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Artist proposes 'street trains' public-art campaign to boost Tomball tourism
Summary
Artist Eric Simon pitched 'street trains on parade,' a fiberglass public-art program modeled on citywide sculpture campaigns. The council asked staff to vet funding rules, liability and procurement before moving toward implementation.
Eric Simon, a local artist, proposed a public-art program called "street trains on parade" at the Tomball City Council meeting Dec. 1, saying the campaign could raise money for artists and nonprofits and attract visitors to Old Town.
Simon described plans to produce 5-foot fiberglass train sculptures painted by local artists and mounted on concrete bases to deter theft. He said the model mirrors other civic art campaigns — cows in Chicago, pelicans in Seabrook and fiberglass fish in New Orleans — where painted sculptures…
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