New sculpture honoring Lost Creek Settlement dedicated in Deming Park
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV)— Art Spaces is having their new sculpture honoring the Lost Creek Settlement dedicated in Deming Park on June 12.
The piece, titled 'A View from the Porch,' was created by artist Reinaldo Correa Díaz. The dedication program will begin at the park at 5:15 p.m. and will include opening remarks from Art Spaces, state and local officials, the Indiana Arts Commission, Díaz, and descendants of the Lost Creek. The program will take place at the sculpture located past the stone bridge but before the large pond.
The sculpture will be the 22nd in Art Spaces' collection and the fourth on what they call the Cultural Trail. The trail was established in 2008 and honors individuals, groups, and icons who have had a lasting impact on the community and beyond through works of art.
The Lost Creek Settlement was formed in the early 1800s by a small group of free African Americans who came from Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina and settled into what is now Vigo County to escape racial violence and systemic oppression in the pre-Civil War South. For generations, these individuals owned and farmed their lands and established a community with churches, cemeteries, general stores, blacksmiths, and schools. They also employed their own teachers and gave them supplies when it was forbidden to educate African American students in Indiana public schools.
For more information on the project or if you need accommodations, you can contact Art Spaces at 812-235-2801 or email them at info@wabashvalleyartspaces.com. The event is free and open to the public.
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