City-wide Bench Plaque Program
A tribute to someone or something that makes Gilroy a better place
One of nine new plaques installed on March 25, 2013.
Big digital pictures are made with small dots, pixels actually. The City of Gilroy Public Art Committee is taking this approach to bring more art to the City of Gilroy.
Currently there are some 31 public benches around the Library and in the Downtown. The Public Art Committee, an advisory group to the Arts & Culture Commission of the City of Gilroy, is seeking sponsors for each bench. The Public Art Committee is the group that spearheaded the campaign to install three bronze statues in the Downtown. Current members of the City Public Art Committee are: Dave Dunkle( Chair), Judy Bozzo( Vice-Chair), Trudie Conrotto, Karen Aitken- Bernosky, and Lisa Faria.
Several people have already stepped forward and sponsored a plaque that seeks to“ Honor,”“ Memorialize” or“ Recognize” someone or a group. All profits from this project go to support local public art projects.
On March 25, 2013, city workers began installing nine new plaques. The plaques are made of durable zinc bronze finish, 2” by 10”, have a maximum of four lines of copy with letters and spaces of 56 per line, and the donation is $ 550.
These small plaques are a start on any one of a number of bigger art projects around town. Each plaque is different but each is a tribute to someone or something that makes Gilroy a better place.
For more information on the program, the location of the existing nine plaques or the location of available benches, contact the City of Gilroy City Public Art Committee at 408.846.0460 or go to cityofgilroy. org.
Arts community representatives( l-r): Joan Buchanan, Karen Aitken-Bernosky, Judy Bozzo, and Shirley Willard.
By Larry J. Mickartz
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