Lawrence Journal-World

Young Lawrence artists to unveil painted benches

Shanda Wright, 17, paints a bench under a studio light at Van Go, Inc. Wednesday, July 21, 2010. Young Lawrence artists will debut 20 benches as part of the Benchmark 2010 program. Van Go artist Anna ...
Yahoo

Beloved quirky ‘landmark’ bench swiped from outside NYC home leaves locals fuming: ‘This is why we can’t have nice things’

There’s no rest for the wicked. A beloved painted bench – the crown jewel of a quirky gnome-themed garden in Queens embraced by locals for more than a decade – was bizarrely stolen from outside its ...
The Brooklyn Paper

Artists beautify Bay Ridge’s Fifth Avenue with custom painted benches

A group of artists are embellishing Bay Ridge benches along Fifth Avenue with hand-painted designs as part of a long term project to beautify the commercial corridor, said the initiative’s leader. “We ...
Wane

Hand-painted riverfront bench vandalized, destroyed

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Hours of work and emotion shattered. Terry Ratliff‘s bench along the river greenway is now in pieces. “It took me about two weeks of nonstop six hours a day,” he said. A few ...
WKRG

Bay Minette Public Library receives new painted bench

BAY MINETTE, Ala. (WKRG) — The Bay Minette Public Library has a new spot for patrons to sit and read while waiting on a Baldwin Rural Area Transportation System bus. According to a press release from ...