Travel Adventures: North Carolina Fresco Bus Tour

Please join Jim Walters on a fascinating tour of Ben Long-inspired fresco paintings.

Trip Itinerary: 

• 10:00am - Depart from St. John's Baptist Church (300 Hawthorne Lane)
• 10:15am - 10:45am - Our first stop will be Sower of the Seed at the Gordon-Cornwell Theological Seminary.
• 11:45am - 12:15pm - We will then travel to Statesville and view the controversial fresco painting by Ben Long titled Crossroads.
• 12:40pm - 1:30pm - Our next stop will be for lunch in the Lake Norman area.
• 2:15pm - 2:40pm - After lunch Jim will take us to the Charlotte Police Headquarters to see a most interesting depiction of the crimes and other encounters our police face daily, as captured by Ben Long.
• 2:50pm - 3:20pm - The final stop will be at 401 North Tryon to study Ben’s painting titled Continuum. This domed fresco has many characters you will be familiar with.
• 3:40pm - Arrive back at St. John's Baptist Church (300 Hawthorne Lane)

Between stops, and at each stop, Jim will give you insight into Ben’s life as the paintings serve as a pictorial of Ben’s career and personal life. He will provide booklets and handouts that he will use to explain the many known and unknown elements of Ben’s art.