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Fact  Sheet  –  Photo  Mural  by  Ziggy  Tucker,  Artist  

UrbanArt  Commission  “WELCOME  TO  WHITEHAVEN”  PUBLIC  ART  PROJECT  

 Community  Meeting  at  Abundant  Grace  Fellowship  July  10,  2014  

"Whitehaven  has  an  interesting  history.  Originally,  it  was  its  own  town  before  being  annexed  into  the  Memphis  city  limits.  Although  most  of  its  historical  landmarks  have  been  demolished  over  the  years,  much  of  its  pride  and  history  reside  within  its  people  of  the  community.  This  mural  was  designed  with  those  ideals  in  mind.  Portraits  and  landscapes  used  are  of  landmarks,  teachers  and  business  people  positively  influencing  the  

local  youth,  current  and  future  residents  of  the  community.  "  Ziggy  Tucker  

 The  artwork  will  welcome  residents  and  visitors  to  Whitehaven  at  the  southeast  corner  of  the  intersection  of  Brooks  Road  and  Elvis  Presley  Boulevard.  The  photo-­‐based  mural  design  will  be  produced  as  a  large-­‐scale  photo  etching  on  five  aluminum  panels  that  form  a  curved  canvas  of  8’  H  x  20’  L  within  an  architectural  framework.

 District:  District  3,  Councilman  Harold  Collins  Proposed  Installation  Date:  Fall  2014  Selection  Panel  Composition:  Arts  Professionals:  Prof.  Coriana  Close,  Art  Dept.,  University  of  Memphis  Rosalind  Withers,  Withers  Collection  and  Museum  Community  Representatives:  Cardell  Orrin,  Linx  Consulting  Earnest  Rodgers,  MLGW  &  President,  Blue  Bird  Neighborhood  Association  Architect/Engineer:  Drake  Danley,  P.E.  Project  Engineer,  Kimley-­‐Horn  and  Associates,  Inc.  City  Engineering  Representatives:  Manny  Belen  and  Brad  Davis    Shelby  County  Representative:  Darren  Sanders,  Shelby  County  Engineering  

The  City  of  Memphis  is  overseeing  the  reconstruction  of  Elvis  Presley  Boulevard.  At  the  Brooks  Road  intersection,  the  Welcome  to  Whitehaven  marker  has  been  designated  for  a  public  art  feature  in  the  form  of  a  photo-­‐based  mural.  The  UrbanArt  Commission  is  facilitating  the  artist  selection  and  design  review  process  for  the  City  of  Memphis  and  its  Public  Art  Program.