Two New Murals from Tlaxcala, Mexico Unveiled Along Path22
JACKSON, WYOMING, April 23, 2024 / JH Public Art in partnership with JH Community Pathways is pleased to announce the completion of two new murals at the Skyline Ranch tunnel along Path22. This highly trafficked underpass is now home to meticulously rendered murals by two artists from Mexico, Pedro Avelino Alcántara and Francisco Jesús Saldaña Perez.
In the east side mural called “Root, Culture and Migration,” Pedro Avelino Alcántara details the historical story of Jackson’s sister city, Hueyotlipan in Tlaxcala in three parts: origin, landscape, and alliances. Alcántara was born in Hueyotlipan, Mexico and has since taught drawing and painting, and coordinated the Cultural Center there. He will speak at the opening event.
On the west side of the tunnel, Francisco Jesús Saldaña Perez has created “The Shape of the Road,” a mural that portrays an immigrant integrating into a new world and new customs. Saldaña, who is also from Tlaxcala, moved to Jackson when he was 15. This is his first U.S.-based mural and is steeped in his heritage. A portion of the mural shows a house strapped to the back of a young man, “I like to think that people bring with them the culture, the traditions, and the mentalities of where they come from,” says Saldaña.
“We build community through art,” says JH Public Art Executive Director Carrie Geraci, “and these murals represent outreach within our community and across borders to our sister community.”
A special opening celebration of the new murals will be held on April 26 beginning at 11 am at the Skyline Ranch tunnel. There will be remarks from Mayor Pro Tempore Arne Jorgensen, JH Community Pathway’s Director Brian Schilling, and one of the artists Pedro Avelino Alcántara. People are strongly encouraged to bike to the tunnel, as parking will be very limited.
Viewers can find additional information about the artists and murals on the Jackson Hole Public Art web page, including films about each artist produced by Alyson Spery of Maven Media. The films are also linked to the murals by QR codes.
Special thank you to Brian Schilling of Jackson Hole Community Pathways, Teton County Parks and Recreation, First Interstate Bank,and Gabriel Lopez of Jackson Hole High School.
ABOUT JACKSON HOLE PUBLIC ART
Jackson Hole Public Art (JHPA) forges partnerships for the integration of art into any environment to inspire lasting cultural, educational and economic benefits. JHPA is a non-profit organization and our community’s leading presenter of artist-driven projects in public space. We place artworks outside traditional venues of museums and galleries to provide access to art for all people. JH Public Art provides public art consulting services and collaborates with the Town and County and many local organizations on public art projects.
ABOUT JH COMMUNITY PATHWAYS
Jackson Hole Community Pathways is the pathways and trails program of the Town of Jackson and Teton County. Since completion of the first shared-use pathway in the Town of Jackson in 1996, the system has grown to include more than 50 miles of pathways that provide safe connections for non-motorized transportation and recreation throughout Teton County and linking to the pathway system in Grand Teton National Park. For More Information on Pathways, contact Brian Schilling at bschilling@tetoncountywy.gov.
For more information contact: Carrie Geraci, Executive Director
carrie@jhpublicart.org | 307-413-1474
