Celebrate the 9th Year of Art4Trails with a Public Art Bike Tour & Artist Talk

Sunday, June 29 | 1:00 PM 

Free and open to the public

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Join Rochester Art Center in celebrating the 9th year of Art4Trails with a special Public Art Tour & Artist Talk on Sunday, June 29 at 1:00 PM. This free event kicks off with a short presentation at the Rochester Art Center by the four featured artists, followed by an optional guided bike tour led by We Bike Rochester to view this year’s new sculpture installations along the city’s bike trails.

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Attendees who prefer to drive may visit the sculpture locations independently—the artists will be stationed at their works from 1:30 to 2:30 PM to speak with visitors and answer questions.

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This is a unique opportunity to meet the artists, explore Rochester’s dynamic public art, and enjoy the city’s natural beauty.

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New Art4Trails Sculptures – 2025 Installations:

• Dynamic Landscape by Hanyin Ma | Slatterly Park

• Dispersal by Malini Basu & Tobias Gilbert | Silver Lake Fire Station

• Great Blue Heron by Tim Adams | River Landing

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All four artists will be present to speak about their work, offering insight into the inspirations, materials, and messages behind their sculptures. Map of Installation Sites: https://tinyurl.com/5vbhadj

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Dynamic Landscape by Hanyin Ma at Slatterly Park

Dynamic Landscape highlights the unseen forces of wind and sunlight, revealing their transformative impact on urban and natural environments. This installation redefines landscapes as active, evolving elements rather than passive backdrops  to architecture. By showcasing the interplay between nature, human presence, and the built environment, Dynamic Landscape fosters a deeper appreciation for landscape heritage and its lasting influence, urging a more integrated and responsive approach to urban spaces.

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Artist Bio
Hanyin Ma has always been driven by the fascination with anthropology and the intricate relationship between the territory and humanity, believing that positive spaces could be a strong factor to influence human behavior, enhancing the quality of life. As an artist, Hanyin consistently uses hand sketches to narrate compelling stories throughout the design process.

Hanyin holds a Master of Landscape Architecture and a Master of Science in Landscape Heritage and is a designer at Coen + Partners.
Beyond the professional practice, Hanyin also volunteers as an editor in ICAF, a nonprofit organization for children’s art publication, and devoted to exercises and drills every day, especially running and tennis.

 

Dispersal by Malini Basu & Tobias Gilbert at Silver Lake Fire Station

Malini Basu and Tobias Gilbert explore the tension between native and invasive species through a woven basket-form crafted from invasive buckthorn. Standing six feet tall, the structure features  window-like openings holding ceramic seed pods of native wildflowers, contrasting resilience with displacement. The pods rattle in the wind, echoing natural seed dispersal.

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Artist Bios

Tobias Gilbert (he him) is an artist and teacher working with wood and ceramics. Through the creation of everyday objects from locally sourced, natural materials and time-intensive, hands-on processes, he questions the loss of material intelligence and how we value the objects around us in a post-consumerist and globalized world. His work purposefully sits at the intersection and overlap of art, craft, and design and draws on a childhood surrounded by nature, craftspeople, and farming. He has a BA in Studio Art and Political Science from Macalester College and has exhibited at the Law Warschaw Gallery, Macalester's Koch Gallery, and The Art Students League of New York.

Malini Basu (she/her) is an interdisciplinary printmaker, illustrator, and textile artist. Raised in Kolkata, India, she draws from the idea of jugaad—everyday creativity in South Asia. She expands her practice by involving community in her process and merging walking and slow-looking with visual art making. She holds an MFA from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) and a BA in Studio Art and Environmental Studies from Macalester College. Her artwork has been exhibited at Rosalux Gallery, the Textile Center, MCAD’s Gallery 148, Macalester’s Koch Gallery, and Homewood Studios.

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Great Blue Heron by Tim Adams at River Landing

This sculpture captures the elegance and resilience of the Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias), a majestic bird native to Minnesota. With its striking blue-gray plumage, long legs, and expansive wingspan, the heron embodies adaptability, thriving in diverse environments from frozen northern waters to  coastal wetlands. Crafted from sheet steel, the sculpture’s layered, hand-cut feathers and wire details replicate the bird’s intricate plumage. Its legs and stance are formed from solid steel bars, while the outstretched wings, shaped for structural stability, convey movement and grace. This piece pays tribute to the heron’s enduring presence in the landscape, symbolizing strength, adaptability, and the delicate balance of nature.

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Artist Bio

Tim Adams is a 1985 Landscape Architecture graduate of Iowa State University and is a Registered Professional Landscape Architect. Tim owned Stony Creek Landscapes, Inc., Webster City, Iowa, a full-service landscape design/build firm and is now pursuing art full-time. Tim is a lifelong student of the arts. His career has been built around creating and installing "One Off" sculptures and designs for gardens, entry features, parks, churches, municipalities, and schools. Tim's primary medium is weathered steel, stainless steel, aluminum, acrylic sheet/Lexan, and native limestone. Tim's inspiration comes from his professional training in Landscape Architecture and Horticulture plus his frequent skiing trips. Natural landforms and native plants are the starting points for Tim's sculpture concepts. To foster sustainability Tim strives to incorporate recycled metals and repurposed materials when practical. His works are designed and constructed to be stout, long-term installations with little or no maintenance needed.

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Acknowledgements

Thank you to our generous volunteers: Viridiana Anguiano, Natsumi Hitosugi, Mary Ellen Landwehr, Nick Miller, LaVanda Mireles, Mike Nigbur, and Anthony Rostvold.

Thank you to Rochester Parks & Recreation for continued support. Thank you to our friends at We Bike Rochester for supporting this project.