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rates not exceeding 6% per annum to be determined upon the sale thereof payable on April 1, 2014, and semiannually thereafter on the
first day of April and October in each year; and shall mature on April 1 in each year as follows:
Year Principal Amount Year Principal Amount
2014
$55,000
2019
$90,000
2015
85,000
2020
90,000
2016
85,000
2021
90,000
2017
85,000
2022
90,000
2018
85,000
2023
90,000
If requested by the original purchaser of the bonds and determined by the Director of Finance and Budget, the bonds may be issued in the
form of a single bond with an exhibit containing the principal maturity amounts and applicable interest rates and due dates. 3. METHOD
OF SALE. The bonds shall be sold pursuant to a negotiated sale as provided in this resolution. The Director of Finance and Budget shall
request proposals for the purchase of the bonds from financial institutions to be determined after consultation with Bendzinski & Co.,
Municipal Finance Advisors, the Township’s registered municipal advisor for the bonds. After the receipt of bids, the Director of Finance
and Budget, if determined that it is in the best interest of the Township to do so, shall enter an order awarding the bonds to the bidder
whose bid produces the lowest true interest cost. It is hereby determined that this method of sale is in the best interests of the Township
and is calculated to provide the Township with flexibility in the timing of the sale of the bonds and the lowest costs of borrowing money
through the issuance of the bonds. 4. PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST. The principal of and interest on the bonds shall be
payable in lawful money of the United States. Principal shall be payable upon presentation and surrender of the bonds to the bond regis-
trar and paying agent as they severally mature; provided, however, if the bonds are issued in the form of a single bond, only the final
principal payment shall be payable upon presentation and surrender of the bond to the bond registrar and paying agent and all other prin-
cipal installments shall be paid to the registered owner of the bond as shown on the registration books. Interest shall be paid to the regis-
tered owner of each bond as shown on the registration books at the close of business on the 15th day of the calendar month preceding the
month in which the interest payment is due. Interest shall be paid when due by check or draft drawn upon and mailed by the bond regis-
trar and paying agent to the registered owner at the registered address. 5. BOOK-ENTRY SYSTEM. If requested by the original purchaser
of the bonds and determined by the Director of Finance and Budget to be in the best interest of the Township, initially, one fully-regis-
tered bond for each maturity, in the aggregate amount of such maturity, shall be issued in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of The
Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) for the benefit of other parties (the “Participants”) in the book-entry-only transfer system of DTC. In
the event the Township determines that it is in the best interest of the Township not to continue the book-entry system of transfer or that
the interests of the holders of the bonds might be adversely affected if the book-entry system of transfer is continued, the Township may
notify DTC and the bond registrar and paying agent, whereupon DTC will notify the Participants of the availability through DTC of bond
certificates. In such event, the bond registrar and paying agent shall deliver, transfer and exchange bond certificates as requested by DTC
and any Participant or “beneficial owner” in appropriate amounts in accordance with this resolution. DTC may determine to discontinue
providing its services with respect to the bonds at any time by giving notice to the Township and the bond registrar and paying agent and
discharging its responsibilities with respect thereto under applicable law or the Township may determine that DTC is incapable of dis-
charging its duties and may so advise DTC. In either such event, the Township shall use reasonable efforts to locate another securities
depository. Under such circumstances (if there is no successor securities depository), the Township and the bond registrar and paying agent
shall be obligated to deliver bond certificates in accordance with the procedures established by this resolution. In the event bond certifi-
cates are issued, the provisions of this resolution shall apply to, among other things, the transfer and exchange of such certificates and the
method of payment of principal of and interest on such certificates. Whenever DTC requests the Township and the bond registrar and pay-
ing agent to do so, the Township and the bond registrar and paying agent shall cooperate with DTC in taking appropriate action after rea-
sonable notice to make available one or more separate certificates evidencing the bonds to any Participant having bonds certified to its
