This Wednesday, October 29th at 3pm, a formal dedication will take place for the Hoover Monument which is located on the Frisco Trail intersection at Center St.
The monument was installed as a celebration of the lives of a local family who was killed in a car accident last August while vacationing in Mexico.
Maureen Hoover was the director of the University of Arkansas Upward Bound Math and Science program. Paul Hoover was a firefighter in Fort Smith. Sharon Hoover was a practicing architect in Fayetteville and Steve Hoover was an accomplished artist.
Randy Werner, a coworker and friend of Maureen, wanted to honor her and her family after their deaths and began exploring Steve Hoover’s art studio when he discovered an old piece that had been sitting outside. ” I worked to have the piece refurbished and back to its original color and met with the city to work out getting it installed,” said Werner. At the time of his death, Steve was working on a piece for the Fayetteville Public Library which is just up the hill from the Frisco Trail installment location.
Besides being a dedication art piece, Werner hopes the monument will be the start of an outdoor gallery that connects the Mill District to the Walton Arts Center and Dickson Street.
“I don’t want this piece to stand alone. I want it to be a jumping off point for more art on the trail,” said Werner.
What a truly awesome idea.
The monument is titled “city fragments” and on hand to dedicate the piece will be Mayor Dan Coody, the Fayetteville Parks Department and the Fayetteville Arts Council.
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