BUTNER Location C.A. Dillon School, Multipurpose room/chapel Artist Al Frega Biography The artist has received Artist Fellowship and Artist Project grants from the North Carolina Arts Council. He has a BA degree from the State University of New York in Buffalo, and a Master's degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Title, date Altar, Pulpit, Lectern, 1994 Artwork, media Sculpture, steel and found metal objects

Project Description Frega designed functional furniture pieces made of steel, cast iron and recycled materials for use in the chancel area of the chapel. The recycled materials contain parts of guns, trains, printing presses and farm machinery. Frega said, “These pieces respond to the school's interest in the symbolism of taking things discarded and turning them into something functional, something of benefit to society -- and, in this case, something spiritual.” Pre-selection panel Margaret DeMott, director of Artist Services, Durham Arts Council; Denise Dickens, director, City Gallery of Contemporary Art; James Gadson, associate professor of Art, UNC-CH; Norma DeCamp Burns, Burnstudio Architects; Robert Tenery, clinical chaplain, C.A. Dillon School.