FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Hours of work and emotion shattered. Terry Ratliff‘s bench along the river greenway is now in pieces. “It took me about two weeks of nonstop six hours a day,” he said. A few ...

A group of artists are embellishing Bay Ridge benches along Fifth Avenue with hand-painted designs as part of a long term project to beautify the commercial corridor, said the initiative’s leader. “We ...

Shanda Wright, 17, paints a bench under a studio light at Van Go, Inc. Wednesday, July 21, 2010. Young Lawrence artists will debut 20 benches as part of the Benchmark 2010 program. Van Go artist Anna ...

Wilkes-Barre City Mayor George Brown unveiled new benches on July 11 at Firwood Park. The benches were designed by Wilkes-Barre Area High School CAAPA Art Program Students. More than a dozen students ...

The bench has become a landmark in the park and visitors have come to expect its changes. But the project didn’t start as a major city initiative or a grant-funded art piece. Rather, it began when the ...