Completed Location #13 LOCATIONWest Virginia Wesleyan College ARTIST STATEMENT With this series of intimately-scaled sculptures, which will be 3D printed using bronze-steel, I am exploring the proliferation of organizational structures in our everyday lives. With the permission of the West Virginia Wesleyan College, these sculptures will be installed in carefully chosen locations on select campus …
Completed Location #08 LOCATIONTraders Alley ARTIST STATEMENT Like a volunteer flower which has sprung up from the abandoned cracks of a concrete sidewalk, this suspended installation of ribbons is surprising, joyful, delicate, and temporary. It suddenly appeared in the uncelebrated service alley, and is expected to fade with the seasons. Beyond the bouyant colors, the …
Completed Location #07 LOCATIONTraders Alley ARTIST STATEMENT My favorite time of year in Buckhannon is Spring and Summer. In this mural, I wanted to reflect the careless, happy feeling you have when the weather starts to change and the world starts to come alive again. In my mind, the question arises: riding bikes, hanging out …
Completed Location #06 LOCATIONTraders Alley ABOUT THE ARTIST Charley Harper (August 4, 1922 – June 10, 2007) was a Cincinnati-based American Modernist artist. He was born in Frenchton, West Virginia, and attended West Virginia Wesleyan College in Buckhannon, West Virginia. Harper’s upbringing on his family farm influenced his work to his last days, and we …
Completed Location #04 LOCATION16 East Main Street ARTIST STATEMENT Rarely do I view something beautiful without calculating how to capture it in a painting! I am particularly inspired by simple scenes, the way sunlight hits a coffee mug or a sleeping cat on a window sill. I want to convey the beauty I see in …
Completed Location #02 ARTIST STATEMENT The image of “Evening Star” was born out of a “landscape/mountain” painting project, which is a series of ten “mountain” paintings that were to be installed at Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh to stimulate conversation between patients, families, and medical staff. The question, “Which mountain are you on today and where …
Existing Location D ARTISTUnknown MATERIALGranite DATE1995 LOCATIONHoly Rosary Church – Amalia Drive By the grace of God, dedicated on the 100th anniversary of Holy Rosary Church (1895 -1995) in memory of the people of God of our Parish – past and present.
Existing Location C ARTISTJulian Hoke Harris MATERIALBronze DATE1967 LOCATIONWest Virginia Wesleyan College – Wesley Chapel This statue presented in memory of Joseph G. Crowther by his wife Glenna P. Crowther, October 27, 1967.
Existing Location B ARTISTDebra Dorland MATERIALAcrylic Paint DATE2006 LOCATIONCorner of Main Street and Locust Street (Rt. 20) This mural was designed & painted by Deborah Dorland of Richwood WV in the summer of 2006 and is based on the city seal of Buckhannon (est. 1816, inc. 1852) created by local artist Ross Straight in 1998. …
Existing Location A ARTISTRoss Straight MATERIALBronze DATE2000 LOCATIONJawbone Park Chief Buckongahelas, known as the Washington of the Delaware, holds his son, killed by Captain White in 1773. The Buckhannon River and later this town were believed named for this great Delaware Chief.
Proposed Location #21 ADDRESSCorner of Randolph Street & Water Street TYPEThree-dimensional BUDGET$5,000 – $10,000 SURFACELawn OWNERWest Virginia Wesleyan College
Proposed Location #20 ADDRESSCorner of Camden Avenue & Water Street TYPEThree-dimensional BUDGET$5,000 – $10,000 SURFACELawn OWNERWest Virginia Wesleyan College
Proposed Location #19 ADDRESS59 College Avenue TYPEThree-dimensional BUDGET$5,000 – $10,000 SURFACEWooded area OWNERWest Virginia Wesleyan College
Proposed Location #16 ADDRESS59 College Avenue TYPEThree-dimensional BUDGET$5,000 – $10,000 SURFACELawn OWNERWest Virginia Wesleyan College
Proposed Location #15 ADDRESS59 College Avenue TYPEThree-dimensional BUDGET$5,000 – $10,000 SURFACELawn OWNERWest Virginia Wesleyan College
Proposed Location #14 ADDRESS59 College Avenue TYPEThree-dimensional BUDGET$5,000 – $10,000 SURFACELawn OWNERWest Virginia Wesleyan College
Proposed Location #12 ADDRESS59 College Avenue TYPEThree-dimensional BUDGET$5,000 – $10,000 SURFACELawn OWNERWest Virginia Wesleyan College
Proposed Location #11 ADDRESS59 College Avenue TYPEThree-dimensional BUDGET$5,000 – $10,000 SURFACELawn OWNERWest Virginia Wesleyan College
Proposed Location #45 ADDRESSCorner of Main Street and Corridor H (Rt. 33) TYPETwo-dimensional BUDGET$5,000 – $10,000 SURFACEConcrete Retaining Wall OWNERWV DOT
Proposed Location #44 ADDRESSCorner of Main Street and Corridor H (Rt. 33) TYPEThree-dimensional BUDGET$5,000 – $10,000 SURFACELawn OWNERWV DOT
Proposed Location #43 ADDRESSHall Road TYPEThree-dimensional BUDGET$5,000 – $10,000 SURFACELawn OWNERCity of Buckhannon
Proposed Location #42 ADDRESSNorthridge Drive TYPEThree-dimensional BUDGET$5,000 – $10,000 SURFACELawn OWNERNorthridge Development
Proposed Location #41 ADDRESSBuckhannon Crossroads TYPEThree-dimensional BUDGET$5,000 – $10,000 SURFACELawn OWNERWalmart
Proposed Location #40 ADDRESSBuckhannon Crossroads TYPEThree-dimensional BUDGET$5,000 – $10,000 SURFACELawn OWNERWalmart
Proposed Location #39 ADDRESSCorner of Corridor H (Rt. 33) and Rt. 20 TYPEThree-dimensional BUDGET$5,000 – $10,000 SURFACELawn OWNERWV DOT
Proposed Location #38 ADDRESSCorner of Corridor H (Rt. 33) and Rt. 20 TYPEThree-dimensional BUDGET$5,000 – $10,000 SURFACELawn OWNERWV DOT?
