===== PDF PAGE 1 ===== [Extraction: embedded PDF text] WEST CHICAGO CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION Thursday, March 3, 2022 (This meeting is being held remotely.) WEST CHICAGO CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION 7:00 p.m. Thursday, April 7, 2022 West Chicago City Hall – Committee Room B AGENDA 7:00 p.m. 1. Call to Order, Roll Call, Establishment of a Quorum 2. Approval of Minutes AGENDA a. Cultural Arts Commission of February 3, 2022 1.3. CallPublicto Participation/PresentationsOrder, Roll Call, Establishment of a Quorum 2.4. ApprovalItems for Discussionof Minutes and Possible Action a. a.AlebrijesCulturalCommunityArts CommissionArt ProjectMeeting: February 3, 2022 5. Other Businessb. Cultural Arts Commission Special Meeting: March 10, 2022 3. Publica. Participation/Presentations2022 Art Banner Exhibit – Call for Artists: Results 6. Adjournmenta. DuPage County Symphony Orchestra 4. Items for Discussion and Possible Action a. Alebrijes Community Art Project: Timeline Meeting ID: b.819 Cultural3845 9766Arts Commission: 2022 Projects Budget 5.Passcode:Other Business908506 a. May, 5 Meeting: Cancellation During the COVID-19b. SpecialPandemic,Meeting:publicApril meetings11-April may15 be held remotely due to distancing restrictions. Public meetingsc. held2022remotelyArt Bannerwill allowExhibit:interestedProductionpeoplePhaseto teleconference from home or another location on the Zoom app.d. CulturalDownloadingArts Commissions:Zoom from zoom.usMeetingwillTimeprovide the audio link to the meeting. Anyone 6.wishingAdjournmentto provide comment on a topic or an agenda item, may address the Cultural Arts Commission by 4:00 p.m. the day of the meeting. You may do so either by an online form on the City’s website, email to the Cultural Arts Staff Liaison at dpeck@westchicago.org or voicemail message at (630) 293-2205 x139. Your CC:commentMayorto Rubenthe CulturalPineda,ArtsCityCommissionCouncil, Michaelwill be Guttman,read duringWestthe ChicagoPublic ParticipationCultural ArtsportionCommissioners,of the agenda.Media, Daniel Peck CC: Mayor Ruben Pineda, City Council, Michael Guttman, West Chicago Cultural Arts Commissioners, Media, Daniel Peck ===== PDF PAGE 2 ===== [Extraction: embedded PDF text] DRAFT West Chicago Cultural Arts Commission Thursday, February 3, 2022 7:00pm MINUTES 1. Call to Order at 7:02pm by Heidi Kuharich; Roll Call: Uwe Gsedl, Anni Holm, Judith Horsley, Heidi Kuharich, Deborah Walsh, and City Liaison Daniel Peck in attendance; Quorum established; Statement from Mayor Pineda read 2. Welcome New Member to Commission a. Moved to next meeting 3. Approve Minutes of January 6, 2022 a. Deborah Walsh made motion to approve, Judith Horsley seconded; Approved unanimously 4. Update on 2022 Art Banner Submissions—Call for Art a. Current submission count at 15 b. Kay McKeen of SCARCE agreed to be 2022 juror; announcement going out week of February 7th c. Confirmed 50 banner frames with Streets Dept d. Uwe Gsedl will forward past banner maps to Dan Peck for reference e. Judith Horsley recalled summers when selected banners from previous years were also hung; suggests revisiting the practice, especially if submissions are low f. Moving forward, e-mail previous contributors early. Also art departments at local colleges, Irene O’Neil’s Awakenings Project, D33/D25/D94 art teachers, etc. g. 2023 Theme should be selected in May to better position PR as 2022 banners go up. 5. Update on Cultural Arts Master Plan Document Writing Assignments a. Deborah Walsh led directional discussion about budget control for Collective Oversight section b. Discussion about City Council perspective led to question about inviting a council member to join Commission 6. Update on Los Alebrijes—Discussions with Mexican Cultural Arts DuPage & DuPage Convention and Visitors’ Bureau a. Dan Peck had suggestion for façade “stickers” that glow in the dark; could lead to an alebrije scavenger hunt b. Discussion centered on ideas to draw people to West Chicago to view more alebrijes, piggybacking off Cantigny display i. Possibly creating a West Chicago “born and raised” alebrije ii. Possibly including PR on a few banners (if they could be a draw, not push people out of town) 7. Other Business a. Dan Peck stated need for various types of community photos for use