New mural alert! We had a wonderful time partnering with King Arts School and lead librarian Shalana Jacquess this school year to elevate their library with this powerful mural about Civil Rights Leaders from Around the World- by the phenomenal artist @damonlamarreed ! Thank you @evanstonroundtable for the coverage. This mural was generously made possible in part by a grant from @uprr Community Ties Giving Program. @evanstonmuralartsprogram
Back at King Arts with @damonlamarreed and a very talented group 8th grade graders to paint the completed design for their mural on Civil Rights Leaders from Around the Globe. Excited to install the finished piece in the school library, just in time for the 8th graders graduation gift to the school. Much gratitude to @uprr foundation, @blickartmaterials and King Arts School for helping make this project happen!
New mural!!! This winter, the prolific and talented @damonlamarreed is back to work with us on a mural at King Arts School in Evanston. Collaborating with the 8th graders, he is creating a piece for the library that honors and uplifts Civil Rights Leaders from@around the globe. We are currently in design sessions, with painting to follow later this spring! Thank you to @uprr foundation and the King Arts PTA for supporting this project. @evanstonmuralartsprogram
Art is essential to our wellbeing. It empowers us, connects us, affirms our sense of belonging, and helps us show others who we are. This Giving Tuesday, we hope you'll consider a gift to Art Encounter to help us continue spreading the benefits of art to our entire community–through murals, school programs, art tours, and much more! Click the #linkinbio or visit artencounter.org/make-a-donation to show your support.
Our mural program co-founders Dustin Harris and Lea Pinsky were recently featured in the @chicagosuntimes as part of their Murals and Mosaics series! Thank you for the nice feature of what’s happening behind the scenes of the projects and artists that have come up over the past 7-8 years. Thanks to @tselone for the flick of the hard copy!
WIP 🚧: Painting our very first trompe l’oeil style design for @evanstonmuralartsprogram this week.
If you’re in the @maplefosterevanston business district today or tomorrow please say hello and tag us in any photos.
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We have a new mural getting ready to install, and we couldn’t be happier to be working with the boldly talented Darius Dennis of @bigwallsigns on this one. Darius will be bringing some new beauty to the Maple Foster business district in Evanston this fall, as part of the City of Evanston’s Enjoy Evanston initiative. Can’t wait to get started on the install!
Art Encounter has been nominated for the Jackie Mack Commission Mission Award, which is dedicated to supporting organizations that support Evanston. Vote for Art Encounter today and help us win $500- $5,000 towards our local programs here in Evanston, including our murals, school programs, public programs, and more!
Voting ends September 25– so don’t wait! Link to vote is in bio, or head to: jackiemack.com/commission-mission
This beautiful mural painted by artist @delrealink at Orrington Plaza was made possible by @art.encounter and the @evanstonmuralartsprogram .
We were thrilled to partner with @downtownevanston , @golubandcompany , Hagerty Consulting, Magnetar Capital LLC, and UL Standards & Engagement as the sponsors who helped bring this project to life.
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Mural completed! Our first-ever ground mural, and an adventure for all involved. With a beautiful design and painting work by artist Miguel A. Del Real, the mural creates an interactive experience for all who come to visit and immerse themselves in his imagery, colors and patterns. Location is Orrington Plaza at Davis Street in downtown Evanston. We are grateful for the technical support and materials from Surface Construction, and all our community partners Downtown Evanston, Golub & Company, Hagerty Consulting, Magnetar Capital, UL Research Institutes and UL Standards & Engagement. Thank you as well to the City of Evanston for your support of this project! @downtownevanston@art.encounter@evanstonmuralartsprogram@delrealink #evanstonmurals #downtownevanston #publicart
Our first ever ground mural is going in at Orrington Plaza! We’ve been so pleased to work with artist @delrealink , and his beautiful design is taking shape day by day. This @art.encounter@evanstonmuralartsprogram project is happening in partnership with community partners and sponsors at Downtown Evanston, Golub & Company, Hagerty Consulting, Magnetar Capital, UL Research Institutes and UL Standards & Engagement. As always, thanks to the City of Evanston for your support! @downtownevanston
