Examples of when Arts Alive Chicago supplies artists, artwork materials or mentorship to businesses, associations or groups.
2025 Murals include Haugan Elementary and Forest Glen:
Haugan students explore drawing, painting, printing, pastels, charcoal and cut paper – all leading to painting a giant stained glass style mural of a fantasy park
Campers design and build their creative creatures which become their inspiration for the mural honoring the Aztec goddess of water and the Haugan Hawk being freed to explore.
Haugan Elementary’s “blah” lunchroom was painted to life by 5th and sixth grade students. Using the Wiphala rainbow flag which represents the Indigenous peoples of South America as a starting point, students added their own images and patterns.
Hibbard Students paint a world mural in their school hallway with the guidance of @CydSmillie and teaching assistant Kaity Young.
The exterior plaza of Clarendale Six Corners in Chicago now sports a custom mural designed and painted by Christian Paz.
Thanks to Kathryn Eli’s pair of designs and construction/installation work by Cyd Smillie, Oscar, Jeff and Jerry Rogowski, Clarendale Six Corners pedway will make you smile.
Arts Alive Chicago had the pleasure of working with artist Christian Paz after he was selected by the Clarendale Six Corners LLC to design and paint their first mural . AAC prepped, supported and installed the work in October 2023.
In 2023 the interns of Chicago Public Library – Dunning Branch went beyond the limits with a 3-D image sculpture featuring ideas and images of ART, SPORT, SCIENCE and NATURE with selected pop-ups for fun!
Portage Craigin Library celebrated summer reading with an Arts Alive Chicago mini-mural project. Interns developed their concepts from their favorite books and painted the panels to enliven the library:
