why he didn't think of that. Our dining room looks like a room out of a magazine with all the changes you made. Our grandson now wants his room done by your "Heavenly Touch". Thanks again for the sunshine you added to our lives, Paula Bowman Hickory NC
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