in general PR, website, FaceBook, etc; there really are none currently at his disposal and he’s trying to build up a library of images 8. Public Participation: N/A 9. Adjournment: Anni Holm made motion, Uwe Gsedl seconded, unanimous: 8.28pm CAC Minutes.020322.DRAFT Submitted: H. Kuharich ===== PDF PAGE 3 ===== [Extraction: embedded PDF text] DRAFT West Chicago Cultural Arts Commission Thursday, March 10, 2022 (Special Meeting, rescheduled from 3.3.22) 7:00pm MINUTES 1. Call to Order at 7:05pm by Heidi Kuharich; Roll Call: Judith Horsley, Heidi Kuharich, Buddy Plumlee, and City Liaison Daniel Peck in attendance; Quorum established; Statement from Mayor Pineda read 2. Approval of Minutes of February 3, 2022 a. Approval tabled to next month’s meeting 3. Public Participation/Presentations a. Daniel Peck noted that a conversation with Library Director Ben Weseloh confirmed the “library wall project” as long-term 4. Items for Discussion and Possible Action a. Alebrijes Community Art Project (described in commission packet) i. Discussion on Community Wreath Project, in concert with the Mexican Cultural Center—DuPage ii. Discussion on Community Alebrije Project iii. Both Projects put forth voted to be pursued by the Commission: motion made by Judith Horsley, seconded by Buddy Plumlee, passed unanimously 5. Other Business a. 2022 Art Banner Exhibit—Call for Artists: Results i. 93 total pieces submitted by 44 unique artists from 20 communities ii. Kay McKeen will begin judging duties; Uwe Gsedl will discuss production with Daniel Peck; Public Works set to hang banners prior to Blooming Fest; online “People’s Choice” voting will again be employed with a return to “ballot boxes” positioned in various prominent locations around town 6. Adjournment: Buddy Plumlee made motion, Judith Horsley seconded, unanimous: 7.51pm CAC Minutes.031022.DRAFT Submitted: H. Kuharich ===== PDF PAGE 4 ===== [Extraction: embedded PDF text] AGENDA ITEM TITLE: Alebrijes Community Art Project – Project Plan AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: 4a AGENDA DATE: April 7, 2022 __________________________________________________________________________________________ AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY: During the Special Meeting of the West Chicago Cultural Arts Commission (CAC) on March 10, 2022, an Agenda Item was approved to proceed with organizing and managing two separate community engagement and enrichment project concepts: Community Wreaths and a Community Alebrije Sculpture. Both projects correlate with the Alebrijes: Creatures of a Dream World at Cantigny Park art installation that opens June 1, 2022. Preliminary planning for each project has yet to be executed. In addition to the CAC’s projects, the City and various community partners have been working on the development of an overall community collaboration project to celebrate the Alebrijes: Creatures of a Dream World installation in West Chicago. As part of this collaboration, the group has created the West Chicago Alebrijes Project: Project Plan. The Project Plan outlines a complete community collaboration project, and also provides an outline for each community partner’s contributing project and timeline. In order to proceed with the development of the West Chicago Alebrijes Project: Project Plan, and to also include the CAC’s projects, City staff provided a preliminary Project Plan for both CAC projects as they correlate with the West Chicago Alebrijes Project: Project Plan Concept Summary. Recommendation Staff recommends presents the following options: Option 1 As presented in the West Chicago Alebrijes Project: Project Plan, staff has provided a recommended Project Plan for the CAC projects that provide project summaries and proposed timelines that correlate with the larger community collaboration. The CAC could proceed with this presented timeline. Option 2 An additional option is to host only two wreath making workshops, with one being at Blooming Fest on Saturday, May 21 and another at Gallery 200 on an undetermined date. With regards to the West Chicago Alebrijes Sculpture, the CAC could maintain the schedule presented in the West Chicago Alebrijes Project: Project Plan. Staff recommends the CAC proceed with Option 2. Option 2 does provide for a shorter timeline for the Community Wreath project, but