DTC account or to arrange for another securities depository to maintain custody of certificates evidencing the bonds.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this resolution to the contrary, so long as any bond is registered in the name of Cede & Co., as
nominee of DTC, all payments with respect to the principal of, interest on and redemption premium, if any, on such bonds and all notices
with respect to the bonds shall be made and given, respectively, to DTC. The Director of Finance and Budget or the Treasurer is author-
ized to sign the Blanket Issuer Letter of Representations on behalf of the Township, in such form as such officer deems necessary or appro-
priate in order to accomplish the issuance of the bonds in accordance with law and this Resolution. 6. PRIOR REDEMPTION. The bonds
are not subject to redemption prior to maturity. 7. BOND REGISTRAR AND PAYINGAGENT. The Director of Finance and Budget shall
designate, and may enter into an agreement with, a bond registrar and paying agent for the bonds, which shall be a bank or trust compa-
ny located in the State of Michigan that is qualified to act in such capacity under the laws of the United States of America or the State of
Michigan. The Director of Finance and Budget may from time to time as required designate a similarly qualified successor bond registrar
and paying agent. Alternatively, the Treasurer may serve as bond registrar and paying agent for the bonds if the Director of Finance and
Budget determines it is in the best interest of the Township. 8. EXECUTION, AUTHENTICATION AND DELIVERY OF BONDS. The
bonds shall be executed in the name of the Township by the manual or facsimile signatures of the Supervisor and Township Clerk and
authenticated by the manual signature of an authorized representative of the bond registrar and paying agent, and the seal of the Township
(or a facsimile thereof) shall be impressed or imprinted on the bonds. After the bonds have been executed and authenticated for delivery
to the original purchaser thereof, they shall be delivered by the Director of Finance and Budget or the Treasurer to the purchaser upon
receipt of the purchase price. Additional bonds bearing the manual or facsimile signatures of the Supervisor and Clerk and upon which
the seal of the Township (or a facsimile thereof) is impressed or imprinted may be delivered to the bond registrar and paying agent for
authentication and delivery in connection with the exchange or transfer of bonds. The bond registrar and paying agent shall indicate on
each bond the date of its authentication. 9. EXCHANGE AND TRANSFER OF BONDS. Any bond, upon surrender thereof to the bond
registrar and paying agent with a written instrument of transfer satisfactory to the bond registrar and paying agent duly executed by the
registered owner or his duly authorized attorney, at the option of the registered owner thereof, may be exchanged for bonds of any other
authorized denominations of the same aggregate principal amount and maturity date and bearing the same rate of interest as the surren-
dered bond. Each bond shall be transferable only upon the books of the Township, which shall be kept for that purpose by the bond reg-
istrar and paying agent, upon surrender of such bond together with a written instrument of transfer satisfactory to the bond registrar and
paying agent duly executed by the registered owner or his duly authorized attorney. Upon the exchange or transfer of any bond, the bond
registrar and paying agent on behalf of the Township shall cancel the surrendered bond and shall authenticate and deliver to the transfer-
ee a new bond or bonds of any authorized denomination of the same aggregate principal amount and maturity date and bearing the same
rate of interest as the surrendered bond. If, at the time the bond registrar and paying agent authenticates and delivers a new bond pursuant
to this section, payment of interest on the bonds is in default, the bond registrar and paying agent shall endorse upon the new bond the fol-
lowing: “Payment of interest on this bond is in default. The last date to which interest has been paid is __________, ____.” The Township
and the bond registrar and paying agent may deem and treat the person in whose name any bond shall be registered upon the books of the
Township as the absolute owner
of such bond, whether such bond shall be overdue or not, for the purpose of receiving payment of the principal of and interest on such
bond and for all other purposes, and all payments made to any such registered owner, or upon his order, in accordance with the provisions
of section 4 of this resolution shall be valid and effectual to satisfy and discharge the liability upon such bond to the extent of the sum or
sums so paid, and neither the Township nor the bond registrar and paying agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary. The
Township agrees to indemnify and save the bond registrar and paying agent harmless from and against any and all loss, cost, charge,
expense, judgment or liability incurred by it, acting in good faith and without negligence hereunder, in so treating such registered owner.
