Friday, May 10, 2013
George Danhires' proposal for a veterans memorial at the Kent Central Gateway will be built and installed at the site this year
A Kent artist whose work already has a prominent place downtown has been chosen to create a veterans memorial at PARTA's Kent Central Gateway transit center, which opened this month on Erie Street. Danhires, who created the Bicentennial Sculpture that stands on Franklin Avenue near the gazebo, was selected from three finalists to create a bronze sculpture on a site at the eastern end of the transit center property. His creation for the Bicentennial Sculpture, dedicated in September 2011, was developed via a lost-wax procedure that will be used again to create the veterans memorial. PARTA's selection committee chose Danhires' proposal in December. His contract stipulates the sculpture will be delivered in time for Veterans Day on Nov. 11. …
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Monday, December 3, 2012
Final showings set for Dec. 11
Kent residents will get their last chance for public views this month of the three proposals for a new veterans memorial at the PARTA transit center under construction in downtown Kent. PARTA will hold two final, public showings of the three proposals on Dec. 11 at 4 and 6 p.m. The proposals will be available for viewing in the boardroom at PARTA's Summit Street facility by Dix Stadium. The three artists who submitted proposals for the new memorial are: PARTA will take all comments from the public along with input from its advisory selection committee in order to select a winning proposal by the end of the year. RELATED COVERAGE: LOOK: Proposals for Veterans Memorial at Transit Center PARTA Narrows Artists to 3 in Veterans Memorial Design …
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Sunday, November 25, 2012
Models of three artists' designs will be moved to downtown Kent Monday for public viewing
The three artists' conceptual designs for a veterans memorial at PARTA's Kent Central Gateway transit center in downtown Kent will be on display downtown starting Monday. Bryan Smith, director of planning for PARTA, said the three artists who are semifinalists to design the veterans memorial submitted their proposals Nov. 14 to PARTA's steering and advisory committees on the project. The three artists are: Smith said starting Monday the three mock-ups will be moved to downtown Kent to an as-yet unidentified location for public viewing. Kent residents are encouraged to provide feedback on the three designs via PARTA's website for the transit center project. Before year's end the transit agency will hold two public meetings to get feedback …
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Friday, October 26, 2012
Kent, Ravenna residents among final 3 groups competing to design new memorial at downtown transit center
Ask Brinsley Tyrrell what he envisions for a veterans memorial at the new Kent Central Gateway transit center downtown, and you likely won't get an answer. "I'm keeping that under wraps for now," he said. The 71-year-old Ravenna artist is among the three semifinalists competing to design the new Veterans Memorial at PARTA's new center under construction in Kent. Along with Tyrrell, Kent artist George Danhires is among the semifinalists. Danhires designed and installed the Kent Bicentennial Sculpture. The bronze sculpture, dedicated in 2011, stands on Franklin Avenue north of the Pufferbelly and depicts images from Kent's history. Aside from the two local men, three residents of Georgia are working together on their design and comprise the …
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Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Deadline for orders is Sept. 25
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Wednesday, September 12, 2012
The deadline for placing new orders for bricks and pavers to be placed at the Portage County Veterans Memorial is Tuesday, Sept. 25. The bricks will be in place for the County Veterans Day program. Bricks can be purchased in the name of a veteran, or in memory of a veteran or in the name of a current member of the armed forces. Bricks can also be purchased by groups or individuals that will read “in honor of all Portage County Veterans.” The 8 x 8 size bricks are $100 and the 12 x 12 clay pavers are $250. The 12 x 12 pavers are also available in granite for $1,000. The Veterans Memorial, located in front of the county Courthouse on Main St. in Ravenna, was dedicated on Nov. 11, 2007. Four hundred and fifty bricks, pavers and memorial …
Monday, May 28, 2012
$100,000 for design, fabrication and installation of art
PARTA is looking for artists interested in creating a veterans memorial to be erected at the site of the new Kent Central Gateway transit center downtown. In it's call for artists, the transit agency indicates the memorial is meant to honor past, present, fallen and POW-MIA veterans from all service branches of the U.S. military. "This Memorial shall be timeless in its execution, not specific to any war or conflict period," the call for entry states. "The goal is to create a memorial that displays the depth of appreciation the public has for the sacrifices made by our military throughout time. In part, the final design solution shall incorporate an American flag and pole and a remembrance of each service branch in the form of a flag or …
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Sunday, May 13, 2012
$120,000 of $26 million project budgeted for public art, will be used for memorial
PARTA is looking for artists interested in creating a veterans memorial to be erected at the site of the new Kent Central Gateway transit center downtown. The transit agency is partnering with the city and Kent State University to include a veterans memorial as part of the project discussion last year about renaming a park in Kent in honor of 2007 Theodore Roosevelt High School grad Adam Hamilton, who died while serving in Afghanistan. Bryan Smith, director of planning for PARTA, said they are planning an extensive process with public involvement from the start regarding the search for artists and their proposals. "Prior to issue the call for entry we will have a public meeting inviting people to critique the call for entry," he said. "In …
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John Bard
2:09 pm on Friday, May 10, 2013
I would hope that after this memorial is dedicated that a like amount be given to the memorial at Standing Rock Cemetery. The memorial that citizens have recognized for decades as the veterans memorial. more ›