CPAG Projects

A Kaleidoscope of Hidden Worlds, 2017

In 2017, Chicago-based artist Renee Robbins transformed the underpass at Fullerton and Lake Shore Drive with the creation of two monumental murals, each 14 feet wide and… More

 

Arc of Nature, 2010

In 2010 Arc of Nature, located at the Bartlett Ravine near Fort Sheridan, was completed by artists Augustina Droze and Ginny Sykes with the assistance of Jim… More

 

Chinatown Centennial Mural, 2015

In 2015 Chicago Public Art Group began working with the Coalition for a Better Chinese American Community (CBCAC) and other community organizations to commemorate the Centennial Celebration… More

 

Come to Light, 2011

Come to Light is a lively bricolage mosaic that covers three sides of the old comfort station at Kathy Osterman Beach. Completed in 2011, the piece was created… More

 

Embracing Hope, Cook County Health Center Mosaic Mural, 2018

This mosaic mural was inspired by imagery drawn by Crane High School students during their workshops and a charrette (collaborative design session) with artists Mirtes Zwierzynski and Sonja… More

 

Epic of the Rising Phoenix, 2010

Epic of the Rising Phoenix is an 8×10 spray paint and acrylic project developed on canvas in the Day Reporting Division of the Cook County Jail in… More

 

Dance of the Lightning Bugs, 2018

The Dance of the Lightning Bugs is a 100-foot by 30-foot mural installed on an outside wall at the ComEd Tech Center in Maywood, Illinois. The piece… More

 

Graduates over Guns, 2016

Graduates over Guns was created in 2016 as a collaborative project between artist Rahmaan Statik and students from Excel Academy in Englewood. Students wanted the mural to… More

 

Incomplete Metamorphosis, 2015

Incomplete Metamorphosis is a mixed media mosaic utilizing hand-made porcelain tile, ceramic tile, photo-transfer tiles, and sheet glass installed on the kick plates of a two-tiered seating… More

 

Kites, 2015

In 2015-2016, Mirtes Zwierzynski created Kites on an outside wall of Daniel Weber Elementary school near a newly created garden with the assistance of around 195 students,… More