also provides less commitment from members to attend events. With regards to the West Chicago Alebrijes Sculpture, the presented details in the West Chicago Alebrijes Project: Project Plan provide an adequate timeframe to solicit community feedback and also construct the structure with a beginning of the project being during Railroad Days on July 11. Additional items, such as other community appearances, can be added as needed. Additional details could be finalized during the April Special Meeting if needed. __________________________________________________________________________________________ ACTION(S) PROPOSED: • Approval of an Alebrijes Community Art Project – Project Plan NEXT STEP(S): ===== PDF PAGE 5 ===== [Extraction: embedded PDF text] • Schedule Special Meeting in April to discuss additional Project Plan details. SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS/IMAGES: [The West Chicago Alebrijes Project: Project Plan has been included with this Agenda Packet as a supplementary item.] ===== PDF PAGE 6 ===== [Extraction: embedded PDF text] AGENDA ITEM TITLE: Cultural Arts Commission – 2022 Projects Budget AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: 4b AGENDA DATE: April 7, 2022 __________________________________________________________________________________________ AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY: The CAC has approximately $5,000 to utilize for various projects throughout the year. Annually, this budget allocates funds for the City’s Annual Art Banner Exhibit Project, and also the Gallery 200 Artist-In-Residence Program apart from any additional projects the CAC pursues. Annual Art Banner Exhibit Estimated Cost & ‘Artist-In-Residence’ Program Cost The previous cost for the Annual Art Banner Exhibit Project through the City’s 2022 printing vendor was $1,759 for 23 banners ($76.50/each). The 2022 Art Banner Exhibit Project has potentially 42 banners that could be included as part of the exhibit, which would cost approximately $3,213 if all artwork was to be used. In previous years, the CAC allocated $500 for the Artist-In-Residence Program. Anticipated Budget Concerns With the cost of the annual Artist-In-Residence Program and the estimated cost of banners this year, the CAC would have approximately $1,287 to utilize over the course of the year for other projects. In preliminary staff cost estimates for the Community Wreath project a material cost of approximately $1,500 was anticipated that would include $800 for pre-made 18” grapevine wreaths, and $700 for additional art supplies that could be used to create wreaths by CAC members and also be distributed to community members. An additional $500 was allocated for materials for the Community Alebrije Sculpture. The total initial cost estimate of materials for both projects was approximately $2,000. The CAC would be approximately $713 over the $5,000 budgeted amount for the year between: the estimated $3,213 for the Annual Art Banner Exhibit Project; $500 for the Artist-In-Residence Program; the estimated $2,000 for the Alebrijes Community Art Project; and no funding for a Fall/Winter Project. Recommendation In reviewing the options, staff has developed the following (3) budgetary scenarios with budget limits for each project/program for the CAC to consider as the ‘Cultural Arts Commission – 2022 Projects Budget’ through December 2022. Option 1 • Art Banner Exhibit Project: $2,300 (30 banners) • Artist-In-Residence Program: $500 • Alebrijes Community Art Project: $1,700 o (270) 18” wreaths: $900 o Wreath materials: $500 o Sculpture materials: $300 • Fall/Winter Project: $500 ===== PDF PAGE 7 ===== [Extraction: embedded PDF text] Option 2 • Art Banner Exhibit Project: $2,750 (36 banners) • Artist-In-Residence Program: $500 • Alebrijes Community Art Project: $1,250 o (225) 18” wreaths: $750 o Wreath materials: $250 o Sculpture materials: $250 • Fall/Winter Project: $500 Option 3 • Art Banner Exhibit Project: $3,250 (42 banners) • Artist-In-Residence Program: $500 • Alebrijes Community Art Project: $1,250 o (225) 18” wreaths: $750 o Wreath materials: $250 o Sculpture materials: $250 • Fall/Winter Project: $0 Staff recommends the CAC consider Option 3 for the ‘Cultural Arts Commission – 2022 Projects Budget’. Ultimately, the Art Banner Exhibit banners and the Alebrijes