BenchMARKING the Arts

In celebration of 40 years of arts advocacy in our area, the Arts Council of theBrazos Valley  is presenting BenchMARKINGthe Arts. We at Rudder Jessup are excited to see this presentation of different facets of our community through art work on benches found around the area. We want to encourage our guests to visit these benches so that they can see and appreciate the generosity of bench sponsors, and the talent of professional artists around the Brazos Valley. All proceeds from the program support the ACBV and their operations and programs, as well as local artists.


Read with caution, here comes Emilee's opinion section:

My top 3 benches are:

1.  #17 “Hill Country Heaven”

Location: Birdwell &Wright Dentistry

Sponsor: William R. Birdwell, DDS

Artist: Scott McDermott

 

Why I like this: I love driving around the Hill Country and seeing the tall grass infused with blue bonnets. So this bench just really grabbed me. I love its raw depiction of one of my favorite scenes and how this bench represents this area so well.

2. #2 “The Fantastic Alchemy of Life”

Location: BV Museum of Natural History

Sponsors: Becky & B. Don Russell in Loving Memory of Bernice & Paul Crawford

Artist: Jason Hancock






Why I like this: When looking at the brochure, this bench jumped out at me with its realism. Two of my favorite things, books and trees are depicted on this bench. I could just crawl inside this picture and curl up under that tree and read all day.

3. [picture] #10 “Modern Mondrian” 

Location: GLP Technologies

Sponsor: GLP Technologies
Artist: Greta Watkins








Why I like this: In general I steer more towards traditional and vintage things, so I surprised myself when I like this modern art bench. But the great hues of green and red, along with the wonderful variation in block shapes really drew me towards this bench and I couldn’t resist putting it on my top 3 list.

So, on your next visit to the Bryan College Station book a room at the Rudder Jessup B&B, grab a map, and go explore to see what our local artists have in store for you as they go about representing the Brazos Valley.

Excuse me as I am off to cover the margins of my to do list with my now inspired doodles…

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