| In 2003, the Berea
Arts Council organized the Show of Hands, an unprecedented exhibit
of twelve 6-foot tall hand sculptures. Local businesses,
non-profits, and groups of individuals coalesced to provide
financial support for twelve artists to decorate these hands, each
cast in fiberglass based on a common sculpture commissioned from
an Eastern Kentucky University sculptor. City government of Berea
took responsibility for placing the hands on concrete pedestals
and securing them throughout the community. The project was an
amazing success in galvanizing public interest and support for the
arts and provided a spectacular context for the arrival of the
Artisan Center in the community. The hands remain the most vibrant
manifestation of public art in the town. City government will
maintain them indefinitely, and they may be viewed in various
public locations as you drive through Berea. |
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"The Hand of the
Creator"
Jennifer McLamb |
"Circle of Life"
Pat Banks |
"Gone Fishing"
John Harmon |
"Hand Stand"
Michelle Noe |
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"Headed Home"
Neil DiTeresa |
"Mano A Mano"
Alfredo Escobar |
"Night and Day"
Alex Lindberg |
"The Power of
Make Belief"
Cheryl Powell |
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"Tin Man"
Damon Farmer |
"We Make You
Kindly Welcome"
Mary Colmer |
"Yatsugatake"
R.C. Thompson |
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"A Bird in
the Hand"
Union Church
Artists |
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