Village group encourages a creative vibe <\/p>\n
Metal sculptor and Liberty High School graduate Zac Shavrick stands beside his 10-foot-tall piece, Ed outside his Ferndale workshop. The artwork will be installed in Liberty on Sunday.CHET GORDON\/Times Herald-Record <\/p>\n
Published: 2:00 AM - 09\/14\/13 <\/p>\n
LIBERTY Can the Village of Liberty become the new cultural hub of the Catskills? <\/p>\n
The former Sullivan County resort mecca may have a few empty storefronts. <\/p>\n
But this village flanked by the green Catskill mountains also has a colorful palette of two-story shops offering everything from Mexican, Chinese, Italian and health foods to gourmet coffee and cutting-edge art. <\/p>\n
\"Why not Liberty?\" said Ellie Ohiso, publisher of another thing Liberty has Green Door magazine, which calls itself \"A Journal of Comfortable Living.\" <\/p>\n
\"Liberty has the potential to be like a Saugerties, with its mom-and-pop shops and art. It can be anything it wants to be,\" Ohiso said. <\/p>\n
Ohiso and a group of business owners calling themselves ArtLib hope this village of some 4,400 residents takes a major step in that direction at 6 p.m. Sunday, when it unveils a giant sculpture that's sure to attract lots of attention. <\/p>\n
It's called \"Ed\" and it's a 10-foot-tall fabricated, welded steel rendition of a big guy with a giant head made of such found objects as an ax and a bicycle tire. <\/p>\n
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