Saturday, March 28, 2009

One Week Later

Our time in Chicago came to an end today. We wrapped up a great week at the Benton House on Friday with a day-long, down-to-the-finish line extravaganza. In a great display of teamwork, members of all three teams came together to finish the Benton House entryway. Volunteers worked from 8:30 a.m to 8:30 p.m. on Friday to bring all the pieces into position.

Have a look at the final product and at just what we accomplished in one week:


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Sophomore volunteer Ryan Richmond dedicated his week to designing and laying out an instillation piece made of antique copper photo plates showing images from the Benton House's past.

Detail of the instillation


Junior volunteers Alyx Sites and Emily Whiteside transformed the main staircase into the centerpiece of the room by adding a bold stripe down the center, echoing the carpet runner that once adorned the stair.


Senior Team Leader Lindsey Ellibee (pictured above) designed the color palette and application for the entire entryway and her team refreshed the room with a new coat of paint. Sophomore Team Leader Jordan Edwards and his team designed a new logo for the Benton House (above) which was applied a wall in the entryway with help from from members of Senior Team Leader Katie Collins' group of volunteers.

In the end, every volunteer had a hand in giving the Benton House the fresh start they've been looking for. It is our hope that this trip has served as a chance for our student volunteers to grow as artists and as citizens and for a worthy organization to receive a helping hand.

For more information about the Benton House, visit their website at www.bentonhouse.org
For more information about CCAD's Alternative Spring Break program, contact Daniel LaFuente.

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