Community Engagement Project provide firm results through the presence of seasonal activities/features for the community to enjoy. Funding for those particular projects should be maximized to their full potential as the projects are defined and ready to proceed into implementation. In addition, should cost-savings arise through the Art Banner Exhibit Project and/or the Alebrijes Community Engagement Project then the unutilized funding for those projects could be allocated towards a Fall/Winter Project. __________________________________________________________________________________________ ACTION(S) PROPOSED: • Approval of a ‘Cultural Arts Commission – 2022 Projects Budget’ through December 2022 ===== PDF PAGE 8 ===== [Extraction: OCR (rendered-page OCR)] April 5, 2022 Vv.2 The West Chicago Alebrijes Project Project Plan ===== PDF PAGE 9 ===== [Extraction: embedded PDF text] 2. Establishing a unique community Alebrijes: Creatures of a DreamProject World enrichment project, and/or series of experiences, that engagesBackground Cantigny Park, in collaboration all West Chicago community with the Mexican Cultural Center The West Chicago Alebrijes Project members. DuPage and the DuPage Convention The West Chicago Alebrijes Project is and Visitors Bureau (DCVB), will be a community project initiative created installing over 45 alebrijes sculptures Project Goals through the collaboration of multiple created by Mexican artists, with some West Chicago community partner being as large as 18-feet tall. The Destination Marketing organizations dedicated to providing sculptures will be located throughout • Establish West Chicago as an a unique community art experience the park and on display from June additional destination to visit and explore in conjunction with thein the City of West Chicago inspired through October. A special map Cantigny Park installation. by the Alebrijes: Creatures of a Dream showing the locations of the different World art installation at Cantigny Park. alebrijes will be available, so visitors • Provide a unique experience that can seek out the different sculptures, highlights the City as an ‘Arts City’, The West Chicago Alebrijes Project while promoting the City as an while also exploring the park and all of consists of several community exciting place to live, visit, and/or its amenities as a whole. partners that include the City do business. of West Chicago, the Mexican City of West Chicago’s Sponsorship • Create a temporary large-scale Cultural Center DuPage, Gallery of Event ‘destination experience’ installation 200, the West Chicago Cultural Arts in West Chicago, and assess the The City of West Chicago has Commission, the West Chicago viability of creating future similar invested $10,000 with the DCVB to Public Library District, the West installations. be an official sponsor of the Alebrijes: Chicago Park District, the DuPage Creatures of a Dream World. As a Symphony Orchestra, and the DuPage Community Enrichment sponsor, the City will be included Convention and Visitors Bureau. • Provide an enjoyable and in marketing and communications memorable experience for West materials leading up to and duringThrough the promotion of an Chicago residents. the event. The City is also the homeoverall concept revolving around of the Mexican Cultural Center • Highlight the Mexican culturethe Alebrijes: Creatures of a Dream as it relates to the alebrijes DuPage and has a large demographicWorld art installation at Cantigny Park, while also integrating the City’s of community members who are of participating community partners aim Western European culture into a Mexican descent.to assist each other in promoting each community engagement project, partner’s regular annual events and and/or event(s). features while also promoting West Project Objectives • Solicit and acquire participation Chicago as a whole. from local businesses and There are two primary objectives of organizations in community The West Chicago Alebrijes Project:What are alebrijes? engagement activities. destination marketing and community Alebrijes are imaginary mythical enrichment. creatures inspired by Mexican folklore Project The West Chicago Alebrijes Project:made popular by the famous Mexican Project Plan aims to complete bothartist, Pedro Linares, and most Understanding objectives by outlining