Public Art Chicago

Public Art Chicago Connecting Chicago Public Art to the World
Find out how: http://www.publicartchicago.org/ It is an unrecognized city, state and national resource.

Chicago's collection of public art is just as important and as astounding as its architecture. It is a vast collection, quite possibly the largest in the United States, numbering in the thousands of objects. The collection, comprising art owned by multiple departments of the city, the State of Illinois, the Federal Government, corporations, civic organizations, foundations, churches, condominiums,

colleges, universities, individuals and other entities, makes Chicago truly a living - and free - Museum Without Walls. Public Art Chicago will create a critical resource for study, for touring, for simply enjoying great art in an urban context. Our intent is to make our data the definitive source of information on Chicago’s public art. Our plan is not merely to identify. We propose to provide curated information on each object, each artist, and the context of each object, placing it historically and aesthetically, as well as its relationship with other art and with the neighborhood in which it is located. The Public Art Chicago team welcomes public art fans, students, historians and scholars of all stripes who want to participate building this great resource.

08/08/2024

Columbia College Chicago, in strategic partnership with Behr Paint, The Home Depot, and One Summer Chicago, is transforming the Wabash Arts Corridor with vibrant new murals.

12/12/2023

Marking 140 years since the birth of world-famous Croat sculptor Ivan Meštrović, a new exhibition has opened in Zagreb

Meštrović's "The Bowman" and "The Spearman" remain on prominent display in Chicago despite a simmering controversy about...
12/12/2023

Meštrović's "The Bowman" and "The Spearman" remain on prominent display in Chicago despite a simmering controversy about them (and other works). Those who feel that the sculptures appropriate Native American culture and misrepresent it seem not to have made any effort to appreciate Meštrović's thought process and intentions, about which I've written (see comment below)

Marking 140 years since the birth of world-famous Croat sculptor Ivan Meštrović, a new exhibition has opened in Zagreb

03/17/2023

Commuters who go through the cicero green line station will get a treat.

02/06/2023

The Chicago Departments of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) and Water Management (DWM) in partnership with the Mother Jones Heritage Project (MJHP) invite professional artists and artist teams with a demonstrated history of completing major permanent outdoor public art projects to submit....

02/01/2023

The Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE), the Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) and the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) invite professional artists and artist teams with a demonstrated history of completing complex, permanent, outdoor public art projects to sub...

01/18/2023

Railroad industry news about: CTA, Chicago Transit Authority, EXP, Walsh-Fluor Design-Build Team, Bryn Mawr Station, Garfield Station, Architecture MasterPrize award, BLT Build Design award, American Institute of Architects, Dave Shier, Red and Purple Modernization Phase One project. From the editor...

11/30/2022

The Getty Research Institute has acquired the archive of renowned artist Richard Hunt.

10/24/2022

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