Sprout by Ben Pierce
The Public Art League is pleased to announce the purchase of Sprout! The sculpture is installed in the southwest corner of Hessel Park (along the walking trail) in Champaign and our purchase of the piece was made possible by a generous donation from James Barham and the Barham Benefit Group.Sprout is the creation of artist Ben Pierce of Cape Girardeau, Mo. The nine foot-tall sculpture is constructed of powder coated, welded steel with a powder coated sparkle clear coat. Of the piece, the artist states that Sprout was: "Inspired by nature and growth of a young sprout, uncurling from its seed casing and stretching towards the sun."
Please visit Hessel Park to enjoy Sprout. A big thanks to James Barham and the Barham Benefit Group for making the purchase of the sculpture possible.