a projectrecently the Disney movie, Coco. plan that guides a project unique to BrandingEach year, Mexico celebrates the West Chicago that coincides withalebrijes as spirit guides by creating The West Chicago Alebrijes Project the Alebrijes: Creatures of a Dream giant paper-mache sculptures and is a community project initiative and World art installation at Cantigny Park. displaying them leading up to the Day collaboration of community partners The Project Plan will achieve this by of the Dead. This year, they will be with a set goal of promoting their assisting with the following: included as part of Mexico City’s Day unique events and features. As part of of the Dead parade. 1. Establishing a series of The West Chicago Alebrijes Project, experiences in the City of West each community partner has created Chicago that create a regional an individual event and/or activities point of interest. that coincide with their regular events, ===== PDF PAGE 10 ===== [Extraction: embedded PDF text] the series of those events is branded 1. Plan and organize a community 1. Ensure the City is included as the Days of the Alebrijes. activity. and recognized as a sponsor of 2. Coordinate with Gallery 200, Alebrijes: Creatures of a Dream Concept Summary Mexican Cultural Center DuPage, World at Cantigny Park. Each of the Days of the Alebrijes’ and West Chicago Park District to 2. Promote West Chicago’s experiences revolve around the organize an art exhibit. regular special event(s) as using conceptual idea of a ‘portal’ that the DCVB organization’s state is based within the City of West Mexican Cultural Center DuPage and regional partnerships. Chicago. 1. Plan and organize an art exhibit Project Timeline with Gallery 200.The portal symbolizes the dreams in 2. Plan and organize awhich Pedro Linares imagined the General Timeline community activity with DuPageinitial mythical creatures and then • Art Exhibit at Gallery 200: Friday, Symphony Orchestra.brought them to reality through his April 8 through Friday, May 13 sculptures. Much like his dreams, the 3. Plan and organize a overall proposed concept is to bring community mural. • Days of the Alebrijes Promotion: forth alebrijes from imagination to 4. Coordinate with Gallery 200, Monday, May 16 through Saturday, reality through a “series of magical West Chicago Cultural Arts October 22 events and imaginative creatures in Commission, and West Chicago • Days of the Alebrijes Events West Chicago.” Park District to organize an art Website Live: Monday, May 16 exhibit. • Monthly Community WreathThe Days of the Alebrijes will begin Workshops Begin: Saturday, Maywith the alebrijes escaping their Gallery 200 21 (Blooming Fest)world and taking up residence in 1. Coordinate with Mexican West Chicago. Each community • Days of the Alebrijes Events Cultural Center DuPage to partner has created events and Begin: Saturday, June 4 organize an artist exhibit. activities that coincide with this • Days of the Alebrijes Events End: 2. Plan and organize an art exhibitstoryline while also highlighting their Saturday, October 22 with Cultural Arts Commission, own specific community events. Mexican Cultural Center DuPage, Events Timeline and West Chicago Park District. Community • Art Exhibit: Friday, April 8 through Saturday, August 27 DuPage Symphony Orchestra Partner Roles • Downtown Installation: Saturday, 1. Coordinate with Mexican June 4 though Saturday, October Cultural Arts Center DuPage toWhile each partner will advocate on 22 organize a community activity.behalf of and promote West Chicago throughout The West Chicago • West Chicago Artist Painting West Chicago Public Library Project: July 16 (Taco & ArtAlebrijes Project period, each will District also have the following primary Festival) roles: 1. Plan and organize a community • Juan Chawuk Mural: August 27 event. (Food Festival) City of West Chicago West Chicago Park District • Art Exhibit: Friday, September 9 1. Plan and organize a large-scale through Saturday, October 22 art installation in downtown area. 1. Plan and organize a community activity. • Mariachi Band: September 10 2. Create a webpage on City site (Mexican Independence Day) to centralize all information. 