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BenchMARKING the Arts

Originally initiated to help the Arts Council celebrate its 40th anniversary by increasing the public visibility and awareness of the importance of the arts in the Brazos Valley, the project provides sponsors the opportunity to work with professional Brazos Valley artists to design their very own unique art benches with the goal of placing artistic benches throughout the region. Benches remain the property of the sponsor at the conclusion of the project. If you're interested in sponsoring a bench, please contact info@acbv.org or call 979-696-2787 for details.

BenchMARKING Map

"40 Years and Beyond" Bench

Location: Jacque’s Toys & Books (4301 S Texas Ave # B)
Sponsor: Jackie Flagg
Artist: Nancy Hampton Elliott

"The Art of Helping People" Bench

Location: Brazos Valley COG (3991 East 29th Street)
Sponsor: Brazos Valley Council of Governments
Artist: Jerome Riddle

"Brian Bachmann" Bench

Brazos Valley Bingo (1805 Briarcrest Drive)
Sponsor: Sandra K. Ford In Loving Memory of Brian Bachmann
Artist: Scott McDermott

"Celebrating the Arts" Bench

Location: Arts Council of Brazos Valley (2275 Dartmouth Street)
Sponsor: Sue Lee
Artist: Frank Stanford

"Cherylanne Chandler" Bench

Brazos Valley Bingo (1805 Briarcrest Drive)
Sponsor: Sandra K. Ford in Loving Memory of Cheylanne Chandler
Artist: Samantha Ford Weaver

"Community" Bench

Palace Theater (105 S Main St Downtown Bryan)
Sponsor: Denise Bermudez
Artist: Scott McDermott

"Creature Comfort" Bench

Location: Central Texas ENT Clinic (2805 Earl Rudder Fwy South)
Sponsor: Tom & Martha Salzer
Artist: Sharon Moore

"The Fantastic Alchemy of Life" Bench

Location: BV Museum of Natural History (3232 Briarcrest Drive)
Sponsors: Becky & B. Don Russell in Loving Memory of Bernice & Paul
Crawford
Artist: Jason Hancock

"The Ferriers" Bench

Location: Brison Park (400 Dexter Drive)
Sponsor: Wells Fargo
Artist: Russell Cushman

"Freedom Flying" Bench

Location: Bush Presidential Library & Museum (1000 George Bush Drive West)
Sponsor: George Bush Presidential Library & Museum
Artist: Jason Hancock

"Greetings from Bryan-College Station" Bench

Bryan-College Station Convention & Visitor’s Bureau
Sponsor: Bryan-College Station Convention & Visitor’s Bureau
Artist: Nancy Hampton Elliott

"Hay Haulers Holding Back the Rain" Bench

ANCO Insurance (1111 Briarcrest Drive)
Sponsor: ANCO Insurance
Artist: Russell Cushman

"Head in the Clouds" Bench

Location: Easterwood Airport (2nd floor of 1 McKenzie Terminal Blvd)
Sponsor: Britt Rice Electric
Artist: Becky Luther

"Hill Country Heaven" Bench

Must Be Heaven (100 S Main St Downtown Bryan)
Sponsor: William R. Birdwell, DDS
Artist: Guy C. Benso

"Imagine" Bench

Mary Branch Elementary School (2040 W Villa Maria Rd)
Sponsor: Family of Kylee Perez
Artists: Mary Branch Elementary Students & Lucinda Houtchens

"Involved" Bench

Location: Tower Point Market H-E-B (949 William D. Fitch Parkway)
Sponsor: H-E-B
Artist: Guy C. Benson

"Kudos to Klimt" Bench

Location: University Towne Center (University Drive at E. Tarrow Drive)
Sponsor: Clay Gerngross
Artist: Greta Watkins

"Making Music" Bench

Madden’s Casual Gourmet (202 S Bryan Ave Downtown Bryan)
Sponsor: Friends of the Brazos Valley Symphony
Artist: Greta Watkins

"Memories of Mondrian" Bench

CEOC (Community Emergency Operations Center)
110 Main Street, Downtown Bryan
Sponsor: Pat Guseman
Artist: Greta Watkins

"Modern Mondrian" Bench

Location: GLP Technologies (22723 State Highway 6 South)
Sponsor: GLP Technologies
Artist: Greta Watkins

"My Mother's Mother" Bench

Location: Aldersgate Methodist Church (2201 Earl Rudder Fwy South)
Sponsors: Jennifer Henderson & Grace Wall in Loving Memory of Jeanette
Henderson
Artists: Sky Chevalier & Grace Wall

"Pathways of Adventure" Bench

Carnegie Park, Next to Carnegie Library, Downtown Bryan
Sponsor: Sue M. Lee
Artist: Russell Cushman

"Peace of Mind" Bench

Location: Anco Insurance (1111 Briarcrest Drive)
Sponsor: Anco Insurance
Artist: Jason Hancock

"Read Beyond Your Imagination" Bench

Location: Larry J. Ringer Library (1818 Harvey Mitchell Parkway South)
Sponsor: Barbara Bush Literacy Corps
Artist: A.R.T. for Life & Lynn Haste

Shadows of a Painful Soul

Arthritis & Osteoporosis Clinic of Brazos Valley (1721 Birmingham Dr # 204)
Sponsor: Dr. Rajpreet Singh & Dr. Ricardo Pocurull, Arthritis & Osteoporosis Clinic of
Brazos Valley
Artist: Jennifer Pocurull

"Stella" Bench

University Title Company (1021 University Dr East)
Sponsor: Celia Goode-Haddock, University Title Company
Artist: Scott McDermott

"St. Francis of the Garden" Bench

Location: St. Joseph Oaks Campus (2801 Franciscan Drive)
Sponsor: St. Joseph Health Center
Artist: James A. Mangum

"Tip Tap Tap Art" Bench

Children’s Museum of Brazos Valley (4001 E 29th St #80)
Sponsor: Stylecraft Builders Inc.
Artist: Becky Eddy Phillips

"Treasured Hearts" Bench

Location: BCS Heart (1721 Birmingham Drive)
Sponsor: Dr. Marcel Lechin & Dr. Mario Lammoglia, BCS Heart
Artist: Jennifer Pocurull

"Two" Bench

Village Café (210 W 26th St Downtown Bryan)
Sponsors: Friends of Padraic Fisher in Honor of His Dedicated Service to the Arts Council
of Brazos Valley
Artist: Scott McDermott

"Visions of Vasarely" Bench

Palace Theater (105 S Main St Downtown Bryan)
Sponsor: Pat Guseman
Artist: Greta Watkins

"Woodland Portrait" Bench

Mary Branch Elementary (2040 W Villa Maria Rd)
Sponsor: Family of Gavin Perez
Artists: Lucinda Houtchens & Heather Sefcik