Youth Building Success
Benchmark provides Van Go youth with the unique opportunity to learn important skills for their future in the workplace. By conducting meetings with their bench client, each Apprentice Artist learns to ask open-ended questions, conduct a professional meeting, actively listen and translate concepts into a final product. Youth later present their client with a full-scale design blueprint and receive constructive feedback. The soft skills utilized through this process are prized by employers and help our youth to build confidence in their own capabilities.
Commission Your Own Bench
Commission a bench for your home or business, or donate one to the organization of your choice. Van Go accepts reservations for the summer Benchmark program year-round. Beginning in 2027, benches are $2,000. Request a place on our bench list with a $100 deposit. Make your deposit before January 1, 2027 to get a discounted bench price of $1,750! Deposits paid will place you on the list for Summer 2027.
Pay a Bench Deposit or Balance
Hundreds of Benches
Van Go has created over 400 custom benches. Take a peek at some of them.
Benchmark Gallery View the List of All our Past Benches