For every exchange or transfer of bonds, the Township or the bond registrar and paying agent may make a charge sufficient to reimburse
it for any tax, fee or other governmental charge required to be paid with respect to such exchange or transfer, which sum or sums shall be
paid by the person requesting such exchange or transfer as a condition precedent to the exercise of the privilege of making such exchange
or transfer. 10. FORM OF BONDS. The bonds shall be in substantially the following form:
[FORM OF BOND]
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
STATE OF MICHIGAN
COUNTY OF WAYNE
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CANTON
SPECIAL ASSESSMENT BOND, SERIES 2013-B
(TAXABLE OBLIGATIONS)
INTEREST RATE
MATURITY DATE
DATE OF ORIGINAL ISSUE CUSIP
Registered Owner:
Principal Amount:
The Charter Township of Canton, County of Wayne, State of Michigan (the “Township”), acknowledges itself indebted to, and for value
received, hereby promises to pay to the Registered Owner identified above, or registered assigns, the Principal Amount set forth above on,
the Maturity Date specified above, upon presentation and surrender of this bond at the corporate trust office of
_________________________, _________, Michigan, the bond registrar and paying agent, or at such successor bond registrar and pay-
ing agent as may be designated pursuant to the Resolution (as hereafter defined), and to pay to the Registered Owner as shown on the reg-
istration books as of the close of business on the 15th day of the calendar month preceding the month in which an interest payment is due,
by check or draft drawn upon and mailed by the bond registrar and paying agent by first class mail postage prepaid to the Registered
Owner at the registered address, interest on such Principal Amount until the Township’s obligation with respect to the payment of such
Principal Amount is discharged at the rate per annum specified above. Interest is payable on the first day of April and October in each
year, commencing on April 1, 2014. Principal and interest are payable in lawful money of the United States of
America. Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. This bond is one of a series of bonds aggre-
gating the principal sum of Eight Hundred Forty-Five Thousand Dollars ($845,000) issued by the Township under and pursuant to and in
full conformity with the Constitution and Statutes of Michigan (especially Act No. 188, Public Acts of 1954, as amended) and a bond
authorizing resolution adopted by the Township Board of the Township (the “Resolution”) for the purpose of defraying part of the cost of
acquiring and constructing private road and related improvements in the Wethersfield Condominiums Special Assessment District #2012-
2 in the Township. The bonds of said series of bonds are issued in anticipation of the collection of an equal amount of special assessments
assessed against certain lands in the Wethersfield Condominiums Special Assessment District #2012-2 as assessed on the
correspondingly designated special assessment roll. The full faith and credit of the Township are hereby pledged for the payment of the
principal of and interest on this bond as the same become due. If receipts from the special assessments in anticipation of which the bonds
of this series are issued shall not be sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on said bonds, when due, moneys shall be advanced from
the general fund of the Township to pay such principal and interest. The Township’s ability to raise such moneys is subject to applicable
constitutional, statutory and charter tax limitations on the taxing power of the Township. This bond is transferable, as provided in the
Resolution, only upon the books of the Township kept for that purpose by the bond registrar and paying agent, upon the surrender of this
bond together with a written instrument of transfer satisfactory to the bond registrar and paying agent duly executed by the registered
owner or his attorney duly authorized in writing. Upon the exchange or transfer of this bond a new bond or bonds of any authorized denom-
ination, in the same aggregate principal amount and of the same interest rate and maturity, shall be authenticated and delivered to the trans-
feree in exchange therefor as provided in the Resolution, and upon payment of the charges, if any, therein provided. Bonds so authenti-
cated and delivered shall be in the denomination of $5,000 or any integral multiple thereof not exceeding the aggregate principal amount
for each maturity. This bond is not subject to redemption prior to maturity. It is hereby certified, recited and declared that all acts, condi-
tions and things required to exist, happen and be performed precedent to and in the issuance of the bonds of this series, existed, have hap-
pened and have been performed in due time, form and manner as required by law, and that the total indebtedness of the Township, includ-
ing the series of bonds of which this bond is one, does not exceed any constitutional, statutory or charter tax limitation. IN WITNESS
WHEREOF, the Charter Township of Canton, County of Wayne, State of Michigan, by its Township Board, has caused this bond to be
executed in its name by manual or facsimile signatures of the Supervisor and the Township Clerk and its corporate seal (or a
facsimile thereof) to be impressed or imprinted hereon. This bond shall not be valid unless the Certificate of Authentication has been man-
ually executed by an authorized representative of the bond registrar and paying agent. CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CANTON
(SEAL)
By:
___________________________________
Supervisor
And:
___________________________________
Clerk
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This bond is one of the bonds described herein.
______________________________________
Bond Registrar and Paying Agent
By:
Authorized Signer
AUTHENTICATION DATE:
ASSIGNMENT
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this bond, shall be construed as though they were written out in
full according to applicable laws or regulations: TEN COM - as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT - ____________ Custodian
____________(Cust) (Minor) TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act
___________________________
(State)
JT TEN - as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common Additional abbreviations may also be used though not
in the above list. For value received, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto
______________________________________________________________________________
(please print or type name, address and taxpayer identification number of transferee) the within bond and all rights thereunder and does
hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint _________________________ attorney to transfer the within bond on the books kept for reg-
istration thereof, with full power of substitution in the premises. Dated: _______________ NOTICE: Signature(s) to this assignment must
correspond with the names as it appears upon the face of the within bond in every particular, without alteration or enlargement or any
change whatever. When assignment is made by a guardian, trustee, executor or administrator, an officer of a corporation, or anyone in a
representative capacity, proof of authority to act must accompany this assignment. Signature Guaranteed: Signature(s) must be guaranteed
by an eligible guarantor institution participating in a Securities Transfer Association recognized signature guaranty program. The bond
registrar and paying agent will not transfer this bond unless the information concerning the transferee requested below is provided.
