Artist James Cattlett graces the cover of the Fremont Tribune for Community Art Project.

PRESS: Artist James Cattlett gets cover photo on the Fremont Tribune for Community Art Project.

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Artist James Cattlett speaks in front of a crowd at the Fremont Area Art Association
Tuesday June 22, 2010 in downtown Fremont, Neb. (Tony Gray, Fremont Tribune)

Artists will have a chance to showcase their talents with new project.

James Cattlett remembers how excited he was when he designed "Sole Fish" for Fremont's first community arts project.

Now he and his wife, Stephanie, are looking forward to the next project: Benchmark for the Arts.

"Seeing it's going to happen again, it's just awesome," Cattlett said Tuesday during the project's announcement.

Benchmark for the Arts is a 12-month project aimed at placing custom-decorated benches throughout Fremont next summer. Proceeds raised through sponsorships and auction of the finished benches will benefit the Fremont Area Art Association and the Fremont Parks and Recreation Department.

"We're going to keep this in front of the community for 12 months," said project manager Chris Bristol.

"We have a very vibrant arts community," he added. "We have a wide variety of really outstanding arts groups that need a vehicle (to showcase their talents). People need to understand we have all of these things here.".....

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