Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE CHICAGO PUBLIC ART GROUP'S MISSION IS TO UNITE ARTISTS AND COMMUNITIES IN PARTNERSHIP TO PRODUCE QUALITY PUBLIC ART AND TO EXTEND AND TRANSFORM THE TRADITION OF COLLABORATIVE, COMMUNITY INVOLVED, PUBLIC ARTWORK.
THE CHICAGO PUBLIC ART GROUP'S MISSION IS TO UNITE ARTISTS AND COMMUNITIES IN PARTNERSHIP TO PRODUCE QUALITY PUBLIC ART AND TO EXTEND AND TRANSFORM THE TRADITION OF COLLABORATIVE, COMMUNITY INVOLVED PUBLIC ARTWORK. DESIGN PUBLIC ART PROJECTS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COMMUNITIES WHILE MAINTAINING A HIGH LEVEL OF ARTISTIC QUALITY. INTRODUCE CREATIVE SKILLS TO CHILDREN AND ADULTS, THEREBY PROVIDING THEM WITH TOOLS TO ARTICULATE THEIR IDEAS AND OBSERVATIONS AND THE CONFIDENCE TO TRANSFORM THEIR PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT. TRAIN AND EDUCATE PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS IN THE PROCESS OF CREATING COMMUNITY RESPONSIVE ART PROJECTS, ENABLING THEM TO BECOME RESPONSIBLE LEADERS IN THE FIELD OF PUBLIC ART. EDUCATE COMMUNITIES TO THE SOCIAL AND AESTHETIC POSSIBILITIES OF COLLABORATIVE PUBLIC ART.
THE NORTHWEST PORTAGE WALKING MUSEUM IS A COMMUNITY-LEAD PROPOSAL FOR AN INTERPRETIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCE AND RECREATION AMENITY THAT INVITES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE NEIGHBORHOODS ALONG IRVING PARK ROAD AND LEARN ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE COMMUNITIES BETWEEN TWO OF CHICAGO'S LANDMARK RIVERS. THIS INSTALLATION WILL WEAVE AN INTERPRETIVE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE CHICAGO AND DESPLAINES RIVERS THAT CELEBRATES THE NATURAL AND CULTURAL LIVING HISTORIES OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND NATIVE-AMERICAN CONTRIBUTIONS THROUGH ART, EDUCATION, AND RECREATION.
THE METCALFE BRICOLAGE MURAL IS TITLED "RICH HISTORY" THAT PARALLELS IN THINGS THAT WERE DONE IN AFRICA PRE-SLAVERY WITH THINGS THAT WE DO NOW. THE CENTER IMAGE DISPLAYS HANDS PAINTED IN BLACK AND WHITE PLACING A GOLD CROWN ON A TODDLER'S HEAD. THE SIZE OF THIS MOSAIC MURAL WILL BE APPROXIMATELY 3 FEET 6 INCHES TALL AND 100 FEET LONG.
THE BLUE DOOR NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER IS TO HELP IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF RESIDENTS, AS WELL AS SUPPORT THE OVERALL DEVELOPMENT OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOSE LIVING OUTSIDE OF DOWNTOWN CHICAGO. CHICAGO PUBLIC ARTISTS DAMON REED ARE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY TO COMPLETE A DESIGN FOR THE CENTER.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Steve Weaver | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $72,250 |
| Bernard Williams | BOARD MEMBER AND ARTIST | 1 | $16,600 |
| Emily Green | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Nancy Cortes | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Tulika Ladsariya | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Una Moon | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Sonja Henderson | BOARD MEMBER AND ARTIST | 1 | $0 |
| Mary Davis | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Michelle Feit | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Heather Wallack | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Peter Landon | BOARD PRESIDENT | 3 | $0 |
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