From left to right: Chris Cosner, Carla Bowman, Zoe Yates, Clair Amos, Brianna Deel, and Hayden Coon sit on a few of the benches that were refreshed by the Glenville State College Art Society.
From left to right: Chris Cosner, Carla Bowman, Zoe Yates, Clair Amos, Brianna Deel, and Hayden Coon sit on a few of the benches that were refreshed by the Glenville State College Art Society.
GLENVILLE, W.Va. (WV News) — Students in the Glenville State College Art Society have directed their talents to refreshing the benches within the City of Glenville for the new semester.
The benches project, which began many years ago, successfully provided color and spirit to Glenville through colorful and creative designs.
In 2019, current art students and members of the Glenville State College Art Society noted the wear that the benches had accumulated over the years and set out to give them a refresh with touch-ups and protective clear coats.
The students worked closely with the city and Mayor Dennis Fitzpatrick to secure the funding and supplies needed for additional benches.
“Back in 2019, Ms. Taylor Brumfield came to me with a thought of redoing all the street benches through her campus organization. She stated to me that, with the condition of the benches, it would be a nice facelift,” Fitzpatrick said.
“In total, there were over a dozen benches that needed to be designed and painted,” said Assistant Professor of Art, Chris Cosner. “Each bench had to be stripped, sanded, primed, hand-painted and then clear-coated for protection. The students worked tireless evenings, weekends, and sometimes in freezing temperatures to complete the project.”
The COVID-19 pandemic brought the progress on the benches to a grinding halt in late March, as students were forced to leave campus and transfer to online learning.
With social distancing guidelines now in place, however, the students came together again to complete the project.
Staff writer Kailee Kroll can be reached at (304)626-1439, by email at kkroll@theet.com or on Twitter at @kaileekroll.
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