Hand sanitizer stations become mini art installations
The new art pieces that popped around town this past week aren’t just pretty; they also fight germs.
The hand sanitizer stations which went up at strategic locations in downtown Nashville in the spring have been redesigned through the work of several local people and groups.
Brown County COAD (Community Organizations Active in a Disaster), the Brown County Community Foundation, Nashville Town Council and Rumpke partnered to get the initial, standard-looking sanitizer stations to town initially.
“When I helped distribute the stations, I was reminded that Nashville is a Cultural District, an Arts Village and the Art Colony of the Midwest,” said Nancy Crocker, a town council and COAD member.
She went to work designing an “artful and useful version of the stations.”
The town council approved spending CARES Act money to create “what I now call Mini Art Installation Sanitation Stations,” Crocker said.
Each station represents around 30 artists, she said.
Woodworker Kevin Snyder created the stands.
A request was sent to local artists, and 20 people submitted images for the project. Each one was photographed by Michele Wedel and printed on metal by artist Kendall Reeves. There are two images on each station.
Extreme Metal Fabricators in Helmsburg created the bottle holders, and they were decorated by artist Ron Skyrme to match each piece of art above it, Crocker said.
Eagle Manufacturing at Brown County High School printed the artists’ placards, the stickers on the bottles and a stencil.
The artists were offered $75 for the use of their images, but many decided to donate them instead, Crocker told the town council last month.
The artists were Bill Bateman, Bill Bickers, Sharon and Jessica Bussert, Nancy Crocker, John Elmore, Dixie Ferrer, Cheryl Ann Gregg, Jeff Hagan, Bill Hastings, Anabel Hopkins, Allen Hutton, Pamela Keech, Sally Kinsey, Dee Manzenberger, Ann Ryan Miller, Heather Nicholson, Tom Preston, Daren Redman, Teri Schultz and Lory Williams Winford.
Others involved in the process were the NEAC Public Art Committee: Wedel, Melanie Voland and Cathy Martin; Phyllis Carr and the staff at Town Hall; Adina Francis and Russ Vire.
“These stations will keep our town clean, and every time someone uses them, they can experience a little bit of our art community,” Crocker said.
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We asked our Facebook community to share some good news in their lives so it could brighten other people’s day, too. Here’s what they sent last week. To share a Bright Spot, email [email protected].
“A huge THANK YOU to YMCA for keeping their doors open a little longer so the walkers for Bailee Law’s Buddy Walk could get a bathroom break after finishing the walk.”
— Megan Schott
“On Sunday, Oct. 25, Salt Creek Golf Retreat/19th Hole sponsored their semi-annual Charity Liquid Open Golf Outing. This was an opportunity to thanks may of our golfers for the business they have given Salt Creek over the years and also a chance to raise money for a local charity. The charity for this year’s event was DO Something BC and $3,000 was raised from hole sponsor signs, entry fees, 50/50 raffle and a silent auction. This outing is held twice a year and each time we honor a local charity. The next outing will be in April 2021 and we will be raising money for the Brown County Veterans. We are so thankful for everyone who participates and helps raise money for these amazing organizations.”
— Jennifer VanNess
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