100Stone
{{Short description|Public installation art project in Alaska}}
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100Stone, also known as the 100 Stone project, is a public installation art project in Alaska. It depicts "personal struggles with mental health, told in sculptural form".{{cite web|title=Sanctuary, Illumination, REVERENCE|url=http://www.100stoneproject.com/|publisher=100 Stone|accessdate=18 March 2016}} Sarah Davies leads the project which also includes Ed Mighell (clay artist), Brian Hutton (community activist), Catherine Shenk (landscape designer; horticulturist), and Lee Holmes (engineer).{{cite web|title=We are all connected, not through tragedy but through beauty.|url=http://www.100stoneproject.com/|publisher=100 Stone|accessdate=18 March 2016}}
History
The project began in summer 2013 and the installation occurred November 2015.{{cite news|last1=Hallinen|first1=Bob|title=Share your photos Photos: 100Stone Installation at Point Woronzof|url=http://www.adn.com/slideshow/photos-100stone-installation-point-woronzof|accessdate=18 March 2016|publisher=Alaska Dispatch Publishing.|date=24 November 2015}} By the time of the dedication, 9 December 2015, there were 68 sculptures of humans placed along the coast of Anchorage, Alaska at Point Woronzof Overlook on Northern Lights Boulevard. The figures are created using plaster-covered burlap casts of individuals, plus cement and straw, as well as mannequin parts, such as arms.{{cite news|last1=Voon|first1=Claire|title=On the Alaskan Coast, a Crowd of Human Casts Captures Our Emotional Trauma|url=http://hyperallergic.com/260041/on-the-alaskan-coast-a-crowd-of-human-casts-captures-our-emotional-trauma/|accessdate=18 March 2016|publisher=Hyperallergic Media, Inc.|date=9 December 2015}}
Many of the sculptures were damaged by the tides, weather and vandals. The sculptures will be removed from Point Woronzof in April, 2016.{{cite news|last=Hallinen|first=Bob|title=Photos: '100Stone' sculptures in distress|url=https://www.adn.com/slideshow/photos-100stone-sculptures-distress|accessdate=1 April 2016|publisher=Alaska Dispatch News|date=30 March 2016}}
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External links
{{Portal|Alaska|Visual arts}}
- {{Official website|http://www.100stoneproject.com}}
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Category:2016 disestablishments in Alaska
Category:Culture of Anchorage, Alaska
Category:Outdoor sculptures in Alaska
Category:Sculptures of men in the United States
Category:Sculptures of women in the United States
Category:Vandalized works of art in Alaska
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