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Saturday, April 21, 2012

WATCH: Dearborn Celebrates Students' Unifying City Sculptures

The Pockets of Perception Design Team–comprised of more than a dozen Dearborn students–showcased a year's worth of work Saturday with the unveiling of two sculptures they helped design, fund and build.

Several dozen Dearborn community members gathered Saturday at City Hall Park to celebrate the unveiling of two very unique pieces of art. The Pockets of Perception Design Team–comprised of 15 students from Dearborn High School, Edsel Ford High School and Fordson High School–spent more than a year of their free time developing designs for the two POP sculptures. They continued to provide input as fabricator Ken Thompson of Flatlanders Sculpture Supply used his skills to bring their designs to life as aluminum sculptures that will be on permanent display along Michigan Ave.–one in Dearborn City Hall Park and the other in the West Dearborn Pocket Park. "The Pockets of Perception project has been a unique learning experience for all involved…

Friday, April 13, 2012

Dearborn Students' Sculptures to be Unveiled April 21

The Pockets of Perception Design Team spent two years collaborating to design and build two sculptures that will be displayed in east and west Dearborn.

Its been two years since Dearborn's first Pockets of Perception Design Team began work on a sculpture project to be publicly displayed in the city. And on April 21 at 11 a.m., the 15 high school students from across Dearborn will be recognized during the unveiling and dedication ceremony for one of two sculptures they designed. The ceremony will be held at City Hall Park, located at 13615 Michigan Ave. A “Meet the Design Team” reception in City Hall Annex will follow the dedication ceremony. The public is welcome to attend by making a reservation at 313-943-5478 by noon on April 19. The POP Project focused on young people, encouraging multicultural understanding while cultivating their creativity and investment in the community through the…

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