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Friday, February 1, 2013

Concrete Canvas: Area Artists Sought for Mural Project Along Green Line

The Oak Park Area Arts Council is seeking applications from artists who want to create public works of art along the Green Line.

Are you the Picasso of pavement? The Oak Park Area Arts Council is seeking 15 artists for mural projects to continue the transformation of the retention walls that support the CTA Green Line from drab, grey concrete into beautiful works of public art. The project was initially launched in 2010 to give Oak Park residents and visitors something nice to look at as they stroll the village and foster outlets for local creativity. Murals have already been completed at North and South boulevards and Oak Park Avenue and east and west of Marion Street. Still, the council is looking for full coverage. Selected artists will be given a $500 stipend for materials prior to beginning their work and another $500 upon completion of the project. The murals …

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Artwork Brightens Barren Brooks Wall

Student mural at Brooks Middle School becomes building's first permanent artwork.

Correction: Two students identified as Brooks seventh graders are actually in sixth grade. The updated story reflects the change.  Some of the older schools in Oak Park Elementary District 97 have decorative walls with colorful murals and glazed ceramic wall tiles.  Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School has lacked anything comparable since it opened nine years ago. That’s changed thanks to the work of the school's art teacher and students, who have joined forces to create a mosaic on one of the school's otherwise barren white walls. “We feel like this is a big deal for our school because it’s our first permanent artwork,” said Kristiana Murray, the art teacher who lead the afterschool effort to put the mosaic together. The first half of the mural…

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