{"id":227970,"date":"2026-06-25T16:47:03","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T16:47:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/227970\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T16:47:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T16:47:03","slug":"check-out-this-statewide-public-art-project-celebrating-americas-250th-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/227970\/","title":{"rendered":"Check out this statewide public art project celebrating America\u2019s 250th birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin-top:16px; margin-bottom:16px\">Pennsylvania \u2014 long associated with the Liberty Bell, a symbol of the America\u2019s dedication to freedom \u2014 is now home to a public art initiative placing bells in communities throughout the state. The Pennsylvania Commission for the United States Semiquincentennial (America250PA) launched <a href=\"https:\/\/www.america250pa.org\/PPE:_Bells_Across_PA\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bells Across PA<\/a> to commemorate the United States\u2019 250th anniversary, recruiting visual artists from each of the state\u2019s 67 counties to render 3-by-3-foot fiberglass bells that illustrate the character and natural wonders of their region.<\/p>\n<p>The project aims to help Pennsylvanians from every corner of the commonwealth see themselves in the story of the nation\u2019s founding, according to Cassandra Coleman, executive director of America250PA.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhether inspired by history, heritage, industry or natural beauty, each bell reflects the spirit of its community and reminds us that history is something we shape together,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Allegheny County hosts two bells, both created by artist Scott Saloney. \u201cPittsburgh\u2019s 250 Bell,\u201d on display at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heinzhistorycenter.org\/whats-on\/commemorating-americas-250th\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Senator John Heinz History Center<\/a> in downtown Pittsburgh, depicts the city\u2019s skyline. A second bell, \u201cWindows Into History,\u201d is exhibited at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jeffersonmemorial.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jefferson Memorial Cemetery and Funeral Home<\/a> south of Pittsburgh and portrays the site\u2019s historic cemetery.<\/p>\n<p>Placing bells in every county in Pennsylvania invites residents to hit the road, said Coleman.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve heard from families, friends and community groups who are planning day trips and weekend getaways around visiting the bells \u2014 discovering small towns, local history, public art and hidden gems along the way.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pennsylvania \u2014 long associated with the Liberty Bell, a symbol of the America\u2019s dedication to freedom \u2014 is&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":227971,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[28,30,29],"class_list":["post-227970","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pennsylvania","tag-pennsylvania","tag-pennsylvania-headlines","tag-pennsylvania-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227970","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=227970"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227970\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/227971"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=227970"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=227970"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=227970"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}