Artist fnnch's new sculpture is in Metairie. Photo: Josh Johnson
Metairie's newest art installation has the Facebook folks talking.
Cayman Clevenger, owner of Orleans Gallery, tells us the sousaphone-playing bear, called "Second Line Bear," was recently donated by artist fnnch and others.
Local sculptor Scott Hebert fabricated the metal and fnnch painted it. Orleans Gallery, fnnch and Henry and Pat Shane covered the costs and labor involved in the permanent installation.
The artist hopes to create other bandmates that will "pay homage to the arts and culture of New Orleans," Clevenger says.
If you go: The bear is on the neutral ground on Veterans Memorial Boulevard near Melody Drive.
