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CITY OF WEST CHICAGO
PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
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ITEM TITLE: 2021 Public Art Project ~ Milkweed Art AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: oe
Campaign FILE NUMBER:
COMMITTEE AGENDA DATE: March 22, 2021
COUNCIL AGENDA DATE:
STAFF REVIEW: Rosemary Mackey SIGNATURE.
APPROVED BY CITY ADMINISTRATOR: Michael Guttman SIGNATURE.
ITEM SUMMARY: Continuing the City of West Chicago’s established commitment to monarch conservation,
the Cultural Arts Commission is proposing an educational outreach campaign on the importance of planting
milkweed to nourish the monarch butterfly in its various stages of development, through the artwork of Chris
Hodge.
Marketing collateral in the form of postcards and print posters would be distributed throughout the City to
bring greater awareness and appreciation for milkweed and monarchs.
A formal proposal is attached. The Commission is requesting a budget of $2,100 for this project.
ACTIONS PROPOSED:
Staff recommends approval of the proposal for a 2021 Public Art Project — Milkweed Campaign, including
the proposed cost of $2,100.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:

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West Chicago Cultural Arts Commission 2021 Public Art Project Proposal: Milkweed Art Campaign
Starting in 2019 the Cultural Arts Commission working with other community partners and national
organizations began working to promote the plight of the monarch butterfly. The tie to this important
pollinator relates directly to the West Chicago prairie, one of the most pristine native prairies in the
state of Illinois and the large tie West Chicago has to the Mexican migration to DuPage County from
Michoacan, where monarch butterflies winter each year. In 2019 the Cultural Arts Commission along
with the City and other art partners launched “The Year of the Butterfly” with two public art projects:
During the summer of 2019 36 community artists decorated butterflies that were placed throughout the
community.
In the fall of 2019 a monarch themed mural was dedicated at Tampico grocery store.
In continuation of a focus on monarchs and pollinators that survive their travels through our community
north in the summer and south in the winter, the Cultural Arts Commission would like to launch a seed
spreading push that is inspired through an artistic depiction of a milkweed plant, a native prairie plant
that monarchs and other pollinators survive off of.
The milkweed campaign would center around an artistic depiction of a milkweed plant made by area
artist Chris Hodge (examples of his work) who was also featured in a our banner competition in 2017
and has been shows at Kindred Coffee and the West Chicago City Museum. A flier created by him with
multiple colored versions would be on display throughout the community, in postcard form available at
public locations and on the milkweed packages. The reverse of postcards would also continue some
information about milkweed and how they can be grown and the importance of these vital prairie
plants. The image would also be licensed from Mr. Hodge for any future uses that City or the Cultural
Arts Commission wishes.
The proposed budget for this public art project would be as follows:
Artist fee and licensing fee: $1,500
Printing and packaging costs $600
Total project costs $2,100

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