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Bridge to Common Ground

10/9/2019

This structure was built with donated chairs and materials, and with the help of those who participated in this social project. The intent of the project was to bring people together while working toward a common goal.

The Bridge to Common Ground is installed at the First Baptist Church JP, till 10/26/19 -- located at 633 Centre Street Jamaica Plain, MA.

We are continuing to collect chairs to build a larger bridge in 2020.

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Join us on October 5th as we build a Bridge to Common Ground

9/12/2019

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Through a generous contribution by Mark Waters (Remarkable Clean Outs) we obtained 40 chairs that fit together to form an arch. On Saturday October 5, 2019 at 9AM we will start the process of assembling the chairs on the front lawn of the First Baptist Church JP. When the arch structure is completed, we will need 30 people to help hoist the bridge up into place. Come join us and share in the benefits of this inclusive group project!

Time: Saturday October 5, 9:00am
Location: First Baptist Church - 633 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain

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Bridge to Common Ground - A public art project led by Colin Moore

7/25/2019

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A growing sense of separateness has been the content of my recent sculptures. Rather than merely representing the ills of fragmented society, I would like to do something that brings people together. Through the process of building a bridge with discarded chairs, I wish to attract diverse groups of people who may learn about each other as we engage to create this group project.

For this project I have partnered with Ashlee Wiest-Laird, pastor of The First Baptist Church of Jamaica Plain. When considering the project, Ashlee remarked, “In the midst of such a divisive time in our world this is the kind of art our society needs — displays of cooperation and building across our differences.”

We are now in the first phase of this project, collecting the chairs that will be used to construct an arch bridge on the front lawn of the First Baptist Church JP, later in 2019. If you have a chair/chairs that are no longer of use, please consider donating them to this public art project. We hope to collect 300 sturdy dining/kitchen chairs, of all sizes, shapes, and materials, which will be brought together to form a bridge.

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