Community art project gets started in Pratt

The first step in Pratt’s next big art project got under way Thursday when two dozen Pratt High School students piled into Kerry Thieme’s art room and presented their right arms for casting.
The ultimate goal of this project is to create a bronze sphere made up of arm casts of students and community members. The final sculpture will be from five to six feet tall with a location yet to be decided, said artist Tim Joseph.
The Vernon Filley Art Museum is sponsoring this activity and writing the grants to pay for the project, said museum director Brittany Novotny, who helped with the silicone rubber preparation process. Novotny said they will use grant money to pay for the project. Donations are also being accepted for the project. The donations are tax deductible.

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