Name and Address: ___________________
PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY
NUMBER OR OTHER IDENTIFYING ___________________________________
NUMBER OF TRANSFEREE. ______ ___________________________________
(Include information for all joint owners if the bond is held by joint account) _______________________________
(Insert number for first named transferee if held by joint account) (END OF BOND FORM) 11. SECURITY. The principal of and inter-
est on the bonds shall be payable primarily out of the collections of the special assessments in anticipation of which they are issued but
the full faith and credit of the Township are pledged to the payment of such principal and interest. If the receipts from the special assess-
ments in anticipation of which the bonds are issued shall not be sufficient to pay such principal and interest as the same shall become due,
then an amount sufficient to pay the deficiency shall be advanced from the general fund of the Township. The Township’s ability to raise
such funds is subject to applicable constitutional, statutory and charter tax limitations on the taxing power of the Township. 12. DEFEA-
SANCE. In the event cash or direct obligations of the United States or obligations the principal of and interest on which are guaranteed
by the United States, or a combination thereof, the principal of and interest on which, without reinvestment, come due at times and in
amounts sufficient to pay, at maturity or irrevocable call for earlier optional redemption, the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on
the bonds, shall have been deposited in trust, this resolution shall be defeased and the owners of the bonds shall have no further rights
under this resolution except to receive payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the bonds from the cash or securities
deposited in trust and the interest and gains thereon and to transfer and exchange bonds as provided herein. 13. ESTIMATES OF PERI-
OD OF USEFULNESS AND COST. The estimated period of usefulness of the improvements for which said bonds are to be issued is
hereby determined to be 10 years and upwards and the estimated cost thereof in the amount of $846,473.82 is hereby approved and adopt-
ed.
14. PRINCIPALAND INTEREST FUND. There shall be established for the said bonds a Principal and Interest Fund that shall be kept in
a separate bank account; provided, however, that such fund may be pooled or combined for deposit or investment purposes only with other
Township debt retirement funds created for special assessment debt. From the proceeds of the sale of the bonds there shall be set aside in
the Principal and Interest Fund any premium and accrued interest received from the purchaser of the bonds at the time of delivery.
All collections (including principal, interest and penalties) on the special assessments in anticipation of the collection of which the bonds
are issued shall be placed in the Principal and Interest Fund and so long as the principal of or interest on any of the bonds shall remain
unpaid, no moneys shall be withdrawn from such fund except to pay such principal and interest. 15. CONSTRUCTION FUND. The
remainder of the proceeds of the sale of the bonds, together with an amount determined by the Director of Finance and Budget from the
collection of installments of the assessments on the Special Assessment Roll for Wethersfield Condominiums Special Assessment District
#2012-2, shall be set aside in a construction fund and used to acquire and construct the improvements heretofore described including any
engineering, legal and other expenses incidental thereto. Any unexpended proceeds of the sale of the bonds remaining after completion of
the construction of the improvements shall be deposited in the Principal and Interest Fund. 16. REPLACEMENT OF BONDS. Upon
receipt by the Treasurer of proof of ownership of an unmatured bond, of satisfactory evidence that the bond has been lost, apparently
destroyed or wrongfully taken and of security or indemnity that complies with applicable law and is satisfactory to the Treasurer, the
Treasurer may authorize the bond registrar and paying agent to deliver a new executed bond to replace the bond lost, apparently destroyed
or wrongfully taken in compliance with applicable law. In the event an outstanding matured bond is lost, apparently destroyed or wrong-
fully taken, the Treasurer may authorize the bond registrar and paying agent to pay the bond without presentation upon the receipt of the
same documentation required for the delivery of a replacement bond. The bond registrar and paying agent, for each new bond
delivered or paid without presentation as provided above, shall require the payment of expenses, including counsel fees, which may be
incurred by the bond registrar and paying agent and the Township in the premises. Any bond delivered pursuant the provisions of this sec-
tion 16 in lieu of any bond lost, apparently destroyed or wrongfully taken shall be of the same form and tenor and be secured in the same
manner as the bond in substitution for which such bond was delivered. 17. SALE, ISSUANCE, DELIVERY, TRANSFER AND
EXCHANGE OF BONDS. The Director of Finance and Budget is authorized to determine the date for the sale of the bonds and to do all
things necessary to effectuate the sale, issuance, delivery, transfer and exchange of bonds in accordance with this resolution. The
Supervisor, the Treasurer, the Clerk, the Director of Finance and Budget and all other officials of the Township are also authorized to do
all things necessary to effectuate the sale, issuance, delivery, transfer and exchange of bonds in accordance with this resolution. 18. TAX-
ABLE OBLIGATIONS. The interest on the bonds is included in gross income for federal income tax purposes. 19. REDUCTION OF
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF BONDS. In the event that the Director of Finance and Budget determines that it is not necessary for the
Township to issue bonds in the aggregate principal amount set forth in section 1 of this resolution, the Director of Finance and Budget is
authorized to reduce such amount by executing a written order that sets forth the new aggregate principal amount of the bonds and des-
ignates new principal maturity amounts in lieu of the principal maturity amounts set forth in section 2 hereof. In such case, the form of
the bonds set forth in this resolution shall be modified accordingly. 20. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. Dickinson Wright PLLC is hereby
appointed to act as bond counsel and Bendzinski & Co., Municipal Finance Advisors is hereby appointed to act as registered municipal
advisor with respect to the bonds. 21. CONFLICTING RESOLUTIONS. All resolutions and parts of resolutions insofar as they may be
in conflict herewith are hereby rescinded.
YEAS:
Anthony, Bennett, LaJoy, McLaughlin, Williams, Yack
NAYS:
None
ABSTENTIONS:
None
RESOLUTION DECLARED ADOPTED
STATE OF MICHIGAN )
)ss
COUNTY OF WAYNE )
I, the undersigned, the Township Clerk of the Charter Township of Canton, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and complete
copy of a resolution duly adopted by the Township Board of said Township at a regular meeting held on the 9th day of July, 2013, the
original of which resolution is on file in my office. I further certify that notice of said meeting was given in accordance with the provi-
sions of the open meetings act, MCL 15.261 et. seq. Terry G. Bennett, Clerk Charter Township of Canton
Item 4. 2012 AUDIT PRE-
SENTATION. (FBD)
Motion by Bennett, supported by Anthony to receive and place on file the 2012 Township’s Comprehensive Annual
Financial Report. Motion carried by all members present.
OTHER:
The Board Study meeting for July 16, 2013 has been cancelled. The
next Board meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 23, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. in the Administration Building, 1150 Canton Center S., Canton,
Michigan.
ADJOURN:
Motion by Bennett, supported by Anthony to adjourn at 7:56 p.m. Motion carried by all members present. –
Philip LaJoy, Supervisor – Terry G. Bennett, Clerk –
Copies of the complete text of the Board Minutes are available at the Clerk’s office of the Charter Township of Canton, 1150 S. Canton
Center Rd, Canton, MI 48188, during regular business hours and can also be accessed through our web site www.canton-mi.org after
Board Approval. Publish: July 18, 2013
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Art allowsme to sharemy passion.”
El Fishbird
- by Kenneth M.
Thompson of Michigan is located
near Target and is valued at
$11,500.
El Fishbird is made of Corten
Steel and stainless steel.
Thompson is well versed in
bronze casting and metal fabrica-
tion but prefers stone carving. In
addition to his notable large-scale
sculpture and commissions of the
last 15 years, he enjoys doing small-
er scale work for gallery exhibi-
tions. He has 20 one-person shows,
numerous group exhibitions and
many awards to his credit. Of his
work he says, “I see each newwork
as a 'clean sheet of paper' that pres-
ents new opportunities to discover
sculptural solutions. Beyond con-
tent and my sense of aesthetics, my
sculpture concentrates on the fun-
damental issues of form and how
negative space defines it.”
Passage
- by Ray Katz, also of
Michigan, is located near Firestone
and is valued at $20,000.
Passage is made of painted steel
and measures 9 feet by 14 feet by 7
feet.
In the past 15 years Katz has
exhibited in Japan, France,
Florida, Georgia, Virginia,
Tennessee, Texas, Kansas, Illinois,
Indiana, Ohio, New Jersey and
throughout southern and western
Michigan. His work is represented
in private, corporate and institu-
tional collections.
