Lawrence Journal-World

19 custom-designed benches unveiled for Van Go’s flagship ‘Benchmark’ program

Artist Jafiya Birdling helps unveil the bench he created in memory of Cody Young. Arts-based social service nonprofit Van Go unveiled 19 custom-designed benches to the community on Friday, the ...
Lawrence Journal-World

Apprentice artists with Van Go unveil 20 more custom benches as part of ‘Benchmark’ program

Arts-based social service nonprofit Van Go hosted an unveiling for its yearly Benchmark program Friday, July 28, 2023. Two of the 20 benches created this year by Van Go artists Cornelio Ortega-Perez ...
WKBW

Custom benches being auctioned off to benefit Autism Nature Trail at Letchworth

The benches have been announced to help fundraise the end of the trail's construction - which is planned for the fall of 2021. CASTILE, N.Y. (WKBW) — The Autism Nature Trail, or ANT, has announced its ...
The Brooklyn Paper

‘A sense of pride’: Formerly incarcerated Brooklynites craft custom benches for World Trade Center’s Oculus Plaza

A Brooklyn-based vocational training initiative recently unveiled a set of custom benches constructed by formerly incarcerated Brooklynites in front of the Oculus at the World Trade Center. The group ...
Noozhawk

Victims of Montecito Disaster to be Honored with Custom Memorial Benches

New bench memorials are being created and dedicated to the victims of Montecito’s deadly Jan. 9 flash flooding and debris flows. (Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade photo via Facebook) The Santa Barbara ...