The Beautiful Benches Public Art Program continues expanding aesthetics to rest one’s mind and weary bones from the center of downtown to one of the area parks. Just days before Christmas Atchison Art Association members placed three benches at the Skate Park at Reisner Park. Ellie Folsom and Ree Greenwood are credited for the artwork. A blue bench was done in tribute to the late Joshua Kinsman and will soon have a Skate High With Hope plaque attached onto it. The benches will not only offer skateboarders and non-motorized scooters and roller-skaters a place to rest, but a place for spectators to comfortably watch the activities. Kinsman envisioned a public skate park for the Atchison Community months before his death. Kinsman, an avid skateboarder, unexpectedly passed away Jan. 27, 2018, at the age of 17.
Source: Atchison Globe Now
