Once again, the Saranac Lake Arts & Culture Advisory Board (SLACAB) is reaching out to our talented artistic community to adopt-a-bench. You’ll have plenty of time to develop your masterpiece–we’ll be accepting submissions until September 2, 2025. Artists selected will receive a $500 stipend and be recognized with an engraved plaque on their “adopted” bench.

To be considered, please submit by September 2, 2025 to: [email protected].

• Name & Phone #, Email
• 1-2 Designs: Sketches or renderings for how your design will appear on a bench
• Artist References: Share examples of your artwork as PDFs or JPEGs.

ADDITIONAL INFO:

• Artists and designs will be selected by a committee of SLACAB members, community members, and sponsors. 
• Artists will be responsible for paints and supplies. 
• Selected artists will be notified by September 17th, 2025. 
• Painting of benches must be completed by October 14th, 2025. 
• Benches can be delivered to your workspace to be painted during the allotted time frame. Once completed, village employees will pick up painted benches by October 20.
• SLACAB will suggest touch-ups as needed, in hopes that the artist will make any needed touch-ups. If a bench is neglected, SLACAB will recommend the bench be repainted.  

Thank you for your interest in this exciting project for our decidedly different downtown. We look forward to seeing your ideas & designs!  

Sincerely,

The Saranac Lake Arts and Culture Advisory Board:

Kirk Sullivan, Julia Csanko, Echo Only, Charlie Reinertsen, Alex Krach, and Aaron Hobson