South Side Mural Project

11/12/2021

https://citizengritnews.com/2021/11/11/chicago-heights-muralist-lives-best-life-with-new-dream-career/?fbclid=IwAR3I_kWhqNrFc11X8XtAowQ9wKERSU6chm2zm97rq2MUHP5mCDB7g3Fg3dk

Ramon Ayala unveiled his first commissioned mural this week on a cinderblock wall at Armand Metal Work in Lynwood.

08/06/2021

https://chicago.suntimes.com/murals-mosaics/2021/8/6/22574522/chicago-murals-skyway-dtel-meeting-styles-natalia-virafuentes-diosa-rahmaan-statik-stukone

The working gathering organized by a Southeast Side artist known as dTel resulted in dozens of works by about 50 artists. A similar effort is planned in September.

03/04/2021

Tell your people!

The events will be in 11 neighborhoods as part of the effort to vaccinate Chicagoans 65 and older.

02/16/2021

Congrats to the DuSable Museum of African American History!

Today, February 16, 2021, the DuSable Museum of African American History will mark the 60th Anniversary of its founding with a day-long Virtual Celebration which will highlight some of the Museum's milestones during its six decades of continuous cultural engagement and narration of the stories of Black excellence.

The Virtual Celebration, which can be accessed on the Museum's website will include:
A Video Tribute to Margaret Burroughs;
Musical and Dance Performances;
Interviews with artists, writers and Grammy-nominated performers;
Congratulatory Messages from Museum Professionals and Community Leaders;
Selections from the Museum's acclaimed "Code Black" series;
An online look at some of the Museum's current exhibitions;..and a few surprises!

02/15/2021

https://blockclubchicago.org/2021/02/12/englewood-artist-creates-west-chatham-mural-to-highlight-community-heroes-and-inspire-youth/?fbclid=IwAR37sHe98uXmJ2VlUJx8MOeSgGBLt4cicKrbS36CFJnwW6nZJsEDTrYx_s8

Joe "Cujodah" Nelson's new mural project will feature famous people from Chatham, like gospel singer Mahalia Jackson.

02/12/2021

we see you out (kinda) west 👀

One mural in Logan Square and another in the West Loop memorialize the hip-hop star. ‘I saw him as a creative muse,’ one of the mural artists says.

01/15/2021

Where do you want to see a new mural on the South Side?

12/29/2020

https://chicago.suntimes.com/murals-mosaics/2020/12/28/22195865/chicago-murals-dwight-white-northwestern-football-mural-artist-pat-fitzgerald

After suffering a kidney contusion during practice in 2014, he left the team and embraced art. A towering mural in the South Loop is among his latest creations.

12/07/2020

https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-best-public-art-2020?mc_cid=6111201a99&mc_eid=8389aa252c

Artists and curators share their favorite public artworks of the year, from Nicholas Galanin’s “Shadow on the Land” to Black Lives Matters murals.

11/30/2020

Many South Side holiday markets are going virtual this year. We'll do our best to spread the word when we learn about them! Check out one of our favorites: https://www.vendsandvibes.com/shop

11/18/2020

SSMP loves AfriCOBRA! And South Side Community Art Center! Check out SSCAC this month as they partner with the Chicago Printers Guild to raise awareness and money for their new building upgrades.