Sep 25, 2012 2 min read

Raising public awareness of the pottery-making heritage of Greensboro is the focus of a new public art installation to be unveiled at the intersection of Front and County streets in Greensboro on Saturday, Sept. 29 from 2 to 4 p.m.

There will be short ceremony and refreshments available at the riverside Gazebo. The artist, Jami Rinehart, will be on hand to unveil his work.

Through the bidding process and selection of an artist for the Seed Award Program, sculptor Steve Murdock came forward and donated a sculpture to the borough. The piece, called “The Burgh,” will be placed in the Gazebo Park. Both pieces will be unveiled on Sept. 29. Kyle Hallam will also be presenting an interior sculpture created at Greensboro’s recent Art Blast on the Mon.

The art work was supported in part through a Seed Award from the Sprout Fund based in Pittsburgh and matched through the Greensboro Elm Street Program. The Pennsylvania Environmental Council (PEC) secured the grant on behalf of Greensboro in association with the Mon River Town Program.

Greensboro is one of six towns participating in the three-year program focusing on connecting communities to the growing outdoor recreational market.

“We are grateful for Jami Rinehart’s beautiful creation and are proud to display it in the center of our historic town,” said Mary Shine, Greensboro Borough council member. “We are pleased to be part of the Mon River Towns Program welcoming visitors to enjoy the river and learn of our glass and pottery-making heritage.”