On Tuesday, my sister's cabinet in Monroe County organizes an event, the fundraising campaign for the same parts, Ribbon cutter, art revealed and a large allusion to the 19th change. The event takes place in the West Second Street and Patterson Drive – the new future home of my sister's closet.
Left: The current location of my sister's closet. Right: A limited preview by Joe Lamantia's 16-foot 800 pound playback from Lady Liberty, which is to be unveiled on Tuesday (June 24, 2025).
On Tuesday, June 24th, my sister's cabinet from Monroe County will organize an event, the fundraising campaign for the same parts, the cutting of ligaments, the art unveiled and a large allusion to the 19th amendment and the cyclists who fought for it.
With Bloomington Mayor Kerry Thomson and other speakers, a unveiling of the community sculptures and facility tours, the event will take place from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the West Second Street and the Patterson Drive -the future new home of my sister's closet.
For more than 25 years, the non -profit organization has helped women to be better positioned in order to find economic success. My sister's cabinet not only offers its resale business in need, but also mentoring, résumés, training training for interviews and much more.
“We could not be proud of the fact that all of this happens in a building that we did not think that we would be able to find the founder and managing director of The Closet and Executive Director, Sandy Keller. My sister's cabinet is now in College Avenue north of the Seminary Park.
In order to support the necessary renovation work on the West Second Street Spot, my sister's cabinet hopes to collect 300,000 US dollars. “That would enable us to part in part, while we are still in the room in which we are in,” she says. A second phase of the capital campaign comprises the inclusion of 700,000 US dollars for a later expansion of the construction work. Including the cost of the building itself, the total amount of the increase of $ 2.1 million is. “Everything is hands on deck,” Keller continues. “We need our community and if they could come out and support ourselves in the unveiling of the sculptures, we would be grateful.”
In an online declaration, organizers draw similarities between women who fought for the right to vote, and the “brave, determined women of today, the children raise the children and exceed the likelihood of successfully moving from poverty with several generations”.
The sculpture inspired by Suffragette is partially financed by the Bloomington Rotary Club and is a newly defined Lady Liberty with more than £ 800 and about 16 feet. “Since the concept had to do with the Suffragette, we thought it was just perfect to link both together,” says local artist Joe Lamantia. “Lady Liberty had to do with freedom – it is an icon that everyone recognizes.”
Lamantia worked with several other artists, technicians and businesses to complete the work. For Lady Liberty Liberty's solar -powered flashlight alone, Lamantia worked with Trufab stainless steel, Bloomington Creative Glass Center and Kokomo Opalescent Glass. “When lighting the flashlight, I have these marine LED lights, which are under three an inch amber glass,” he notes.
As for the rest of the piece? It is largely a accumulation of raised materials. “The frame is all square posts that apply to street signs or street signs,” says Lamantia. “These were given to me by the County Highway and the City Highway departments as well as JBS salvation and Bloomington Iron & Metal.”
Students of the Hoosier Hills Career Center Metal Shop helped cut some of the sculptural elements, and Jake Glasgow from Bruce's welding produced the structural frame. “I carried out a number of projects [Bruce’s Welding]Like the flying V-guitar, the Fairview cat, the angel on the B-Line and the Animal Island, ”says Lamantia.
The Suffragette sculpture will also contain a few surprises. For example, on the back of Lady Liberty, binding in the concrete is embedded near the base. The chains relate to the original intentions of the French designers of Liberty. “It had to do with the exposure of the slaves,” says Lamantia.
He continues, “the [Americans] Who did the negotiations and dealt with everything. They wanted that, if at all, in the background. “
Lamantia says about the chains on his play: “People will probably ask:” Why are you there? What is that? “I want people to ask questions.” In addition to the Suffragette piece, two new artistic bicycle shelves will be unveiled on Tuesday with “equality” and “freedom”. “So that [suffragettes] To mobilize, they used bicycles, ”explains Lamantia. He adds:“ And everything began with the bike in terms of bicycles for women who came to my sister's closet. [Keller] wrote a scholarship to try to get a bicycle shelf for women who come there and have no car and could not protect their bicycles. “
“We are here to improve their circumstances and hopefully bring them to a better place so that they can be sustainable on their own feet,” concludes Keller.
You can find more event details on the My Sister's Closet's website.