Hometown Hero is currently in the Top 25 for Time Based in early voting! Round One of the voting ends Saturday evening. Visitors are so excited to interact with the work. So many people are thanking me for the opportunity to celebrate their heroes. It is fun to watch the smiles and hugs within the…
Unspoken conversations. Laughter. Silence. Remembrance. Tributes. Joy. Sadness. Contemplation. Tears from veterans. Heroes from Vietnam. Grandfathers recognized. Thousands of heroes are being celebrated.
On Saturday, WOOD TV 8 featured the Hometown Hero exhibit at ArtPrize Seven.
Celebrate the Hometown Hero Western Burger at Brann’s Steakhouse and Grill. Brann’s is proud to support the Hometown Hero installation during ArtPrize Seven. Hometown Hero is touchable art that honors fallen hero: Army Spc Eric Burri from Wyoming, Michigan. Visitors will have an opportunity to write the name of their hero on the 24 X…
Less than 24 hours after ArtPrize Seven officially launched and the Hometown Hero canvas is filling up fast. Click on the photos to see enlargements.
Hometown Hero, Amway Grand Plaza Hotel, September 23 to October 11, 2015 Who is you hero?
The Patriot Guard Riders, the Grand Rapids and Kentwood Police Departments, the Grand Rapids Fire Department, and ITC Holdings escorted the Hometown Hero painting downtown for ArtPrize Seven. The parade started near Steelcase’s headquarters in Kentwood, Michigan. Mike Welsh, ride captain for the Patriot Guard Riders, led the procession. As the column headed east on…