The Larimer County Commissioner has approved the construction and placement of a new sculpture at the Longview Behavioral Health Center, a new facility located between Fort Collins and Loveland.
Intended to evoke feelings of overcoming adversity, the artwork is created by Loveland-based artist Rory Acott, who lives in Red Feather Lakes.
Acott, who previously worked as a teacher for children with behavioral disorders, said the project has special meaning to her.
“As you can imagine, when I saw this phone, it felt like it was made for me,” Acott said.
Her work, called “The Journey,” depicts Acott’s trademark trio of long-legged figures. Acott said the figure will stand on stone quarried in Larimer County.
“I have these long legs in all my sculptures. It’s always about getting through life’s challenges,” Acott said. “It’s my icon in everything I do.”
Acott said some sessions will allow the public to see the work’s construction, and will be in the future. said.
The goal of all her work is to move, encourage, and inspire the viewer, and all three characters in her work do one of those activities.
“We’re all in different places in this sculpture at different times in our lives,” said Acott. “It’s not just about people who need help, it’s about people who are helping, who are holding up a lantern and taking a long view of what happens in their lives.”
The sculpture, completed later this year, will be displayed towards the entrance of the Behavioral Health Center, due to open this year.
Commissioner Christine Stevens said, “I think in this position and role in our county, we’re trying to reach out to those in our community to be that encouragement and inspiration.” “So in many ways, I think this mirrors not just what we were doing at the behavioral health center, but what we were trying to do in human services and other areas of the county. think.”
This facility and its operations are funded by voter-approved taxes in Larimar County.
Total cost of engraving must not exceed $165,000.
