Col. William Crawford - Bronze Statue
Artist: Samuel Kilpatrick
Dedicated: 1907
Refurbished: 2019
Location: Connellsville Carnegie Free Library
299 South Pittsburgh Street
The statue was refurbished and cleaned in 2019. Funding from the Fayette County Cultural Trust through donations.
Connellsville B&O Station
Artist: Penn State Fayette
Art & History Students
Date Installed: 1983/Fall 2019
Location: Side of 139 West Crawford Avenue
Molinaro Building - Connellsville History
Artist: Gerald Metzger
Keven Metzger
Restored by: Sheree Cockrell
Location: Molinaro Law Offices
141 West Peach Street
Connellsville Gateway Arch
Artist: Steven Fiscus
Date Installed: 2008
Location: Great Allegheny Passage
entrance to Connellsville behind Martin's Plaza.
Showing off colorful stained-glass panes from the Youghiogheny Opalescent Glass Factory located on the opposite side of town, this 14 ft-high arch is your gateway to Connellsville. Commissioned in 2008 by the Connellsville Redevelopment Authority to celebrate this Trail Town, this arch is a favorite landmark of many along the Great Allegheny Passage.
Coke to Spokes
Artist: Jody Best
Date Installed: 22 May 2012
Location: Great Allegheny Passage
3rd Street in front of the Comfort Inn Hotel
This sculpture at the corner of 1st St. and 3rd St. portrays in bright, brushed steel the coke ovens from a century ago that can still be found along the trail and which made the fuel that powered Pittsburgh’s mills and Connellsville’s economy. Instead of darkening the sky with fiery ash however, these coke ovens erupt with bursts of bicycle wheels for smoke.
Youghiogheny Glass Silos
Artist: Megan Triggs
Location: Great Allegheny Passage
Youghiogheny Glass Factory
Connellsville Canteen Welcome
Artist: Sheree Cockrell
Date Installed: 2012
Location: Connellsville Canteen
131 West Crawford Avenue
Metal Bird Houses
Artist: Connellsville Career & Technical Students
For the past two years, 2018 - 2019 the Connellsville Career & Technical students have made several metal bird houses which were placed in our downtown planters. These bird houses were designed by the school's design class. The metal shop cut out the pieces, and the welding shop welded the pieces together and painted them.
Flight of Fancy
Artist: Liz Jones
Connellsville History
Artist: Jeremy Raymer
Dedicated Fall 2019
Location: Connellsville Italian Social Club
400 West Crawford Avenue
This project was funded by the Fayette County Cultural Trust
and the Estate of Michael Prestia.
Connellsville History
Artist: Jeremy Raymer
Dedicated Fall 2019
Location: Connellsville Italian Social Club
400 West Crawford Avenue
This project was funded by the Fayette County Cultural Trust
and the Estate of Michael Prestia.
Connellsville History
Artist: Jeremy Raymer
Dedicated Fall 2019
Location: Connellsville Italian Social Club
400 West Crawford Avenue
This project was funded by the Fayette County Cultural Trust
and the Estate of Michael Prestia.
Edwin S. Porter
Artist: Randi Stewart
Dedicated Fall 2019
Location: Nicholson Chiropractic
160 West Crawford Avenue
This project was funded by the Fayette County Cultural Trust
and the Estate of Michael Prestia.
Jesus and Children
Artist: Randi Stewart
Dedicated Winter 2020
Location: First Christian Church
212 South Pittsburgh Street
This mural and lighting was funded by the Fayette County Cultural Trust, Downtown Connellsville Initiative, Allegheny Foundation and the Estate of Michael Prestia.
Nature
Artist: Brandi Bee
Dedicated: Still in progress
Location: Great Allegheny Passage
Under 119 Bridge by the Comfort Inn Hotel
Connellsville
Public Art Scene