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Civic Art Street Banners to debut for September Artwalk

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The Tracy Arts Commission (TAC) announces the debut of a new Civic Art pilot project at the Downtown Tracy Artwalk on September 17th.  Four local artists were selected to be featured on a set of street pole banners across the downtown district.

•  Jacob Alt (Tracy, CA):  27 W 10th St. near Town & Country

•  Jose L. Pina Morales (Tracy, CA):  715 Central Ave. at the Grand Theatre Center for the Arts

•  John Sterry (Lathrop, CA):  112 10th St. near Baristas

•  Pamela Wilhelm (Tracy, CA):  1010 Central Ave. near Versailles Salon

These eight compelling images will be evaluated for their ability to add interest and beauty to the streetscape.  If found to be successful, the TAC will consider future opportunities for additional artist’s work to be featured.

Public feedback about the images, or the project as a whole, can be sent to:  william.wilson@cityoftracy.org

Remembering Our Friend Pauline Jo Tolman (1961 – 2018)

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Pauline Tolman was a Sacramento/San Francisco-based artist inspired by nature, beauty, whimsy and childhood, known for her large scale metal sculpture and architectural installations.  Her striking cinematic installation – Travel Through Time, 2010 – is prominently featured and celebrated on the bus shelters at the Tracy Transit Station on 6th St. in downtown.

Pauline’s work resides in several public and private collections in the region.  Recently, she was proud to assist artist Dana Albany on here monumental work Tara Mechani featured at Burning Man, and currently on display at Plaza de Cesar Chavez in San Jose through June 9th, 2018. Pauline was also an artist in consideration of a future civic art project at Legacy Fields in recognition of Tracy’s rich baseball history.

In addition to her work as an artist, Pauline engaged in cycling, kayaking, hiking, camping, snowboarding and nature photography.
A celebration of her life will be held in July in her hometown of Bemidji, MN.

Remembering Our Friend Rowland Cheney (1943 – 2015)

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STATUE AT ROUNDABOUT3 (12-06-13) Rowland Cheney runs electrical wiring through his ÒHarvest of ProgressÓ statue before it is raised over a platform at the center of the Sixth Street-Central Avenue roundabout late Dec. 5. Glenn Moore/Tracy Press

Rowland Cheney (Clements, CA) was a prolific member of our creative community. He and his fiance, Mary Doucette of Lodi, were among the nine people lost in a plane crash near Ketchikan, Alaska in June of 2015.

Mr. Cheney was a celebrated Emeritus Professor of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture at San Joaquin Delta College, professional artist and an important member of the Kiger Mustang community.  The Tracy community worked with Rowland for three years to create the largest work of his career, the monumental 20′ landmark sculpture Harvest of Progress, at Central Avenue and 6th Street in downtown.

The photo (courtesy of the Tracy Press/Glenn Moore) to the left shows the artist hard at work on the cold night of December 5th, 2013, when Harvest of Progress was installed.

Remembering Our Friend Steve Mudge (1953 – 2015)

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Steve Mudge (Modesto, CA / Santa Fe, NM) was a talented man of many accomplishments, funny and smart, and a celebrated metal sculptor.  He exhibited in the Co-Op in the South Gallery and worked with Mark Knize (Tracy, CA) creating two 4′ x 16′ plasma-cut steel relief sculptures, Arrivals and Departures, on display in the main lobby of the Tracy Transit Station.

Steve (left) and Mark (right) are pictured here during the late night installation at the Transit Station in 2010.  Both smiling after an exhausting day of work.