Bench Name: Minds Wide Open art centerDesigners: This is a group project by the artists and staff at Minds Wide Open art center (an art center for adults with developmental disabilities); Minds Wide Open is proud to be the exclusive voice of artists with disibilities for this project
Sponsor: American Founders Bank
Location: American Founders Bank, 203 Limestone Drive
Designers' comments: Some of the artists had the following to say about the project:
"I put flowers on the bench because I like to draw them. The bench was cool and I liked it." -Adrianne
"I guess I put a couple of people on the bench because I wanted to. I put them on there because I thought they'd look good and they did." -Roy
"The bench project was cool. I enjoyed putting my little sunset scene on there. It was the first time I used paint other than watercolor." -Nate
"I painted my name and a woman on the bench. Painting a woman was neat because she had a lot of color. I liked the bench when it was finished." -Chris
"I painted me. And I painted my name. It was fun to work on." -Erica
"I painted flowers, a whole bunch of flowers on the bench and I painted my name on the bench, too. I like that bench we made. Did Frankfort like it?" -Brenda
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