Destination Akron - Firestone Park

In 2019, Art x Love secured permission from the City of Akron and Ward 7 Councilman Donnie Kamer to install our blue Destination Akron bench at Firestone Park, in Akron’s Firestone Park neighborhood.

The Destination Akron benches were designed by local artist, Jeremy Jenkins, and built by local sculptor, John Comunale, in response to Art x Love’s call for “destination worthy” sculpture concepts as part of our @PLAY Akron project in 2017-2018. The blue bench was installed at Firestone Park in 2019, and is one of four that were created for installation in each geographic region of Akron.

In 2025, with support from a Neighborhood Partnership grant, Art x Love removed the Destination Akron bench at Firestone to make some repairs and apply a fresh APV coating to the structure. The bench is currently being restored and will be reinstalled at Heintz-Hillcrest Park, in the Akron’s Firestone Park neighborhood.