See what you've done!!!

CPAG had an extraordinary year of projects! Our friends and supporters of course are the ones that make this happen. Please make a donation today!

Our Facebook page is bursting with project images, take a look to see what your donation has done to help spread beautiful public art throughout Chicago

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/Chicago-Public-Art-Group/51677575795?ref=ts

Check it out! If you do not have a profile on Facebook that's ok, you can still see the photos.

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Art panels are being installed on 53rd and 55th

If you live in Hyde Park, or find yourself visiting Hyde Park...take a drive under the 53rd Street and 55th Street underpasses at Lake Park Ave. The steel panels that have lined the underpasses are being covered by large scale digital prints of studio work by Margaret Burroughs, Terry Evans, John Himmelfarb and Calvin Jones. Well worth a visit.

Paint the Town Update

Thanks to everyone who purchased tickets, sponsored or donated art to Paint the Town. We all had a wonderful time. Photos will be posted soon!

Paint the Town

Join us for Paint the Town our annual dinner and art auction. October 15, 2009 at 6:00PM. At Prairie Production, 1314 W. Randolph. This year we are honoring Kerry James Marshall, Mary gray and the Chicago Park District.

The art auction wil feature pices by Kerry James Marshall, Hector Duarte, Ginny Sykes, Corinne Peterson and many others.

New project photos are up on Facebook

We have a Facebook fan page that is regularly updated with project photos. So, if you don't have a Facebook page this is a good reason to, even if you use it only to view our projects. So take a look!

Spend the weekend with CPAG

Openings and dedications...

First spend Friday morning with us at Jesse Owens Park 2032 E. 88th Street (9/18 10:30AM) for the opening of the renovated park. CPAG artist Julia Sowles created some pretty fabulous mosaic pillars and a mosaic medals stand for this Olympic inspired park. Every year the USOC picks a park to create and this is the one for 2009!


Then visit us again on Saturday Morning (9/19 at 10:00AM) for the dedication of the mural on the 47th Street underpass at Lake Park Ave. in Hyde Park. The mural is a beautiful project that incorporates photos of the Hyde Park and Kenwood communities. Residents submitted historical and present day photos of their families that were then fired onto tiles to be installed on the mural. Lead artists are John Pitman Weber and Carolyn Elaine.

Nominate CPAG

The Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards are coming up. Please follow the link below and suggest us for the Special Recognition Award. We don’t have to have a certain number of votes, but it would be nice if a few people outside of the CPAG staff nominated us.

http://app.lisc-cnda.org/application/suggest.aspx?award=7