Public Art Bridgeville

The Bridgeville Area Historical Society kicked off its 2023/2024 program season with an interesting presentation by Bitsy and Guy Bellaver on sculpture and particularly this year’s Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition. Despite some technical problems with the projection system, the Bellavers were able to improvise and present their information without a hitch. They began by reviewing Guy’s impressive career as a professional sculptor. It began by producing works of art and then selling them, then progressed into producing sculptures on commission. His most prominent public work is “Ēkwabet”, a massive sculpture of a Potawatomi Native American chief, in St. Charles, Illinois. Researching…