CHICAGO (October 10, 2016) — The Wabash Arts Corridor (WAC), Chicago’s center of public art, presents the 2016 WAC Crawl on Friday, October 21 from 4-9 p.m., a free public event along Wabash Avenue from Congress Parkway to Roosevelt Road. This year’s celebration features exhibitions, performances...
LED BY COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO MAY 1-13, 2016 18 LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS INSTALL 40,000+ SQUARE FEET OF NEW BUILDING MURALS IN CHICAGO’S SOUTH LOOP FOR LARGEST CELEBRATION OF STREET ART IN CITY’S HISTORY. CHICAGO (April 27, 2016)—Columbia College Chicago launches the city’s largest street art festival,...
“Descending to Heaven” Funded Through Unique Kickstarter Campaign with Help from Chicago Arts Community (Chicago, IL)- Chicago-based fine art photographer Darryll Schiff brings the first illuminated photography mural to the Wabash Arts Corridor (710 S. Wabash). The 24 x 56 foot vinyl mural of...
CHICAGO – Logan Square’s Beauty & Brawn Art Gallery and Think Space at 3501 W. Fullerton, in Chicago welcomes Los Angeles-based street artist Morley and launches his new exhibition, “The Writing's On The Wall”. To kick off the show, Morley will create an original mural on...
CHICAGO (October 5, 2015)—The Wabash Arts Corridor (WAC), an initiative of Columbia College Chicago, will come to life on Friday, Oct. 23 from 4-10 p.m. for the third annual WAC Crawl. The free public event is centered along Wabash Avenue from Van Buren to Roosevelt...
New “Harmony” mural in EINE’s iconic Circus Font adorns University Center CHICAGO (July 28, 2015)—The Wabash Arts Corridor (WAC), in partnership with Columbia College Chicago and Vertical Gallery, unveils this week the first Chicago mural from acclaimed London-based street artist Ben Eine (EINE). A former collaborator...
Wabash Arts Corridor and Chicago Loop Alliance developing “living urban canvas” within historic Wabash Avenue district CHICAGO (June 29, 2015)—The Wabash Arts Corridor (WAC), in partnership with Chicago Loop Alliance (CLA), Vertical Gallery and The Buckingham, will unveil on Monday, July 6 a new 8100-square-foot mural...
Wabash Arts Corridor and Chicago Loop Alliance developing “living urban canvas” within historic Wabash Avenue district CHICAGO (June 8, 2015)—The Wabash Arts Corridor (WAC), in partnership with Chicago Loop Alliance (CLA) and Vertical Gallery, unveiled in downtown Chicago today local artist Hebru Brantley’s largest mural to...
A+D Gallery presents mobile exhibition at gallery spaces and on a bus CHICAGO (July 29, 2014) – Columbia College Chicago’s A+D Gallery presents Cargo Space: Chicago/Milwaukee, running Aug. 14 through Sept. 20. The exhibition will take place in galleries in Chicago and Milwaukee and on a refurbished 27’...
Four new works by acclaimed artists Shepard Fairey, Cleon Peterson, POSE and RETNA to be installed in the Wabash Arts Corridor, Chicago’s “Living Urban Canvas” MEDIA ALERT: Individual artist interviews by appointment only. B-roll/video and photography of the installations available upon request starting August 1. CHICAGO (July 28, 2014)...