2. Coordinate with Gallery 200, 3. Create a Project Plan that Mexican Cultural Center DuPage, • ‘Coco’ Outdoor Movie & Trunk or outlines overall project. and West Chicago Cultural Arts Treat: October 22 (Trunk-or-Treat 4. Create a Strategic Plan that Commission to organize an art Event) guides project components. exhibit. * Community Alebrije Workshops will be held at each event and a timeWest Chicago Cultural Arts DuPage Convention and Visitors in June that’s TBDCommission Bureau ===== PDF PAGE 11 ===== [Extraction: embedded PDF text] Project Details Days of Alebrijes: Downtown the Days of the Alebrijes and host workshops that showcase pre-created Installation The following sections will describe wreaths by Commission members and Beginning Saturday, June 4, the Westeach community experience listed will also provide instruction on how Chicago downtown area will bewithin the Project Timeline in more people can create their own using transformed through the installation detail. provided materials. of ‘life-sized’ alebrijes creatures featured on different buildings along A selection of created community Maquetas y Bocetos: Art with Days of the Alebrijes branded wreaths will be placed on display Exhibit signage. The alebrijes are to have at Gallery 200 beginning Friday, Beginning Friday, April 8, an art exhibit escaped from the Gallery 200 exhibit’s September 9 to help lure the alebrijes featuring the initial models and portal and are now hiding throughout back through the portal to return to drawings from artists of the Cantigny downtown West Chicago. their own world which will occur on Park exhibit will be featured emerging the conclusion of Days of the Alebrijes A map showing the alebrijes locationsfrom a portal at the City’s Gallery on Saturday, October 22. will be created and available at200. The exhibit will be promoted different locations in the downtownas the only location to see artwork Experience Dates area as well as online. The alebrijesrepresenting the Alebrijes: Creatures • Saturday, May 21 (Blooming graphics will also incorporate QRof a Dream World art installation at Festival) codes that links to a Days of theCantigny Park prior to their actual Alebrijes landing page on the City’s • June (TBD)installation. website that has information about • Saturday, July 16 (Taco & Art Festival)No reference to the Days of the different cultural and historical • Saturday, August 27 (Food Festival)Alebrijes events will be made through information and other events and/or Friday, May 13 in order to not deter experiences. • Saturday, September 17 (Mexican attention from the special art exhibit. Independence Day) The installation will be in the • Saturday, October 22 (Trunk or Beginning Saturday, June 4, the downtown area through the Treat Event) exhibit will include footprints conclusion of the Days of the Alebrijes emerging from the portal featured on Saturday, October 22 when the Organizing Community Partner within the art exhibit and be alebrijes return to their own world. • West Chicago Cultural Arts promoted as the location in which Commission alebrijes escaped their world to visit Experience Dates West Chicago and are now located • Saturday, June 4 through Saturday, West Chicago Community throughout its downtown area. October 22 Alebrije Sculpture The Maquetas y Bocetos exhibit, and Beginning Monday, June 13, the Organizing Community Partner Gallery 200, will remain the central Cultural Arts Commission will begin • City of West Chicago location and kick-off to the Days of soliciting feedback from West Chicago the Alebrijes in West Chicago. residents on items to incorporate into Community Alebrijes Wreaths a large West Chicago alebrije creature Workshops Experience Dates sculpture the Commission will create Beginning Saturday, May 21, at the • Exhibit: Friday, April 8 through that will be used to lure the alebrijes City’s Blooming Fest, the Cultural Saturday, August 27 back to the portal at the end of Days Arts Commission will begin leading of the Alebrijes. • Days of the Alebrijes Addition: a community activity to instruct and Saturday, June 4 through Saturday, provide materials to create wreaths Weather depending, and if logistically August 27 that are inspired by alebrijes or the possible, the Commission will bring Mexican culture. The wreaths are to the sculpture to the Community Organizing Community Partners symbolize the portal in which the Alebrijes Wreath Workshops to have • Mexican Cultural