Weekly Hornet

Issue date: 10/3/07 Section: Local

The historic Fullerton Museum Center announced last week that they will commission an oversized mural to be produced in the SOCO district by a local artist.

The mural will be located on the south-side wall of Capri Shoes, which is located at 140 W. Commonwealth Avenue.

The SOCO mural project is an integral part of the city of Fullerton's ongoing downtown beautification project.

The wall is slated to hold an art piece that measures 18 by 66 feet.

The center says that they are open to consider any durable medium including all types of paint, and mosaic for the project.

The SOCO district has been a major focus of Fullerton's beautification project because of its newfound commercial success and popularity among the locals.

The SOCO district features numerous high-end apartment buildings, popular dining locations and all forms of entertainment including arcades, tattoo parlors, live theatres and dance clubs.

Fullerton's Public Art Committee is responsible for the selection of the design that will be commissioned, as well as the artist who will be responsible for the design itself.

"The beauty of the project is that it is open to anything and anyone, as long as it reflects the history of downtown Fullerton," said Sylvia Palmer Mudrick, the Coordinator of Public Information for the city.

"The artist can choose a theme that celebrates our railroad history, agricultural history, vendor contributions to the city, our rich musical history including Leo Fender, all the way up to modern times," Palmer Mudrick said.

Of course, the Fullerton Museum Center is known as the home to the Leo Fender Gallery.

Fender, known for his creation of both the Stratocaster and Telecaster guitars, was born in Fullerton in 1909 and was a graduate of both Fullerton Union High School and Fullerton College.

"As you can see there is certainly a wealth of history to choose from," Palmer Mudrick said. "I am certain that everyone at the museum looks forward to reviewing the applicants' resumes and previous works and also seeing the variety of ideas that the artists manage to think up."

The Public Art Committee is looking for a well-versed artist to take up the project, design the piece, and coordinate production.

Artists are asked to apply with the Fullerton Museum Center directly; applications can be picked up from Aimee Aul, the center's education coordinator.

They are due back by Friday, October 12.

For more information on the project, artists can call the Fullerton Museum Education Office at (714) 738-3136.

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