“Through the creative process a
hierarchy of elements become sym-
bols for ideas that are a tribute to
the evolutionary experience we all
share in common on the human
plane and in the transcendent
experiences inherent in life's jour-
ney,” he said.
Sugar
- by James Oleson of
Florida is also located near Target
and is valued at $17,000.
Oleson is a graduate of the
National Education Center and
teaches at the Industrial Arts
Center inGulfport, FL.
“I take an inanimate congrega-
tion of objects and put them togeth-
er in a way that gives them an actu-
al presence that you can feel and
touch. Not only can you touch these
inanimate objects, but they can
touch you back. To make an inani-
mate object touch, feel and speak is
a gift that has been given tome,” he
said.
Gong Pyramid
- by Beau Bilenki
of London, Ontario Canada is
installed near the Canton Cinema.
It is valued at $15,000.
Gong Pyramid ismade of ceram-
ic tile and stainless steel and meas-
ures 12 feet by 4 feet by 4 feet.
Bilenki is a founding member of
Fire Arts and a volunteer at the
South BendMuseumof Art. He has
spent his life creating artwork in
themediums of silkscreen printing,
painting, and pottery - with an
emphasis on the Japanese Raku
techniques.
“My current work consists of
welded steel rebar geometric forms
coveredwith a galvanized steel lath
and covered with concrete. With
this concept, I can be a sculptor in
the mechanics of welding the
frames and a painter in the appli-
cation of the surface.”
Vincent's Passion
- by Douglas M.
Gruizenga of Michigan is located
near Canton Cinema and is valued
at $18,000.
Gruizenga has been a high
school art instructor, industrial clay
modeler, architectural draftsman,
industrial welder, and master car-
penter at Interlochen Center for
the Arts Theatre Department and a
sculptor.
“Every viewer brings with them,
individual experience and under-
standing. It is my hope that my
sculpture will be pleasing to the
eye, without limiting the observer's
creative ability to interpret the sub-
jectmatter involved,” he said.
Morning Glory Whisper Bench
- by
Jim Gallucci of North Carolina can
be found near Family Christian
Books at New Towne Plaza. The
work is valued at $12,000. Morning
Glory Whisper Bench is made of
powder coated steel and measures
5 feet by 10 feet by 4 feet.
Gallucci said he believes that
good art challenges us, makes us
feel righteous, moves us, soothes
us, heals and brings us peace.
Gallucci's work has made appear-
ances in Ford Road's Annual
Public Art Exhibition in 2010, 2011
and 2012.
“My benches are publicly placed
objects that invite interaction with
the passer-by. The benches are
playful objects that invite the pub-
lic to sit and talk with a friend.
Though each can function as a seat,
there is an impracticality of form
that lures people to explore each
bench and try to discover what they
are about.”
Phoenix
- by James Havens of
Ohio is located near Griffin
Funeral Home and is valued at
$15,000.
Phoenix is made of welded
stainless steel and cast iron.
Havens is an instructor at
Owens Community College. He cre-
ates his work with the artistic phi-
losophy that “less is more”. His
sculptures are meant to stand
alonewithminimal explanation.
“I intend that my sculptures
should contain enough information
that the viewer is not confused or
mystified by the artist's intent. I
wish to be considered a good jour-
neyman ironworker who demon-
strates a high degree of craftsman-
shipwhile using only the bestmate-
rials to create enduring sculptures
that speak to the highest aspira-
tions of thehuman spirit.”
Big Blue X
- by Brian Ferriby of
Michigan is located near Home
Depot and is valued at $10,000. Big
BlueX ismade of painted steel and
measures 10 and a half feet by 12
feet by 4 feet.
Ferriby is a professional sculp-
tor and arts educator. He is a gradu-
ate of Cranbrook Academy of Art in
Bloomfield Hills, and the
University of Michigan in Ann
Arbor.
“I fabricate sculptural construc-
tions because it is the synthesis of
my passions. The forms are the
integration of architecture, music,
and nature. My method is not to
imitate nature. It is conceived as a
parallel structural creative process.
Insight gained during the creation
of each work provides the inspira-
tion for the next. I continue to
search for expressive relationships
as of yet unexplored,”Ferriby said.
More about the Ford Road exhi-
bition
is
available
at
S h o p C a n t o n . o r g ,
facebook.com/ShopCanton, or twit-
ter.com/ShopCanton.
Art
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