Spotlight on Two Fabulous CPAG projects, and Join Us For a Dedication

Chicago Public Art Group has been working around Chicago this summer to create public art projects that are lasting testaments to the abilities and power of the communities that developed and fabrication each project. Check out two specific project from this year: Arc of Nature, located at the Bartlett Ravine in Fort Sheridan (part of the Openlands Lakeshore Preserve), and Bloomgindale Mural, The Intro, located at Bloomingdale Ave. between Albany and Whipple Aves.
Arc of Nature, Bartlett Ravine, Fort Sheridan, part of the Openlands Lakeshore Preserve.

Funded by Openlands, CPAG artists Ginny Sykes and Augustina Droze designed Arc of Nature as a multimedia mural that speaks to the particular ecosystem within the ravine environment and the ongoing restoration work of the ravine. Meant to inspire and engage visitors as they walk down the ravine towards the lake, the poetic, symbolic, and multilayered mural suggests real and metaphoric connections between the variety of human experiences with nature. This 32 feet by 50 feet mural, consisting of aluminum, mosaic glass tile, and painted surfaces, is an absolute beauty!

Congratulations to all involved: Ginny Symes, Augustina Droze, Julia Sowles-Barlow, Bart Conklin, Joann Li, and Kelley Leung! And special thanks to Openlands for being such a supportive partner and letting CPAG be a part of their overall Lakeshore Preserve Project! Be on the look out for information about the dedication of the entire Lakeshore Preserve Project.

Bloomingdale Mural, The Intro Bloomingdale Ave. between Albany and Whipple Aves. in the Logan Square neighborhood

Through a partnership with Logan Square Neighborhood Association, CPAG lead artist Juan Carlos Perez worked with youth apprentices, neighborhood residents, and volunteers to create this bright and optimistic mural, which brings a renewed sense of community to Logan Square. On August 21, volunteers from the Chicago Foundation for Women helped complete the mural.

Join us on Thursday, Sept. 9th at the mural site, 5pm-7pm to dedicate this mural and to honor all who were involved!

Special thanks to this project's funders and supporters: The Field Foundation of Illinois, the Chicago Foundation for Women, Friends of Bloomingdale Trail, The Trust for Public Land, Illinois Department of Human Services, and Put Illinois to Work.

Assistant Artists: William Nicholson and Patricia Sotarello.