Eleven Foot Sculpture Donated to Jameson Place Personal Care Facility

November 13, 2009 - On Friday, November 13^th, Jameson Place Personal Care Facility located at 3345 Wilmington Road held dedication services for an 11-foot welded steel sculpture donated by New Castle ’s Youth Development Center (YDC) and Erie Arts through the Arts in Education Partnership of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts.

The sculpture, entitled “Rooster I with Mobiles,” was designed by 20-year old Yosuf Sanders of Philadelphia while a resident at YDC.  Pittsburgh artist Allyson Holtz assisted with the program developed by YDC Manager, Bernadette Bobosky. 

Materials and fabrication were donated by Castriota Metals and Recycling of McKees Rocks and paint was provided by Sherwin Williams Company. Transportation of the art work was provided by T.A. Robinson of Bridgeville , PA , and Bobosky Concrete from Pulaski donated the materials and laid the concrete slab for the sculpture to be displayed in front of Jameson Place .

The YDC Art Program and its focus on the creation of public works of art were built around the concept of Restorative Justice. Restorative Justice addresses the harms caused by crime and encourages young offenders to make gestures of apology and generosity to the community.

The sculpture will be dedicated to “Youth” so they may see there are positive choices to be made, people who care, and never lose “hope” in what they can accomplish.