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

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.”
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We are collecting the chairs that will be used to construct an arch bridge on the front lawn of The First Baptist Church, in Jamaica Plain.  If you have a chair/chairs that are no longer of use, please consider donating them to this public art project.