Proposed Location #37 ADDRESSCorner of Rt. 20 and Hall Road TYPEThree-dimensional BUDGET$5,000 – $10,000 SURFACELawn OWNERWV DOT?
Proposed Location #36 ADDRESSCorner of Rt. 20 and Buckhannon Crossroads TYPEThree-dimensional BUDGET$5,000 – $10,000 SURFACELawn OWNERFirst Energy / Mon Power
Proposed Location #35 ADDRESSCorner of Walk Trail Lane, Camden Ave., and Randolph Street TYPEThree-dimensional BUDGET$5,000 – $10,000 SURFACELawn OWNERWest Virginia Wesleyan College
Proposed Location #34 ADDRESSCorner of Randolph, Brooke, and Wood Streets TYPEThree-dimensional BUDGET$5,000 – $10,000 SURFACELawn OWNERWest Virginia Wesleyan College
Proposed Location #33 ADDRESSCorner of Marion Street and Railroad Avenue TYPEThree-dimensional BUDGET$5,000 – $10,000 SURFACELawn OWNERWest Virginia Wesleyan College
Proposed Location #32 ADDRESSNA TYPEThree-dimensional BUDGET$5,000 – $10,000 SURFACELawn OWNERWest Virginia Wesleyan College
Proposed Location #29 ADDRESSNA TYPEThree-dimensional BUDGET$5,000 – $10,000 SURFACELawn OWNERWest Virginia Wesleyan College
Proposed Location #28 ADDRESSNA TYPEThree-dimensional BUDGET$5,000 – $10,000 SURFACELawn OWNERWest Virginia Wesleyan College
Proposed Location #27 ADDRESSNA TYPEThree-dimensional BUDGET$5,000 – $10,000 SURFACELawn OWNERWest Virginia Wesleyan College
Proposed Location #25 ADDRESSWalk Trail Lane TYPEThree-dimensional BUDGET$5,000 – $10,000 SURFACELawn OWNERCity of Buckhannon
Proposed Location #24 ADDRESSWalk Trail Lane TYPEThree-dimensional BUDGET$5,000 – $10,000 SURFACELawn OWNERCity of Buckhannon
Proposed Location #23 ADDRESSNA TYPEThree-dimensional BUDGET$5,000 – $10,000 SURFACELawn OWNERWest Virginia Wesleyan College
Proposed Location #17 ADDRESS12 North Kanawha Street TYPETwo-dimensional BUDGET$5,000 – $10,000 SURFACEBrick, unpainted OWNERWright
Proposed Location #10 ADDRESS90 East Main Street TYPETwo-dimensional BUDGET$5,000 – $10,000 SURFACEBrick OWNERLoughney
Proposed Location #09 ADDRESS79 East Main Street TYPEThree-dimensional BUDGET$5,000 – $10,000 SURFACELawn OWNERCity of Buckhannon
Proposed Location #05 ADDRESS15 East Main Street TYPETwo-dimensional BUDGET$5,000 – $10,000 SURFACEBrick, unpainted OWNERRylands
Proposed Location #03 ADDRESS2 East Main StreetIntersection of Main Street and Kanawha TYPETwo-dimensional BUDGET$5,000 – $10,000 SURFACEBrick, unpainted OWNERRylands/Nolte
Proposed Location #01 ADDRESS40 W. Main StreetAt the intersection of Main Street and Locust Street (Rt. 20) TYPEThree-dimensional BUDGET$5,000 – $10,000 SURFACELawn OWNERWest Virginia Wesleyan College