Orange Walls Mural Project

CHICAGO – September 7, 2011 – Six public murals sponsored by the Wicker Park Bucktown Special Service Area #33, a program administered by the WPB Chamber of Commerce, are underway! The WPB Arts Committee launched the Orange Walls Mural Project with a call to artists in July 2011. Submissions coming from around the world flooded the WPB Chamber of Commerce office, and in late August a jury of Chicago arts professionals selected six artists to each receive a $5,000 honorarium to complete a mural.

 

The Jury

Scott Speh, Owner/Director of Western Exhibitions

Lynne Warren, Curator at Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art

Jeff Zimmerman, internationally recognized muralist

 

The Artists

Laura Berger, Chicago IL

Brendan Hudson, Chicago IL

Industry of the Ordinary, Chicago IL

Chad Kouri, Chicago IL

Rob Swainston, New York NY

Bernard Williams, Chicago IL

 

The Orange Walls

Forward-thinking building owners in Wicker Park Bucktown have stepped up to support the arts and host these public murals on their visible walls. As the artists prepare to install their murals, bright orange tarps marked with the WPB logo will function as placeholders on the mural sites, alerting the Wicker Park Bucktown community to keep their eyes on the location. Though each artist is working on their own schedule, all murals will be completed by October 21, 2011.