Arts United and the B.O.L.D. coalition announced the names of the student artists whose work was selected to appear in the final Art Wrap banner to go up on the construction site of the new District and Superior Court Courthouse on South Main Street. Judges picked winners from a field of 173 entries, and Mayor Robert Correia invited each of the finalist to his office on November 10, 2008, to receive a citation. Over the past year, drawings of Fall River scenes were selected from among student entries and enlarged on 16-foot vinyl banners for display along the fence. Arts United president Jeff Carpenter helped to develop the art displays in the South Main Street area as part of an Arts on Main Street project funded by the Massachusetts Cultural Council. Click here and here to see more of the banners that are on display. Click here to see the initial award ceremony held on August 30, 2008.The cost of the courthouse banners was funded by donations by local businesses, including Bank Five. For more information, contact Mr. Carpenter.
 

(Top row, left) Mayor Robert Correia invites the winning artists into his Government Center office with Arts United/Fall River president Jeff Carpenter at his side. (Top row, center) Anastasia Lee Starcher and Spencer Borden Elementary School students Nathan Gaudette and Allyson Martinho pose on the sixth floor Government Center balcony overlooking South Main Street where the new courthouse construction is taking place. (Top row, right) Anastasia poses with Mayor Correira. (Middle row, left) Allyson receives her citation from the Mayor. (Middle row, center) The students' artwork appears in front of the new courthouse construction. (Middle row, right) Nathan's mother, Brenda Gaudette, takes his picture with the Mayor. (Bottom row, left) B.O.L.D. Coalition staff member Susan Wolfson greets Mayor Correia as Fall River City Council President Joe Camara looks on. (Bottom row, center) The group poses for a final photo with the Mayor. (Bottom row, right) Mayor Correia says goodbye to Allyson, Anastasia, Durfee High School art instructor Bob Geleney, Nathan's sisters Rochelle and Laura and his mother. Nathan's grandfather and retired City Councilor, M. Earl Gaudette and Allyson's mother, Kathy Hague, were also present for the ceremony.