Transforming the Written Word is the theme of the art exhibit running through Nov. 1 at the Grand Theatre Center for the Arts in Tracy. Curated by Susan Richardson, a Tracy educator who is also a poet and an artist in her own right, the artists spotlighted in the show combine artistic marriages of “text, words and gestural marks” to deliver messages in visual forms. The featured artists are Ray Beldner, Thomas Ingmire, Shannon Kaye, and Francesca Pastine, all from the Bay Area, and Richardson.