Center DuPage alebrijes have escaped. community members assist with the • Gallery 200 building of the sculpture. The Commission will attend community events throughout The West Chicago Alebrije sculpture ===== PDF PAGE 12 ===== [Extraction: embedded PDF text] will be housed at Gallery 200 as it West Chicago Alebrije Portal: Music of a Dream World: is being built, and will be placed on Juan Chawuk Mural Musical of Mariachi Band display at Gallery 200 beginning On a date to be determined, art On Saturday, September 10, aFriday, September 9 to help lure the muralist, Juan Chawuk, will create an mariachi band, will provide musicalebrijes back to the portal to return to additional mural at the Tampico store at the Mexican Independence Day.their own world which will occur on by the City’s Metra Station parking lot Music played will be inspired by thethe conclusion of Days of the Alebrijes to coincide with the existing monarch Mexican culture that is meant to assiston Saturday, October 22. butterfly mural. The mural will be an the alebrijes in finding their way back Experience Date artist’s reimagined rendition of the to their world through the portal. alebrijes leaving the portal at Gallery • Solicit Community Feedback: 200 and a remembrance of the Days Experience Date Monday, June 13 of the Alebrijes in West Chicago. • Saturday, September 10 • Review Feedback/Begin Construction: Monday, July 11 Experience Date Organizing Community Partner • Complete Construction/Prepare • Mural Begins: TBD for Exhibit at Gallery 200: Monday, • Mexican Cultural Arts DuPage • Mural Completed/Dedicated: September 5 Saturday, August 27 Trunk-or-Treat & ‘Coco’ • Gallery Exhibit: Friday, September 9 through Saturday, October 22 Outdoor Movie Organizing Community Partner On Saturday, October 22, the West Organizing Community Partner • Mexican Cultural Arts DuPage Chicago Public Library District will • City of West Chicago Cultural Arts host its annual Trunk-or-Treat event The West Chicago Alebrije and will also host an outdoor movie Commission Portal: Art Exhibit featuring the movie, Coco. Trunk- West Chicago Alebrije Dream Beginning Friday, September 9, an art or-treat participating organizations Paintings: Live Artist Painting exhibit featuring Fernando Ramirez’s will be encouraged to decorate their Project Alebrije Portal from the Mexican vehicles like alebrijes to help lure Cultural Center DuPage’s Maquetas y the alebrijes back to their world. TheOn Saturday, July 16, during the Bocetos exhibit, along with a selection event is the final event of the Days ofTaco and Art Festival, West Chicago of the Community Alebrijes Wreaths, the Alebrijes in West Chicago.artists will be on site to paint a series the West Chicago Alebrije Sculpture,of large chalk paintings on black and the paintings from the West Experience Dateboards. The painting themes would be Chicago Alebrije Dream Paintings will • Saturday, October 22conceptually inspired by alebrijes who be featured at Gallery 200. The exhibithave escaped the portal and visited is meant to be a culmination of the Organizing Community Partnerthe West Chicago artists’ dreams artwork created through the Days of recently. • West Chicago Public Library the Alebrijes in West Chicago, and was District In addition to the Community created to help lure the alebrijes back Wreaths and the Community Alebrije home through the portal which still Sculpture, the artist painting will be stands. placed at Gallery 200 as part of a The exhibit will conclude on Saturday,larger exhibit featuring community October 22 with the conclusion of allinspired alebrije projects. the other events. Experience Date Experience Dates • Live Painting: Saturday, July 16 • Exhibit: Friday, September 9 • Gallery Exhibit: Friday, September through Saturday, October 22 9 through Saturday, October 22 Organizing Community Partners Organizing Community Partner • Gallery 200 • West Chicago Park District ===== PDF PAGE 13 ===== [Extraction: OCR (rendered-page OCR)] Concept Boards Maquetas yBocetos Art Exhibit Maqiu ===== PDF PAGE 14 ===== [Extraction: OCR (rendered-page OCR)] ‘e) fe] | a i) ae] or w be) rt) = 2. “a Days of Alebrijes: Downtown Installation ===== PDF PAGE 15 ===== [Extraction: OCR (rendered-page OCR)] Concept Boards Community Alebrijes Wreaths Workshops CheryIStyle.com dreomstime.com