Diversity Sculpture Government Center Fall River, MA

The Cornerstone Sculpture on Government Center in Fall River, Massachusetts was a two year, directly welded stainless steel project that I worked on alone due to Covid. Every part of the sculpture is forged and welded onto stainless armature. It stands 11’ tall and 18’ across the base. The funding primarily came from Bay Coast Bank and the Amy Bare Foundation along with 300 individual donors whose names are engraved along the base. Bristol County Chamber Foundation was the sponsoring agency. Fall River is my hometown. The theme of Diversity evolved from thinking about the varied population in the area: Indigenous tribes: Pocasset, Pokonoket, and Wampanaug, as well as immigrant, refugee, and enslaved people who have migrated to the city over generations.

The quote was carefully considered to include all people, and wish for a more just and peaceful community, which infers that there have been injustices and less peace in the past. I tried to keep it positive. It has been well received. The dedication was a grand event on September 12, 2021.

There are progress images of the whole process on Facebook and Instagram from that period of time. September 2019 - 2021