Southbridge History & More
AO Sculpture Page
A twenty foot AO Eyeglass Frame Sculpture is planned
for the park across from the old entrance to
American Optical (Now Southbridge
Hotel and Conference Center)
AO Sculpture Committee - 7-Dec-09
Come see the model of this sculpture in an AO Window
display
at the corner of Main and Chapin St.
The fundraising stage has now begun, and the Claire
Birtz Foundation has gracisously
offered to donate a matching gift of $20,000!!!
August 2009 Progress on Sculpture
Download the Fundraising / Sculpture Details
If you chose to donate, please mail checks payable toQ.V.C.A.H.and
put
Optical Sculpture Fund in the memo line
Mail to: Quinnegaug Council for the Arts and Humanities,
111 Main St, Southbridge, MA 01550.
Possible site wording -draft Aug 14,
2008
Members of the AO Sculpture Committee - March 2009 photo
Dec 22, 2008
Janina and Nancy Swiacki present
"Gift to town"
Town Council Unanimously accepts
and agrees to maintain after construction!
Protype of future AO Sculpture to be in the AO Park (see below)
Project Chairpersons (Nancy & Janina Swiacki) and Artist Michael
Siarri
Note in the Town Hall Chambers, the Seal of Southbridge includes the
phrase "Eye of the
Commonwealth"
Photos by Dick Whitney
July 2008 photos below of prototype to give size perspective, judgement
