"All Together"
A public art installation in downtown Salisbury, Maryland.
Hands cast from 218 community members. Bronze, 2024
Hands cast from 218 community members. Bronze, 2024
|
|
|
|
|
|
The public art piece, "All Together" found in downtown Salisbury's Unity Square was a joint collaboration between Salisbury University Sculpture professor Bill Wolff, the Greater Salisbury Committee, and Chris Eccelston of Delmarva Veteran Builders. For the SU press release, click here.
This project took Wolff two and a half years to create from start to finish. First, a small model was made to present to stakeholders. The next step was the long process of taking impressions of 218 hands using alginate, later to be cast first in wax and then bronze.
The intent was to represent the broadest cross-section of Salisbury community members possible. One of the first hands cast was rising local star Jay Copeland. Other notable hands include Kindness Commissioner Grace Murdock, former Mayors Jake Day and Jack Heath, and Salisbury University President Carolyn Ringer Lepre. Other community volunteers were included from an open call held at Salisbury University, Third Friday participants, the Greater Salisbury Committee, Wicomico County teachers and students, Perdue line workers, local religious leaders, members of the Salisbury Greater Committee, and Tidal Health employees.
Once cast in wax, plaster molds were created, and the hands were poured in bronze using the lost wax method. Finally, the 218 hands were welded together in a shape inspired by the Wicomico River which sits a few hundred yards away from Unity Square.
For more pictures, scroll down to see a gallery of process photos. A list of all of the hand "volunteers" and their stories can be found in the file below.
This project took Wolff two and a half years to create from start to finish. First, a small model was made to present to stakeholders. The next step was the long process of taking impressions of 218 hands using alginate, later to be cast first in wax and then bronze.
The intent was to represent the broadest cross-section of Salisbury community members possible. One of the first hands cast was rising local star Jay Copeland. Other notable hands include Kindness Commissioner Grace Murdock, former Mayors Jake Day and Jack Heath, and Salisbury University President Carolyn Ringer Lepre. Other community volunteers were included from an open call held at Salisbury University, Third Friday participants, the Greater Salisbury Committee, Wicomico County teachers and students, Perdue line workers, local religious leaders, members of the Salisbury Greater Committee, and Tidal Health employees.
Once cast in wax, plaster molds were created, and the hands were poured in bronze using the lost wax method. Finally, the 218 hands were welded together in a shape inspired by the Wicomico River which sits a few hundred yards away from Unity Square.
For more pictures, scroll down to see a gallery of process photos. A list of all of the hand "volunteers" and their stories can be found in the file below.
| hands_spreadsheet_participants_final.xlsx |